Summer Academe is a partnership between Herron High School and the Harrison Center for the Arts that provides an enriching and arts-infused summer academic experience for Herron and area high school students. As part of my responsibilities:I coordinate the identification and recruiting of students to attend Summer Academe.I ensure that all classes are adequately staffed.I monitor and report student academic progress and achievement as well as attendance.

Creates and institutes department and school-specific academic achievement plans especially as it relates to the mastery and reteaching of content.Works collaboratively with the Leadership Team to successfully prepare students for and coordinate the administration of the End of Course Assessments (ECAs) Creates and delivers required training for state test administrationServes as the Corporation/School Test CoordinatorEvaluates content and teaching. Provides… Show more Creates and institutes department and school-specific academic achievement plans especially as it relates to the mastery and reteaching of content.Works collaboratively with the Leadership Team to successfully prepare students for and coordinate the administration of the End of Course Assessments (ECAs) Creates and delivers required training for state test administrationServes as the Corporation/School Test CoordinatorEvaluates content and teaching. Provides regular feedback to Executive Leadership Team. Show less

French instructor at Herron High SchoolSponsor: French ClubSponsor: Gay Straight Alliance

The following responsibilities for this role include:1. Collaborating with the Assistant Heads of School and the Head of School to: a. Create and present the curriculum for new-teacher orientation b. Create and present the curriculum for the 2013/14 faculty and staff orientation c. Create and present the curriculum for the on-going Friday professional development2. Working with faculty to make certain that classroom practices are providing the best possible… Show more The following responsibilities for this role include:1. Collaborating with the Assistant Heads of School and the Head of School to: a. Create and present the curriculum for new-teacher orientation b. Create and present the curriculum for the 2013/14 faculty and staff orientation c. Create and present the curriculum for the on-going Friday professional development2. Working with faculty to make certain that classroom practices are providing the best possible opportunities for student learning and successful completion of required high –stakes testing.3. Providing both non-evaluative and evaluative data and continuous feedback about teacher performance, consistency, and accountability.4. Serving as Herron High School’s Common Core Specialist. Show less

Lead Instructor for Cohort V of the Indianapolis Teaching Fellows during Pre-Service Summer Training. I manage instructors who will teach 19 Teach Like A Champion techniques to transition-to-teach candidates as well as holding my own session with candidates. I generate evaluative tools and systems to measure effectiveness of instructors and transition-to-teach candidates during Pre-Service Training.

TNTP partners with schools and districts around the country to recruit, select, and train high-achieving professionals and recent college graduates from all backgrounds to teach in high-need schools. My responsibilities include but are not limited to:-Observing and providing constructive, specific feedback to Fellows during field training in order to ensure Fellows are become highly effective teachers.-Implementing interventions to help struggling Fellows improve their… Show more TNTP partners with schools and districts around the country to recruit, select, and train high-achieving professionals and recent college graduates from all backgrounds to teach in high-need schools. My responsibilities include but are not limited to:-Observing and providing constructive, specific feedback to Fellows during field training in order to ensure Fellows are become highly effective teachers.-Implementing interventions to help struggling Fellows improve their practice.-Analyzing observation data and evaluations to recommend whether or not Fellows should continue on in the program.-Evaluating, documenting and reporting Fellows’ progress on an ongoing basis and formally at the mid-point and end-point of the training.-Establishing a culture of achievement that drives Fellows to continually maximize their time in Pre-Service Training (PST)-Providing accurate information on program policy, logistics, and Essential Traits, including information related to securing a teaching position for the fall.-Participating in planning meetings with Indianapolis Teaching Fellows, districts/schools and Marian University staff Show less

Instructor at Marian University of Best Practices in World Language. Responsible for generating and teaching best practice language classroom curriculum for Teach for America and Indianapolis Teaching Fellows at Marian University.

French instructor at George Washington Community High School for 7th through 12th grades

• A tutor/writing coach for sixteen high-school students at Indiana University for six weeks taking college seminar courses to study health and illness in the African American Community: Social and Neurobiological Perspectives.• Managing food, airfare, course books, living arrangements, and other miscellaneous budgetary expenses for students with a budget of $7000 over course of six weeks. • Facilitating neurobiological curriculum for students and professors on during program… Show more • A tutor/writing coach for sixteen high-school students at Indiana University for six weeks taking college seminar courses to study health and illness in the African American Community: Social and Neurobiological Perspectives.• Managing food, airfare, course books, living arrangements, and other miscellaneous budgetary expenses for students with a budget of $7000 over course of six weeks. • Facilitating neurobiological curriculum for students and professors on during program. • Organizing academic enrichment trips with emphasis on non-profit community services organizations . Show less

• Created lesson plans and independently instructed middle-school level English grammar for semester at Collège des Ormeaux in Rennes, France.• Administered self-prepared exams over various English grammar points that counted towards students' grades.• Created innovative learning techniques for language acquisition, evidenced by teacher's usage of techniques in their own class.

• Tasked with the responsibility of acquiring, sorting, and inputting canvased information into campaign database.• Organized students and community members to Get out the Vote.• Gave verbal reports to staff of the campaign on progress of canvassed areas.

• Compiled data on effects of liberal arts education through lens of academics, living unit, athletics, and social environment. Presented material to college in order to pursue further academic research on effects of Liberal Arts education to obtain grants for future research.• Found correlation between liberal education and successes in academics and athletics.