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Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Supporting district leaders to make data-driven decisions regarding Professional Learning.

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Supporting districts and teachers in the Heartland with implementation of StudySync, a comprehensive ELA curriculum for grades 6-12.

Remote

One-on-One Virtual Teacher Coach supporting classroom teachers and teacher leaders to improve their practice through weekly observations and feedback meetings.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Assess, modify and deliver seventh grade language arts curriculum. Fostering student confidence and growth through goal-setting, personalized support, and celebration.

Design theme-based, rigorous curriculum aligned to CCSS. Apply assessment data to modify and reteach in order to reach student mastery. Track student progress, guide students in goal setting and achievement in order to close achievement gaps in minority, low-income schools. Regularly engage in professional development to learn, grow, and share best pracitices.

Designed and received grant to travel across the country of Peru for one month to build a cross-curricular project for students to explore personal identity

Kansas City, Missouri

Taught sixth grade English Language Arts and Literacy at emerging college-prep charter school for low-income and at-risk students.

Austin, Texas Area

•Led students to achieve 84% mastery of English Language Arts and Reading standards as measured by the STAAR Reading examination and 81% mastery of English Language Arts and Reading standards as measured by the STAAR Writing examination.•Directed Literacy Committee, consisting of 8 teachers and 1 administrator to create a school literacy website (www.cougarreads.weebly.com), and collaborate regarding best practices for school-wide literacy systems.•Co-managed 17 member cheerleading squad.•Mentored 3 students in academic and behavior management skills.•Created school-wide reward system for students achieving academic goals during each six-week and semester grading period.•Created supporting documents and exemplar lessons for district-wide curriculum•Collaborated with 20 other district teachers of English Language Arts across the district

Sheyang, Jiangsu, China

Created curriculum for and taught a two-week intensive professional development for native Chinese teachers of English •Instructed 25 adult English teachers in Sheyang, China during a two-week intensive professional development course•Created and implemented rigorous curriculum highlighting strategies and techniques used by American teachers of English focused on student vocabulary development, idiomatic knowledge, and pronunciation.

Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Served as a member of a highly selective national service corps of recent college graduates who commit two years to teach in under-resourced public schools.

Roma, Texas

•Led students to achieve 75% mastery of reading standards as measured by Texas standardized examinations.•Created and implemented rigorous curriculum for advanced and struggling readers as well as English language learners.•Assisted in creation of school-wide drama program. Directed and supported 8 students in 5 solo-acting competitions. Directed and assisted 15 students in creation and implementation of 2 one-act plays.•Created and directed 20 student cheerleading squad. Managed team fundraising and oversaw distribution of funds

Master'S Degree, Curriculum And Instruction

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Social Psychology

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Journalism

Ug Program, Journalism, Fall 2005