Gina Madera McMillin  25146 Steinbeck Ave., Unit E 
Stevenson Ranch, CA 91381 
I am a motivated English teacher who presents course materials in  Phone Number:  
clear, interesting, and innovative ways to encourage student learning.  (661) 305-9520 
I base all lessons around the Common Core State Standards with an  E-Mail: 
emphasis on critical thinking. I am also trained in task analysis, along  gina.mcmillin.17@gmail.com 
with developing curriculum, lessons, and educational-based trainings.   

EXPERIENCE  EDUCATION 

James Madison Middle School, N ​ orth Hollywood, CA  Arizona State 

— 7th and 8th Grade English Teacher  University, ​Phoenix, AZ 
July 201 - Present  (online) — M​ asters in 
I am currently teaching honors and regular 7th grade English and a  Educational Technology 
sheltered 8th grade English class.   August 2017 - December 2018 
   

Canyon High School,​ Canyon Country, CA  California State 

—H​ ead Frosh Softball Coach  University, Northridge, 
August 2017 - June 2018  Northridge, CA   
I am the head Freshmen/Sophomore softball coach at Canyon High  — ​Preliminary Teaching 
School. I exercise respect, hard work, discipline, and teamwork. In  Credential in Secondary 
addition to coaching, I make sure that all students are meeting the GPA  Education in English 
requirements established by the CIF, along with helping the players grow  June 2015  

as individuals, in respect, and as a team.   

California State 
University, Northridge, 
Sierra Vista Junior High School,​ Canyon Country, CA  Northridge, CA   
—L ​ ong-Term Substitute Teacher 
— ​Bachelors of Arts in 
September 2017 - January 2018  English 
I fully assumed four 8th grade English classes and a 7th grade Junior High  May 2015  
Seminar elective by taking the established schoolwide curriculum and 
incorporating my own teaching style. I was able to build a rapport with 
my students by establishing my own classroom management. I utilized  VOLUNTEER WORK 
Google Classroom, making majority of assignments paperless. I took time 
to contact parents and encourage students to complete their assignments.  Saint Kateri Tekakwitha 
I used the original lessons while implementing my own lessons for extra  Catholic Church  
support as needed.  
I have been volunteering for 
Self-Employed, P ​ asadena, CA   two youth programs since 
—P ​ rivate English and History Tutor   2008. I have mentored, 
July 2017  taught, led small groups, 

I taught, guided, and tutored a student as she took her 10th grade English  developed lessons, and 

and history classes over the summer for an online school. My job was to  worked with adolescents in an 

reteach concepts and motivate her to get her classwork done.   environment that promoted 
growth and learning.   
A.G.B.U. Vatche & Tamar Manoukian High School, 
Pasadena, CA   SKILLS 
—E ​ nglish Language Arts and Dramatic Arts Teacher  ● Collaboration     
August 2015 - January 2017 
● Common Core 
I taught at a W.A.S.C. certified high school teaching C.P. English classes  Trained  
for ninth, eleventh, and twelfth grade, honors tenth grade English, and 
● Communication   
Drama I/II simultaneously throughout the entirety of my employment. 
● Complex Problem 
All lessons allowed for discussion-based learning and utilized 
technology. I helped to implement Common Core Standards into the  Solving   
English department as its foundation with an emphasis on critical  ● Computers and 
thinking. I was able to rebuild the drama program both inside and outside  Electronics 
of the classroom by allowing students to expand outside their comfort  ● Coordinating 
zone in order to provide growth in both their character and their acting. 
● Classroom 
Management   
Student Teaching, ​Los Angeles, CA  
● Critical Thinking and 
—S ​ tudent Teacher 
Innovative Thinking 
August 2014 - May 2015 
● Developing 
I spent one academic school year student teaching. The Fall semester was 
spent at Granada Hills Charter High School teaching C.P. 10th grade  Educational 
English. In my first semester of experience, I learned classroom  Curriculums, Lessons, 
structure, how to lesson plan, how to instruct a class, and came up with  Modules, and 
innovative projects and lessons.   Trainings 
In my second semester, I taught two Scholastic Read 180 classes at  ● Differentiated 
Lawrence Middle School. These two hour intervention classes focused on  Instruction   
getting students to read at grade level by utilizing guided instruction,  ● IEP Documentation  
small group lessons and discussions, individual reading and 
● Lesson Planning   
summarization, and computer interactive work. With this experience, I 
● Organization     
improved my classroom management, learned how to give directions in a 
clear way, and incorporated IEP’s and differentiated instruction into all  ● Patience and 
lessons.  Compassion 
● Scholastic Read 180   
Learning Resource Center at California State University,  ● Task Analysis 
Northridge, N​ orthridge, CA   ● Theater 
—W​ riting Tutor and Supplemental Writing Instructor 
Production/Directing 
May 2013 - May 2015 
● Time Management 
Writing Tutor:​ I tutored numerous freshmen undergraduates 
● Tutoring 
one-on-one on the curriculum being taught in their English 113 classes 
from 2013-2014. I helped guide and edit students’ essays in order to allow  Individually/Groups

students to walk away understanding how to improve their work on their   

own. 

Supplemental Instructor: ​I was the instructor for a one unit writing lab 
that instilled understanding and comprehension of their G.E. English  Achievements  
class from 2013-2014. I reinforced reading and writing comprehension 
Member of the National 
for foreign-exchange students, English Language Learners, and students 
Society of Leadership and 
with low-level understanding. I used a variety of teaching methods such 
Success - Sigma Alpha Pi 
as lectures, discussions, demonstrations, and individualized attention.