Avery Straw Email & Phone Number

Falls Church, Va

Avondale Estates, Georgia, United States

Grade 5, Grade 3-Facilitated Exhibit Night, an in-school museum created quarterly. Students showed their learning through performances, projects and displays, from Prokaryote karaoke to an interactive walkthrough of the 4 segments of the US economy.-Utilized tools to enhance core curriculum including technology, workshop model, project-based learning and gifted and talented instructional strategies. Planned learning expeditions (4-6 per quarter) and coordinated overnight for students, chaperones and staff. -Served as a teacher leader. Co-chaired the National Board Certification Learning Community, served on the Museum Model & Leadership committees. Created the pilot program Explorers Academy, dedicated to developing critical thinking skills in students traditionally overlooked by gifted selection processes.

Reston, Va

Grade 4 Gifted and Talented Teacher, Gifted Resource Teacher, Grade 5 TeacherHunters Woods Elementary for the Arts and Sciences-Utilized tools to enhance core curriculum including arts integration, technology, and gifted and talented instructional strategies. Facilitated and executed grade-level opera productions, field trips, and in-school activities like State Fair and Medieval Day.-Served in school leadership roles, such as the Chair of the Language Arts Committee, member of the Steering Committee, member of the Principal’s Professional Learning Committee Lead team. Assisted Principal in interviewing and hiring new teachers. Supervised and coached Student Council for 2 years.-Featured in Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) video series on informal assessment methods. Demonstrated a variety of methods to ascertain student knowledge while teaching. -Presented on a variety of instructional and administrative topics to staff and parents throughout the school district. Topics include: Socratic Seminar in Grades K-2, de Bono’s Thinking Hats, Strategy Games and Math Resources, Best Practices in Math Instruction, Touchstones discussion strategies and Jacob’s Ladder.

Washington, D.C.

Ba, Individual Studies: Leadership

Masters, Education

Gifted And Talented Certificate