I taught 8th grade Language Arts and Literature, both on-level and Honors, within a collaborative team environment. I also taught broadcasting during a monthly Canes Time (club-style) segment once or twice per month. Responsibilities Include• Monitoring of student progress through collaborative teams and reflective curriculum development. • Creating digital instructional materials for the department.Achievements Include• Between 86-97% of each class demonstrated substantial reading growth and improved state test scores in ELA, including newcomer ELL push-in classes.• Selected as a Microsoft Educator Expert for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 school years.• Recognized for accomplishments by community partners.

Teacher of 9th Literature, Journalism (Newspaper), and Photography. I taught both college prep level and REP within the 9th literature classes. I also lead the photography and journalism clubs.Responsibilities Include• Weekly PLC meetings to collaborate on best classroom practices ensuring goals are met as a team.• Serving on the county Digital Learning Design team• Creating a photography curriculum that involves collaboration with professionals in the field.Accomplishments Include• Recipient of the Bright Ideas grant 2019 and 2020• Selected as a Microsoft Innovated Educator Expert for the 2020-21 school year.• Consistent positive reviews on TKES evaluations• Students regularly demonstrated excellent growth on state assessments.

The Phoenix PLC is a non-traditional program designed for stdents unsuccessful in a traditional educational setting. The program is based on a blended learning curriculum that allows students to work self-paced to some degree while being held accountable to a timeline. This is an alternative to dropping out or allows students a more personalized learning environment to pursue whatever their ambitions beyond graduation.Responsibilities Include:• Teaching ELA, Grades 9-12• Development of all OdysseyWare and Edgenuity ELA courses assuring all standards are met and rigor maintained.• Designing and implementing all ELA curriculum decisions, lesson plans, and instructional resources.• Preparing students for all ELA End Of Course Tests• Manage program’s public relations/ communications through informational videos and social networks.Accomplishments Include•Georgia Teacher of the Year: Georgia Alternative Education Association 2015-16•Excellent administrator reviews and rapport with all Rome City superintendents and school board members.•Students regularly won local or state contests on activities initiated in my class every year since 2011 (essay, poetry, or video contests).• Videos produced in class have been featured in national outlets (such as through Communities in Schools). •Won $2,000 for media equipment in 1st Place Prizes on GSBA statewide video competitions.•Earned a $20,000 media grant with the ESE Networks (Fall 2016).•Established a media broadcasting program teaching audio/video communications.•Expertise in advanced Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Lightroom, and Photoshop for video production and photography (Adobe Cloud).

Provided copy for print and online marketing materials, online publications, press releases, and product descriptions. Managed social media outlets and SEO content to increase visibility. Services also included ghostwriting, editing, and other tasks as needed.