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- Teach AP Computer Science Principles, Cybersecurity, Web Design, and Intro to Computer Science

Computer Science Coach (2020-2021)- Coaching CS teachers in lesson planning and lesson delivery through observations, weekly meetings, and modeling- Analyzing student and school-wide data to help teachers best support their students- Leading bi-weekly professional development for CS department - Leading quarterly professional development for 70 faculty and staff membersComputer Science Department Chair (2019-2021)- Leading weekly department meetings, create schedules for teachers and students, analyze student data- Map out the 4-year CS pathway and curriculum for studentsTeacher & Advisor (2018-2021)- Taught first AP CS A class- Taught AP CS Principles to all 10th grade students- Improved WLA’s passing rate for CS Principles from 30% to 60% in 2 years- Won the AP CS Female Diversity Award for CS Principles (2019) and for CS A (2020)

- Published question banks of AP style questions crowdsourced from current AP CS Principles teachers to provide teachers with access to rigorous and aligned questions for free- Partnered with a variety of leading CS curriculum providers, including CodeHS and Code.org, to create a free platform for teachers to use our published quizzes and tests within their classrooms- Founding board member

STEM Magnet Lead & Teacher- Taught Intro to CS, AP CS Principles, Intro to Engineering Design, Principles of Engineering, Digital Electronics, Engineering Design & Development - Led students to a 89% passing rate on the AP CS Principles exam compared to 10% from previous instructorS.E.C.M.E. sponsor - Mentored students after school for various STEM competitions through the YMCA after school program, placed 1st and 3rd in two district events,and created the school’s first VEX Robotics teamUpward Bound STEM Instructor - Taught students in an after school mentoring program through Florida Atlantic University

Academy of Engineering Lead Teacher (2015 – 2017)- Oversaw 4-year National Academy Foundation (NAF) program with 200+ students- Taught school’s first CS class, AP CS Principles, and led students to 90% passing rate in first year- Taught Intro to Engineering, Principles of Engineering, AP Computer Science Principles- Increased number of students passing Autodesk Industry Certification from 0 with previous instructor to 30- Led students to scoring 2nd highest on Engineering EOC throughout the district- Led coding team for Pioneer’s Creative Bureau Magazine to develop an app and website for the school’s first magazine- Increased the number of junior internships by over 7x as compared with previous instructor- Executed Hour of Code with 30 student facilitators to over 900 students throughout schoolEngineering Club Sponsor- Oversaw weekly meetings and 3 yearly state-wide competitions: VEX robotics, ACE, Ten80MINT Mentor Teacher (2014-2015)- Supported first-year math teachers through observations and meetings focused on student and teacher needs and dataAlgebra 1 Lead Teacher (2011 – 2015)- Developed pacing guide, calendar, lesson plans, quizzes, and homework assignments for Algebra 1 team- Analyzed student data from tests and quizzes in order to increase student proficiency, remediate deficient benchmarks, and determine best teacher practices- Led students to passing rate of 50% compared to school’s 36% in 2015, 65% compared to school’s 49% in 2014