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Educate, support and supervise more than 100 seventh-grade history students and 30 sixth-grade English/Language Arts students to help them accomplish learning benchmarks and state requirements. Develop and present curriculum, lesson plans, units and projects designed to target specific skills and key concepts while achieving learning objectives. Track and evaluate student progress and communicate progress to students and parents. Create engaging classroom environment to foster learning, curiosity and development.Appointed by school administration for key initiatives. Serve as New Teacher Mentor; onboard new teachers and provide quarterly continuing education to new teachers to ensure all new teachers meet district requirements and have a positive employment experience. Serve as Cooperating Teacher in collaboration with Professional Learning Department; liaison with University of North Texas (UNT) to place and supervise student teachers. Served on history curriculum team; re-wrote curriculum-based assessment (CBA) resulting in new unit exams to more effectively assess mastery of learning essential knowledge and skills. Planned Career Day for more than 600 students by recruiting, preparing and implementing program with 50 guest speakers. Coach Basketball, Track and Soccer and served as Acting Athletics Coordinator as needed; oversee 3 coaches and more than 100 student athletes competing against fourteen schools; host and coordinate sporting events.

Lake Dallas Middle School

Educated, supported and supervised more than 100 seventh-grade history students to help them accomplish learning benchmarks and state requirements. Developed and presented curriculum, lesson plans, units and projects designed to target specific skills and key concepts while achieving learning objectives. Tracked and evaluated student progress and communicated progress to students and parents. Created engaging classroom environment to foster learning, curiosity and development.Appointed by school administration for key initiatives. Served on District Education Improvement Committee; collaborated with teachers, parents, community members and district administrators to review district educational goals, assess progress and evaluated needed changes. Led project to evaluate history curriculum and related textbooks to determine compliance with current standards; identified new textbooks to be utilized district-wide; plan included supplemental online subscription to modernize program. Appointed to Technology Committee and School Climate and Culture Committee. Led student organization aimed at creating a bully-free campus. Served as Cooperating Teacher in collaboration with Professional Learning Department; liaison with University of North Texas (UNT) to place and supervise student teachers. Coached Volleyball, Basketball, and Track; oversaw 100 student athletes competing against eight schools. Won 8th Grade Basketball District Championship in 2018.

Gotenberg, Sweden

Participated in study abroad program and served as a Student Teacher at the International School of Gotenberg Region in Sweden for two months in 2012.

Master'S Degree, Education, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Teaching Assistant to Dr. Richard Alexander

Bachelors Of Science, Education, 3.49

Activities and Societies: Student Foundation, Go Center, Kappa Delta Pi: Vice President, Frogs First, Senior Mentor, Order of Omega, Gamma.