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Deerfield, Massachusetts, United States

Bogotá D.C. Area, Colombia

Head of English area and English curriculum developer. Founding department director of two schools serving over 1,200 students. Instructional coach and operational support for a team of 15 teachers and language experts. Partnered with parents and community stakeholders to establish a fully bilingual academic model across three schools.

Bogotá D.C. Area, Colombia

Humanities teacher for middle school, created thematic curricula around human rights,global citizenship, and identity. Designed school-wide remediation classes for middle schoolstudents. Initiating school partnerships with international organizations to support curricularinnovation.

Bogotá D.C. Area, Colombia

Led the redesign and implementation of the instructional model used by volunteer English teachers across Colombia. Measured and monitored impact of native-speaker programs and coordinated in-service training for over 50+ in-country volunteer teachers.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Cedar House is a small, co-educational independent school in Cape Town, South Africa.Lead teacher of English language and literature for 200+ South African students in grades 6-10. Supervised new faculty members and served as a coach for classroom instruction and teacher pedagogy Created and implemented a peer-observation program serving 50+ teachers.

New York, New York

• Citizen Schools partners with middle schools to expand the learning day for children in low-income communities across the country. Since 1995, students at Citizen Schools have developed the academic and leadership.
• Carried out two-year program of public service and classroom leadership training through Americorps
• Created and taught 10-week project-based-learning courses centering around social, economic and technological topics
• Responsible for supporting and training network of corporate partners in classroom instruction and management
• Led 6th and 7th grade classes in remedial instruction, high school readiness and project based learning aligned with NYC DOE standards

Master Of Arts - Ma, Education

Received in-depth exposure to the field of international and comparative education policy. With a focus on teacher development, student.

Ba, Philosophy And Religion

Concentrated coursework in philosophy of religion. Research projects included a history of Catholic church social policies, the sociology.