AnaMiguel

729SouthSaintAndrewsPlaceApt#402
LosAngeles,CA90005
(213)9241197amiguel@g.ucla.edu

Education
UniversityofCaliforniaLosAngeles ExpectedGraduationDate:(Spring2015)
TeachingCredentials&M.Ed.TeacherEducationProgramElementaryEducation

CaliforniaStateUniversity,Northridge (Spring2012)
B.A.ChicanaandChicanoStudies,emphasisinEducation,HumanitiesandtheArts

LosAngelesCityCollege (Spring2011)

LosAngelesValleyCollege (Spring2010)

WorkExperience
HealthyFamiliesCertifiedApplicationAssistant (June20,2012October01,2013)
Women'sHealthCenterClinic,LosAngeles AccountableHealthCareIPA
[Iassistedlowincomefamiliesinsuccessfullyapplyingforhealthcoveragefortheirchildren.Inaddition,Ihappily
providedguidanceandtranslationsfornonrelatedformswhenfamiliesexpressedaneedforassistance.]

ProfessorsAssistant (March19,2013May02,2013)
SanFernandoValley Supervisor:Dr.RosaRiVeraFurumoto
[IobservedstudentteachersfromfourelementaryschoolsintheSanFernandoValleyinanafterschoolfamilyliteracy
program.ItooknotesandvideotapedthestudentteacherscarryingouttheirlessonsandreportedbacktoProfessor
Furumoto.Ialsoprovidedpromptfeedbacktothestudentteachersusingmyownobservationsandpreviousexperience
withtheliteracyprogram.

SalesAssociate (July2010September26,2011)
BeverlyCenter MacysJuniorsDepartment
[Iprovidedprofessionalandcourteouscustomerservicetoallclientsandfellowcoworkers.Imaintainedacleanand
organizedsalesfloorwhilealwaysprovidingassistancetothecustomer.]

TeachingExperience
StudentTeacher:3rdGradeduallanguage(Spanish) (April7,2013June3,2014)
ThomasEdisonElementary,Glendale,CA Guidingteacher:Mrs.LigiaCordero
[Iproactivelytookoverfullclassroomdutiesforanentiremonth.Thisallowedmetheopportunitytolessonplanforall
contentareasinthetargetlanguage,Spanish.Inaddition,IwaschallengedtoscaffoldEnglishgrammarsincethisisthe
firstyearmyduallanguagestudentsarecomposinginEnglish.]
StudentTeacher:TKduallanguage(Spanish) (October23November21,2013
January13March13,2014)
CityCharterElementarySchoolWestAdams Guidingteacher:Ms.RocioChavez
[IdesignedstudentinformedlessonplansthatreflectedKindergartencommoncorestatestandardswhilekeepingin
mindmystudentsage(45yearolds)inordertomakemylessonsaccessibletoall.]

TeacherAssistant:2ndGrade (March11June062013)
ParaLosNinos,LosAngeles,CA Guidingteacher:Mr.TonyPanoringan
[Iwasabletoprovidestabilityandconsistencytomyclassthathadgonethroughvariousotherteacherassistants.]

StudentTeacher:1stGrade (Spring2012)
O'MelvenyElementarySchool,SanFernando,CA ParentPioneers,Children'sLiteracy
Program
[Icollaboratedwiththreeotherstudentteachersincreatinglessonsthatsoughttoreachthetransformativelevelin
JamesBankstypologyofinclusiontowardsmulticulturalperspectives.Wesuccessfullyworkedwithstudentsandtheir
familiesintheparentcentertoincreasethefamiliesengagementwithliterature.]

ResearchAssistant:University (Spring2012)
CaliforniaStateUniversity,Northridge Professor:Dr.JorgeGarcia
[IresearchedandcreatedacollegelevellessononthecastesystemofSpainanditsinfluenceonNuevaEspaas
(Mexico)politicsduringthe17thand18thcentury.]

WorkshopFacilitator&CoOrganizer:1321yrolds (Spring2012)
LosJvenesqueseOrganizanAvanzan! FrenteIndgenaOrganizaciones
Binacionales(FIOB)
[Icollaboratedwithanotherfacilitatorincreatinglessonsfor10indigenousyouthstudents(1321yearolds)thatexplored
theiridentityandthechallengesthatcomewiththatidentity.]

CommunityInvolvement:
ParentPioneer:AuthorsFair (May4,2013May3,2014)
[ThisfairistheculminatingeventforParentPioneersfamilyliteracyprojectintheSanFernandoValley.Isuggestedto
havethemcometoCSUNandwasabletoassistinmakingthathappenfortwoconsecutiveyears.]

LosJvenesqueseOrganizanAvanzan! (February19April15,2012)
[Icoledaseriesof5biweeklyworkshopsforagroupofindigenousyouthwiththeaimofguidingthemtoasocial
justiceunderstandingoforganizingforacause.]

AdelanteHombres!CollegeandCareerDay (October15,2011)
[ItabledatthiseventasaRonaldE.McNairScholarandprovidedhundredsofurbanhighschoolstudentsofcolorthe
opportunitytolearnmoreaboutcollegeandresearchprogramslikethenationalRonalE.McNairPostbaccalaureate
AchievementProgram.]

Skills
FluentinSpanish

CertificationsandTraining
PreliminaryMultipleSubjectTeacherCredential (TentativeConfermentDate:
June2014)
CaliforniaHealthyFamiliesCertifiedApplicationAssistant (2012)
AmericanHeartAssociationHeartsaverCPR,AEDCertified (20122014)
ProfessionalAssaultCrisisTraining(ProAct) (Spring2013)

AwardsandHonors
LulaHazeltonFellowshipAward (UCLA:Fall2013)
Dean'sList (CSUN:Fall2010Fall2012)
RonaldE.McNairPostbaccalaureateAchievementProgram (CSUN:Summer2011Spring2012)