1. Zion
Gezaw
17134
E.
Tufts
Ave
Aurora,
CO
80015
|
720-­‐287-­‐9922
|
zgezaw@aol.com
I believe that each student deserves to have an invested instructor who will teach them the way they learn best. My passion is
to help underprivileged students gain equitable access to higher education through creating culturally responsive lessons.
Education
Teaching Experience
Student Teacher — George Washington High School
• Assessing students learning through formative and summative measures to monitor student progress.
• Planning backwards design units, including learning outcomes and assessments.
• Created and implemented student writing workshops for college application essays.
2016- Current
Substitute Teacher — Denver Public Schools
• Creating lesson plans for classrooms, establishing a regular classroom management system, building
rapport with students, and make sure that classes run smoothly while the regular teacher is out.
2016-Current
AVID Tutor— Denver Public Schools
• Helping students navigate a way to discover answers to their questions on their own while in the tutorial
style setting.
• Successfully improving student participation in the classroom through integration of creative role-playing
exercises.
Volunteer Experience
English Language Learner Reading Tutor – Aurora Frontier K-8 School
• Modified the general education curriculum for non English speaking students based upon a variety of
instructional techniques and technologies.
• Developed and taught lessons on relevant children's books, movies and themes to promote student interest.
Public Achievement Coach – George Washington High School & South High School
• College preparation; motivated students while teaching them about social justice issues happening in their
community; create a community project to create change in the school with the students.
Skills/Languages
• Fluent in Amharic
• ESL support
• Strong collaborator
• Respectable classroom management with diverse populations
2013-Current
2013-2016
2014-2016
Bachelors of Arts — University of Denver
English Education and Gender & Women’s Studies
• Recipient of Daniels Fund Scholarship
• Recipient of Ronald Reagan Scholarship
• Recipient of Sigma Tau Delta Award and Membership
• AmeriCorps Non Profit Member
Masters of Arts — University of Denver
2013-2016
Curriculum and Instruction
• Colorado Initial Teacher License, Secondary English
• Endorsements: Culturally Linguistically Diverse (CLD) & Language Arts 6-12
• Student Ambassador for the TEP program
• AmeriCorps Non Profit Member
2016-2017