Bee Weinberg Email & Phone Number

Des Moines, Ia

United States

Iowa, United States

Designed an Instructure Canvas courses to be included in the DOE course repository for Elementary English Language Arts instruction. Courses are intended for 4-6 weeks of instruction and based on OER curriculum. Student and teacher materials are aligned with Iowa Core Standards and designed for use in asynchronous, hybrid, and in-person instruction.Course goals: provide instruction that is accessible, highly engaging, developmentally appropriate and grounded in research-based best practice.

Co-president of the local chapter of the Iowa State Education Association. Acts as a liason between teachers and district leadership, especially in regards to contract negotiations and disputes. Meets regularly with superintendency and human resources proactively address teacher and district concerns that impact working conditions. Speaks regularly at school board meetings as an advocate for and representative of WDMEA and its member teachers. Spearheaded the creation of an association specific web domain in order to streamline communication and improve leadership's ability to serve members.

Planning and implementing research-based instruction for a self-contained public school classroom. Providing differentiated instruction based on student data, including designing and implementing formative and summative assessments. Ensuring instruction aligns with state standards and reflects current best practices.Active participant in ongoing professional development and collaborative Professional Learning Communities (PLCs). Member of committees to support Positive Behavior Intervention Supports (PBIS) system, Equity Initiatives, Guaranteed Viable Curriculum for English Language Arts, and Literacy Curriculum Adoption.

Lead director for competitive one act play. Planned, coordinated, and implemented staging, costuming, set design for a traveling production.Multiple Level 1 Ratings and nominations for All State Speech Contest.

Des Moines, Iowa Area

Lead teacher for performance based drama classes. Designed, planned and implemented full- and half-day courses for age groups ranging from kindergarten to 7th grade. For K-1 students, course included drama games, basic theatre concepts, and learning blocking/choreography for a final performance in collaboration with students in another course.For older students, course included drama games, continued theatre concepts, and devising original performances based on a book, book series, play, or theme. Students develop, rehearse, design and present a final showcase over 3-5 days.

Hillside Elementary

Planned and implemented research-based instruction for core subjects in a modified self-contained 6th grade classroom, including differentiation instruction in Reading and Mathematics. Implemented instruction using the Artful Learning Model of instruction. Planned and implemented instruction for two sections of 6th grade social studies, focusing on civics and economics. Participating member on committees to organize professional development on the Artful Learning Model of instruction. Co-sponsor for the Journalism team, which organized a student-created video podcast 3-4 times per year.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa Area

Designed, planned, and implemented theatre-based activities for groups of students comprised of grades 1 and 2Designed, planned, and implemented a playmaking workshop with students in grade 6-8Designed, planned, and implemented an introductory workshop on Shakespearean theatre for students in grades 6-8Assisted in teaching day program Camp Courageous for children with cognitive and physical disabilities

Developed and led a weekly musical theatre program for groups of students ages 6-10, culminating in a final presentation of a choreographed musical theatre piece

Acted as sole creator to independently develop comprehensive K-6 reading curriculum—including pacing guides, assessments, and other supplementary material—for home-schooled students

Proposed grades 1-12 fledgling theatre program at bilingual English/Spanish school• Developed curriculum for English Speech and Drama program based on National Standards for Arts Education, set forth by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts• Planned and implemented instruction on English speech and drama skills for multiple grade levels• Acted as faculty advisor for extracurricular drama programs at the elementary and high school levels• Noted member of Director’s Council

Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia

Taught and managed self-contained grade 5 classroom at bilingual Spanish/English school• Planned and implemented instruction for core subjects, including differentiated instruction in mathematics and English language arts• Acted as Team Leader for SACS evaluation committee and faculty advisor for elementary student council

Specialist In Education, Literacy

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Theatre Education

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Elementary Education And Teaching/Theatre Arts

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa; National Society of Collegiate Scholar;