08/2013-02/2014                                                                              Beijing City International School
Grade 2-5 Music and Instrumental Ensembles Teacher
-Founded first Primary Orchestra and Rock Band.
-Changed Music Dept. to emphasis instrumental learning and experimenting
-Created original music, choreography, scenery, and directed school concerts and performances
08/2011-06/2013                                                                                      Cairo English School
General Music and Instrumental Ensembles Teacher
-General Music FS through Year 8 with an emphasis in instrumental learning and experimenting
-Extra-curricular After School Ensembles: Established first ensembles of Guitar, orchestra, Primary and Secondary student Rock Bands, Egyptian Doumbek drumming (Work 5 days a week after school).
-Played music in school Musicals and school events and helped set up and run new sound system and lights in new Auditorium
-Co-Established Rockfest night for Cairo international schools and hosting it this year

08/2010-06/2011                                                      International School of Dhaka, Bangladesh
4th grade Teacher (PYP Experience)
-Teaching the PYP curriculum of the IB curriculum and teaching guitar as an afterschool program.     I teach writing, math, science, and inquiry to prepare students for IB high school diploma.
- Guitar Ensemble.
- Participated School Choir.
08/2008 – 06/2010                                    Rainbow Bridge International School, Shanghai, China
Kindergarten and 2nd grade Teacher (PYP Experience)
- Taught the PYP curriculum trough units of inquiry, collaborative grade level planning, involved in extracurricular program and technology committee.
- Helped choreograph, taught song, and created costumes for School productions.
- Guitar Ensemble.
11/2005 – 12/2007                                                                                          Austin ISD, TX                                      Substitute Teacher EC-12/Musician
- long-term Orchestra substitute teacher High School, Middle School, and Elementary.
- long-term High School ESL substitute teacher

10/2003 - 09/2005                                                                    Wooldridge Elementary, Austin ISD, TX                               
Bilingual Pre-kindergarten Teacher
- Bilingual Spanish-English instruction, focus on reading skills (all 16 of my students were able to read by the end of the school year), involved in community out-reach program.

06/2002 - 09/2003                                                                              Titche Elementary, Dallas ISD, TX                                                        
Bilingual /ESL 3rd grade Teacher
- Reading Academy training, taught under Edison curriculum, integrating technology in the classroom to foster learning, worked with special education students.

01/2002 - 06/2002                                                                                            Dallas ISD, TX
Substitute Teacher/Musician

09/2001 - 12/2001                                                                            Universidad del Noroeste, Hermosillo, Mexico                                                                                                                                                                
English Professor
 - taught English as a Foreign language to sophomores and juniors at the university
   
10/1999 - 06/2001                                                            Kaplan American Academy of English, Katowice, Poland
English Instructor
- TOEFL (English as Foreign Language), Business English; Primary, Secondary, & Higher Education

08/1999 – 10/1999                                                                                       Bending Oaks High School, Dallas, TX
Spanish/Health Teacher

M.Ed.  (Intercultural Education)     Framingham State University, MA    2001                                 B.A.     (Creative Writing)              University of Texas at El Paso, TX    1999