Department of Education

Alejandro received an A.B. in Applied Mathematics from Brown University, and is pursuing his graduate studies as an MAT-math student. Alejandro first uncovered his passion for working with youth as an outdoor survival camp supervisor, having worked with the initiative for 6 years (Leadership Learning Classroom). During his undergraduate studies, he worked as an afterschool teacher in the Providence School district (BEAM), with a specific emphasis on developing lesson plans to support an active translanguaging classroom. Compounding on his growing interest in educational methodology as an undergrad, he reached a point in his academics where he began focusing more on how things were being taught rather than what was being taught.

Armed with this broad exposure to cross-disciplinary academics and teaching strategies, he would like to bring a similar sense of diversity to his teaching of mathematics, intending to develop a more comprehensive and creative approach to math pedagogy that serves to inspire his students. Having grown up in a bilingual household, his Spanish fluency will be especially useful in reaching those students who identify as multilingual learners (MLLs). Alejandro wants to be a voice in support of students’ struggles that will (almost) certainly exist in their pursuit of creativity and precision as growing mathematicians. Having struggled himself with the subject in formative years, Alejandro hopes to model how one can succeed in the subject despite a lack of self-perceived “knack.” 

In addition to math education, Alejandro also has a strong interest in the law. He engaged in two legal internships: one in New York as a facilitator for family law-related disputes and the other in Ireland as a caseworker for the Irish Innocence Project (IIP), and, in 2024, was awarded a fellowship to work for Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), communicating with constituents primarily in Spanish. After some years teaching, he envisions the possibility of exploring the intersection of law and education in the service of equity. In his spare time, Alejandro enjoys playing fiddle, mandolin, guitar, and banjo in local Appalachian folk jams. He has also been principal flutist in multiple classical ensembles. Alejandro is always hoping for new ways to incorporate his drive for music in all of its shapes and forms into his pedagogy.