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New Orleans, La

• Design and implement common core aligned 11th grade ELA instructional curriculum • Redesign curriculum in accordance with LDOE Redesign grant using Louisiana Believes Guidebooks• Direct the creation of an AP Language and Composition course and write a College Board approved course syllabus along with course unit maps and lesson plans• Collaborate with special education co-teachers to differentiate instruction and provide essential accommodations and modifications for students with IEPs• Maintain a structured and well-managed classroom environment that promotes student inquiry and high-level discussion and group work• Create the first quiz bowl team, recruit students, hold practices, and organize travel and participation in meets

Nicholas Senn High School

-Developed in collaboration with a colleague the curriculum for Advanced Placement in English Language and Composition-Participated in leadership roles for teacher course team and grade level teams-Instructed one section of AP Language & Composition as well as multiple sections of Honors American Literature and British Literature-Collaborated on teacher course teams for British, American, AP, and college preparatory courses-Served as Assistant Coach for both JV and Varsity Boys' Basketball Teams for two years

Curie High School

-Directed and taught a maternity leave position for four sections of English III students and one section of Honors Journalism during the last five weeks of the school year-Constructed a unit study of a graphic novel with English III students that developed intercultural awareness and reflection-Expanded the approach of an Honors English Journalism class to include an historical investigation of the Watergate Scandal and its implications about the efficacy and role of journalism in a democratic society

Andrew Jackson Language Academy

-Developed and implemented Common Core aligned curriculum for five 7th and 8th grade sections of writing and reading that emphasized differentiated instruction, multiple intelligences, and student interests/relevancy-Collaborated with Social Studies teacher in construction of an interdisciplinary multi-genre project-Team taught with Special Education teacher and designed modifications and adaptations according to Individualized Education Plans

-Trained and managed a group of 15+ tutors in Chicago Public Schools -Served as a liaison between elementary schools, tutors and the University of Illinois-Chicago, the sponsor, in order to monitor the progress and work of tutors-Coordinated all tutor schedules with the needs of the school

Chicago

-Provided assistant literacy instruction (phonetics, beginning reading) at Jackson Language Academy, mainly to 1st-3rd grade students receiving under-performing reading test scores-Tutored 5th and 6th grade students in language arts and grammar at Galileo Elementary

Greater Chicago Area

-Provide private academic tutoring to students in Reading, Language Arts, Literature, Writing, and Executive Functioning

Master Of Arts (M.A.) In English Education, Secondary Education And Teaching

Master Of Arts (M.A.), English Language And Literature/Letters, 4.0/4.0

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English/ Minor In Philosophy, 3.9, Summa Cum Laude