Gcastruita Resume
Grace Castruita Sharma
295 S. Hudson Avenue #14, Pasadena, California 91101
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EDUCATION
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M.A. English | California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, 2015
B.A. Comparative Literature | University of California, Riverside, 2012
A.A. Interior Design | Pasadena City College 2018-present
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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English/ESL Adjunct Instructor | California Community Colleges (2015-present)
Citrus College and College of the Canyons
• Provide classroom instruction and course materials for both English and English as a Second Language courses
• Instructs students on writing conventions, grammar, literature, rhetoric, and critical thinking
• manages course grades, lesson planning, and curriculum development
English Instructor/Tutor | Top Scholar College Prep (2014-2016)
• Taught and tutored SAT, PSAT, AP, ACT, SSAT and TOEFL
• Taught after school English and Math classes for Elementary students
• Tutored ESL students one-on-one in writing, pronunciation, grammar, and reading
English Lecturer | California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (2013-2015)
• Provided instruction based on composition student learning outcomes
• Determined course grades and assessed student performance
• Managed course materials on learning management site for student grade accessibility
Lead EFL Instructor | Zhejiang Huawei Foreign Language School, Shangyu, China (7/2014)
• Managed travel itinerary and logistics for a group of American teachers
• Provided classroom instruction in Listening, Speaking, & Pronunciation to second language speakers
• Assisted in developing instructional materials, lesson plans, and learning outcomes
EFL Instructor | Jin Hua Foreign Language School, Jin Hua, China (7/2013)
• Provided classroom instruction in Listening, Speaking, & Pronunciation to second language speakers
• Assisted in developing instructional materials, lesson plans, and learning outcomes
Certified Substitute Teacher | Riverside Unified School District K-12 (3/2013-6/2015)
• Provided instruction and managed the classroom environment
• Promoted student learning in the absence of the regular classroom instructor
RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
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Administrative Assistant | California Department of Public Health, Food and Drug Branch (9/2010-6/2012)
Visual Merchandiser & Signage | Kohl’s, Beaumont, CA (9/2012-6/2014)
Sales floor Associate | Target, Moreno Valley, CA (8/2005-6/2008)
AWARDS?
2015 | President’s Travel Fund Award (Cal Poly Pomona)?
2013 | Mike Pueppke Best Graduate Essay Prize (Southern Methodist University)
2012 |CHASS Academic Excellence Award, for Comparative Literature (UCR) ?
INTERESTS
Travel, reading, writing, organizing the disorganized, and volunteering
Grace Castruita Sharma
295 S. Hudson Avenue #14, Pasadena, California 91101
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EDUCATION
____________________________________________________________________
M.A. English | California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, 2015
B.A. Comparative Literature | University of California, Riverside, 2012
A.A. Interior Design | Pasadena City College 2018-present
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
English/ESL Adjunct Instructor | California Community Colleges (2015-present)
Citrus College and College of the Canyons
• Provide classroom instruction and course materials for both English and English as a Second Language courses
• Instructs students on writing conventions, grammar, literature, rhetoric, and critical thinking
• manages course grades, lesson planning, and curriculum development
English Instructor/Tutor | Top Scholar College Prep (2014-2016)
• Taught and tutored SAT, PSAT, AP, ACT, SSAT and TOEFL
• Taught after school English and Math classes for Elementary students
• Tutored ESL students one-on-one in writing, pronunciation, grammar, and reading
English Lecturer | California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (2013-2015)
• Provided instruction based on composition student learning outcomes
• Determined course grades and assessed student performance
• Managed course materials on learning management site for student grade accessibility
Lead EFL Instructor | Zhejiang Huawei Foreign Language School, Shangyu, China (7/2014)
• Managed travel itinerary and logistics for a group of American teachers
• Provided classroom instruction in Listening, Speaking, & Pronunciation to second language speakers
• Assisted in developing instructional materials, lesson plans, and learning outcomes
EFL Instructor | Jin Hua Foreign Language School, Jin Hua, China (7/2013)
• Provided classroom instruction in Listening, Speaking, & Pronunciation to second language speakers
• Assisted in developing instructional materials, lesson plans, and learning outcomes
Certified Substitute Teacher | Riverside Unified School District K-12 (3/2013-6/2015)
• Provided instruction and managed the classroom environment
• Promoted student learning in the absence of the regular classroom instructor
RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
____________________________________________________________________
Administrative Assistant | California Department of Public Health, Food and Drug Branch (9/2010-6/2012)
Visual Merchandiser & Signage | Kohl’s, Beaumont, CA (9/2012-6/2014)
Sales floor Associate | Target, Moreno Valley, CA (8/2005-6/2008)
AWARDS?
2015 | President’s Travel Fund Award (Cal Poly Pomona)?
2013 | Mike Pueppke Best Graduate Essay Prize (Southern Methodist University)
2012 |CHASS Academic Excellence Award, for Comparative Literature (UCR) ?
INTERESTS
Travel, reading, writing, organizing the disorganized, and volunteering