• Collaborates as Co-Teacher in English Language Arts for four 7th and 8th grade classes, accommodating nearly one hundred students• Leads the implementation of rigorous Common Core Standards in a public charter Montessori classroom• Provides individualized reading and writing interventions daily in class according to Individualized Educational Plans• Facilitates seminar style writing workshop in multiple genres such as essays, poetry, speeches, oratory and short stories

• Implemented a holistic and thematic curriculum for a 7th and 8th grade mixed age classroom inspired by best practices in adolescent psychology and Montessori philosophy• Facilitated daily lessons in areas of Social Studies, Science, Pre-Algebra/Algebra, English Language Arts, and the innovative Personal World curriculum• Created engaging lesson extensions, inspiring critical thinking and analytical writing skills, mirroring Louisiana’s implementation of the rigorous Common Core Standards• Led by example, serving as an advocate for adolescents in our school and local community, including sponsoring the student-led childcare business

• Facilitated three different educational programs for K-12 grade groups, including urban, low-income and home school student groups, that target various standards of learning and incorporate digital technology, role playing, and creative writing• Conducted hour-long guided tours of the Cottage while seamlessly integrating technology including voices and slide shows throughout• Guided youth birthday party programs on site

Collaborated to create the Teaching With Historic Places lesson plan. Conducted research for photographic history of Ford's Theatre. Created online biography of Abraham Lincoln. Served as assistant in the Civil War Washington Teacher Fellows Consortium and compiled research resource for educators. Assisted in the daily operation of site programs.

Completed intensive interpretive training. Wrote original tour programs for Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness, and Spotsylvania Courthouse Battlefields. Led customized programs for military members, veterans, Boy Scouts, and school groups.