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-Served as department chair for two years, managing the team’s budget, leading the team in vertical alignment of standards, and participating in school outreach events.-Transitioned to competency based learning, collaboratively drafting learning outcomes based on state standards.-Designed curriculum and pacing for the tenth grade to engage students with a variety of learning needs, focusing on performance assessment.-Worked closely with special education case managers to implement IEPs and behavior plans, developing structures to support all learners.-Transitioned all curriculum to remote learning from March of 2020 until the 21-22 school year, communicating regularly with families and experimenting with educational technology (i.e. Nearpod, Zoom, Edpuzzle, Kahoot, etc.) to engage students.-Developed and implemented curriculum for the 10th grade design thinking course, emphasizing the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.-Collaborated with the special education department and the district to ensure state compliance and to develop a plan to reduce the over-identification of certain student populations.-Served on several policy and advisory committees, leading the rollout of the school’s cellphone policy and student club requirements along with other school wide initiatives-Secured and managed the school wide library database after identifying a lack of research materials for students.-Advised several student organizations including the school’s chapter of Amnesty International and the school newspaper, The Dragon.

-Managed students and established a positive learning environment for students in a Title 1 school district with a high risk drop out and failure rate.-Developed grade level curriculum and pacing guides tied to state standards and following the reading/writing workshop model. -Collaborated with a co-teacher to adapt curriculum and develop differentiated lessons based on students’ needs.-Developed and taught curriculum for gifted learners.-Oversaw a grade level professional learning community as a member of a district wide initiative to strengthen student performance through professional learning communities. -Collaboratively reviewed new growth measures for district usage, analyzing the potential data output of various assessments.

-Assumed charge of the classroom for a semester, including developing lesson plans, leading all classroom activities, and enforcing expected behaviors.-Taught and designed individual lessons frequently, leading whole-group discussion, designing projects, and working with students individually.-Assisted in assigning and grading both formative and summative assessments.-Conferenced with cooperating teacher concerning the needs of students, attended meetings on student progress, faculty meetings, and team meetings.

-Assisted cooperating teacher in instruction in a student-centered environment, worked in small groups, led small group discussion, and monitored student work.-Constructed and taught lessons activating prior knowledge by gamifying the material.