With Jordan School District, I have taught 7th, 8th, and 9th grade English to include honors, on-level, ESL and developmental reading courses. I served as a part-time instructional coach, and created the district online courses for 7th and 8th grade language arts, using Canvas, an online learning platform.

Supported a positive school culture through PBIS and Restorative PracticeManaged discipline incidents to provide a safe, welcoming school environmentServed as an instructional leader through providing professional development and coaching Evaluated staff in an instructional way that led to increased evaluation scores between fall and spring evaluationsMaintained school website and social media to brand Midvale MS as an inviting place to be and to support communication with our families and communitiesCreated and supported peer mediation groups Supervised support staff and aides to maximize efficiency, effectiveness, and our school environmentAssisted with the budget and master scheduleObtained grants for Anti-bullying and Suicide AwarenessSought alternate funding for materials and resources through state and federal grantsWorked closely with the principal on CSIP Goals including assessment, adjustment, and communication including working with the School Community Council for approval of budget adjustments

Supported administrators in leading school as an instructional leaderWorked with classroom teachers to increase student achievement by improving pedagogy through the lens of the Canyons School District Educational Framework and Instructional PrioritiesDeveloped and implemented school-wide vocabulary and reading focus through shared instructional techniques and content

Developed unit and daily lesson plans that included clear objectives, student self-monitoring of achievement, relevant learning tasks for mapped objectives, daily assessments, student choice of products, and valid summative assessments based on objectivesDelivered standards-based instruction in accordance with district frameworks and curriculum mapsDifferentiated learning for honors classes, general, and co-taughtWorked with co-teacher (Special Education) to meet IEP requirements Built a positive, safe classroom environment through communication, PBIS, student/teacher relationships, and clear, consistent, high expectationsSee link to class website

Developed unit and daily lesson plans using backwards design that included clear objectives, student self-monitoring of achievement, relevant learning tasks for mapped objectives, daily assessments, student choice of products, and valid summative assessments based on objectivesDelivered standards-based instruction in accordance with the Common CoreDifferentiated learning by interest and ability level to include 8th grade students reading between 3rd and 11th grade levels.Built a positive, safe classroom environment through implementation of the KIPP Model, student/teacher relationships, and clear, consistent, high expectationsTaught reading intervention using Fountes and Pinnell for 8 week intervention periods leading to growth ranges among 2 and 6 levels in a single school year