I wanted to become a teacher the first time I set foot in the classroom.

I was a senior in
Taft High School which hosted a preschool onsite. The students were given the opportunity to
co-teach and create lesson plans with the teacher. I fell in love with the whole process:
preparing a learning classroom environment, assisting children with crafts that not only engaged
but taught a fundamental skill, witnessing the positive transformation and confidence gained
when a student learned how to read, write or complete a mathematical problem. Thereafter, I
volunteered in an elementary classroom reinforcing my decision to become a teacher. It gave
me great satisfaction to see a student struggling with math find the knowledge and technique to
solve a mathematical problem with my help. Not only did I see their gratitude but felt it.
With a goal set on becoming a teacher, I began my education in East Los Angeles
College (ELAC) where I received an Associated Arts Degree. Thereafter, I transferred to Cal
State University Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) where I will get my bachelors degree in Liberal Arts
in spring 2016. CSUDH has prepared me intensively in many areas to succeed in the
classroom. My Liberal Studies (LBS) 330 class, Bridging Cultures through Literacy and
Learning, has taught me how navigate and enforce equality in a classroom where many
different cultures come together. English 487, Introduction to 2nd Language and Teaching,
helped me develop an understanding of the complex nature of language acquisition and how to
better assist an English Language Learner. In LBS 300 course, Early Field Experience, I had to
observe a classroom for 30 hours. I saw firsthand how the lesson plans must be aligned to the
common core standards, how important it is engage students in a learning activity and how
crucial it is maintain control over the class in order for students to learn. Mathematics 207, Math
for Elementary School Teachers: Geometry and Statistics, my most challenging class, taught
me to think critically and not simply memorize a formula to solve math problems. I have learned
skills, techniques and knowledge that will assist me in the classroom and in making a difference
in a childs life.

My academic journey as well as my current job position have prepared me to work in a

school. Although I have not worked in the classroom, I have been in a school setting where Ive
worked directly with students, parents, and community as an office technician. I am literate in
Spanish and I have clear communication skills which allow me to communicate in the students
home language and ease their anxiety about entering an educational system that is foreign to
them. This ongoing interaction with newly immigrants has enhance my apathy and willingness
to help. I have time management skills that are an asset to an extensive curriculum that a
teacher must review and execute. I have acquaintances and friends that have given me insights
into the world of teaching and resources that could help me in the beginning of my teaching
career.