Oct 2021 - Present
Merisenda Alatorre
- @merialatorre
- Real-Life Magical Unicorn
- Las Vegas, NV
- she/her/hers
Resume
View allJun 2018 - Oct 2021
Manager, Digital Learning and Instructional Design, National Math and Science Initiative
Jul 2017 - Jun 2018
Project Facilitator, Clark County School Distrist
Jun 2015 - May 2017
Interactive Media Producer, KQED
Portfolio
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To be totally honest, the past few months were a little intense for me. My mom was in the ICU, among other things. I fell into a bit of a funk, but I'm starting to feel good again. I wrote about my...
I'm so happy with how my Halloween costume turned out! If I had more time, I would have added more details. Aside from the shirt, pants, and gloves, I made everything myself. I crocheted the hat an...
I led a team training on the resources I've developed to support the adoption of inclusive design best practices. The resources included an online course on what inclusive design looks like at our ...
I went to Life is Beautiful for the first time yesterday! It was an amazing time. It was impressive to see the level of work that goes into putting on an event of this size. I was blown away by all...
Video
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This is a companion video for my latest post where I walk through my art journaling process: https://youtu.be/baHYvkxdPK8
My former company contracted me to produce a sizzle reel for one of their content summits. It was so fun to piece this together! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q8l-CfqPms
Here's one of the videos I produced for our Media Essentials courses. It's very meta! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG8E9QRSoK0
This is part of the "Climate and Culture" video series I've produced as part of my work for the Clark County School District. I travel to different school sites and interview people about how they'...
Writing
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I've been in a bit of a creative funk lately and finally had the inspiration to make again. My latest post is all about art journaling! https://howtounicorn.com/how-to-make-an-art-journal/
I'm always on the lookout for fun and interesting museums. While I was in Ohio, I found out there was a Museum of Witchcraft and Magick and I had to check it out! https://howtounicorn.com/magical-m...
One of my goals is to check out as many unicorn-themed places as I can. When I was traveling to Ohio for work, I found out there was a Unicorn Restaurant and Pub where I was staying. https://howtou...
The pandemic's been pretty tough on all of us. Here's how I've been coping. https://howtounicorn.com/a-unicorns-pandemic-survival-guide/