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Nicholas Avellaneda

Chino Hills,CA

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Student Teacher

Valley High School
08.2023 - Current
  • Leading two High School Honors Geometry periods
  • Building interactive lessons that focus on content-focused understanding through collaboration and discovery
  • Enhanced student comprehension by incorporating visual aids and interactive activities into lessons.
  • Coordinate/collaborate lesson plans and lesson schedules with PLC
  • Promoting a positive learning environment by establishing clear expectations, enforcing classroom rules, and fostering open communication.
  • Coaching swimming after school

Substitute Teacher

Upland Unified School District
12.2022 - 01.2023
  • Learned basic classroom management and lesson facilitation for high school math classes

Swimming Instructor

Chino Hills Aquatics
06.2015 - 09.2019
  • Reduced risk of injuries by ensuring proper warm-up, stretching, and cool-down exercises during each session.
  • Improved student confidence in water by providing individualized feedback and personalized instruction.
  • Collaborated with colleagues to develop comprehensive swim programs for participants of all ages and skill levels.
  • Collaborated with parents to discuss and develop their child's progression or other ideas/worries they had in mind

Education

Master of Arts - MAT Single Subject Mathematics

University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA
06.2024

Bachelor of Arts - Education, Democracy, And Justice

University of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
07.2022

Skills

  • iELD lesson planning for EL Learners
  • Consistent collaboration with PLC
  • Collect and analyze student responses to adjust future lesson plans
  • Implemented instruction with differentiated approaches to meet diverse student needs

Professional Development

UCI Literacy Conference - 12/02/2023

  • Gaming Beyond the Screen

Timeline

Student Teacher

Valley High School
08.2023 - Current

Substitute Teacher

Upland Unified School District
12.2022 - 01.2023

Swimming Instructor

Chino Hills Aquatics
06.2015 - 09.2019

Master of Arts - MAT Single Subject Mathematics

University of California, Irvine

Bachelor of Arts - Education, Democracy, And Justice

University of California, Santa Cruz
Nicholas Avellaneda