Growing up as a first generation student in Boston Public Schools has given me the experience needed to understand the challenges students face: access to content. Through my continued studies at Hamilton College (Bachelor's in Mathematics) and UMASS Boston (Masters in Education) I was able to learn that mastery of the content is not just what is needed to ensure student success. At the minimum, a teacher must also utilize and create anti-racist curriculum, prioritize the social and emotional well-being of the student, communicate and engage with a student's family active participants in their learning, familiarize themselves with current cultural and social events in the real-world, and provide differentiation for students by utilizing tools, manipulatives and providing students with multiple forms of expressing what they have learned. I am hoping to continue to learn about the needs of students through ESL Certification in the fall. I have experience working in two Elementary Boston Public Schools as both support staff and a teacher in an inclusion classroom. I find great joy in sharing my cultural background and helping students learn more about themselves through the content they need to learn. Although my primary experience is with Elementary students, I love exploring and teaching Math topics such as Pre-Algebra. Mathematics is typically a polarizing subject and being able to show students that everyone is a mathematician has been a big passion of mine. My belief that everyone deserves compassion, dignity and respect is at the forefront of my philosophy of education. Students deserve a safe and supportive learning environment modeled and led by an empathetic teacher. A student's interests and hobbies as well as the world around us are used with the content to help increase engagement. After speaking to a student and their family more, we set goals and expectations for our time together as a team. I strive to keep learning fun, creative and engaging while not sacrificing the rigor of the content.

as well as the world around us are used with the content to help increase engagement. After speaking to a student and their family more, we set goals and expectations for our time together as a team. I strive to keep learning fun, creative and engaging while not sacrificing the rigor of the content.