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I currently design and implement curriculum for all Seminole County Public School English Language Arts learners in grades 6-8. I create and conduct professional development opportunities with teachers, instructional coaches, and administrators, while also supporting educators in the application of curriculum and state standards. I use knowledge of the state standards to work with third party vendors to create crosswalks between their products and district curriculum materials.

Seminole County, Florida, United States

I created and taught professional development courses to colleagues, focusing on digital classroom instruction and tools, SEL strategies for new educators, and creating effective lesson plans.

Seminole County, Florida, United States

I designed rigorous, standards-based curriculum and lesson plans for teachers for both face-to-face and digital learning classroom instruction. Lessons I've designed build on collaborative learning techniques to foster student-centered learning. Many utilize digital technologies such as Google Suite, Nearpod and Flipgrid.

I am certified to teach 6-12 English. I have taught standard and honors classes in grades 7, 8, 9 and 10, as well as Journalism and Newspaper courses. I am endorsed to teach Gifted populations.

I produced blog posts, feature articles, shoot photos and schedule digital and social media. I work with a variety of different sections of the paper, including calendar events and online exclusive content.

I wrote blog posts as a contributing writer for the website She Did What She Wanted, a girl collective that allows young women to express and nurture their thoughts and emotions and share them with others. It aims to empower and promote women from all walks of life.

I produced digital and print content, fact check and create multimedia packages.

I produced digital content, edit stories and manage the opinions section.

Orlando, Florida Area

I put together the opinion section of our print and online platforms every week. I pitched out ideas to our contributing writers and edited their submissions for AP style before formatting the articles to appear both in print and online.

Orlando, Florida Area

I produced content for multiple sections of the paper, as well as covered events and breaking news through photos and video. I wrote briefs, features and hard news articles, as well as helped manage the paper's social media accounts.

Orlando, Florida Area

During my time as a senior staff writer I was required to submit at least two piece of content per week for our print and online platforms. I wrote on a variety of subjects, from news to entertainment, and developed my multimedia skills in both photography and videography. As a Watchdog Reporter I was given an extended deadline to work on articles that required in-depth research. These articles required me to look through public records, laws and conduct extended interviews in order to find the information I needed.

Orlando, Florida Area

I wrote blog posts, contributed to print content, created galleries, fact-checked articles, added events to our calendar section and wrote event previews.

Orlando, Florida Area

I contributed to both Centric Magazine's print and digital content and worked directly with the art director and the art team to design the magazine's layout. My print story, "The Pronoun Problem," won the magazine's "Best Story" award.

I helped high schoolers prepare for the SATs by helping to teach them test taking strategies to improve their scores in math, writing and reading.

Bachelor’S Degree, Journalism, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Burnett Honors College, Society of Professional Journalists, Kappa Tau Alpha

High School

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society, English Honor Society, Beta Club, Marching Band