Media
Aliza has a masters degree in child development with a concentration in media and technology literacy. She has research experience in media impacts and representation in media.
Aliza has worked in editorial curation, production, curricula design, and content reviewing in children’s media.
Common Sense Networks
Digital Content Reviewer
Evaluates media for developmental appropriateness for minors
Betweened
Curated and produced family entertainment app. Wrote activities to help parents engage in digital literacy with their children.
Research Experience
Aliza has gained research experience working in three labs and has gained skills in Qualtrics, IRB development, literature searches, professional development, qualitative and quantitative data analysis, and observational interviews.
Her main research interests lie in children’s media, identity development and DEIJ issues, and educational technology.
CTV (Children’s Television Lab)
CTV’s main focus is on content analyses of children’s media, as well as content creator interviews, and media representation issues. Aliza has worked on developing an IRB, survey, and interview questions for an upcoming study.
DevTech Lab (Developmental Technology)
DevTech has created two main technologies: ScratchJr and KIBO and researches how coding can impact young children. Aliza worked on assessing students, creating a professional development course, and supporting curriculum goals.
Sidanius Intergroup Relations Lab
Sidanius Intergroup Relations Lab focuses on intergroup relations, and the project Aliza was specifically involved in focused on the expansion of Whiteness.
CEEO Lab
Aliza worked with CEEO to observe classroom integration of robotics, created an outline for an upcoming publication on the project, and taught middle schooler’s robotics through LEGO Spike Prime.
Education Experience
Aliza has teaching experience in a multitude of settings and to all different types of students. She has taught in both formal and informal educational experiences as well.
Early Childhood Technology Degree
Teacher’s Assistant
Aliza was a teacher’s assistant for the ECT program which introduces engineering and technology education to teachers through two courses on tech tools for learning and educational environments.
Howard Hersch Religious School
Teacher
Aliza taught forth graders Hebrew, prayers, and holidays, and created a curriculum to support learners with learning disabilities.
Boston Museum of Science
Early Childhood Interpretation Intern
The Discovery Center in the museum teaches children 8 and under about physics, biology, geology, and other STEM concepts that Aliza taught to museum patrons.
Ayalim Elementary School
Teacher’s assistant
Aliza worked with a second grade classroom in a disadvantaged school and taught math, English, and supported behavioral needs.
Camp Ramah in the Poconos
Art Specialist
Aliza taught art including woodburning, metal work, and polymer clay to children from preschool age to high school and children with special needs.
CBOI Tot Shabbat
Leader
Aliza helped create a Jewish toddler music program to support holiday learning and music skills.
SKILLS
- Qualtrics
- Microsoft Suite
- Blender
- Onshape
- Gimp (Photoshop)
- Google Documents
- Research Database skills
- ScratchJr.
- KIBO
- Lego Robotics
- Boost and Spike Prime
- Coding
- Data Analysis
- Literature Searches
- Script Writing
- Curriculum Building
- Social Science Research Certified
- Content Analysis
- Survey Building