Served a high-needs population while regularly integrating art in an engaging, relevant curriculumEarned the Motivate Award (teacher of the year) for outstanding performance during the 2016-17 school yearPioneered an innovative bellringer incorporating new vocabulary and elements of graffiti (vocabuliti)Elected by administration to serve on the Instructional Leadership TeamCreated and maintained an open, authentic learning environment to provide stability and trust in the classroomEstablished and communicated clear objectives for all learning activitiesIdentified and selected different instructional resources and methods to meet students' varying needsAdministered standards-based classroom assessments and utilized assessment data (STAR test) to inform instruction

Provide high quality public serviceRegularly work the youth services desk, providing basic reference, reader’s advisory and technology assistance to patrons in person, online, and on the phoneAssist with collection management—recommending items for purchase, organization of materials, and weeding Assist in the development and presentation of Library programs of interest to children and caregiversAssist patrons in the use of equipment and technology, including simple maintenance and trouble shooting

Facilitated content knowledge and critical thinking with 11th and 12th grade AP English studentsAdvised students and shared research strategies to aid in their completion of the capstone senior thesis programEstablished an open, authentic learning environment and minimized classroom management issues by arranging weekly discussion classesModified curriculum for English Language Learners (90% ESL) and various Special Education students by modeling reading strategies and differentiating instruction to involve student interestsAnalyzed PSAT data before designing and successfully implementing a thematic unit to improve a class-wide area of weakness after analyzing PSAT dataCreated activities to connect poetic meter with dance and musical time signature to include bodily/kinesthetic intelligence in the classroomInvented rubrics for group presentations and provided timely feedback for students

Designed resources for the Diversity Committee’s presentation to the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) Researched and cataloged scholarly articles for doctoral and professional studyPackaged information in attractive .pdf formats and maintained detailed Excel spreadsheets

Engaged “remedial” students in American Literature by connecting personal interests to thematic elementsCombated recalcitrant learners with immediately relevant subject matterDesigned interactive PowerPoint presentations for non-linear learning

Modeled effective reading strategies by reading aloud regularlyConducted differentiated group work to develop an engaged, participatory environmentDesigned documents with visual aids to help with vocabulary acquisition