CV for recruiters and those who would like to view my résumé.
Video Introduction
I am thrilled you've taken the time to come visit me here. I am a teacher at Highland High School in Albuquerque, NM. Our high school sits in the International District of Albuquerque and is home to over 1300 upper-school students. In addition to this teaching post,, I was the Assistant Director of the UNLV Writing Center, where I taught workshops in Writing, Business English, Business Writing, and documentation.
Prior to teaching, I worked in gaming technology as a senior account services manager, as well as a business intelligence product manager, market intelligence manager, casino administrator, director of marketing, singer, and writing center administrator. I am a restaurateur and non-profit leader in addition to being a teacher.
My teaching is well-informed (as I use data in my decisions), can be experiential, fun, and extremely involving. My students work very hard and see their successes obtainable, which increases their engagement. They provide me with input, and they have a say in their activities.
Since I use social and emotional learning techniques, coupled with techniques found in the performing arts (rehearsal and in-depth analysis), and techniques from AVID (Advance Via Individual Determination), my students achieve success.
The components of social emotional learning can be found in the CASEL 5. I place strongest emphasis on relationship skills and then self-management, social awareness, and self-awareness.
I am committed to student success and have regular one-on-ones with all of my 170 students to coach them, guide them to technical success, and work with them on an emotional and social basis. My students typically score above average on standardized exams.
I also am proud to say that I achieve 100% engagement on a regular basis with my students in completing / learning new skills, as well as a high attendance rate of 95% almost daily in all of my classes.
My students learn to believe in themselves in a nurturing environment, understand and apply difficult concepts without fear of failure, master social and emotional skills, as well as advocate for their future success. All of my students take part in group-oriented learning, special projects, leadership, and the Socratic method.
Student success, belonging, and growth are at the center of my teaching. I believe students can succeed if they are capable and have the right tools, mentors, and given the chance. I was a terrible student who had a dim future until a few teachers gave me a chance. As part of my teaching philosophy, I adopted the following in 2022:
Teaching should help students of all backgrounds become life-long learners and mentors to future generations, living by tenets of truth, gratitude, fairness, community, and honesty to sustain the future. The goal is to help improve lives in the community through knowledge, skills, ethical behavior, access to appropriate resources, relationships, and social emotional behaviors. Teaching is a way to transfer life lessons and life needs to improve social and community welfare.
My students mean a great deal to me, so they get a say and they get pushed to excel. They learn when they come to my class. They love coming and being a part.
My Background:
My parents immigrated from the Philippines (Father is ethnically Filipino and Finnish, and my mother is ethnically 1/2 Filipina and the other 1/2 a mix of Italian, Irish, North African, and Jewish) and came to the U.S. in the 1960s and 1970s. I was born in Fresno, CA and grew up in Yokosuka, Japan. In addition to here, you can learn a little about my life here: from imdb, or from my time as music commissioner here.
My educational background includes degrees in English, Music, Business, and Education (in-progress). As a math and theater teacher, I am committed to student learning at a world-class level, as well as at a level they can understand and use moving forward.
I am a doctoral candidate (graduating 2024) attending remotely Alverno College; my research focuses on social and emotional learning and how it correlates to student-teacher relationships.
Today, because teachers gave me a chance, not only am I a teacher, I am also a successful restaurateur and singer who became a teacher during the pandemic, so I teach out of pure love of teaching - it is my passion. (You can read more about my background here starting on page 12 of an Annual Report).
Useful links for students:
I usually don't talk this fast in person - but I had a lot to cover for this video.
As art of the learning process, students can watch choreography that we cover in class. This is for the Broadway Show Revue Spring 2024.
For the Wizard of Oz Fall 2023
As part of the learning process, students can watch choreography that we cover in class. This is for The Broadway Show Revue for Grease.
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