• Lead curriculum design and execution for 17 schools and over 400 teachers. Own performance management and career coaching of teachers• Create, give, and coordinate professional development to teachers based on data analysis• Own vendor relations for department including scheduling demonstrations, budgeting decisions, and new vendor onboarding with annual spend over $200,000• Manage diverse group of internal and external stakeholders, including teachers, schools, administrators… Show more • Lead curriculum design and execution for 17 schools and over 400 teachers. Own performance management and career coaching of teachers• Create, give, and coordinate professional development to teachers based on data analysis• Own vendor relations for department including scheduling demonstrations, budgeting decisions, and new vendor onboarding with annual spend over $200,000• Manage diverse group of internal and external stakeholders, including teachers, schools, administrators, Board of Education, unions, and parents• Develop and present multiple “How-To” videos and one-pagers for teachers, on topics such as transition to remote learning, utilization of district platforms and technologies, and assessment administration• Extensive professional writing, including monthly research-driven articles for curriculum newsletter and collaboration of a grant for a summer reading program• Updated elementary curriculum and libraries to incorporate revised titles including BIPOC/DEIB and books that support social and emotional learning. Leveraged teacher recommendations in selection of titles• Data analysis experience in a variety of platforms including LinkIt and Google Sheets to organize information Show less

• Serve as the representative of the 6th Grade Team across subjects and disciplines• Liaise with school administration on technology implementation, team feedback, & school-wide improvements• Leverage Panorama data collection tool to develop action plans to address social-emotional needs of students• Develop, model, and roll out best practices, including new education methods, cutting-edge technology, & professional development opportunities• Lead weekly team meetings, prepare… Show more • Serve as the representative of the 6th Grade Team across subjects and disciplines• Liaise with school administration on technology implementation, team feedback, & school-wide improvements• Leverage Panorama data collection tool to develop action plans to address social-emotional needs of students• Develop, model, and roll out best practices, including new education methods, cutting-edge technology, & professional development opportunities• Lead weekly team meetings, prepare agenda, and solicit inputs from team members• Organize parent meetings to discuss student growth, performance, and development Show less

• Rated as a Highly Effective Teacher based off the Morris School District Rubric for Excellence in Teaching• Revised and enhanced the 6th grade ELA curriculum• Wrote a grant for Storia, e-book program, which has been launched school-wide • Member of school wide PBIS committee• Attended Columbia University Teachers College Professional Development to turnkey learnings for my PLC• Selected to have an 8th grade teacher observe my class structure, focusing on how I confer with… Show more • Rated as a Highly Effective Teacher based off the Morris School District Rubric for Excellence in Teaching• Revised and enhanced the 6th grade ELA curriculum• Wrote a grant for Storia, e-book program, which has been launched school-wide • Member of school wide PBIS committee• Attended Columbia University Teachers College Professional Development to turnkey learnings for my PLC• Selected to have an 8th grade teacher observe my class structure, focusing on how I confer with students • Cheerleading Coach for the school • Implemented Lucy Calkins Writing Curriculum for 6th grade students• Created a literary analysis reading and writing unit for 6th grade students • Selected to lead a school-wide Teacher Academy for the Gradual Release Model (I do, We do, You do)• Participated in a book club reading "Teaching With Poverty In Mind"• Collaborated with 5th grade teachers to discuss students' progress and growth using common benchmark assessments• Differentiated instruction for general education, inclusion, honors, and gifted and talented (G&T) students Show less

• Selected by administration to lead Professional Learning Community (PLC) team of 9 individuals while simultaneously teaching 6th grade language arts classes• Evaluated and revised the 6th grade reading and writing curriculum• Led team exercises to develop community culture and create goals for the PLC• Led professional development sessions for the 6th grade language arts teachers • Conducted meetings and maintained notes on the progress of the PLC• Served as communication… Show more • Selected by administration to lead Professional Learning Community (PLC) team of 9 individuals while simultaneously teaching 6th grade language arts classes• Evaluated and revised the 6th grade reading and writing curriculum• Led team exercises to develop community culture and create goals for the PLC• Led professional development sessions for the 6th grade language arts teachers • Conducted meetings and maintained notes on the progress of the PLC• Served as communication lead between teachers and the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction • Developed new summer reading program based off of feedback from PLC members• Conducted informal observations of teachers to provide feedback on strengths and developmental opportunities Show less

• Differentiated language arts instruction for students based on the Common Core Standards• Taught an Inclusion Class Period where I collaborated with a Special Education Teacher and implemented Individualized Education Plan • Implemented Readers and Writers Workshop to enhance reading and writing instruction• Prepared students for the PARCC Assessment • Created classroom website through Google Classroom to communicate with students outside of the classroom by… Show more • Differentiated language arts instruction for students based on the Common Core Standards• Taught an Inclusion Class Period where I collaborated with a Special Education Teacher and implemented Individualized Education Plan • Implemented Readers and Writers Workshop to enhance reading and writing instruction• Prepared students for the PARCC Assessment • Created classroom website through Google Classroom to communicate with students outside of the classroom by providing updates and copies of assignments• Utilized Google Apps for Education in my classroom to share documents with my students and provide instant feedback in their work• Showed student growth based on the Student Goal Objective• Maintained a Highly Effective rating based off the Stronge Evaluation System• Collaborated with faculty in the building to create cross-curricular units • Communicated with parents through frequent phone calls, emails, and meetings Show less

• Taught social skills which help students cope with their emotions• Created and implemented units to self contained Emotionally Handicapped students• Conducted assessments based on Common Core Standards• Assisted elementary education teachers who have students with an emotional handicap • Differentiated lessons to accommodate emotional handicap students• Led elementary classrooms to allow teachers the ability to attend meetings and assess students privately

• Developed lessons and taught units in core subjects including language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies• Differentiated instruction for a variety of learning styles• Volunteered at afterschool homework help room• Organized data meetings to increase student achievement• Implemented positive behavior support model• Conducted spring conferences for my students• Participated in RTi Intervention Team and professional development• Led a Destination… Show more • Developed lessons and taught units in core subjects including language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies• Differentiated instruction for a variety of learning styles• Volunteered at afterschool homework help room• Organized data meetings to increase student achievement• Implemented positive behavior support model• Conducted spring conferences for my students• Participated in RTi Intervention Team and professional development• Led a Destination Imagination Team • Contributed to student growth based on a district reading assessment• Organized South Africa Pen Pals with our 5th grade team • Co-organized an afterschool mother and daughter book club Show less

• Developed lessons in social studies, science, mathematics, and language arts, with full classroom leadership• Created a flash card math game to help students practice addition facts• In charge of a small group of students on a field trip to the Lansing Zoo• Assisted the teacher in giving DOLCH sight word assessments• Observed classroom activities and management techniques

• Observed classroom activities and lessons on teaching literacy• Assisted and led science experiments with small groups of individuals• Worked with students who were struggling with reading comprehension: gave literacy assessments, developed an extensive case study leveraging the “story mountain” tool which allows individuals to organize main events in the story.

• Worked with the teacher to lead center groups where the students worked on literacy and math skills• Interacted one-on-one with students who were struggling with learning how to read