Amanda Walker Email & Phone Number

Wayzata, Mn, Us

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Dallas, Texas, United States

Design and develop synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences to support effective implementation of learning products and cultivate effective teacher and leader practices.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Created, adapted, and facilitated graduate school curriculum for 2-year Master’s in Education degree program. Supplemented instruction with coaching supports by engaging in classroom observations and feedback conversations that incorporate student practice opportunities.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Provided direct instruction on teaching pedagogy and orchestrated student practice providing tactical feedback across all subjects and grade levels.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Supported executive and program staff by undertaking full range of operational and administrative duties.

Greater Denver Area

Developed Common Core aligned unit plans, student materials, assessment, and teacher guides for network's 6th grade curriculum to be used across 7 middle schools. Collaborated with other network curriculum planners across subjects and grade levels to create vertically and horizontally aligned materials.

Greater Denver Area

Laterally managed team of teachers through observations, feedback, and team meetings to ensure culture implementation, strong classroom systems, and behavioral supports.Facilitated professional development around developing positive classroom culture and classroom systems for teachers and support staff.

Greater Denver Area

Supported students in accessing 6th grade mathematics curriculum through targeted class and individualized instruction; Students achieved highest math growth in network according to MAP data. Created and implemented Gifted and Talented Curriculum focusing on 8 individual student’s goals.Selected as Strive Prep Kepner’s Teacher of the Year and nominated by Network’s Leadership Team for Colorado’s Teacher of the Year.

Greater New York City Area

Supported students in increasing mathematics understanding of 6th grade curriculum; achieved 2nd highest percent of students above the 75th percentile, and highest median growth percentile on 2015 Math State Exam out of network’s middle schools. Developed and facilitated professional development sessions on content-specific methodologies and best teaching practices. Created network's 6th grade math curriculum including student materials and teacher implementation resources.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Supported students in accessing writing and math curriculum through push-in and pull-out services aligned to individualized education plans.Frequently tracked progress toward goals through data collection and analysis.

Greater New York City Area

Selected from approximately 48,000 applicants (11% acceptance rate) nationwide to join teacher corps who commit two years to teach in educationally disenfranchised public schools.Selected out of 400 TFA corps members to participate in "Good to Transformational" Fellowship.

Master Of Education - Med, Special Education And Teaching, 4.0

Masters Of Education, 4.0

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Psychology, 3.53, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi, Humanitarian Committee, Binghamton Club Soccer Studied Abroad Spring 2009 at University College Utrecht

Psychology