Erik Nelson

Erik.Nelson@CaminoNuevo.org | 245 N. Alvarado St. #118, Los Angeles, CA 90026 | (317) 4183033 EDUCATION Loyola Marymount University, School of Education Los Angeles, CA Single Subject Teaching Credential Foundational Mathematics August 2013 Present Relevant Courses: Methods for Teaching Secondary Math, Literacy in the Content Areas, Teaching Students with Special Needs, Portfolio and Assessment of Teaching University of Southern California Marshall School of Business | Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences Bachelor of Science: Business Administration (Emphasis in Entrepreneurship) | Bachelor of Arts: Spanish Honors: Trustee Scholar; National Merit Scholar; Marshall School of Business Deans List Los Angeles, CA May 2013 GPA: 3.6

WORK EXPERIENCE Camino Nuevo High School Miramar Los Angeles, CA Mathematics Teacher August 2013 Present Develop and implement curriculum for Algebra 1 and Algebra 2 courses based around the California State Test standards and a pre-developed pacing plan for the academic year Foster a community of 20 young scholars in a daily advisory called iConnect Execute curriculum for math support in an Academic Enrichment course Teach a planned Wellness class focused around both health and physical education Teach For America Los Angeles, CA Campus Campaign Coordinator July 2012 May 2013 Conduct research and analyze demographics of campus with the campus recruiter and 3 other student CCCs to recruit 150+ applicants from USC for the 2013 Corps Deliver class and student organization presentations throughout the academic year to raise awareness of the mission of Teach For America among students each week Develop relationships with Student Affairs divisions to create programs like diversity film screenings and career panels and to continue a month-long series of workshops known as EdMonth INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE Teach For America Los Angeles, CA Recruitment Intern May 2012 July 2012 Created proposals for recruitment programming and informational events for the University of California school system under the supervision of the California Recruitment Director Researched 11 college campuses of the University of California for most effective outreach and recruitment methods Collaborated with 15 student ambassadors to conduct research and create informational outreach initiatives for the 9 undergraduate campuses with a focus on the 4 most heavily recruited by Teach For America VOLUNTEER & TEACHING EXPERIENCE Iridescent Science Tutoring Program Los Angeles, CA Student Translator February 2013 May 2013 Assisted 3 undergraduate engineers run activities for 3 rd- 5th grade students for a 6 week program Translated after-school science curriculum for Spanish-only families and students Participated in recruitment of other student translators for the Iridescent program through the USC Spanish department Joint Educational Project Los Angeles, CA 3rd Grade Math Mentor at Lenicia B. Weemes Elementary February 2010 May 2010 Chosen to assist a local 3rd grade math class as students learned multiplication, division and fractions Created worksheets and practice problems for students to work at home twice weekly to assist the teacher Invented a game using both American and Chinese currency for students to work on fraction practice problems to engage students SKILLS Public Speaking and Presentation skills Spanish Fluent, Portuguese Emerging Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

INTERESTS Traveling and learning new languages through Duolinguo Learning basic programming skills through Codecademy Online courses through Coursera