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• Write fascinating nonfiction articles for grades 2-5• Create age-appropriate, highly engaging teacher resources aligned to common core standards• Collaborate with scientists and historians to make sure facts presented in the magazines are accurate• Complete rigorous research on nonfiction topics that appear in the magazine• Correlate state standards for all articles• Create engaging, short, nonfiction videos for the magazine• Collaborate with production to make sure digital versions of the magazine meet our requirements• Interface with teachers to ensure highest quality curriculum• Manage Teacher advisory board

• Coordinated college readiness program at two public high schools in West Philadelphia• Collaborated with school staff, administration and partner organizations to offer a wide array of resources to host schools, including events, after-school programming, college visits and academic support• Developed successful relationships with school counselors to align services within the schools’ needs and provide holistic post-secondary support to students• Directly managed two AmeriCorps teams, providing eight members with continual feedback on their relationships with students, progress in school and preparation for a career after their year of service• Oversaw management of all external communications for Promise Corps, including all social media accounts, websites, printed materials, recruitment advertising and branding• Gathered and maintained evaluation records pertaining to program performance, particularly in regard to impact on high school students.• Utilized online timesheet and data collection portal to collect all information needed to measure programs performance measures.

• Train classroom teachers, SSA’s and volunteer coaches to effectively deliver phonics-based program materials• Oversee hour-long tutoring sessions between students and volunteer coaches at corporate partner sites across Philadelphia• Serve as Site Supervisor to coordinate transportation between sites, substitute coaches and organization of program materials• Build and maintain successful partnerships with school administrations and community stakeholders• Assist in program development tasks including grant writing, fundraising and social media campaigns

• Designed place-based curriculum on New England authors, ecology and history that combined core texts with local field trips• Taught Upper-Level English courses in fiction, non-fiction, poetry and creative writing• Coordinated hiking and service learning trips to thematically relevant locations across New England

• Designed and implemented English and History curriculums for 7-12th graders to strengthen students’ reading comprehension, composition and grammar skills• Initiated positive personal relationships with students to identify their key areas for growth and development, as well as individual strengths and community assets • Designed project-based learning curriculum to motivate, challenge and guide students towards meeting CA common core standards

• Served on Administrative Team and supervised staff of 30 educators• Maintained data sets and records for over 100 students; compiled and monitored program budget• Established partnerships with community stakeholders in order to foster positive relationships between program and local non-profit organizations• Designed and executed service-learning trips across Bay Area for students and staff

• Coordinated after-school, STEAM-based enrichment program at public elementary school• Designed curriculum for daily lessons and directed classroom of 4th and 5th graders• Completed state and federal grant applications in order to develop academic programming• Developed relationships with community members in order to strengthen relationship between community center and local families, businesses and schools

• Directed Superheroes Literacy Project in public housing community center• Provided daily tutoring to struggling students and emergent readers to combat summer loss of learning• Designed summer-long curriculum and academic enrichment programs with targeted goals of improving literacy• Recruited volunteers and matched them with students to form literacy partnerships

A 15-month social entrepreneurship program for 140 underclassmen across the nation. Selected for leadership potential and a desire to expand educational opportunities in communities across the country. Sponsored by Teach For America.

• Provided 1:1 and small group instruction in reading and writing to elementary and middle school students• Designed weekly creative writing workshops to inspire students• Facilitated comprehensive lessons on different modes and genres of writing

Developed prototype for 1:1 mentoring program for students in underserved public high schools.