University of Pennsylvania

Swarthmore College

Deerfield Academy

English Teacher at LREI

New York, New York, United States

Teaching 10th grade English, a series of electives for 11th and 12th graders, and advising 9th graders

LREI

English Teacher

Writing and implementing curriculum and rubrics for grades 5th-11th in literature and writing-focused courses.Recruiting other independent school teachers to join organization. Training teachers in use of curriculum and rubrics. Online tutoring small groups of students in grades 5 through 11 in a variety of literature and writing-focused courses.

Prestans Online Academy

Literature & Writing Curriculum and Rubric Developer; English Tutor

Oriented sub-cohort of 10 participating humanities teachers to curriculum-sharing platform; monitored progress towards sub-cohort content sharing goals and set expectations for collaborative interaction; edited content posted to Athena for effective organization and compelling composition; developed community norms, standards, and guiding principles with Athena founder and four other mentors

Athena

Summer Fellowship Mentor

As Dean: facilitated growth outside of classroom via developing enrichment curriculum for 47 rising eighth graders; planned and delivered nightly dorm meetings on time management, independence, similar critical skills for success in challenging residential educational environment; ensured student safety and well-being in dorm; advocated for individual students over course of adjustment period to new home and rigorous academic programAs English teacher: developed, taught, and assessed one section of English literature class and one section of creative writing workshop, both for rising eighth graders

KIPP-STEP, Deerfield Academy

Dean of Enrichment; English Teacher

Design, teach, and assess courses including Black American literature, British & post-colonial literature, introduction to digital humanities, 9th-grade introduction to literature; convener for 10th-grade English teachers, facilitating discussion of skill, rigor, content alignment and curriculum sharing; head coach, girls’ JV squash and tennis; assistant coach, girls’ JV soccer and basketball; dorm parent in 11th- and 12th-grade girls’ dormitory with forty residents; faculty advisor to nine students; faculty advisor for monthly student newspaper, Gender & Sexuality Alliance, creative writing club; member of Committee for Faculty Life, elected group communicating faculty concerns and priorities to Board of Trustees; member of Proctor Selection Committee, interviewing and evaluating rising seniors to proctor underclassmen dormitories; member of Gender & Consent Working Group, facilitating student discussions on gender and consent issues; member of Dorm Council, fostering healthy and inclusive community within dormitories; member of Opening Days Committee, generating orientation programming for new students

Interviewed prospective students and evaluated whether, based on the interview, applicants were a good fit for college; created interview reports to be used in decisions by Admissions officers; educated prospective students on general knowledge of college's social, academic, and administrative nature;  articulated distinguishing features of college vs peer schools

Anna Gonzales