Philosophy: I believe that teaching is an opportunity to meet students where they're at and work with them to get them closer to where they want to go. Not everyone loves language and writing, but everyone can learn from engaging with diverse texts and applying a critical lens to the stories we're sharing and the ways we are sharing them. My teaching practice is centered in writing as a process, and I encourage students to experiment with their writing and revisions as much as possible.

 

Teaching & Tutoring Experience

• University of North Carolina-Greensboro, 2016 - 2018
  teaching assistant, LIS department:Website Production and Usability for Librarians, Library Administration and Management,  Instructional Design
   

• Durham Literacy Center, Durham, NC, 2015 - 2016
  adult early literacy tutor & intermediate literacy class instructor
   

• Intensive English Language Program at University of New Orleans, Louisiana, 2014

  instructor: Advanced Listening, Reading, and Speaking
   

• Delgado Community College, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2014

  tutor: Trio Student Support Services and Writing Center
   

• Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, 2013
  instructor: Expository Writing, Introduction to Writing Across the Curriculum
   

• University of New Orleans, Louisiana, 2011 - 2013
  instructor of record: Introduction to Composition, Freshman Composition
   

• Orleans Parish Prison, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2013
  work skills enrichment tutor
   

• Orange County Literacy Council, Hillsborough, North Carolina, 2010
  prison education tutor

 

Creative Writing and Arts Enrichment Experience

• The Scrap Exchange, Durham, NC, 2016 - 2020
  outreach educator and workshop leader - promote creativity, environmental awareness, and community through reuse
   

• Curriculum Designer, It Ain't Just Bananas, Unfathomable City: A New Orleans Atlas Curriculum and Bookshare Project,
  826 Digital
  "In this lesson, students map the journeys various fruits take around the world, charting these networks and histories through research, illustration, and poetry."
   

• Class Assistant, Basquiat and the Bayou Workshop, Ogden Museum, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2014
  led Big Class students through exhibit of Basquiat's art and assisted them in the creation of their own artistic projects that drew inspiration from his work
   

• Writing Workshop Leader, Young Adult Writing Program (YAWP) at City Park, New Orleans, LA, 2012
  led after-school small group creative writing series for high school students
   

• Workshop Leader, Orange County Literacy Council, Carrboro, North Carolina, 2009 - 2010
  led therapeutic writing workshops for women in transitional housing