Jessi Cummings Email & Phone Number

Salt Lake City, UT, US

SLC

• Create engaging classroom based and eLearning content for adult learners on the topic of psychology
• Successfully converted instructor-led, in-person classes to virtual eLearning to meet the needs of the college and learners
• Create assessments, activities, and content to measure student learning and growth throughout the learning experience
• Collect and analyze data to monitor student learning and adjust teaching methods

Volunteer position facilitating weekly virtual connection groups for parents of LQBTQ+ youth and LGBTQ+ community members to gather to eat, talk, and find support and resources.

SLC

• Autonomously manage over 70 contract authors through the cycle of content selection, compensation, and creation while decreasing average time to publication and increasing author NPS from 50 to 75
• Integrate learning science pedagogy into the author course creation process while collaborating with authors and teams across the company
• Co-lead the cross-functional Learning Frameworks Taskforce to create a recommendation for company-wide learning strategy
• Drove the research, design, and iteration of the course outline template used by authors for course creation
• Own Azure certification, video, and lab content area coverage; and drive implementation of strategies focused on just in time learning needs of customers to meet a company OKR
• Serve on Women@PS Development committee

Greater Salt Lake City Area

• Managed a distributed team of 10 behavior support professionals to implement various learning plans across 60+ schools; responsible for determining team structure, daily placement, hiring, training, coaching, and.
• Designed and created a variety of eLearning instructional materials used by district employees, teachers, and student parents on classroom and student behavior management practices, teaching pedagogies, and learning.
• Collected and analyzed data related to restraint, seclusionary time-out, teacher feedback, learning outcomes, etc. and presented analytical findings and recommendations to the State Board of Education.
• District-wide subject matter expert on learning science, teaching pedagogy, and classroom management; collaborated with administrators, teachers, and parents from different schools to ensure each team’s goals were met
• Created, implemented, and facilitated instructor-led district-wide trainings for teachers, administrators, paraprofessionals, and parents to meet district OKRs and state standards

SLC

• Successfully led and implemented a co-teaching model in English and math across all grade levels, fostering inclusion and growth of students
• School-wide subject matter expert on learning science strategies, teaching pedagogy, inclusion practices, and classroom management
• Mentored novice teachers and lead teacher learning groups
• Assistant coach of national and state champion cheerleading team
• Provide support and guidance to students with mild to moderate disabilities
• Monitor progress, collect data to support goals and enrollment, plan and implement Individual Education Plan (IEP)

University Of Houston

• Taught a variety of undergraduate classes in the Psychology and Learning Sciences department
• Conducted, and collaborated on various research projects (subjects included; motivation, learning, feedback, retention, instructional design, gifted, pedagogy, course design, etc.) to include tasks of literature.
• Teach undergraduate sections sections of approximately 32 students
• Create and implement engaging and relevant curriculum
• Respond to student inquiry questions
• Administer and proctor exams

University Of Houston

• August 2012- Current: Center for Teaching ExcellencePracticum placement
• Part of a team that created, developed, and implemented an assessment plan for evaluating teaching assistants campus wide
• Collected, analyzed, and wrote up findingsJune 2012- Current: University of Utah, College of EducationResearch assistant
• Data analysis and development of instrumentsNovember 2011-Current: Candidacy Project
• Designed and implemented a study on predictive validity of the Torrance Tests of Creative ThinkingAugust 2011-Current: Advisor Lead ResearchResearch Assistant
• Work on projects assigned by advisor; literature review, article review, analysis, presentation, etc.

University Of Houston College Of Education

• Teach breakout sections of approximately 32 students according to curriculum to create consistency
• Attend weekly collaboration meetings to prepare for upcoming lessons and discuss students
• Respond to student inquiry questions
• Administer and proctor exams
• Responsible for releasing student grades, compiling exam questions, and making sure other Teaching assistants preform class duties.
• Guest lecture during lecture portion of class to approximately 160 students.

Taylorsville High School

• Taught Resource English, team-taught U.S. History and World History, and GED Math and English
• Provide support and guidance to students with mild to moderate disabilities
• Monitor progress, collect data to support goals and enrollment, plan and implement Individual Education Plan
• Follow guidelines set up by local and federal government
• Assist teachers in accommodating and teaching students
• Started a successful team teaming (regular and special education) World and United States history class

Taylorsville High School

• Design, implement, and evaluate engaging lessons for 11th grade students
• Provide discipline and support to students
• Evaluate students work, provide feedback, and assign a grade
• Meet standards set by state core curriculum and No Child Left Behind
• Provide an interactive learning environment that engages Multiple Intelligences
• Learn about the role of a Coach, especially as it pertains to Cheerleading

• Provide support to economically disadvantaged and refugee students by means of clothes, shoes, hygiene items, medical care, etc.
• Organized holiday gifts for 27 families
• Found a sponsor to donate 70 pairs of shoes to refugees attending the school
• Hosted a free Dental Clinic that saw over 200 students on campus
• Acted as a liaison between students and school and district to meet basic needs

• Assist teacher in classroom activity
• Responsible for facilitating 4 reading groups for students on varying levels of reading and comprehension
• Sustain safe, interactive, and supportive learning environment
• Maintain and meet IEP goals for 45 students in English and Reading resource class

Phd, Educational Psychology

M.Ed, Education

Mat, Teaching

Ba, Communication