PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION

Equity begins in the classroom when educators create an inclusive

and welcoming environment that provides a space for all students
to have an opportunity to succeed.

EDUCATION

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M UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO, SAN DIEGO, CA
M.ED. IN CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION, MAY 2018

UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO, SAN DIEGO, CA

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENGLISH, CUM LAUDE, MAY 2015
MINOR: POLITICAL SCIENCE

SHANIKA CERTIFICATION

MCCARTY 30-Day Emergency Substitute Teaching Permit

Preliminary Single Subject Teaching Credential (English)
Preliminary Single Subject Teaching Credential (Social Science,
expected October 2018)

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING EXPERIENCE

ARTS/SOCIAL SCIENCE
TEACHER SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, SAN DIEGO, CA
AP TEACHER, PATRICK HENRY HIGH SCHOOL, JANUARY 2018-
JUNE 2018

Teach AP Literature & Composition as well as 9th Grade Cluster

English content in order to fulfill absent teacher’s duties
CONTACT
Work with students to foster an inclusive classroom
environment
619-318-4610 Collaborate with colleagues during Professional Learning
Community (PLC) meetings on best practices and classroom
SMJMCCARTY@GMAIL.COM
content
WWW.SHANIKAMCCARTY.WEEBLY.COM MUELLER CHARTER LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, CHULA VISTA,
CA
STUDENT TEACHER, AUGUST 2017 – JANUARY 2018
Collaborate with cooperating teacher to create lesson plans that
align with the California Common Core Standards for 8th grade
English Language Arts (ELA)
@ShanikaMichelle Work with a culturally and intellectually diverse group of
students in an inclusive classroom
Work with students to develop their oral & written proficiency
in English in an intervention English Language Development
(ELD) course

SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, SAN DIEGO, CA

SUBSTITUTE TEACHER, JANUARY 2017-MAY 2017

Teach content in order to fulfill absent teacher’s duties

Manage classroom behavior
Positive feedback from students and teacher
 SAMUEL F.B. MORSE HIGH SCHOOL, SAN DIEGO, CA
STUDENT TEACHER, SEPTEMBER 2016 - MAY 2017

Collaborate with cooperating teacher to create lesson plans that align with the California
Common Core Standards for 11th grade ELA
Work with a culturally and intellectually diverse group of students in an inclusive classroom

OTHER EXPERIENCE

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CITY OF SAN DIEGO, SAN DIEGO, CA
MANAGERIAL INTERN, COUNCILMEMBER MARTI EMERALD, DISTRICT 9, JUNE 2014-JULY 2015
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ASST. COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE, COUNCILMEMBER MARTI EMERALD, DISTRICT 9, JULY 2015-MARCH 2016
COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE, COUNCILMEMBER MARTI EMERALD, DISTRICT 9, MARCH 2016-DECEMBER 2016

Write and send letters, help update website and Councilmember’s public Facebook page, write monthly
Newsletter, and attend community meetings in order to keep constituents informed of affairs happening in

COURTNEY
their neighborhoods and the City.
Help train new interns on the functions of the City Council office and local government.
Constituency services mainly consisting of substandard housing issues.

ADAMS
AMC THEATERS, SAN DIEGO, CA
CREW MEMBER, DECEMBER 2011-JUNE 2014

Train new employees at the concession stand and box office.

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Departmental Honors in English, University of San Diego, May 2015

Active Member, Kappa Gamma Pi, National Catholic College Graduate Honor Society, University of San Diego, April
2015 to present
Active Member, Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity, University of San Diego, October 2013 to May 2015
Vice President, September 2014 to May 2015
Associate of the Month, AMC Theatres, August 2013

PERSONAL INTERESTS

Baking delicious desserts and sharing them with family and friends.
Attending musicals as a San Diego Theatres season ticket holder.
Reading plays, fantasy fiction, and articles from The Washington Post, LA Times, and The Atlantic.

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