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Durham, North Carolina

Raleigh, NC

• Envisioned and created innovative, digital-based mathematics lessons for grades six and seven, aligned to the CCSS-M and learning progressions. Collaborated with design, tools, media, and assessment teams to develop.
• Provided focus to ensure coherence in the presentation of concepts as units were developed.
• Served as the liaison between the writers in the Durham and Brooklyn offices to align the Core and the JUMP curricula.

Raleigh, NC

• Composed unpacking documents for the middle school Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for teachers in North Carolina that helped teachers understand the breadth and depth of content to be taught and test developers.
• Reviewed mathematics assessment items for alignment to the CCSS, accuracy, and clarity for state end-of-grade tests.
• Facilitated the re-design of DPI’s middle school math website, which gave teachers easier access to the middle school mathematics curriculum support documents. Restructured current documents and created new documents.
• Presented at numerous conferences, which helped teachers understand content and policy changes.
• Developed and facilitated a week-long Algebra I training that prepared both regular and special education teachers to teach this course to the Occupational Course of Study students.
• Coordinated the development of DPI’s recommendations for a middle school compacted mathematics sequence using the Common Core State Standards.

Rogers-Herr Middle; Lowes Grove Middle

• Facilitated lessons in standards based mathematics for 8th grade; initially implemented Core Plus Integrated Mathematics.
• Established an after school math club for higher level mathematics students, which led to the administration of the American Mathematics Competition and sending a team to the regional Mathcounts competition.
• Served as math department chair for each school.
• Served on several district committees to create pacing guides, evaluate textbooks, and implement Connected Mathematics.

Lukin Road Middle School

• Facilitated lessons in standards based mathematics for 7th grade, resulting in 95+% passing rate.
• Served as mathematics department chair, coordinating the set-up of all mathematics classrooms as more grades and tracks were added.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Middle Grades Education

Master'S Degree, Middle Grades Mathematics Education

Education record