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Lasalle Springs Middle School, Rockwood School District

• Created units and daily lesson plans for regular and advanced language arts classesbased on Rockwood curriculum and Common Core State Standards, includingintegrated reading and writing units. These units integrated fiction (in a variety ofgenres) and nonfiction. Responses to reading included narrative writing, constructedresponse, literary analysis using Beers' and Probst's “Notice & Note” strategy andnonfiction analysis using Lehman's close reading techniques, expository writing,research, and argument writing. Writing assignments employed the writing process,Culham's Traits of Writing, Schaffer's format for expository writing, and Hillocks'sapproach to argument writing. To address speaking and listening standards, unitsalso included Socratic seminars, debate, literature circles, and individual studentpresentation of projects.• Created and taught weekly character development lessons based on StephenCovey's Leader in Me program and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens• Worked collaboratively with other Language Arts teachers in a professional learningcommunity three times a week• Co-chaired the Student Lighthouse Committee, preparing student leaders to presentat Leadership Day, which showcased the school's character development initiativesto over 50 attendees from the Midwest Leader in Me Symposium• Presented a leadership showcase to Midwest Leader in Me Symposium visitors onstudent leadership and data collection using the online application, “Class Charts”• Served on the Building Leadership Team and the Safety and Discipline Committee• Served as team lead, helping to develop and implement student-led conferences• Created and sponsored a Disney club and a book club, and assisted with Fellowshipof Christian Athletes• Continued professional development through Lindenwood/Rockwood courses onclassroom management, integrating technology into instruction, the flippedclassroom, assessment for learning, engagement, and cultural responsiveness.

South Middle School

Created daily lesson plans for reading and writing classes based on Parkway curriculum and Common Core State Standards, including a unit on the young adult novel, The Outsiders.Differentiated lessons for students with differing levels of ability, learning style preferences, and for those with individualized education plans.Assessed student learning formally and informally using a variety of assessments and rubrics.Collaborated with other teachers on the eighth grade team, administrators, counselors, and Special School District personnel to problem-solve student behavior and academic issues.Participated in parent-teacher conferences.Participated in bi-weekly professional learning community with other eighth grade Language Arts teachers to gather and study data on student performance and use the data to improve student learning outcomes.Developed learning tools, including graphic organizers and rubrics, adopted by other teachers in the building.Assisted with the school yearbook program.Participated in the Patriot Unity Group steering committee, Parkway South Middle School's character education program planning group.

Kirkwoood, Missouri

Helped lead the congregation in focused outreach effort. Worked to help create, promote, and manage congregation-wide servant events, including mission trips to Belize, Alaska, Kansas City and local outreach activities such as participating in Rebuilding Together, Send Me Saturday, Hands on Kirkwood, and more. Managed outreach web pages on the church's website and created multimedia presentations to promote and celebrate events.

North Kirkwood Middle School

Created and taught a variety of lesson plans, including a unit on memoir writing using a Writer's Workshop approach.Assisted cooperating teacher with lessons and individual student support.Participated in a faculty development opportunity devoted to understanding and implementing Common Core State Standards for seventh grade Language Arts.Assisted with a field trip, including responsibility for a student group.

Rogers Middle School

Created and taught a variety of lessons, including lessons on persuasive writing using a Writer's Workshop approach.Assisted cooperating teacher with lessons and individual student support.Participated in faculty development opportunities related to RTI and improving student writing.

Helped develop and execute effective marketing strategies focused on the academic and professional nursing markets. Led writer/designer teams in creative development to ensure message and design supported marketing strategy.

Managed staff of four copywriters as well as wrote copy myself. Established and refined procedures to ensure effective and efficient production process. Responsible for editing all promotional writing for quality and accuracy.

Performed a variety of marketing and advertising functions, including e-commerce marketing, advertising and production staff management, and circulation management for the company’s monthly magazine.

Planned all marketing strategy and execution for new and existing titles from Liguori's Parish Education, Pastoral Resources, and New Media Departments. Contributed to publishing decisions made at Publishing Meetings.

Coordinated the production of all promotional pieces and managed the marketing creative staff. Assisted the Marketing Manager in planning new promotions and by developing a schedule of regular repeat mailings. Wrote copy as needed.

Wrote back covers and promotional copy for catalogs, flyers, and direct mail pieces for all product lines. Developed and executed a strategic publicity plan. Handled follow-up for press releases. Won several Catholic Press Association awards for promotional writing.

Master Of Education (Med), Middle School Language Arts, 4.0

Recipient of the Katharine and Edgar Rasch Endowed Scholarship.

Bachelors Of Journalism, Advertising

Graduted Summa Cum Laude