Joseph Alagon

Master of Education in Secondary Education student with B.S in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 4+ years experience in the classroom as a high school chemistry teacher, middle school science teacher, substitute teacher, and afterschool tutor. Tech savvy and In-depth knowledge in commonly used programs in the classroom such as google doc, classroom, slides, excel.

Middle School Life Science Teacher at Travis Unified School District.

September 2024 - June 2025

• Learn how to adjust and execute lesson plans appropriate for a middle school demographic as opposed to a high school demographic.

High School NGSS Chemistry, NGSS Biological Science, NGSS Physical Science Teacher at Benicia Unified School District.

August 2022 - June 2024

• Learn how to create and execute lesson material and labs that align with NGSS standards from more experienced teachers.

High School Chemistry Teacher at Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District

August 2021 - June 2022

• Communicate with other chemistry teachers regarding lesson planning, curriculum building, and reflection.
• Communicate with other teachers on how to tie content to other subjects.
• Create labs to tie abstract concepts to real world examples/applications.

Substitute Teacher at Benicia Unified School District

August 2018 - June 2020

• Instruct and/or give directions to young teens based on directions provided by the teacher.
• Supervise and keep focus of students when doing work assigned by the teacher.
• Communicate with other faculty when in need of assistance.

Afterschool Tutor and SAT Prep Teacher at Achieve Learning and Resource Center (ALRC)

August 2017 - February 2018

• Taught in after school tutoring sessions in one-on-one settings and in small groups up to 10+ students, teaching subjects such as Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, and Chemistry at various high schools.
• Taught a class of 20+ students material and test-taking tricks pertaining to the SAT Math section in order to improve student scores and help students get into college and to gain experience teaching in a classroom setting.

Tutor For Microbiology Lab

September 2015 - June 2016

• Worked with professor and three TAs to prepare solutions, suspensions and equipment for labs for students.
• Taught 60+ students lab techniques including gram stains, negative stains and spore stains in-lab via class demonstrations or individual teaching.

Pharmacist Assistant Intern at Rite Aid Pharmacy

March 2014 - June 2014

• Assisted pharmacist and technicians in the preparation, organization and storage of hundreds of prescription drugs for patients.
• Interacted with hundreds of patients and assisted in the sale of prescription drugs.

Other

• One-on-One tutor helping students from high-school up to college with course material in mathematics and chemistry in order to improve their grades and gain experience teaching (July 2017 - May 2018)