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Redwood City, California, United States

Hayward, California, United States

Supervise a team of up to seven content area experts and administrative assistants, ensuring high-quality professional development services, credentialing, and early learning implementation to the eighteen districts and court and community schools in Alameda County.Oversee the College of Education, which offers the Clear Administrative Services Credential (CASC), Career Technical Education (CTE) Credential, and a Teacher Residency Program across the county, in order to diversify and support our administrative and teacher workforce.Support the development, implementation, and reporting on ACOE-awarded grants to the department, including monitoring of grant reports and budgets. Co-wrote and received funding for the following grants: Early Education Teacher Development (EETD) Grant, Quality Counts California Workforce Pathways Grant, and the Quality Counts California QRIS CSPP Block Grant.Currently launching a P-3 Alignment Network, leveraging funding from our newly-awarded Early Education Teacher Development (EETD) Grant in order to align practices and policies from the preschool through third grade levels and across the classroom, site, and district levels at 12 of our 18 school districts.Interpret current federal and statewide legislative policies to support districts and schools with the implementation of new policies and standards; present aforementioned policies and implications at Chief Academic Officer meetings.Engage team members in processes for innovation and collaboration internally and externally, rooted in equity practices, adult learning theory, and student engagement practices (including Universal Design for Learning, Project Based Learning, and developmentally appropriate play).Screen job applicants, develop interview questions, create performance tasks, and interview candidates for positions within the department.Provide excellent communication to internal senior leadership, direct reports, and community partners.

Created asynchronous online modules through the Canvas platform for the Alameda County Office of Education Leaders Forum (consisting of all directors, executive directors, chiefs, assistant superintendents, and the superintendent of schools)Modules were built in the Canvas platform, were rooted in the concepts of Universal Design for Learning, and were created in order to familiarize the Leaders Forum with Results Based AccountabilityCoordinated professional learning around Online and Blended Teaching to colleaguesCompleted Leading Edge Online and Blended Teacher National Certification

Hayward, Ca

Served as the ELA/Literacy Academic Indicator Lead; facilitated discussions and made recommendations to the Learning & Accountability Division about the upcoming processes necessary for successful Differentiated AssistanceDesigned and delivered professional development sessions at multiple Alameda County Office of Education-hosted networks, including the Core Coaching Network and Lead Learners NetworkModerated and maintained an online community for instructional and content-area coaches in the countyWrote curriculum under the Career Pathways Trust (CPT) 2 grant in order to provide rigorous and scaffolded materials to teachers at alternative schoolsUtilized background in English Language Development to plan network meetings and professional development opportunities for administrators and teachersCoordinated Expository Reading and Writing Course (ERWC) trainings for Region IV (Alameda, San Mateo, San Francisco, Contra Costa, Solano, and Napa Counties)Collaborated on the coordination of the County Spelling BeeExplored issues of equity within education at ACOEquity meetings; integrate learnings in all aspects of workServed on the Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports teamParticipated on the Region IV ELA/ELD CISC Sub-CommitteeBeginning in 2018: Partnered with districts who qualify for Differentiated Assistance based on the CA School Dashboard; review school programs and offer recommendations for district- and school-wide systematic improvement

Hayward, Ca

Plan, develop, and deliver literacy professional development sessions at ACOE’s networks and conferences.Collaborate effectively with all members of the Core Learning team in order to organize events and co-present cross-curricular content; examples include Literacy to Support Math Content, Project-Based Learning, and Literacy Across the Content Areas.Work in partnership with the Pathways to College and Career Department to author and pilot standards-aligned, rigorous courses for alternative settings. Curate and write original ELA and ELD resources for CORE Learning’s Language & Literacy webpage. Utilize social media to promote professional offerings and to make materials, and presentations easily accessible to stakeholders.Guide district teams through the creation of year-long pacing guides.Conduct PD on scaffolding instruction in integrated and designated ELD settings, with an emphasis on educational technology tools.Co-facilitate ACOEquity, a monthly lunch series that aims to eradicate the opportunity gap for the county’s diverse student population.Partnered with the English Language Coordinator to create a week-long ELD Bootcamp series, as well as ELD Standards and ELA/ELD Framework trainings; all sessions included educational technology resources for ELLs.Joined ACOE’s Positive Behavior Intervention System (PBIS) team; training to become one of ACOE’s technical assistance presenters to promote student wellness in the county.Co-planned and executed District Needs Assessment meetings with school district curriculum and instruction leaders to determine district needs based on their Local Control and Accountability Plans (LCAPs)’ outcomes, actions and services.Co-hosted a University of California Curriculum Integration Institute (UCCI) and steered teacher teams through the development of an A-G integrated course outline. Subsequently facilitated a two-week UCCI integrated course build-out.

Hayward, Ca

Organize, coordinate, present, and instruct a broad range of Literacy across the curriculum, reading and writing professional development for the Alameda County Office of Education and participating school districts. Collaboratively develops, designs, markets, implements, and presents professional development research-based seminars and trainings to support the various components of Common Core Literacy strategies and curriculum incorporating the new standards for ELD. Model and teach the use of technology to support the Common Core technology rich requirements. Be able to help districts create technology enhanced lessons that incorporate technology from a 1:1 program to a lab situation. Provide literacy expertise and advice to schools and districts regarding their reading and writing programs, K-12. Work with other core subject area teachers to develop lessons and units that incorporate literacy standards and practices to support Common Core Literacy in other subject areas.

Dublin Unified School District

Provided professional development to all of the secondary teachers in the Dublin Unified School District.Coached grade-alike PLC teams on the alignment of curriculum to Common Core Standards and the creation of SBAC-alike assessments.

Dublin, Ca

• Train groups of faculty members on the use of software such as Google Drive (website, dynamic form, and collaborative document formation), InfiniteCampus (grading and attendance) and SchoolWires (website creation); training topics are chosen based on faculty feedback.• On a daily basis, offer individual coaching and support to all faculty. This includes training colleagues on the use of software such as scanning software, Prezi, and PrimoPDF, as well as the aforementioned school software.• Troubleshoot all technology issues, including installing and replacing hardware and re-imaging computers as needed.• Assess cutting-edge software and hardware and provide feedback to the district-wide Technology Pilot Committee for product adoption.

Dublin, Ca

LEADERSHIP• Teach 10th grade college preparatory English, 9th grade advanced English, and English Language Development (ELD) 3.• Lead sophomore teachers in writing college-readiness curriculum with an emphasis on strong writing, reading comprehension, and critical thinking skills through the use of technology.• Teach expository (research), persuasive, technical, and narrative writing with an emphasis on audience and tone.• Represent the English Department on the Engineering and Design Academy Committee, and teach an Engineering Academy cohort. • Develop cross-curricular lessons that incorporate technology into project-based learning.• Serve as club advisor for the Singing Club.• Lead sophomore teachers in the creation of quarterly benchmarks.• Recipient of the 2011 Glass Apple Award for Teaching Excellence. PAST EXPERIENCE• Taught 9th grade sheltered (for ELD and special education students) and 12th grade college preparatory English.• Served on the Alternative Schedules and AVID Site Team Committees.TRAININGS• PLCs and Common Formative Assessment Training (2013)• Common Core Standards District Training (2012)• Edge Textbook Training (2012)• Professional Learning Communities--DuFours (2011)• AVID: Critical Reading (2010)• AVID: Path Training (English/Language Arts) (2010)• AVID: Socratic Seminar (2010)• AVID: Teaching Collaborative Learning (2009)• SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard Instruction (2008-2009)• Technology Integration in K-12 Education Tablet Teaching and Learning (2008-2009)

San Francisco, Ca

• Used Dreamweaver to design, write original content for, and maintain restaurant website.• Advertised business through original newspaper advertisements.

San Bruno, Ca

• Use Dreamweaver to design and maintain contractor website.• Advertise business through online postings and business cards.

South San Francisco, Ca

LEADERSHIP• Taught 9th grade general and college preparatory English, and all levels of English Language Development (ELD).• Headed the ELD department: selected textbooks utilized by department; mentored new teachers;assisted with student placement; approved course descriptions; advised English department ofELD needs.• Received recognition as teacher who communicated most with students and parents throughschool’s homework website (School Loop).• Created and advised new student organization, Bookmarks Book Club.• Developed technology-based projects such as PowerPoint presentations, website design, andblogs.• Served on the Silent Reading, Technology Advisory, and English Language Development Committees.TRAININGS• Secondary Literacy Summit (2008)• Edge Textbook Training (2007)• 6+1 Traits of Writing (2006-2007)

Pacifica, Ca

Aided teacher in planning material for tenth and eleventh grade general classes.

Pacifica, Ca

• Headed reading groups for low-achieving seventh and eighth grade summer school students.• Evaluated student progress and adapted curriculum to enhance students’ strengths and interests.

San Mateo, Ca

• Managed reading and mathematics projects for second grade class.• Guided learning-disabled students through course material.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Educational Leadership And Administration, General, 4.0

Administrative Credential, 4.0

Teaching Credential, Single Subject Teaching Credential, English, 4.0 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Certification: CLAD; Achievement: Alpha Delta Kappa Merit-Based Scholarship recipient

B.A., Literatures In English, Major Gpa: 3.82

Activities and Societies: Minor: Psychology; Achievements: Provost’s Honors (highest academic honor), six quarters

N/A - Opportunities Abroad Program, Studied American, British, Canadian, And Greek Literature; Psychology