Anna Andresian
Software Engineering Contractor at Higher Ground Education
Software Engineer
I am a software engineer with a primary focus on frontend web development and education technology. I believe that technology has the power to support students and teachers in being more flexible, more intentional, more perceptive, and more engaged with each other as they handle the challenges of teaching and learning. I felt the transformative influence of technology in my own experience as a teacher, and I am convinced of the value that technology can add to the classroom.

I taught middle and upper school Latin for 11 years in RI, NV, CO, and NJ. In my last year of teaching, I attended an after-school programming class taught by two senior boys (Jonathan Tang & Oliver Barnum, to whom I am very grateful for their instruction & inspiration!). I started working on a web app that would allow my students to practice Latin forms and grammar. It changed the way I was able to differentiate instruction in class and the way students were able to practice the material independently outside of class. Having experienced firsthand the way that technology can reshape a situation, I am excited about my ongoing work on Magistrula.com and my role at AltSchool, and I am passionate about contributing to the educational community from outside the classroom.
Higher Ground Education
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Software Engineering Contractor
Altitude Learning
https://www.linkedin.com/company/altitude-learning-
San Francisco Bay Area
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Staff Software Engineer
Altitude Learning
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San Francisco Bay Area
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Senior Frontend Engineer
Altitude Learning
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San Francisco Bay Area
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Frontend Engineer
Amplify
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New York, NY
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Software Engineer
The Lawrenceville School
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Teaching: Upper School Latin
Advising: Intramural Basketball
Residential: Weekly supervision duty in dorm for 10th/11th grade girls
Lawrenceville, NJ
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Latin Teacher
The Paideia Institute for Humanistic Study
https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-paideia-institute
Instructor in 5-week course on Latin language & literature. Participants were undergraduate and graduate students.
Rome, Italy
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Latin Instructor
Regis Jesuit High School
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Teaching: Upper School Latin
Advising: Junior Classical League
Aurora, CO
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Latin Teacher
Sage Ridge School
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Teaching: Middle & Upper School Latin
Advising: Junior Classical League
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Latin Teacher
Rocky Hill School
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Teaching: Middle & Upper School Latin
Advising: Latin Club
Coaching: Rock Climbing
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Latin Teacher
B.A.
Classics: Latin
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Brown University
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M.St.
Interests: Historical Linguistics, Latin prose, history of the Late Republic
Latin & Greek Languages and Literature
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University of Oxford
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"The Recurse Center is a free, self-directed, educational retreat for people who want to get better at programming, whether they've been coding for three decades or three months."
The Recurse Center
Vocabula Picta: An Illustrated Latin Lexicon for the Modern World
Ascanius: The Youth Classics Institute
http://www.ascaniusyci.org/store/vocabulapicta.htm
Looking at Latin: A Grammar for Pre-College
Bolchazy-Carducci
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American Classical League / Society for Classical Studies
Excellence in Teaching at the Precollegiate Level
Samuel Levine
      
          



            
              
        
              
  

    
        Anna brings a rare combination to her work at Amplify: not only is she a talented developer and technologist; she is also extremely passionate about education and student learning. Anna often works late hours and weekends to push ahead on projects b/c of how strongly she feels about her work and the impact she can make. 

Anna would often offer invaluable insights during the product development process. She was always eager to sit in on user research sessions and provide her unique perspective as a former teacher and now as a developer, and she always had excellent suggestions for our design and product team. I would recommend Anna extremely highly; it was a real pleasure to work with her.  Sarah Garcia-Mata
      
          



            
              
        
              
  

    
        When I was the Chair of Foreign Languages at Rocky Hill, Anna joined our department and made an incredible difference in our school.  She had a wonderful sense of humor and the children loved to work for her.
The Legion Project (Classics)
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Career Networking for Ancient and Classical Studies
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Alpha Delta Phi Society
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Brown Alumni Association (BAA)
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