Madeline Burk, M.Ed Email & Phone Number

Hillsboro, Oregon

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

- Served as the go-to mentor for a 130-student caseload of high-need freshmen, providing them with academic and socioemotional tools to support their "on-track" graduation status. Collaborated with the Access teaching team to design and refine relevant Access curriculum that could be packaged for re-implementation in future years. Curriculum empowered academic skill-building, construction and reflection of personal goals, and identity-based strength-finding.- Designed and taught a World History course. Created learning experiences for a diverse group of high-need sophomores. Engaged learners with a foundation of geographic and historical understanding, while embedding instruction of research and media literacy skills. Leveraged content and learning methods to grow civics skills for real-life application.

Coordinated and facilitated an intervention team for the Freshman Access student caseload. Led weekly meetings for a team of veteran teachers, sourced protocols, initiatives, and guidance, from the Center for High School Success. Designed data-informed caseload-wide interventions for academic and behavioral support. Fostered a collaborative, efficient, growth mindset-oriented team.

Eugene, Oregon, United States

Designed and evaluated curriculum to implement during teaching practicum. Created detailed learning experiences, anticipating supports and extensions to serve a diverse range of student needs.

Eugene, Oregon, United States

Taught in a diversity of middle and high school classrooms. Practiced setting expectations, making connections, and instructional spontaneity, in a variety of fast-paced educational settings.

Served as a student leader in the OEA’s mission to expand and support its statewide Aspiring Educators program. Co-facilitated meetings that focused on strategizing to recruit and mentor new student leaders as they built chapters on other Oregon college campuses. Collaborated to provide statewide professional development opportunities. Designed a toolkit resource to guide new AE leaders in building and facilitating their budding chapters.

Eugene, Oregon, United States

Founded and managed the University of Oregon chapter of the OEA (Oregon Education Association) Aspiring Educators program. Coordinated weekly meetings, service projects, conferences and professional development relating to the AE core values: teacher quality, social justice, political action, and community engagement. Created virtual learning and community-building experiences for chapter members during the Covid-19 pandemic shutdown. Designed chapter executive board roles, then recruited and trained student leaders for long-term chapter operation. (The UO chapter thrives to this day).

Designed learning experiences for a variety of tutoring jobs. Examples include:- Oct 2017 - June 2018: Provided academic support, language support, and general mentoring, for a high school Japanese exchange student.- June 2019 - Sept 2019: Designed and facilitated curriculum for two students to develop writing skills during their pre-8th grade summer.

Master Of Education - Med

Program focuses: Curriculum development, educational psychology, formative and summative assessment, culturally responsive teaching.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Social Sciences Education, Spanish Minor

Studies included: History, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Language, and Education. Notable coursework included.