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Kennedy Junior High

* Assists in identifying, planning, and facilitating professional learning opportunities for teachers for the purpose of improving student achievement along with new educator development.* Designs online district courses for staff in the areas of Online Teaching & Learning, Assessment, and Instructional Strategies.* Facilitates conversations with individual teachers, grade-level teams, whole staff, and other groups for the purpose of meeting building or district objectives.* Identifies coaching needs, interests, and desires through collaborative conversations with individual teachers, teams, and communities of practice for the purpose of providing appropriate and effective coaching.* Provides modeling and co-teaching of a variety of proven instructional methods and use of materials and assessments in the classroom setting for the purpose of increasing teacher efficacy.

* Knowledgeable in curriculum design processes including curriculum maps, vertical and horizontal articulation, curriculum cycles, assessment design and implementation, program evaluation, professional learning around curriculum implementation, and resource selection including textbooks and electronic resources* Facilitated curriculum development for K-12 Physical Education, K-10 Health Education, K-12 Music, K-12 Art, and High School Self-Contained Math* Actively participated in curriculum development committees in K-12 Math, Literacy, and Science* Worked with content experts in designing online curriculum, materials, and resources displayed on internal district SharePoint site* Designed LMS courses for teachers to import into their personal courses* Designed LMS courses to support face-to-face and self-paced personalized online professional learning for staff utilizing video (both screen and web camera capturing), embedded tools and resources, collaborative tools, discussion boards, and quizzes.* Designed interactive learning with Articulate Storyline 2* Trained staff and students on Blackboard and Canvas, familiar with other Learning Management Systems* Trained staff in Microsoft and Apple in addition to being a Google for Education Certified Trainer* Research and learn new tools and resources to determine appropriate integration into learning, then design and implement appropriate professional learning experiences* Oversee district-wide systems implementations, including student information system, learning management, and assessment systems* Engage in coaching conversations with teachers to explore ways to use technology to support learning outcomes

Naperville, Il

* Course: “Assessment Practices that Increase Student Achievement and Growth”* Taught in face to face environment.* Designed, managed, and utilized Canvas to deliver course content.

* Analyzed data and created final document for the Service Delivery Design Committee* Supported PARCC Prep across K-12* Co-Facilitated DLI Data and Feedback Committee which included: communicating with staff around data collection, leading committee meetings, attending related team lead meetings, along with collecting, analyzing and organizing all potential data that supports the 9 Indicators of Success* Created report for Superintendent on student growth on ISAT across various demographic groups* Created district/school statistics dashboards for websites which included ISAT Performance, Ethnicity, and Student Population

* Courses: “Critical Education Practice and the Internet”, “Technology for Effective Decision-Making in Teaching and Learning”, and “Trends and Future of Educational Technology”* Taught in blended and online formats.* Utilized Blackboard to manage and deliver course content.

Kennedy And Jefferson Junior Highs

* Taught 6-8 grade students* Served on District Health Curriculum Committee during redesign starting in 1999 which lasted for 4 years* Served on Designing for Excellence Committee that spent 3 years exploring new ideas and possibilities for the Jr. High School day.* Initially served on the core Physical Education Curriculum Committee and then moved in to facilitator role as position changed.

Wauconda Middle School

* Taught 7-8 grade students in Health, Language Arts, American History, and Geography* Planned, designed, and implemented the District Drug and Crime Prevention calendar

Doctor Of Education (Ed.D.), Curriculum And Instruction

Dissertation: A Case Study of the Perception of Effective Building-Based Professional Development

Master Of Public Health (M.P.H.)

Bachelor Of General Studies, Health Teacher Education

Activities and Societies: Huskie Marching Band