To tell you the story of my teaching portfolio, a deeply personal project, I thought it would be appropriate to first introduce myself. My name is Ashly Paulino and I have just completed my Master’s in English. I am a first-generation, low-income, Afro-Latinx scholar. My work—personal, academic, and professional—has always been intertwined with and centered around educational equity. It isn’t unusual for me to start the day as a student and end it as an educator trying to put systems in place to ensure that all students have equal opportunities to succeed. While just a small sample of the many jobs I have worked within the field of education, I think these experiences highlight not only the motivations that structure this project, but also the values that guide it.
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, Community Scholars Program, Center for Multicultural Equity and Access, Georgetown University
- Oversee online writing workshops with twelve Community Scholars to help them fine-tune their writing skills across genres and mediums—from personal essays to formal presentations.
- Coordinate with Professor Molly Chehak to build curriculum, grade assignments, and perform course-related administrative tasks.
- Peer Career Consultant, Wayfinder Program, Cawley Career Education Center, Georgetown University
- Revised job and internship materials for Georgetown students—from freshmen to Ph.D. candidates—by editing resumes and cover letters, providing guidance, and connecting them to career resources.
- Writing Consultant, Georgetown University Writing Center, Georgetown University
- Collaborated with Georgetown students—from freshmen to Ph.D. candidates—in developing their writing skills through brainstorming, conversations, and revisions.
- Fostered partnerships between the Writing Center and the Georgetown Scholars Program to increase the size and diversity of the Writing Center’s clientele and writing tutor applicants.
- Education Technology Intern, DreamWakers
- Hosted 50+ video conferencing calls between diverse and dynamic career professionals and high-need/underserved classrooms to inspire connections between classroom learning and future career prospects.
- Engaged students, educators, career professionals, and corporate partners through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Medium.
- Project Assistant, Core Transformations Project: Enhancing and Transforming the Core Curriculum, Georgetown University
- Revamped Georgetown’s mandatory first-year writing course, WRIT015, by incorporating studio coursework and student-centered pedagogy in close collaboration with the Cawley Career Education Center, the Department of English, and the Writing Program.
- Academic Enrichment Chair, English Undergraduate Council, Georgetown University
- Designed, marketed, and participated in semesterly symposiums to give undergraduate and graduate students a platform to share their work with the greater Georgetown community.
