Desteny Becerra

Student Teacher (7th Grade) | Undergraduate Researcher | Education, Learning & Equity

Irvine, California, United States

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Experience

  • Student Teacher at Santa Ana Unified School District
    Aug 2025 - Present · 11 mos

    Student Teacher (7th Grade) Lead instruction for two 7th-grade classes, planning lessons, delivering instruction, assessing student work, and managing classroom activities. Collaborated with mentor teacher to align curriculum with learning standards and support student engagement.

  • UC Irvine (Irvine, California, United States · On-site)
    • Research Assistant- Discipline-based education research, Chemistry, STEM
      Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

    • Reserach Assistant- Human Abilities in Bilingual Language Acquisition (HABLA)
      Oct 2024 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Senior Member at Chick-fil-A Restaurants
    May 2023 - May 2025 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    - Maintained high standards of customer service during high-volume, fast-paced operations - Handled currency and credit transactions quickly and accurately - Communicated clearly and positively with customers and coworkers - Resolved complaints promptly and professionally - Took initiative to find extra tasks when schedules duties were completed

  • Private Tutor at San Bernardino City Unified School District
    Jun 2023 - Sep 2023 · 4 mos

    - Assist tutoring of students in academic subjects such as math, science and English. - Assist students with academic tasks: homework/projects - Create individualized lesson plans to meet student's needs - Assist with behavior management, discipline, interpersonal actions, and act as a role model - Communicate with parents regarding student's progress and achievements

  • Laboratory Assistant at Loma Linda University
    May 2022 - Aug 2022 · 4 mos

    - Perform laboratory experiments utilizing standard techniques and equipment - Collect data - Document findings - Attend lab meetings, report findings and explain why we got certain results Worked under Dr. Ryan Sinclair, who is an Associate Professor of Environmental Microbiology in Loma Linda University School of Public Health. We worked on two projects: The excess of nutrients in the Salton Sea and human exposure to pathogens in surface water.