Gloria Becker, Edd Email & Phone Number

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Broomall, PA

• Classroom teacher for grades 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, and 10
• Teaching students and assessing student progress
• Developing, implementing, and assessing curriculum

Coral Springs, FL

Teaching 6th-, 7th-, and 8th-grades

Melrose Park, PA

• Redesigned and taught highly-rated courses in education
• Refocused courses to balance theoretical knowledge and practical applications
• Used student portfolios and reflective practices to stimulate student growth
• Courses taught: Introduction to Education (campus-based), Instructional Design (online), School Resource Management, Problem-based Learning, Applying Universal Design for Learning in the Classroom (online), Engaging.
• Used WebStudy and Moodle to create and teach online courses

Norristown, PA

Melrose Park, PA

• Consulted with congregations that were working on significant change in their educational model as part of the LeV: Getting to the Heart of Jewish Education Initiative.
• Acted as Philadelphia-area representative for Shinui: The Network for Innovation in Part-Time Jewish Education. Shinui communities include: Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San.
• Consulted with directors of education, clergy, and lay leaders about curriculum, staffing, supervision, and teacher professional development.
• Mentored school directors.
• Wrote a community-wide, full-year curriculum that is being taught in 8 congregational schools.
• Developed and taught 4 cohorts of the Jewish Education Technology Fellowship.

Lafayette Hill, PA

• Accomplishments
• Instituted best practices teaching and assessment practices to raise student achievement
• Supervised BA and MA level student internships
• Participated as one of the initial six pilot schools nationally in “NESS: Nurturing Excellence in Synagogue Education” Initiativeo Redesigned full school curriculum and teacher professional development programso Honed.
• Became one of the first schools in the Philadelphia area to earn the “Ner Tamid” distinction for excellence in teacher professional development
• Raised enrollment from 200 to 300 studentso Increased percentage of students continuing education beyond Bar/Bat Mitzvah by 50%o Increased percentage of students beginning education before third grade by.

• Faculty Member
• Served on Camp Harlam Advisory Group
• Taught campers in 3rd through 12th grades
• Collaborated with Education Director and faculty teams to create curriculum for camp education program

Teaching License, Secondary Education And Teaching

Expected certification date: 2019 Eligible for alternate certification and internship certificate in social studies immediately.

Edd, Education

EdD: Instructional Leadership, K-12 Dissertation "Characteristics of Effective Teachers in Reform-Movement Synagogue Schools"

Majed, Religious Education

Activities and Societies: Student Representative to College Board of Trustees, Student AdvisorValedictorian Internship Project: Create a.

Ba, Accounting

Activities and Societies: Romance Languages House, Phi Sigma Iota, Alumni Ambassadors, Hillel, Hillel Board of Directors (as an alumna)BA.

Diploma, College Prep

Activities and Societies: Spanish Club, Editor of Literary Magazine, Varsity Debate Team, Band FrontDiploma - college preparation track.