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Alex Tashma

Santa Barbara,CA

Summary

Passionate Teacher with experience developing and implementing bilingual curriculums covering wide range of subjects. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Successful in helping students develop strong academic competencies embedded in a social justice framework.

Overview

37
37
years of professional experience

Work History

Teacher

Santa Barbara Unified School District
Santa Barbara, United States
08.2000 - Current
  • Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet Common Core standards and E.L.D. standards
  • Designed and implemented SEL and Anti-Bias curriculum
  • Served on Site Leadership Committee and Student Study Team
  • Teacher Representative for ELAC
  • Participant in META planning committee

Teacher

SBSD (Open Alternative School)
Santa Barbara, CA
08.2001 - 06.2018
  • Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet Common Core standards and E.L.D. standards
  • Led and planned outdoor education camping trips
  • Taught all grades K-8
  • Designed and implemented SEL, (emphasis on restorative approaches), healing centered/ trauma informed practice,and Anti-Bias curriculum
  • Served on Site Leadership Committee, Student Study Team, Equity Outreach Committee
  • Teacher Representative for ELAC
  • Established Harvey Milk Day school wide celebration
  • Wrote and Designed school program for NO PLACE FOR HATE

Principal/Head Teacher OAS

SBSD
Santa Barbara, CA
09.2009 - 06.2012
  • Served as educational program administrator
  • Established and prioritized school goals and objectives in conjunction with staff, parents and community
  • Evaluated classroom instruction.
  • Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
  • Worked with teaching staff to evaluate individual progress and recommend appropriate learning plans.
  • Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.

Curriculum Coordinator / Grant Writer

SBSD CESAR CHAVEZ Dual Language Immersion
Santa Barbara, CA
08.2000 - 06.2001
  • Researched and incorporated best practice for 90/10 DLI .
  • Supported classroom teachers with instructional planning
  • Designed course materials and supported implementation of core academics in Spanish
  • Created Art program with SB Art Commission
  • Funded Grants
  • Charter School Implementation Grant
  • Fund of Sant Barbara
  • SBCEO Implementation Grant

Bilingual Teacher 80/20 Program

Carpinteria Unified School District
Carpinteria, CA, CA
09.1988 - 06.2000
  • Responsible for creating and imparting core curriculum in Spanish
  • Teacher representative for COPLA ( Comité de Padres Latino)
  • Participated in staff meetings to advocate for students of different backgrounds.
  • E.S.L. mentor teacher, responsible for curriculum oversight and assessment alignment
  • Awarded Bank of America grant, $10,000, for Parental Literacy Project
  • Wrote Title Vll grant, funded, $170,000

Education

Ph.D. - Educational Psych, Language, Culture And Literacy

UCSB
Santa Barbara, CA
05.2023

No Degree - Bilingual Teacher Ed. Program

UCSB
Santa Barbara, CA

Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Studies, Spanish, French, English Lit.

UCSB
Santa Barbara, CA

Mindful Instructor Certification - MIndfulness For Children And Adults

Mindful Schools
Oakland, CA
06.2020

Certificate of Embodied Social Justice - Social Justice, Neuroscience, SEL

Embody Lab
Berkeley, CA
09.2021

No Degree - Literacy, Language

CA Governor's Reading/Writing Initiative
Sacramento, CA

CERTIFICATE FOR TEACHING GATE -

GATE CERTIFICATION
SBSD
03.2019

Skills

  • Knowledge and experience working in different models of Multilingual Education
  • Differentiated Instruction
  • Teaching multi-age classrooms (K-8)
  • Community based classroom restorative approaches
  • Tri-lingual ( Spanish, French, English)

Affiliations

  • Association of Raza Educators, Community Liaison
  • Kind Mind Program Advisor, Lead Mindfulness Facilitator English/Spanish
  • South Coast Writing Fellow and Presenter
  • Early Equity in Science Fellow

Timeline

Principal/Head Teacher OAS

SBSD
09.2009 - 06.2012

Teacher

SBSD (Open Alternative School)
08.2001 - 06.2018

Teacher

Santa Barbara Unified School District
08.2000 - Current

Curriculum Coordinator / Grant Writer

SBSD CESAR CHAVEZ Dual Language Immersion
08.2000 - 06.2001

Bilingual Teacher 80/20 Program

Carpinteria Unified School District
09.1988 - 06.2000

Ph.D. - Educational Psych, Language, Culture And Literacy

UCSB

No Degree - Bilingual Teacher Ed. Program

UCSB

Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Studies, Spanish, French, English Lit.

UCSB

Mindful Instructor Certification - MIndfulness For Children And Adults

Mindful Schools

Certificate of Embodied Social Justice - Social Justice, Neuroscience, SEL

Embody Lab

No Degree - Literacy, Language

CA Governor's Reading/Writing Initiative

CERTIFICATE FOR TEACHING GATE -

GATE CERTIFICATION

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