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At Riverside Unified School District, I wrote NGSS-aligned chemistry units, test items, and answer keys using backward design. I paired a 3D VSEPR simulation with a hands-on balloon model, and the class averaged about 80% on quizzes and tests.

I use Canvas and Google Classroom to deploy content, and I draft formative quiz items with Gemini before reviewing them for accuracy and UDL accessibility. I also partnered with a Science Department Chair to teach and adapt department-built NGSS chemistry units.

At Temecula Valley High School, I redesigned boys' volleyball training around player autonomy and trained assistant coaches to run practices and handle player conflict. The team improved from 0–10 and last in league to 6–4 and 3rd place the next season, qualified for the regional tournament, and reached the program's first-ever top-four regional performance.

My portfolio includes interactive learning projects such as Pip's Number Garden, a branching coaching simulation, and a chemical safety onboarding course. I build and prototype with tools including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Figma, and Articulate Rise and Storyline 360.