Professional Development

Pedagogical Engagement

Center for ENGAGED PEDAGOGY (BARNARD COLLEGE)

Thinking Digitally Summer Institute (2022) — Participant in an intensive 3-day institute for faculty to design assignments that critically engage with digital technologies. 

EDINUMEN & UNIVERSIDAD DE SALAMANCA (2019-2020)

PDP ELE NOOC(s) — Participant in online nano MOOCs to enhance my pedagogical training on the teaching of Spanish as L2.

      • Dinámicas y contenidos para la enseñanza de ELE.
      • Metodologías, enfoques y procesos del aprendizaje de ELE.
      • Evaluación en la enseñanza de ELE.
Center for Teaching and Learning (COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY)

Language Lounge (2017 – 2019) — Participant in bi-semestral discussions on how race, gender, sexuality, and accessibility interfere with the teaching of Spanish as L2. 

Ivy+ Graduate Student Teaching Transformations Summit, Yale University (Spring 2019) — Attendance and sharing of an assignment on inclusive guidelines.

Inclusive Teaching Seminar (Spring 2018)— Participant in a 5-part seminar. Developed strategies for promoting diversity in the classroom and created an action plan for teaching inclusively.

Ivy+ Graduate Student Teaching Transformations Summit, Yale University (Spring 2018) — Attendance and sharing of an inclusive rubric.

Ivy+ Graduate Student Teaching Transformations Summit, Princeton University (Spring 2017) — Attendance and sharing of teaching artifact on peer feedback.

Collaborative Learning Workshop (Spring 2017) — Participant in a 3-part workshop track. Designed a digital collaborative assignment.

Digital Literacy Seminar (Spring 2017) — Participant in a 5-part seminar. Developed strategies for promoting digital literacy in the classroom.

Reflective Teaching Seminar (Spring 2017) — Participant in a 5-part seminar. Reflected on learner-centered curriculum design and engaged on peer observation.

Innovative Teaching Summer Institute (Summer 2016) — Participant in a four-day series of interdisciplinary workshops, discussions and reflection on the use of technology to support effective teaching. Designed a digital assignment using Mediathread.

Latin American and Iberian Cultures Department (COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY)

Applied Pedagogy Workshops (2014-2020) — Participant in monthly discussions on how to enhance the development of the departmental Language Programs (Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese).

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain)

Spanish L2 Acquisition Certificate — Participant in a 45-hour intensive on the basics of the teaching of Spanish as a Second Language.

Universidad de Córdoba (Spain)

Teaching Certificate — Participant in a semester-long course. Designed course material at high school level. Had an internship at a public high school. Engaged peer observation.

 

Selected Conference & Poster Presentation

Poster Presentation «Experiential and Team-Based Learning in STEM: Assessing the Undergraduate sTEAM Fellows Program» (co-authored with Valerie Bondura) Celebration of Teaching and Learning Symposium, Center for Teaching and Learning, Columbia University (February 2020).

Poster Presentation «“Thinking Communally:” A Creative Project Based on the Use of L2 as a Critical Tool», Celebration of Teaching and Learning Symposium, Center for Teaching and Learning, Columbia University (February 2019).

Online Workshop Co-facilitator «Understanding and Implementing Metacognition in the Classroom», Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (September 2018).

Poster Presentation «“Ditch” the paper: Fostering Critical Thinking Through Video Creation», Celebration of Teaching and Learning Symposium, Center for Teaching and Learning, Columbia University (February 2017).

Fellowships at Columbia University

Teaching Assessment Fellow, Center for Teaching and Learning, Columbia University. Assessment role. 35 hours per semester (2019-2020)

      • Develop assessment plans for faculty-defined teaching interventions.
      • Implement assessment plans and analyze data.
      • Draft of assessment reports, in coordination with pertinent faculty and with the guidance from mentors at the CTL.

Peer Observation Program, Center for Teaching and Learning, Columbia University. Observation role. 15 hours per semester (2019-2020)

      • Conduct two observations over the academic year.
      • Attend cohort meetings with fellow participants.

Senior Lead Teaching Fellow, Center for Teaching and Learning, Columbia University. Mentorship and leadership role. 40 hours per semester (2017-2018)

      • Coordination and co-facilitation of the Learning Community «On Metacognition: Owning Our Learning» (3-part interdisciplinary discussion)
      • Mentoring of a group of five fellows, coordination of internal peer observations, and overseeing their workshop planning and department liaison deliverables.

Lead Teaching Fellow, Center for Teaching and Learning, Columbia University. Leadership role. 30 hours per semester (2016-2017)

      • Planning and implementation of teaching-related workshops: «Making Others Believe: the Afterlife of Active Learning Pedagogies» (Spring 2017), and «#followme: Imagining Learning Beyond the Classroom» (Fall 2016)