Certification & Certificates

Michigan Standard Teaching Certificate — June 2024

Lower Elementary (ZO): PK-3, Upper Elementary (ZP): 3-6

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Education

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Aug 2024 – Dec 2025

M.A. in Education | GPA: 4.0/4.0

• Concentration in Math & Science Education
• Graduate certificate in Educational Psychology
• Graduate certificate in S.T.E.M.

**University of Michigan,** Ann Arbor, MI

Aug 2020 – May 2024

B.A. in Education with Elementary Certification | GPA: 3.9/4.0

• Nelda Taylor Endowed Scholarship – Aug 2022
• Scholarship Recipient Student Speaker – Apr 2023
• Feinberg Memorial Scholarship – Aug 2023
• James B. Angell Scholar and University Honors (3 consecutive terms) – Mar 2024
• Excellence in Sustainability Honors Cord Program - May 2024

Teaching Experience

**The Learning Project,** Boston, MA

Oct 2025 – Present

First Grade Associate Teacher

• Plan and deliver instruction across all core subjects; support classroom management and maintain consistent daily routines. Help cultivate a collaborative, inclusive, and inquiry-driven environment aligned with the values of the school.

**Cranbrook Schools: Brookside,** Bloomfield Hills, MI

Dec 2024 – Jun 2025

Building Substitute

• Worked alongside teachers to ensure seamless classroom transitions and covered during long-term absences. Planned weekly lessons (primarily for first and second grade), incorporated SEL activities, and utilized UFLI literacy methods to support early elementary literacy development.

**Burns Park Elementary,** Ann Arbor, MI

Aug 2023 – Dec 2024

Student Teacher (Aug 2023-May 2024)  | Substitute Teacher (May 2024-Dec 2024)

• Collaborated with a mentor teacher to implement lesson plans for fourth graders, led differentiated instruction, created a 21-day writing unit on humanity’s impact on the environment, and engaged families through meetings, emails, and calls.