SUNNY CHAVEZ
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
(949)373-6385
sunnychavezusa@gmail.com
112 Avenida San Diego, San Clemente CA 92672
EDUCATION
MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
JUNE 2020
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN
SOCIOLOGY (MINORS: SCIENCE AND MATH EDUCATION
& APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY)
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA
JUNE 2019
CERTIFICATIONS
SB2042 MULTIPLE SUBJECT PRELIMINARY CREDENTIAL
WITH ENGLISH LEARNER
AUTHORIZATION
JUNE 2020
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
My education as a student and my teaching experiences
have given me different perspectives that greatly
impact my professional work and further my professional
development. I have deep experiences with educational
and social inequities, and am focused on remediating
these issues. I also have a focus on English Language
Learners and have worked on ELD interventions with
these students. I have developed many lesson plans that
follow UDL guidelines and use UDL strategies for grades
K-5. Lastly, with my recent experience in distance
learning, I have learned that there needs to be more
emphasis on socio-emotional learning when the natural
social aspect of school is taken out and am looking
forward to implementing these findings.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER
CALIFORNIA CONNECTIONS ACADEMY | CAPISTRANO
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT | OCTOBER 2020-PRESENT
• Plan and teach synchronous lessons using CLASS.com
and California curriculum.
KINDERGARTEN STUDENT TEACHER AND SUBSTITUTE
KINOSHITA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | CAPISTRANO UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT | JANUARY 2020 – May 2020
• Plan and teach asynchronous and synchronous distance
learning lessons using Google Classroom, Google Meet,
and Screencastify.
• Plan and teach differentiated instruction in math using
homogenous groups and CGI strategies.
•
Led ELA lessons using Wonders curriculum while
focusing on letter recognition and word blending.
• Taught ELD lessons using sentence frames and anchor
charts for building vocabulary and language
development.
FOURTH GRADE STUDENT TEACHER
R.H. DANA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | CAPISTRANO UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT | AUGUST 2019 - DECEMBER 2019
• Responsible for planning and teaching bi-weekly science
lessons using Foss curriculum.
• Integrated ELD into the math curriculum by using choral
counting strategies.
• Coordinated a school-wide yoga event with a local yoga
studio.
CAPTAIN OF RESEARCH TEAM
POWER OF PLAY | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA
BARBARA | 2018 – 2019 • Facilitated and promoted
pro-social behavior, cognitive competence, conflict
resolution, and healthy psychosocial adjustment of
children at school.
• Engaged in activities with TK-six grade students.
•
Facilitated problem solving strategies to support
conflict resolution. • Led weekly research team meetings
where theory, research, and practical strategies were
discussed.
EXPERIENCE CONTINUED…

SKILLS
PROFICIENT IN THE FOLLOWING
ONLINE RESOURCES FOR DISTANCE LEARNING- GOOGLE
CLASSROOM, GOOGLE MEETS, GOOGLE FORMS, ZOOM,
SCREENCASTIFY, FLIPGRID, SEESAW, PEARDECK, PADLET,
EPIC!, ETC
VOLUNTEER TEACHER AIDE
PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM OF THE GEVIRTZ SCHOOL
OF EDUCATION | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA
BARBARA | JANUARY 2019-JUNE 2019
•
Observed the fundamental aspects of K- 12 teaching
and learning in the public school setting
• Volunteered 30 hours per quarter
•
Led lessons and assisted mentor teacher with lessons in
a third grade classroom
CLASROOM VOLUNTEER
SCITREK | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA |
JANUARY 2019-JUNE 2019
• Promoted synergy between science inquiry, language
arts, and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).
• Partnered with local schools to teach 4 week lessons.
• Lead small groups with guided experiments and lessons.
VOLUNTEER TEACHER AIDE
CALTEACH MATH | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA
BARBARA | APRIL 2018-JUNE 2018
• Observed mentor teacher teach math lessons in a
second grade classroom. • Assisted and taught small
groups in math.