Anna East Email & Phone Number

Missoula, MT, US

Missoula, Montana, United States

Partner with Indigenous language experts to build online courses in their heritage languages; support reservation schools and students using MTDA services; and assist in ensuring that the content of all our courses is culturally appropriate and adheres to the letter and spirit of Indian Education for All.

Missoula, Montana, United States

• Native American Studies: Developed and teach one-semester online course using interactive best practice strategies on Moodle learning management system; use the Essential Understandings about Montana Indians as an.
• Dystopian Literature: Developed and teach one-semester book-club-style course encouraging deep reflection and connection with other readers as well as consideration of dystopian topics and how they relate to other.
• Stepping Stones to AP English: Developed and taught one-semester online course to prepare students for AP-level thinking and writing.

Glendive, Montana, United States

Have taught Native American Studies, American Literature, Sociology online using moodle platform

Founded education consulting business to connect Teachers of the Year as consultants with districts and agencies in need of professional development for educators. https://www.sparkteachinggroup.com

Manage federal formula programs for district fully implementing Title I and Impact Aid programs, including Title I, Title II, Title III, Title IV, and Title VI funding streams and programming; Direct STOP School Violence "Keep Arlee Schools Safe" grant from the Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance, $148,000;Direct Homeless Student assistance.

• Class C high school, 125 students in grades 9-12, located on Flathead Indian Reservation
• Title I school, 70% Native American population
• Grants manager, 2017-2018: wrote and monitored federal grants including Title I, Title II, Title VI, as well as state-disbursed federal grants including Small Rural Schools and 21st Century Community Learning Centers.
• Courses: English II, English III, college preparatory writing (honors level), dual enrollment WRIT 101 (college credit course), speech, journalism, independent reading, fundamental writing, and multicultural.
• Montana History elective course for grades 9-12 emphasizing primary sources, collaborative, student-directed projects, critical literacy, and service learning
• Chair of English department: monthly meetings of five staff members; facilitate biannual writing assessment and analyze scores to direct instruction; develop professional development, align curriculum, facilitate book.

• Coached 7-12 teachers in all subject areas to incorporate best practice instructional strategies to support all students' literacy development
• Used MAP scores to help direct instructional decisions
• Half-time position

Fellows serve as liaisons between educators in the field and the US Department of Education. We help practitioners understand the policies and initiatives that affect them in their districts and classrooms, and we share experiences with the US DoE so that they can better direct their policymaking to support teachers and students nationwide.

Collaborated with 17 other National Teaching Fellows to collect data on teacher preparation programs and help prepare the report On Deck: Preparing the Next Generation of Teachers. http://hopestreetgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/On-Deck-Preparing-the-Next-Generation-of-Teachers.pdf

Missoula

• ENT 547: Advanced Strategies of Teaching Writing. Online graduate course promoting advanced writing instruction including use of mentor texts, blogs, and peer review.
• ENT 595: Culturally Responsive Methods of Teaching Native American Literature. Graduate course focusing on Native American literature instruction and respectful ways of incorporating it in grades 7-12 classrooms.
• ENT 442: Teaching Oral Language and Media Literacy, one of three required English methods courses. Used a blended online/f2f classroom approach, best instructional practices/modeling, and heavy focus on literacy 2.0.
• ENT 440: Teaching Writing, methods course for English teachers in training. Focus on practical teaching strategies from designing writing experiences to teaching the writing process.
• ENT 441: Teaching Reading and Literature, methods course in secondary reading and literature instruction to pre-service teachers; demonstrate best practice pedagogy in literacy instruction, including supporting readers.

• Alternative school on Flathead Indian Reservation
• Class C high school, 80 students, 100% Native American population
• Traditional and alternative curricula including literature, composition, creative writing, women’s studies, and media literacy
• Coordinated school-wide Learning Record portfolio assessment program
• Advised Bitterroot literary magazine (4 issues)

Doctor Of Education (Ed.D.), Curriculum And Instruction

Master Of Arts (M.A.), English Teaching

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Literature