Amanda Bikowski Email & Phone Number

Durham, North Carolina, United States

EdReports is at the forefront of the curriculum reform movement. By increasing the capacityof educators to identify and demand the highest quality curriculum, EdReports is bothdisrupting a multibillion-dollar market and transforming the way students are taught andultimately perform. With the firm belief that what is taught matters and that all.

Durham, North Carolina

As Director of Development, I coordinate efforts around external development and internal development. Due to staffing needs, my role has been flexible to needs in needs of instructional coaching as well as elementary leadership.Co-Testing CoordinatorManage Interim Assessments testing by coordinating the daily testing schedule, testing accommodations.

- Develop and deliver Literacy Professional Development to middle school ELA teachers in grades 5-8.- Collaborate with Elementary Reading Interventionist and Response to Intervention Team to establish vision for school literacy and literacy intervention.- Create and modify processes and templates to support literacy intervention assessments, planning, and.

Provided instructional coaching for a portfolio of 12 teachers (ELA, Social Studies, Specials, EC in grades 4th-8th).Planned and executed monthly professional development sessions around a variety of topics related to instructional best practices.Taught literacy remediation to small groups of elementary and middle school scholars.Designed curriculum.

Durham, NC

-Fourth-grade general education teacher (2012-2014), fourth-grade fiction teacher (2014-2015)- 3/4 Team Lead: mentor, lead, and supervise five third- and fourth- grade teachers in team culture, professionalism, planning, curriculum, and task management.-Book Club sponsor and coach for third-fourth grade students to foster a love of reading, learning, and.

Greater Chicago Area

- Supporting newly accepted corps members throughout the duration of Teach for America Chicago's five-week institute. - Led professional development sessions for corps members aimed at goal-setting, classroom management, data analysis, and instruction development.- Coached and analyzed corps member instruction, lesson-planning, classroom management, and.

Provide guidance and support for two first-year corps members with check-ins and resource materials. Served on the Development Team to recruit and organize resources and new and existing corps members.

Corps Member. Selected from over 46,000 applicants nationwide to join the national teacher corps of recent college graduates who commit two years to teach in under-resourced public schools. Participate in intensive training program to develop the skills and knowledge needed to achieve significant gains in student achievement. Teach in a summer school.

Develop a supplemental third grade reading and math curriculum to struggling readers on all elementary levels for an average growth of 1.5 years. Analyze and differentiate state curriculum to attain 80% mastery on state objectives, resulting in more than 80% of students passing at or above grade level on state exam. Inspire and motivate students to drive.

Invested students through clear and purposeful positive classroom management and achievement-tracking systems. Developed supplemental reading and math curriculum as well as individualized learning plans for struggling readers. Created a strong classroom community focused on character building and emotional intelligence development. Served as a tutor and.

Saint Louis, MO

- Assist in communications to develop and organize training for Emerson corporate and human resource leaders.-Communicate with international leaders, employees, and partnering companies.- Organize activities and itinerary for international 2011 Annual Learning Summit.- Develop print materials for bulletin boards, email, and training communications.-Observe.

Perform routine office duties including database management and RUNNER/INTERN. filing; communicate with publications for promotional and outreach initiatives; designed and organized production of business cards, various publications, and new firm Web site

Interviewed, assembled, managed, and trained an executive staff of 20 editors and more than 100 staff members for publication of student-operated daily newspaper. Oversaw $750,000 budget for readership of 32,000 as state's 15th largest newspaper. Managed nightly publication production including assignments, editing, page layout, photography, and multimedia.

Masters In Education, Elementary Education

Bachelor Of Arts, English Language And Literature

Activities and Societies: Student Media - The Daily Gamecock, Garnet & Black Magazine Kappa Kappa Gamma Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society.