Colin M. Robinson Email & Phone Number

Newport Beach, California

Lead, manage, and implement week-long educational environmental program that meets CA Next Generation Science Standards for Orange County Title I 5th grade students. Establishes and maintains cooperative working relationships, while positively motivating and managing five group activity leaders and other volunteers in program objectives. Instructs student campers on topics about wetland ecology, habitats, food webs, plant ecology, wildlife adaptations, geology, archaeology, paleontology, astronomy, and Native American culture. Responsible for overall supervision of student campers and maintains open communication with supervisors, government officials, and on-site teachers regarding all student issues and solutions.

Santa Fe Springs, Ca

Opens new customer accounts, maintains client information, records, and compiles survey statistics. Continually meets or exceeds goals of marketing units with a 95% occupancy rate. Performs data entry tasks, reconciles, and submits finished daily closing reports to the accounts manager, while adhering to all local, state, and federal laws. Sensitively handles customer concerns and optimizes client relationships to ensure the highest level of customer satisfaction. Work weekends, school breaks, and holidays.

Irvine, Ca

Oceanside, Ca

Taught 5 classes of U.S. History to 168 diverse students of varying abilities with multidisciplinary lesson plans and cooperative learning. Implemented diverse approaches to ensure understanding of course subjects and overall academic success. Planned and developed curricula consistent with Common Core Standards, while maintaining accurate records for data analysis and evaluation. Worked cooperatively as a positive team member with teacher colleagues, administrators, and parents.​

Fountain Valley, Ca

• Taught at Vista View Middle School, led 170 students to developing higher critical thinking skills through project and document based learning social studies activities.• Implemented technology through class website as an online resource for students and parents - www.robinsonrockshistory.com• Mentored students during a weekly after-school Homework Club.• Attended Professional Development Seminars: EL Strategies, Strategies for Active Teaching, Depth & Complexity, Teach Like a Champion, Write from the Beginning [school site trainer], and Technology Showcase.• Coach Track and Field, 7th and 8th grade students.• Chaperoned beach clean ups, dances, sporting events, and various extra curricular student activities.

Santa Ana, Ca

• Taught five 6th Grade Ancient World History classes• Created and implemented Common Core curriculum for 6th Grade World History • Taught students from a wide range of abilities (98% were English Learners)• Created an inviting classroom environment that was accessible (36+ students per class)• Maintained professional and collaborative relationships with all staff and administrators• Attended 13 professional seminars, including DBQ and Text Complexity training• Implemented technology in the classroom and created a class website: www.Robinsonrockshistory.com that generated 300 views per week.• Chaperoned dances and recitals, sporting events, and other extracurricular activities

Los Angeles County And Orange County, Ca

•Performed essential classroom duties in 25 different elementary, junior high, secondary, and special education classrooms in 4 separate school districts, while maintaining district educational and behavioral guidelines.•Developed and maintained positive interactions with students, faculty, parents, and administrators. Volunteer debate coach/judge at International Polytechnic HS.

Simons Middle School

Instructed four classes daily of culturally and socio-economically diverse, various ability-level groups of eighth grade students using California Social Science State Standards, complemented with Common Core strategies in a cooperative setting with mentor teacher for one quarter.•Taught both a seventh and eighth grade AVID class daily.•Developed/delivered lesson plans using relevant technology: PowerPoint, Doc camera, and computer-based research.•Established lunchtime Gemology club meetings to encourage additional student learning opportunities and supportive lunchtime environment.

International Polytechnic High School, Pomona

Co-taught three Block periods daily which involved developing unit plans and executing daily lesson plans, collaborated with the 10th grade teaching team to support integrative project-based learning, designed and graded quizzes and tests, and used technology such as SmartBoard, PowerPoint, and Document Camera for lesson delivery.•Maintained classroom management strategies to keep all students on task.•Established differentiation of material through multiple learning domains including kinesthetic/tactile, auditory, and visual while using Common Core strategies.•Attended faculty and team meetings, IEP meetings, and met with parents. Actively participated in activities which included: assessing student progress, assigning grades, taking attendance, lunch/recess duty, keeping parents/guardians informed through daily or weekly progress reports.•Classroom consisted of students with a variety of skill levels, ELL's, and students with IEP's and 504 plans.•Volunteered as Debate Coach/Judge at iPoly High School (2013/2014).•Hired as a preferred substitute teacher until June, 2014.