Marilyn Aaland Email & Phone Number

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Florence, Colorado, United States

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

Project Lead the Way (PLTW)Certified Trainer for Penrose Elementary to create curriculum, deliver lessons tostudents, and train teachers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, andMath) in our Project Based Learning focus. Standards comprise 21st Centurylearning, utilizing Next Generation tools. Certified Trainer in OCT and LeadTeacher training.1st/2nd Grade TeacherExecuted lessons with fidelity using Wonders Reading, Math Expressions, LucyCaulkins Writing, and the Writer’s Workshop. Emphasized Project BasedLearning (PBL) as a focus of learning to help enhance engagement and creativityamong students by including all subjects in each project, with an emphasis inscience and technology. Worked with grade level teams and ProfessionalLearning Communities to included additional components into projects, to includereaching out to the school community.Building Leadership Team (BLT) – Participate in a committee betweenadministration and grade level teachers to continuously help school success byworking on issues within the school, to build trust and morale for all staff.Next Generation – Builds on 21st Century learning to train teachers with modernresources for continued success, creativity, and engagement of students.Genius Hour – Leading, on an occasional basis, Professional LearningCommunities (PLCs) with another teacher to train teachers on how to implementGenius Hour with their students. This hour is a period of time, chosen accordingto the teacher’s comfort level, to allow students to completely guide their ownlearning.Capstone – Increasing Engagement Through Virtual Learning – From Februaryto May of 2016, this project was created around the teachers of Penrose. Eachteam was taught how to use Office 365, with a provided sample of Project BasedLearning. Teachers responded to pre and post surveys, so additional trainingcould be adjusted as needed.

Graduate Program, Mathematics, A

Master Of Science - Ms, Adult And Continuing Education And Teaching, A

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Elementary Education And Teaching

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