Education in Context

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Experience & Coursework

This is the page where you can see exactly what I’ve been doing in education, both as an educator and as a student. For a more conversational version of this information, check out my About page.

Experience as an Educator:

January 2024 – Present: Private Tutor with Education in Context

August 2024 – Present: High School English Teacher with Lakeside School District

January 2024 – May 2024: Substitute Teacher with Salt Lake City School District

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August 2022 – March 2023: Math Tutor with University of Utah Math Center

August 2021 – August 2022: Reading and Writing Tutor with The Waterford School

September 2018 – May 2019: Tutor / Classroom Aid in Bronx Public Schools (via Fordham University)

August 2016 – May 2017: Writing Center Volunteer with Souhegan High School.

*Note that from March 2023 – December 2023, I was working as a Structural Engineering Intern.

Experience as a Student:

I received my Bachelor’s Degree in English and Creative Writing from Fordham University in 2021.

I took ten AP classes and nine AP exams in high school, receiving 4s or 5s on eight of them. (I got a 3 on AP French).

AP Exams on Which I Earned a 4 or 5:

  • AP Calculus AB
  • AP Calculus BC
  • AP United States History
  • AP English Language and Composition
  • AP Physics C: Mechanics
  • AP Biology
  • AP Chemistry
  • AP Computer Science Principles

University Coursework in Which I Earned an A or A-:

University of Utah (Pre-Graduate Course Work):

  • MATH 2210 Calculus III
  • ME EN 2010 Statics
  • CS 1420 Accelerated Object-Oriented Programming (Java)
  • CVEEN 2140 Strength of Materials
  • CVEEN 2300 Engineering Economics
  • MATH 2270 Linear Algebra
  • MATH 3070 Applied Statistics I
  • CVEEN 3310 Geotechnical Engineering I
  • CVEEN 3315 Geotechnical Engineering I Lab
  • CVEEN 3420 Hydraulics
  • CVEEN 3415 Hydraulics Lab
  • MATH 2250 Differential Equations & Linear Algebra

Utah Valley University (Summer Brush-Up on Algebra Skills)

  • MATH 1050 College Algebra QL

Fordham University (Bachelor’s Degree):

  • HPRH 1003 Ancient History and Art
  • PHYS 1511 Physics I Lab
  • HPRH 1051 Medieval Literature and Art
  • HPRH 1053 Medieval History
  • VART 1150 Drawing I
  • HPRH 2001 Early Modern Literature/Art
  • HPRH 2002 Early Modern Phil/Theol
  • HPRH 2003 Early Modern History/Music
  • VART 1101 Urbanism
  • VART 1135 Visual Thinking I
  • ENGL 3014 Creative Nonfiction Writing
  • ENGL 3015 Writing: The Poet’s Craft
  • HPRH 2051 Contemporary Lit/Music
  • HPRH 2052 Contemp Soc/Pol Thought
  • HPRH 2053 Contemporary History and Art
  • SPAN 3995 Spanish in Context
  • ENGL 3000 Literary Theories
  • ENGL 5193 Master Class: Stuff of Fiction
  • GRAD 4999 Master Class: Stuff of Fiction
  • ENGL 3438 American Modernism
  • HPRH 3001 Religion in the Modern World
  • HPRH 4001 Senior Thesis
  • ENGL 3017 Digital Creative Writing
  • ENGL 3837 From Page to Screen
  • ENGL 4705 Creative Writing Capstone

Universidad de Granada (Study Abroad in Spain):

These grades are different because they do grades differently in Spain!

  • Historia de España (en inglés) — Sobresaliente (9) (History of Spain (in English) — Excellent (9))
  • El mundo árabe y occidente: pasado y futuro (en inglés) — Notable (7)) (The Arab World and the West: Past and Future (in English) — Very Good (7))
  • Producción oral y escrita – Nivel Intermedio Bajo (A2+) — Sobresaliente (9,5) (Speaking and Writing Skills — Lower Intermediate (A2+) level — Excellent (9.5))
  • Sistema político en España y en la Unión Europea (en inglés) — Sobresaliente (9)) — The Political Systems of Spain and the European Union (in English) — Excellent (9))
  • Nociones de gramática española – Nivel Intermedio Bajo (A2+) — Sobresaliente (9,1) (Spanish Grammar – Lower Intermediate (A2+) level — Excellent (9.1)