Spanish with susan Z.

Varsity Tutor/ In-home Tutors

Tutored Math and English to elementary kids as an extra support for their current classes and teachers. Worked in improving reading and writing skills by teaching techniques to improve reading retention. Created educational opportunities that allowed students to put in practice reading comprehension skills and increase reading fluency.

Light Street Special Education Solutions - LEARN Behavioral

● Assisted Telepractice Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) by escorting students from their classroom to the technology room and ensuring that they are set up to receive telepractice services ● Participated actively in IEP meetings providing proper documents to parents and functioning as mediator between Spanish speaker parents and the SLP ● Worked directly with students on speech exercises and assessments as directed by the SLP to create exceptional experiences for children

Pittsburg High School

● Taught Spanish language and culture through vary innovative class activities for students to merge in the different Latino cultures while applying the language’s standards ● Participated in professional development meeting focused on designing curriculum, instruction and assessment to fulfill student’s needs in target language ● Worked independently and in groups in daily class lessons that assessed district educational standards so that students will perform as expected from their grade level

La Casita De Inglés - English Learning Program in Madrid

● In charge of organizing and creating a year of class activities and content using and referring from previous class years in the format of an instructor guide for new and current teachers carry out in class and facilitate the process of class planning ● Assisted teachers from different age classes by supporting and supervising in/out class activities and providing art materials for k-13 children, and with instruction in individual learning activities of English as a Second Language

University of California Berkeley - Education Department

● Assisted teachers in after-school programs performing one on one and small group orientation to k-12 grade students in diverse course subjects particularly English, Math, and Public Speaking ● participated in class activities as a researcher, observing students’ academic development, responding to class activities, and creating data for future research ● mentored students in Urban Planning projects using Y-Plan educational strategy focusing on enhancing student’s critical thinking and communication skills.

UC Berkeley

Professional Proficiency

Native Proficiency