Jorge Torres Villalva
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
I'm a passionate educator and DEI advocate skilled at inspiring and engaging students to nurture a love for learning. Proficient in managing diverse classrooms, continually assessing student progress, and fostering strong, supportive relationships with students and parents alike.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Kindergarten Teacher
Equitas Academy #5
02.2024 - Current
- Adapted daily lesson plans to employ diverse teaching methods, resulting in measurable academic and social progress for 29 students.
- Delivered lesson plans, implemented school curriculum, and utilized quarterly alphabet, phonics, and math performance assessments to create, monitor, and establish personalized learning plans for class instruction and groups of students.
- Exercised good classroom management focused on positive behavior support by clearly articulating fair and consistent expectations along with appropriate natural consequences, thereby reducing number of incident reports during classroom instruction.
Kindergarten Instructional Assistant
Equitas Academy #5
11.2023 - 02.2024
- Monitored student progress of 10 students at risk of retention to identify areas requiring extra support and implement action plans to meet needs.
- Supervised 60 students during non-instructional times such as lunch breaks or recess periods, maintaining safety standards at all times.
- Provided one-on-one academic and behavioral support to students with special needs, enabling them to achieve academic success.
Graduate Intern for Outreach and Equity
UCLA Career Center
02.2022 - 06.2023
- Partnered with cross-functional team of three divisions within UCLA Career Center to develop and present recommendations for creating identity-based webpages, leveraging insights and feedback from diverse student groups and stakeholders to confirm webpages reflected needs and interests of university's diverse student population.
- Bolstered Graduate Career Services Team with support by tracking event attendance, assisting with deadlines, and contributing to 2-3 key projects each quarter, thus helping team cultivate high-quality career resources and support to graduate students at UCLA.
- Demonstrated outstanding verbal communication skills by hosting panel discussion focused on recruiters' tips and tricks for virtual job fairs, attracting audience of over 80 students, and streamlining dynamic conversation supplying students with valuable insights and advice for navigating job market.
Research Assistant
Davidson College History Department
05.2021 - 08.2021
- Spearheaded webpage development of Nuestras Historias webpage by curating collection of archival images, housing oral histories, and concentrating on webpage accessibility for seamless user experience, generating increased engagement and positive feedback from website visitors.
- Orchestrated launch event for 'Nuestras Historias' archive, in collaboration with four departments and campus organizations, to introduce Davidson College's inaugural Latinx archive to community, featuring variety of engaging and interactive activities encouraging greater cultural exchange and sense of community.
- Conducted equity-minded audit of HIS259: U.S Latinx History course, included extensive bibliography of recent scholarship, curated list of over +20 diverse guest speakers, and recommended comprehensive restructuring of course content to ensure more inclusive and culturally responsive curriculum, producing expanded student engagement and participation.
S.T.R.I.D.E. Program Peer Coordinator
Davidson College Center for Diversity & Inclusion
06.2020 - 05.2021
- Delivered exceptional administrative support to cohort of 60+ incoming first-year students of color at Davidson College, by catalyzing access to academic and social resources, such as mentorship, tutoring, and career development opportunities, to enhance students' academic and personal growth, yielding in greater sense of community among program participants.
- Conceptualized, and launched, virtual three-day pre-orientation program for over 100+ program participants, consisting of multiple community-building activities, two-panel discussions, and interactive sessions to promote academic success, relationships among peers, and building community, prompting overwhelmingly positive feedback from program participants.
- Organized ten events strengthening connections between mentees and mentors, with average mentee attendance rate of 76%, fostering more supportive and enhancing overall mentorship experience.
Spanish 260 Assistant Spanish Teacher
Davidson College Hispanic Studies Department
08.2019 - 05.2021
- Taught two to three weekly 50-minute sessions centered on cultivating higher-level conversational speaking skills among participants, utilizing various teaching methods and interactive mediums to guarantee impactful learning experience.
- Designed weekly lesson plans centered around conversational activities adopting diverse learning styles by incorporating innovative teaching techniques, garnering consistent student feedback, and catering to student interests.
Nuestras Historias Archive Collaborator
Davidson College History Department
09.2019 - 12.2020
- Pioneered comprehensive outreach initiative targeting over hundred Davidson Latinx alumni to gather and document personal experiences at Davidson College through oral history interviews, establishing strong relationships with alumni.
- Collected and transcribed oral history interviews of twenty Davidson Latinx alumni, ensuring seamless communication between parties as primary point of contact for archive-alumni relations.
- Collaborated with college's archives and technology teams to generate preliminary planning for archive's website, leveraging ten website sketches, two campus-wide surveys, and various technological tools to ensure creation of accessible and user-friendly digital platform for Latinx archives.
Political Science Research Scholarship Fellow
Davidson College Political Science Department
06.2020 - 09.2020
- Compiled, coded, and statistically analyzed nationwide data of 2020 state primaries and 2018 local municipal elections, utilizing various data analysis software tools to produce multi-level comprehensive report and 50+ visualizations on voting and electoral patterns.
- Authored literature reviews exploring concept of 'racial anger gap' and role of emotions in shaping political participation among white and Black individuals, synthesizing relevant research findings and contributing to ongoing scholarly discourse on race and politics.
Technical Recruiting Intern
Red Ventures
06.2019 - 07.2019
- Assumed responsibility for short-term and long-term projects as Red Ventures' Technical Recruiting Team member, including providing interview assistance, conducting comprehensive review of department's interview process, and producing welcome video for company's annual recruiting conference, thus contributing to recruitment and onboarding of top talent.
- Supervised professional resume feedback process for 60 interns, whereby constructive feedback and guidance enabled students to furnish effective and impactful resumes.
Education
MA in East Asian Studies -
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Los Angeles, CA06.2023
BA in Political Science -
Davidson College
Davidson, NC05.2021
Leadership Experience
Graduate Student Representative; Secretary, 11/2021 - 06/2022
UCLA LGBTQ Affairs Committee, Los Angeles, CA
- Coordinated with committee members to collect graduate student inquiries, concerns, and feedback on two significant projects: implementation of UCLA's Gender Recognition Act and development of a Gender Recognition and LGBTQ Awareness Training Module., Aided in the organization and documentation of committee activities, including creation of meeting minutes, agendas, and progress reports.
English As A Second Language Tutor, 01/2018 - 05/2018
Davidson College Cornelius Elementary ESL Tutoring, Davidson, NC,
- Facilitated growth and development of a first-grade student's language acquisition by implementing effective teaching strategies, adapting materials to learning style, and providing regular progress reports to parents and classroom teachers.
Certification
- AFS Global Competence Certification, AFS Intercultural Programs.
- Tayō-Sei: Japanese Language and Cultural Exchange Program Completion, JET Alumni Association of Southeast.
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Chinese (Mandarin)
Limited Working
Timeline
Kindergarten Teacher
Equitas Academy #5
02.2024 - Current
Kindergarten Instructional Assistant
Equitas Academy #5
11.2023 - 02.2024
Graduate Intern for Outreach and Equity
UCLA Career Center
02.2022 - 06.2023
Research Assistant
Davidson College History Department
05.2021 - 08.2021
S.T.R.I.D.E. Program Peer Coordinator
Davidson College Center for Diversity & Inclusion
06.2020 - 05.2021
Political Science Research Scholarship Fellow
Davidson College Political Science Department
06.2020 - 09.2020
Nuestras Historias Archive Collaborator
Davidson College History Department
09.2019 - 12.2020
Spanish 260 Assistant Spanish Teacher
Davidson College Hispanic Studies Department
08.2019 - 05.2021
Technical Recruiting Intern
Red Ventures
06.2019 - 07.2019
MA in East Asian Studies -
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
BA in Political Science -
Davidson College
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