I am a passionate Educational Leader & Curriculum Specialist with 20+ years of success creatively designing curricula to provide students with fresh learning opportunities, hands-on experiences, and growth beyond the classroom. I have been able to blend my background in child development and education to design curricula that is student-centered, age-appropriate, challenging, and research-based. I love collaborating with/leading teams of talented professionals to achieve outstanding outcomes on behalf of students and organizations.As an avid learner, I instill a passion for learning in every environment I enter. It brings me profound joy to engage with students, create lessons they get excited about, nurture their authentic voices, and ultimately see their eyes light up with the magic of learning.🔹 EDUCATIONAL ASSETS 🔹◆ A record of incorporating best practices, new techniques and technologies, and innovative curriculum design, development, execution, and assessment.◆ Highly effective pedagogy, engaging students with challenging, experiential learning and incorporating principles of diversity, inclusion, and cultural competency.◆ Strategic approach to achieving organizational goals while building relationships through deep listening, open communication, and collaboration.🔹 CURRICULUM & LEADERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS 🔹◆ Chaired the State Re-licensure Program and organized a Critical Friends Group with colleagues, supporting teachers in improving pedagogy and ensuring up-to-date credentials.◆ Coordinated Wax Museum projects to enliven social studies and historical topics and designed a year-long magazine project, building student literacy, research skills, and creativity.◆ Strengthened students’ skills in organization, teamwork, and compassion by overseeing various extracurricular activities, field trips, and community service projects.🔹 IMPACT & ESTEEM 🔹◆ “He puts great thought into pedagogy and curriculum, engaging his students in captivating global curriculum that challenges and interests them, pushing them toward problem-solving and building connections.” ~ Dean of Students, Mounds Park Academy◆ “Under Mark’s guidance, the growth these sixth-grade students make within weeks of starting school is extraordinary; he teaches them crucial skills to become independent thinkers and truly successful students.” ~ Fellow Teacher, Upper Mississippi Academy◆ “Mr. Dallmann is a teacher who presents the study materials in an interesting way and who finds ways to keep the children engaged in their learning.” ~ 5th Grade Parent, Mounds Park Academy
