Mariana Aguilar Rivera

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Objective

Seeking a position as a social science instructor in a school with a diverse student population where professional learning communities are team-oriented and collaborative.

Selected Skills

Bilingual in written and spoken Spanish, both academic and conversational; Passionate about teaching all student populations (Mainstream, English language learners, Non-neurotypical, ADHD, etc.)

Education

Santa Clara University, Master of Arts in Teaching and Teaching Credential Program Single Subject Candidate, 2015

San Jose State University, Bachelor of Arts in Social Science Teacher Preparation, Cum Laude, 2014

De Anza College, Associate of Arts in History, Magna Cum Laude, 2012 Experience

San Jose Unified School District (SJUSD):

Abraham Lincoln High School (August 2015- present)

• Taught Modern World History, U.S. World History, and Geography per California State Standards

• Built collaborative lessons with biology colleague to build complementary lesson plans to build continuity between biology and geography. Students started to see the connections between science and geography, thus increasing connections that they were able to make in both content areas. They especially thrived during our Urban Planning Unit.

• Building and maintaining strong rapport with all students, especially students who do not normally connect well with teachers.

• Participated in the Stanford Culturally Relevant Teaching professional development workshop to learn about how to implement a professional learning community to get all students connected to education and Lincoln High School in order to increase graduation rates for our Latinx students. We learned how to build and create familial environments in our classrooms to build trust amongst students and teachers. o Collected anecdotal data in my classroom about when we implement CRT in our classrooms.

o Worked with my PLC to create professional development for our staff to implement CRT in their classrooms and curriculum.

• Instructed students in pre-writing and writing skills using writing progress assessments to increase student writing acumen in social sciences.

• Differentiated instruction and assessments to include various modalities of communication to include verbal, written, graphic, and performance-based presentations of knowledge.

• Challenged students to critically think by asking challenging questions using evidence from the unit and essential questions to guide instruction.

• Supported good behavior and citizenship inside and outside of school via lessons, proximity, positive classroom environment, etc.

• Created a conducive learning environment for students by implementing learned classroom management skills.

• Collaborated to backward map the academic year in the same content area PLC using Understanding By Design strategies and Project Based Learning.

• Integrated various types of technology throughout lessons to expose students to different modalities of learning.

• Created formative and summative assessments to inform me of students’ progress.

Student Teaching (at Abraham Lincoln High School) for the Two-Way Bilingual Immersion program: students were from River Glen Elementary and Hoover Middle School ( 2014-2015)

• Taught mainstream geography and Two-Way Bilingual Immersion geography (TWBI) for Spanish-speaking students exiting programs from

• Created a conducive learning environment for students by implementing learned classroom management skills.

• Backwards mapped the academic year.

• Created lesson plans to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of the various types of learners in my classroom.

• Integrated various types of technology throughout lessons to expose students to different modalities of learning.

• Created formative and summative assessments to inform me of students’ progress.

De Anza College, 2009-2012 Student Instructional Associate II & III (Instructional Associate III) Supplemented instruction for Dr. Bob Stockwell for Political Science II ( Comparative Politics) and III (International Relations)

• • • • Prepared Coached Instructional Helped create students students Associate an effective on for implementing mid-II Reading terms study and strategy and effective finals Writing for mostly study Tutor habits English for Writing Learning Center

• students Taught students to pass their to edit reading and effectively and writing rewrite courses areas where writing needed improvement.

Iron Construction, Inc. 2007-2009 Administrative Aide, Aide to Accts. Payable & Receivable

• Data Entry, phones, trained front desk reception,

• Edited contracts and mailed to appropriate parties (clients, subcontractors, landlords)

• Entered payroll

• Prepared architects blueprint/with directory binders of all for the clients, subcontract subcontractors, work landlords, and

• Made phone calls for accounts payable/receivable

• Prepared client gift baskets

• Volunteered Operation Care to work and Comfort on company’s (Golf tournament, pet charitable collection organization for silent auction)

Rational Software 2001-2004 F ront desk management; bought out by IBM/Pitney Bowes 2004-2007 Mailroom and Warehouse Aide

• • Data Trained Entry front desk reception candidates

• • • • • • • • Shipping Stocking Managed Professional Emergency Decorations Helped Prepared departments anniversary of and three training office for correspondence receiving, locations holidays supplies. coordinate certificates ordering events and awards. Additional Information

Activities & Interests

Education Opportunity Program (EOP) SJSU, 2012-2014 Volunteer at Leland High School and Willow Glen High School M ember, 2014- 2015

E OP SJSU (Educational Opportunity Program)

GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance)

De Anza College, D.A.R.E. (Developmental And Readiness Education) at De Anza College

Volunteer chaperone for Washington D.C. trip Willow Glen Middle School Spring, 2019 and England/France Trip for EF Tour Summer, 2019 O ther Information

S JSU Dean’s Scholar, De Anza College, 2014

Adjunct Skills for Political Science and Writing and Reading Center- Tutor; Winter and Spring quarters, De Anza College, 2010-2012 D.A.R.E.- Student Representative, De Anza College, Winter 2011-Spring 2012 GSA and Interclub Council Representative, De Anza College, Winter 2010- Fall 2011

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