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Phoenix, AZ, US

Phoenix, Arizona Area

• Founded and managed a non-profit organization providing professional development, coaching, certification, and consulting to teachers and educational leaders.
• Developed and managed extensive training program, personalized coaching, and leadership development; delivering exceptional results while owning all stages of the customer, recruitment, and project lifecycle.
• Set the vision and strategic plan for the organization’s goal of increasing teacher effectiveness and improving teacher retention rates; partnerships resulted in a 95% teacher retention rate.
• Managed multiple simultaneous projects and processes, including business development, and leading the partnership with district clients; organization experienced 50% annual growth in demand for services.
• Over saw the curriculum development of a elementary teacher certification program that resulted in an Arizona state-approved teacher accreditation pathway and a 20% increase in ARR.
• Led the development of an innovative STEM summer camp program, successfully securing a government grant exceeding $700K, overseeing the entire project life cycle. Managed STEM curriculum development, and designed data.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Phoenix, Arizona Area

• Served as the mathematics curriculum and instructional specialist supporting district-wide mathematics programing and professional development.
• Responsible for driving continuous improvement in mathematics by designing, delivering, and overseeing professional development and coaching programs for math teachers.
• Spearheaded the development and implementation of a comprehensive mathematics continuous improvement plan aligned with best practices, including the creation of district visions and mission for mathematics.
• Provided strategic frameworks for teacher professional development and improvement in math instruction, resulting in an increase in student achievement.
• Contributed to ongoing professional development initiatives for district staff, facilitating data-driven programs targeting identified gaps in content and instructional practice, enhancing pedagogical effectiveness.
• Led the development and alignment of the District’s K-8 mathematics curriculum to State Standards, ensuring an equitable, cohesive, and rigorous learning experience for all students.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

• Consultant role that entailed collaborating with school and district leaders, and conducting SWOT analyses, to determine areas for teachers’ growth in mathematics
• I boosted student achievement in math through impactful professional development and coaching, leading to a average rise of 22% in mathematics achievement.
• Worked collaboratively with district and school leaders to analyze administrative and instructional challenges in mathematics, crafting equity-based action plans for district and school improvement.
• Enhanced mathematics instruction and student success through the design and delivery of impactful professional development workshops for teachers and leaders.
• Spearheaded county-wide professional development initiatives and established a mathematics leaders' cohort with 18 participating district, leading to sustained improvement in mathematics instruction and increased.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

• As part of the leadership team, I played a central role in revitalizing the lowest-performing schools within a high-poverty, low-achieving district, transforming them into a thriving STEM magnet program.
• Responsible for creation and collaborative execution of a comprehensive, actionable, continuous improvement plan which led to the school's improvement from a D to a B on the state report card and an 23% increase in ELL.
• Assisted with the development, alignment, and implementation of STEM curriculum that emphasized high levels of achievement resulting in an equitable STEM curriculum for all students.
• Empowered teachers through coaching and professional development, equipping them with impactful instructional strategies to implement first-best practices in STEM curriculum and pedagogy, resulting in a 30% increase in.
• Solely responsible for creation and implementation of over 60 professional development sessions for approximately 75 teachers covering curriculum, instruction, assessment, and data analysis; resulted in increased.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

• Plan data-driven lessons based on ELP/grade level standards.
• Implement 4-Hour SEI block as prescribed by state.
• Use innovative and research-based strategies and materials to produce effective learning experiences including cooperative learning, thematic instruction and differentiation.
• Assess students in all subject areas using a combination of formative and summative assessments.
• , record, and report student progress using a standard-based grading system.
• Scaffold content to make learning accessible to all students and English proficiency levels.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Curriculum And Instruction

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