25848 Balsam Fir Circle,

Michael Meza Menifee CA, 92585

(951) 491-4864
MMEZA3850@GMAIL.COM

Professional Objective SKILLS

​ o build a long-term career as a high school English educator with
T
​I acquired many skills from
opportunities to grow into administrative positions while giving students
the encouragement, freedom and knowledge to better their skills in my experiences, mainly
English. organization, problem
solving, and classroom
management. These three
EXPERIENCE were most essential during
my positions as a long term
California Connections Academy, San Juan Capistrano— substitute. Communication
English Teacher 10th Grade and collaboration are two that
April 2020 - Present came naturally and were more
fully developed in my
JUSD, Jurupa Valley— Substitute Teacher undergrad at UCR, while time
NOVEMBER 2016 - April 2020 management, adaptability,
and active listening I honed
from my time with my Master
OrchidLQ Academy, Garden Grove— English Tutor
Teacher and working in the
JULY 2017 - MAY 2018
virtual classroom.

EDUCATION AWARDS

Grand Canyon University Online, Phoenix— Master of Graduated Cum Laude

Secondary Education in English
MAY 2017 - JANUARY 2019

During this time I completed courses for teaching theories, adolescent LANGUAGES
psychology, and ELL education.
English

University of California Riverside, Riverside—Bachelor of

Arts in Creative Writing
SEPTEMBER 2012 - MAY 2016
INTERESTS
During this time I learned how important criticism is to become better at
any craft. My major classes taught me how to give and take constructive
I enjoy reading and writing
criticism to increase productivity.
stories, spending time with
my family and friends,
playing video games and
learning about dinosaurs