Tracy Lizée Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Mn

As the Programs Manager at Spark-Y, a nonprofit empowering youth through hands-on educationrooted in sustainability and entrepreneurship, my key focus is creating and sustaining excellent educational programming in our classroom settings, apprenticeship program, and internship program. With a focus on coaching and resource provision, I lead a team of Sustainability Educators, collaborate on new program opportunities, and serve as the primary contact for partners, contributing to Spark-Y's success within the Programming functional area.•Acts as the primary manager for Spark-Y Sustainability Educators, providing ongoing support, coaching, and resources to drive programmatic success.•Lead the identification and implementation of new program partnership opportunities, collaborating with development, programming, and administrative leadership.•Serve as the main point of contact for program partners, offering relationship management oversight and guidance for key stakeholders, while also overseeing and leading a team of Sustainability Educators.

By researching elementary learning standards, personalized learning approaches, and educational technology integration, I contributed to the establishment and founding of SLP Online, a new virtual school registered with the Department of Education. I developed multidisciplinary units for grade levels K-3 to create meaningful learning experiences for students in both the traditional classroom and online settings. •Nominated for Teacher of the Year 2021 •Developed and implemented innovative, standards-aligned, multidisciplinary curricula in multi-age online classrooms, emphasizing project-based and personalized learning.•Served as an active member of the Leadership and Equity Team to facilitate building-level processes and procedures, ensuring adherence to our school’s continuous improvement and innovation plan.•Utilized effect assessment strategies to evaluate student progress, adapting instructional approaches to meet individual needs.

- Designed and transformed curricula from all content areas to meet students at their individual skill levels.- Facilitated responsive classroom management and promoted flexible seating and student choice.- Participated in additional training on promoting academic language and supporting English Language Learners.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Responsible for proctoring and administering a variety of tests, including practice ACT/SAT• Secures a safe testing environment for students • Scores the tests once completed

North Park Elementary School

• Co-Taught 5th-grade class for one complete academic school year• Differentiated quality instruction for students with IEP, 504, and EL services• Implemented research-based instructional methods to support learners within collaborative and flexible classroom space• Participated in the University of Minnesota’s pilot Technology Integration teacher preparation cohort

Denver, Co

• Completed 120 hours of co-teaching during Literacy blocks• Created literacy-based decoding lesson plans and reading interventions• Conducted curriculum-based measure tests to students• Participated in semester-long case study on one specific student’s writing growth

Boulder, And Lakewood, Colorado

• Assisted in opening/closing the store, placing orders• Helped trained newly-hired employees in multiple store locations• Consistently maintained high sales and excellent customer service

Greater Denver Area

-Served as the designated representative of the University of Colorado’s Center for the American West-Conducted engaging history lessons, totaling over 100 hours, for 3rd through 6th-grade students-Developed and enhanced curriculum to create an enriched learning experience within museum galleries-Led interactive gallery sessions, instructing groups of 15-30 children on the history of Colorado

Master Of Education - Med, Elementary Education And Teaching

Bachelor'S Degree, Art History, Western American Studies

B.A. in Art History and a minor in Western American Studies, I have followed a personal syllabus to supplement my interest in art.