Kyle Quina

kquina@ufl.edu

EDUCATION
Master of Education in Secondary Science Education Anticipated August, 2017
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry August, 2016

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
GPA 3.74/4.00

Relevant Coursework: Effective Teaching and Classroom Management, Learning Science with Technology,
Using the Internet in Education, Knowing and Learning in STEM, Equity and Diversity in Science Teaching

EXPERIENCE
Student Teacher, Eastside High School mid-January early April 2017
Gainesville, FL
Taught 10th 11th grade Honors Chemistry for nine weeks and 11th 12th grade Honors Physics
for six weeks.
Planned lessons and wrote and graded tests and quizzes.
Designed and implemented a calorimetry lab and an acid/base neutralization lab.

Tutor in Precalculus with Trigonometry, Gator Engineering @ Santa Fe February April 2014
Santa Fe College, Gainesville, FL
Tutored Santa Fe College students bound for UF as engineering majors.
Communicated concepts taught in class in a variety of ways to provide understanding

ESL Teacher September 2011 June 2012

Central Asia
Taught Turkmen nationals aged 17 years and older basic English grammar and vocabulary,
emphasizing listening comprehension and speaking skills.

Volunteer, Youth With A Mission (YWAM) January 2009 August 2011

Colorado Springs, CO
Worked alongside YWAM volunteers from Brazil, South Korea, Samoa, Guinea Bissau, and Lebanon.
Interacted with youth and adults in their home cultures, through activities such as yard work in the
Flathead Indian Reservation or leading a group of immigrant youth to the zoo in Germany.

INVOLVEMENT
Peer Mentor, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Mentorship Program September 2015 April 2016
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Encouraged a transfer student during his first two semesters as a chemistry major.

SKILLS
Computer: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, MATLAB