Valentina Lopez-Cortes

Teacher @Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School

Brooklyn, NY, US

As a Teacher, Educator, Advisor, SGA Club facilitator, ELA Department Lead, and 12th Grade Team Lead at Brooklyn Lab I have developed detail-oriented creative learning experiences and restorative practices that prioritizes enthusiastic and abundant learning. Responsibilities include:>Provide direct instruction to classrooms of approximately a total of 100 students in rigorous lessons aligned with the Common Core ELA standards including Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening as well as Social Emotional standards. Certified in teachering AP Literature & Composition.>Commit to preparing every student for high school graduation and success in a four-year collegiate institution.>Carrying out and planning student learning and differentiation across grades by designing lessons, leading small groups, and conferencing with students;>Implement assessments to better inform pedagogical practices and thus assure student mastery.>Support a particular cohort of scholars throughout the school year thus leveraging family communication and consistent support to encourage scholar success and deliver a quality and caring educational experience.> Curate and innovate lessons that engage scholars through their interests and perspectives. The classroom thus becomes an opportunity to connect canonical skills and standards to the lived experience of the young people get the opportunity to teach. Through a consistent and structured lesson and or unit scholars explore their world view, develop communication skills, analyze different media messages, and practice carrying discussions around impactful topics.Year 21-22 Pre-AP ELA 9th & 10th grade co-taughtYear 22-23 Pre-AP SEMINAR 9th grade Lead teacherYear 23-24 Visual Art & AP Literature Lead Teacher Year 24-25 AP Literature & ELA 12 Lead Teacher, 12th Grade Team Lead

Whitman College

Bachelor's degree

Bellingham High School

High School Diploma

New York University

The Hemispheric Institute

Relay Graduate School of Education

Master of Education - MEd

NYU Tisch Art and Public Policy

Masters ART POLITICS