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Dallas, Tx, Us

Dallas, Texas, United States

Roles include instructional management and coaching as well as people management and coaching/staff evaluations and appraisals. Along with other members of school leadership, establish and implement school-wide systems and structures that promote a strong culture for students and staff that ensure strong achievement. Ensure implementation of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP) in all grade levels.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

In this role, I've taught 4th grade students (90% of whom are English Learners) in a self-contained (sheltered ESL) model as well as team-teaching setting strictly as an ELA teacher. During my work, I've focused heavily on innovation; providing my students with multiple ways to demonstrate their mastery and growth utilizing a variety of blended learning programs, intensively redesigning and course-correcting for goals, and fostering a results driven environment that celebrates growth and… Show more In this role, I've taught 4th grade students (90% of whom are English Learners) in a self-contained (sheltered ESL) model as well as team-teaching setting strictly as an ELA teacher. During my work, I've focused heavily on innovation; providing my students with multiple ways to demonstrate their mastery and growth utilizing a variety of blended learning programs, intensively redesigning and course-correcting for goals, and fostering a results driven environment that celebrates growth and potential. In this role, I've also served as a teacher leader overseeing an entire curriculum rewrite from K-5, implementing professional development to launch the curriculum, and facilitate on-going development on my own campus to build teacher capacity. Show less

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Teach For America corps member placement school, serving 100% "at-risk" students. Taught subjects included: Grade 4 Math, Science, and Social Studies-Developed original lessons on underrepresented people for Black History month boosting engagement to 90-100%-Co-facilitated/developed/taught STAAR mastery plans for all performance groups and subject areas from March-May 2017-Participated in weekly PLC cycles and tracked specific standards progress in Math; designed re-teach/led… Show more Teach For America corps member placement school, serving 100% "at-risk" students. Taught subjects included: Grade 4 Math, Science, and Social Studies-Developed original lessons on underrepresented people for Black History month boosting engagement to 90-100%-Co-facilitated/developed/taught STAAR mastery plans for all performance groups and subject areas from March-May 2017-Participated in weekly PLC cycles and tracked specific standards progress in Math; designed re-teach/led demo lessons-Utilized data-driven instructional models to track specific TEKS and adjust instruction on monthly basis aligned to district ACPs (Assessment of Course Progress) and STAAR Show less

Klosterneuburg, Austria

Teaching Assistantship awarded through joint Fulbright Austria/Austrian Ministry of Education to work in secondary schools to effectuate increased English language acquisition and build cross-cultural understanding.-Designed original English lessons embedded in IB MYP units of inquiry, focusing on productive language skills (focus on reading and writing)-Managed caseload of ~40 DP/HS students and coached English speech skills to successfully sit for the Matura (exit exam) and… Show more Teaching Assistantship awarded through joint Fulbright Austria/Austrian Ministry of Education to work in secondary schools to effectuate increased English language acquisition and build cross-cultural understanding.-Designed original English lessons embedded in IB MYP units of inquiry, focusing on productive language skills (focus on reading and writing)-Managed caseload of ~40 DP/HS students and coached English speech skills to successfully sit for the Matura (exit exam) and provided consistent feedback on rotating basis-Designed and redeveloped expository writing framework and lesson plans for MYP-level students Show less

Kobe-Shi, Hyogo, Japan

In this role, I served as the sole native English teacher at a vocational/technical/career education pathway school, serving students who were predominantly lower-income and achieved at lower rates compared to their peers. Through this lens, I crafted lessons designed to focus on technical, career-specialized communication skills in English versus academic English. All of my lessons were self-created and I developed a year-long scope for students in the first-year class (equivalent to grade… Show more In this role, I served as the sole native English teacher at a vocational/technical/career education pathway school, serving students who were predominantly lower-income and achieved at lower rates compared to their peers. Through this lens, I crafted lessons designed to focus on technical, career-specialized communication skills in English versus academic English. All of my lessons were self-created and I developed a year-long scope for students in the first-year class (equivalent to grade 10). In my second year on the program, I split my time with a nearby public International high school that focused on using English for academic purposes. There, I prepared original lessons, coached speech and essay contests, performance-based assessments, and utilized a variety of methods to increase academic rigor (e.g. Marzano for vocabulary, project-based learning, etc.) Show less

New York, Ny

Part of inaugural class of the virtual student foreign service internship (VSFS) administered by the U.S. Department of State in consultation with education agencies abroad (i.e. EducationUSA). My role was to blog on a regular basis about higher education and higher education opportunities in the United States for students in China. The purpose was to expose perspective students to what academic and collegiate life entails/would be like in the U.S.

Puerto Vallarta / U.S.

Short-term internship for organization utilizing tourism to create and sustain micro-grants/loans to local business owners to bring about positive social change in developing area of Mexico-Marketing and outreach of Mexico-based internship program focused on sustainable development-Research and development for possible internship program implementation in Tanzania

Lower Manhattan

Reading/Math and general teacher assistant and high-needs New York City public school located in Chinatown neighborhood, serving 100% at-risk students-Assist classroom teacher with reading & math interventions, pulling small groups and maintaining running records-Track student progress on specific standards towards mastery in mathematics lessons by identifying specific skill gaps

New York, Ny

Facilitated weekly conversation sessions aligned to specific topics relevant to American culture, especially within the context of NYC; assisted in acclimating new international students to university life-Assist in organization of weekly topic/discussion themes and L2 language lessons-Facilitated academic programming (e.g. crash course in writing a college-level essay), finding resources on-campus, where to go for support, etc.

Augustana College

Occasional tutor and as-needed assistant to the department-Transcribed original interviews containing more than 30 hours of German conversation from local individuals-Provided tutoring to German 101/102/103 student throughout the spring semester, assisting them in moving from a grade of "D" to a grade of "B" at the end of a nine-week academic term-Co-developed study abroad brochure for department's signature exchange program at the Martin Luther University of Lutherstadt… Show more Occasional tutor and as-needed assistant to the department-Transcribed original interviews containing more than 30 hours of German conversation from local individuals-Provided tutoring to German 101/102/103 student throughout the spring semester, assisting them in moving from a grade of "D" to a grade of "B" at the end of a nine-week academic term-Co-developed study abroad brochure for department's signature exchange program at the Martin Luther University of Lutherstadt Wittenberg Show less

Sydney Nsw, Australia

Served as electoral intern providing a range of duties for a local Member of Parliament in the greater Sydney area-Assisted in developing plan for absentee voting for upcoming local election-Maintained, updated, and streamlined both digital and physical constituent database-Provided electoral advice regarding, specifically, absentee voting for March 2011 election

-Assisted in event planning, research and data organization for up-coming events and company mission.-Grant writing and research

Master Of Education - Med, Urban Education Leadership With Pk-12 Principal Certification

Enrolled as part of a highly selective cohort of current and aspiring school leaders in urban public schools.

Post-Baccalaureate, Teacher Certification

Core Subjects (Elementary/Middle Grades Education) Participated in Dept. of Education-funded "Project Connect" to provide support.

Master Of Arts From The Steinhardt School Of Culture, Education, And Human Development, International Education

emphasis in Global Education & Cross-Cultural Education exchange

Bachelor Of Arts, German Language And Literature, Political Science-International Relations Emphasis

Activities and Societies: Augustana Fall Term in Wittenberg (2009) Augustana Winter Term in Australia/Australia Internship Program.

Certificate, German

Coursework in German society, Lutheran Church History, East German (DDR) Literature. Independent group travel. Language immersion.