● Co-plan/co-teach, model and demonstrate lessons for classroom teachers ● Confer with classroom teachers to set individual and/or student-centered goals ● Assist teachers and administrators in the use of student assessment data in order to differentiate instruction and to guide culturally relevant, research based instructional practices● Plan for and facilitate grade level collaboration meetings ● Plan for and conduct professional development that supports district instructional initiatives ● Provide additional and/or follow up support for building and district level professional development and instructional initiatives● Chair of the Professional Development committee and member of the School Improvement Leadership Team

● Develop individualized, daily Reading Recovery lessons in a 1 on 1 setting to students performing in the lowest 20% of first grade ● Create differentiated literacy interventions using the Jan Richardson lesson framework to instruct small groups of primary readers performing below grade level● Model, collaborate and co-plan lessons weekly with classroom teachers to promote accelerated student progress ● Participate in monthly professional development and data management that directly impacts student learning

● Trained in and implemented various research-based literacy interventions such as Reading Recovery, Corrective Reading, Leveled Literacy Intervention, etc. ● Monitored progress frequently using formal management systems such as Aims Web, diagnostics tools such as DRA as well as informal assessments such as Running Records ● Collaborated with classroom teachers, parents and building level RtI team to support and monitor student progress ● Participated in monthly literacy professional development for interventionists

Strategized and collaborated with Program Managers to design, execute and grow a PLC webinar series, social media engagement and various small group cohortsAmplified engagement through social media platforms and email campaigns Designed and led a small group of coaches in bimonthly meetings around specific topics of interest

Coach and mentor early career teachers in their development of social emotional, culturally responsive and trauma informed practicesDesign and facilitate professional learning experiences with a social justice lens

● Observe and evaluate lessons delivery by scholars in their 3rd year of college placed in an instructional setting for a summer practicum ● Assess scholar skillsets as it relates to their teaching placement and support scholars in weekly self reflection of performance ●Offer feedback on the lesson delivery using the Danielson Framework ● Facilitate weekly seminar sessions based on scholar growth needs and interests

The Teach Plus Policy Fellowship grows teachers as leaders and empowers them to take action in order to increase equitable opportunities for students. The Fellowship is a highly selective, rigorous program for teachers who want to deepen their knowledge in education policy and expand their influence—without leaving the classroom. My group focused on the needs of English Learner/Dual Language Learners. We developed a Bilingual and ESL Teacher Tuition Waiver program which was modeled after the current Special Education Teacher Tuition Waiver program. Because Bilingual/ESL is the second largest shortage area (behind special education) in Illinois, we felt that a targeted waiver program was the best solution to get additional teachers certified.We were able to meet with several legislators across Illinois to discuss our plans for the waiver program. While, we were unable to get our waiver program introduced during this legislative cycle, it is our hope that the next cohort of fellows will carry our work forward.

● Responsible for planning, coordinating and administering assessments to guide after-school and summer programming for Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade boys ● Assists the Program Director with the training, coaching and management of staff and volunteers ● Monitors and reports the progress of each DREAAM Learner’s literacy, math and social-emotional development ● Coordinates communication between a team of academic liaisons and classroom teachers ● Plans lessons based on student strengths and needs and assists with the instruction of lessons ● Facilitate workshops and provide resources to families in order to support academic engagement at home

● Facilitate workshops for parents/guardians of 3-5 year olds in preparation for Kindergarten ● Provide curriculum and resources to families in order to support academic engagement at home ● Empower parents and family members to teach foundational skills through language and play

● Implemented whole and small group reading and writing instruction to classroom of 24 students with various abilities, strengths and needs● Designed and managed differentiated literacy experiences using the Daily 5 system to increase student engagement, enjoyment and productivity ● Instructed literacy lessons using Good Habits, Great Readers, Jan Richardson Next Steps in Guided Reading, Making Meaning, Words Their Way, Lucy Caulkins' Writer's Workshop● Conducted and presented action research at the University of Illinois’ Chancellor’s Academy on the integration of literacy and social justice to build student leadership and advocacy in the school setting