● Programmed all the classrooms, teachers, co-teachers and classes for the 2023-2024 school year.● Introduced daily co-planning time for all departments and weekly grade team meetings into the teacher schedule.● Initiated a shift to the school schedule which increased attendance in core classes by 23%.● Analyze academic and qualitative student data every 6 weeks to determine target students for tutoring, parent meetings, counseling, social services, and mentoring.● Observe and debrief demo lessons to assist administrators in hiring new staff.● Hold weekly meetings with the 9th grade staff to discuss students of concern and lesson planning techniques.● Initiated and implemented a Freshman Orientation in August to familiarize students with the school building, the 9th grade team, classmates and school values.● Spearheaded a 5-week Summer Boost curriculum to imbue incoming 9th graders with school values and prepare them academically in ELA, Math and Computer Science.● Plan an annual overnight trip to Washington, D.C. with 100 9th graders and 15 staff members

● Organize student groupings, schedule proctors and coordinate testing days in accordance with NYS laws around testing security, IEP’s, 504’s, and ELL testing accommodations.● Prepare staff for AP, SAT, PSAT, Digital SAT, and Regents testing through PD sessions.● Implement a tracking system for monitoring students’ progress towards Regents graduation requirements.● Assist in grading the English Regents, including norming and organizing scoring materials.● Support content teams with data analysis after obtaining REDS reports.

●Teach 4 sections of ELA 9 daily, including 3 ICT sections, for a total of 130 students.● Wrote a culturally responsive English curriculum highlighting diverse genres and authors of color using wholetexts such as Clap When You Land, The White Tiger and I Am Alfonso Jones.● Incorporate academic essay writing to prepare students to take the English Regents in 10th grade.● Implement a weekly journaling protocol to develop students’ SEL skills.

● Mentored 9 new teachers through biweekly professional development workshops and classroom visits on the topics of Danielson, classroom management, curriculum development, rubrics, data analysis, data-based decision making, classroom technologies and teacher burnout.● Tested and developed best practices for the faculty as a whole by means of small-scale observational rounds, debrief meetings, and professional development.

● Facilitated small-scale observational rounds, debrief meetings, and professional development with a Critical Friends Group.● Designed professional development on the following topics: Lesson Planning with a Conceptual Focus;Increasing Student Metacognition via Surveys; Grading Knowledge, Not Behavior; Incorporating a Global Focus into All Lesson Segments; Understanding the Community Service Project; Designing Practical Community Actions; Single Point Rubrics as a Tool for Providing Feedback; Managing Student Behavior; Using Bullet Journals for Organization. ● Maintained IB standards within the school by assisting with the reauthorization visit, attending conferences throughout the United States, conducting school-based research projects, and writing an IB Basics Handbook.● Implemented an annual 2-day capstone event for the 8th grade community service projects. Designed 10 hours of lessons, trained teachers, scheduled 52 student groups for presentations, and created assessment materials.● Facilitated annual whole-school Writer’s Odyssey celebration to support student-centered project-based interdisciplinary creative writing workshops.

Taught Language and Literature seven periods a week to three sections of 8th grade students, 94 total.● Raised “proficiency” on the state test from 27% in 2015 to 59% in 2021.● Conduct data analysis quarterly after Periodic Assessments to determine CCSS of focus for upcoming units, andidentify trends or students of concern.● Taught students to write in various genres including research-based historical fiction, narrative journalism,free-verse poetry, analytical essay, manifesto, op-ed, speech, play, critical lens essay, letter, and short-response.● Planned and conducted annual 5-hour poetry, play, manifesto and speech writing workshops for 8th grade students.

● Worked with DOE Department of Curriculum and the Senior Instructional Specialist to develop lesson plans and three videos a week for the NYC DOE curricula. Videos are hosted on the NYC DOE YouTube channel.● Examples of teacher guidance videos: dramatization during remote learning, coaching students through class presentations, and troubleshooting counterclaims and counterarguments.

● Mentored 4 teaching fellows with unit and lesson planning on a daily basis using a gradual release model.● Observed and assessed 3-5 lessons a week using the Danielson Framework; provided constructive feedback on classroom management, unit planning, usage of Teach Like a Champion techniques and lesson implementation.

A large ski mountain servicing more than 175,000 people annually.● Led a team of 3-5 instructors on private lessons to individuals with special needs and/or physical disabilities including autism, Down syndrome, amputations, paraplegia, and visual or hearing impairment.● Conducted staff training and safety drills for new and/or uncertified instructors.● Responsible for equipment maintenance and inventory.

● Hired, trained and monitored a staff of 5 supervisors, 25 counselors and 9 activity instructors.● Conducted daily check-ins with supervisory staff, worked with them to solve camper difficulties, assisted theirgrowth as mentors, and managed relationships between staff members.● Directly supervised and mentored activity instructors through lesson planning, behavior management, specialevent planning, theme incorporation, and activity implementation.● Created the weekly schedule for all camper groups, staff and venue spaces; acted as liaison between Liberty HallMuseum staff, Kean University management, and Oasis Services.● Established camp culture through summer and weekly themes, special events, folklore, group names, cheers,storytelling, traditional camp games, safety procedures, positive behavior management, and the spirit stick.● Conducted multiple pre-camp information sessions for prospective families, alleviated concerns during camp.