Zoe

Adler

(650) 384-5263 zadler@sandiego.edu
EDUCATION
University of San Diego San Diego, CA Expected May 2017
MEd TESOL, Literacy, and Culture, GPA 3.96

Pitzer College Claremont, CA May 2012

BA Spanish and Political Studies Double Honors
LANGUAGES

Native language: English. Fluent in Spanish (written and oral).

GLOBAL STUDIES:

University of San Diego International Teaching Program June-July 2016

Tokyo, Japan
Pitzer College Global Exchange Program August 2011-January 2012
Quito, Ecuador

EXPERIENCE

San Diego Mesa Community College San Diego, CA August 2016 January 2017
Graduate Tutor
Attended and supervised every session of two Accelerated Basic Composition courses (ENG 47A).
Wrote lesson plans and created worksheets for both grammatical and critical-thinking centered instruction.
Tutored students individually in writing and grammar from across the Community College curriculum.
Collaborated and planned classes and professional development sessions with faculty, colleagues, and administration.
Presented on cultivating a Growth Mindset among learners at the 1st annual 3CSN LAP Sponsored Inland Empire
Supplemental Instruction Conference.
San Diego Miramar Community College San Diego, CA January 2016 May 2016
Instructional Assistant
Created materials and assessment pieces for instructor and student use in a six-unit ESOL 40 class.
Administered an interactive rsum workshop through the English Center for English students.
Taught grammar lessons to the full class.
Implemented the final class unit regarding Californias new law to increase the statewide minimum wage.
Communicated directly with students about class materials, homework, and concepts from the ESOL 40 curriculum.
Tutored students one-on-one from across the English curriculum in the Miramar English Center.
Jesse M. Unruh Assembly Fellowship - Sacramento, CA October 2012 September 2013
Assembly Fellow/Budget Consultant
Developed legislative hearings for the Assembly to consider the budgets of 30 state departments totaling $2.4 billion
and 9,700 personnel within Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on General Government
Recommended budgetary action to the Assembly based on analyses of budget proposals submitted by the Governor.
Briefed legislative members and staff during the Subcommittee process and Conference Committee process.
Represented the Assembly Democratic Caucus at meetings with the Department of Finance and other stakeholders.
Authored hearing agendas and budget reports to facilitate oversight discussions and allow for public comment.

Centro Educativo de Desarrollo y Estudios Alternativos - Quito, Ecuador August 2011 December 2011
Program Director and Educator
Produced, authored, and published a sexual education manual in Spanish for Ecuadorian juveniles.
Planned and oversaw informative civil-rights conferences for indigenous Ecuadorians and Afro-Ecuadorians.

Pitzer College Nahuatl Linguistic and Cultural Exchange Claremont, CA January 2010-May 2010
Program Leader and Teacher
Planned a linguistic and cultural exchange program where students collaborated with native Nahuatl
speakers from the community.
Taught Nahuatl speakers English as a second language and basic computer literacy skills.
Provided weekly lesson plans, organized co-tutors schedules, and prepared applicable interactive activities.