Andrew Baker
Eastvale,CA
Summary
Students learn best when working collaboratively, as each one as a unique set of familial, social, and cultural knowledge that is invaluable in broadening our understanding of the increasingly challenging world we live in. I will intertwine these assets within my project-based learning curriculum as an English Language Arts teacher in order to successfully guide and support my students' skills of literary rhetoric, evidence-based debate, and independent analysis. These skills, paired with the empathetic community I will forge within my positive learning environment, will prepare students with the power to advocate for themselves and for others once they leave my classroom.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Student Teacher/Substitute Teacher
Riverside Unified School District
Riverside, CA
09.2023 - Current
- Creates culturally responsive lesson plans that build off of students' funds of knowledge through multi-modal project-based learning and collaboration.
- Provides accomodations and modifications for students with disabilities, students with IEPs, and students who are English learners.
- Analyzes student progress through data-mapping, and identifies individual and class-wide trends that require intervention or lesson plan reflection.
- Fortifies bonds and trust with students' parents or guardians through periodic phone calls that serve to celebrate their student's achievements, clarify any new stressors in their student's lives, and co-develop school-home work plans that equitably challenge their student.
Resident Substitute Teacher
Jurupa Unified School District
Jurupa Valley, CA
10.2022 - 06.2023
- Provided guidance and support to students with behavioral issues, special needs, or language barriers.
- Collaborated with department faculty on daily lesson plans on days where none were provided.
- Strengthened an already friendly and respectful rapport with students through the chaperoning of school-sponsored events including dances, fund-raising drives, and field trips.
Lead AVID Tutor
Corona-Norco Unified School District
Corona, CA
05.2022 - 06.2023
- Assisted AVID students with their academic and organizational skills to ensure success in college-level courses.
- Provided tutoring services for AVID students in Math, English, Science and Social Studies courses.
- Managed and organized other tutors based off of their subject-matter expertise to equitably reach as many students as possible with a severely understaffed team.
- Mentored high school seniors with writing strategies for college-admittance and scholarship essays.
Education
Master of Arts - Education - 4.00 GPA
University of California - Riverside
06-2024
Bachelor of Arts - English - 3.76 GPA
University of California - Los Angeles
06-2022
Associate of Arts - English, Communication, & Media - 4.00 GPA
Norco College
06-2020
Skills
- Single-Subject Credential (June 2024)
- Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals certified
- Certificated AVID Tutor
- Certificate of Clearance by the CTC
- Restorative Justice trained
- Kagan Cooperative Learning trained
References
D. Pat Johnson - Program Supervisor
University of California - Riverside
(503) 969-5438
david.p.johnson@ucr.edu
Tamara Mooring - ELA Teacher
Riverside Polytechnic High School
(951) 907-5773
tmooring@riversideunified.org
Timeline
Student Teacher/Substitute Teacher
Riverside Unified School District
09.2023 - Current
Resident Substitute Teacher
Jurupa Unified School District
10.2022 - 06.2023
Lead AVID Tutor
Corona-Norco Unified School District
05.2022 - 06.2023
Master of Arts - Education - 4.00 GPA
University of California - Riverside
Bachelor of Arts - English - 3.76 GPA
University of California - Los Angeles
Associate of Arts - English, Communication, & Media - 4.00 GPA
Norco College