• Instructed sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students daily in English language arts and social studies• Developed and implemented curriculum and lesson plans, select textbooks and texts to be utilized, designed assessments• Utilized technology in the classroom such as SMART Technology software and hardware, Neo 2s, NaNoWriMo's Virtual Classroom, and a class website• Initiated and implemented enriched and remedial reading programs for students• Created and maintained a classroom library for student use containing several hundred current and classic age-appropriate books in a wide variety of genres• Facilitated annual NaNoWriMo program in junior high• Served as faculty advisor for Student Council, Drama Club, and the online student newspaper• Participated in the Islands of Enlightenment Project, a grant project with Erie 1 BOCES that combined the classic Diary of a Young Girl with a virtual learning environment for students• Girls' volleyball coach

• Instructed two daily classes of four- and five-year old children twice weekly• Involved in both preparation and administration of curriculum designed to prepare students both academically and socially for kindergarten• Encouraged family and classroom literacy through coordination of classroom book club program