Plan and lead tours and programming for children through adults, including teaching new skills that connect to current exhibitionsWrote extensive curriculum to launch the Artful Adventure program for groups ranging from preschool through high schoolCollaborate regularly with colleagues to develop dynamic, engaging programming and art making for homeschool programs, school groups, and regular weekly drop-in activities

Developed a catalog of over 50 art-driven products and maintains wholesale accounts with Boston-based storesCreates a monthly strategy for high quality social media content to maintain consistent and organic growthUtilizes Adobe products and Procreate to create custom illustrations and animations for social media, children’s illustration, and paper products based on current trends

Led multiple schoolwide professional development sessions around MAP Fluency, Data Dives, and how to design effective literacy intervention lessonsCreated a schoolwide library of over 130 targeted literacy intervention lessons combining Fundations and Decodable Readers (Geodes) for teachers to use for targeting gaps in foundational literacyImplemented effective tier 2 literacy intervention, resulting in reading growth for over 80% of at-risk students

Demonstrated leadership and collaboration by customizing curriculum as the ELA Content Lead, serving on the Instructional Leadership Team, co-leading the Family Engagement Action Team, and facilitating CPT/ PDImplemented daily Leveled Literacy Intervention and Wilson lessons, resulting in 1 year of growth for 88% of students, and 57% of those students, including newcomers, grew at least 1.5 yearsBalanced the socio-emotional and academic needs of 15 students with ELD levels 1-3 by using SEL practices such as circles and meetings while differentiating the curricula of Expeditionary Learning and Engage New York to meet diverse needs

Administered psychoeducational and literacy assessments including CTOPP-2, QRI, TOLD, TOWRE, GORT, and DSA to inform instruction and provide data for RTI and Reading RecoveryFacilitated and developed 6 Guided Reading sessions and 3 Literature Circles for diverse students in Grades 1, 3, and 5 on a weekly basis by integrating students’ interests, backgrounds, and cultures with data, practice, and theory Provided intervention support to a Grade 1 Ethiopian ELL and assessed measurable improvements such as a 20% increase in word reading over the first three weeks

Promoted student achievement by setting ambitious goals for 20 students with Reading Streets, EnVision Math, Pearson, and Sadlier curriculaTrained colleagues to analyze Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) results for action plans and data-driven instructionInstilled confidence and a love of reading in a student who progressed from difficulty with sight words in September to reading at level M in MayAccommodated a highly anxious student by providing weekly socioemotional support before school, scaffolding peer interaction, and collaborating with the child’s counselor and family