Amanda Soliván
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Elizabeth Montgomery
Amanda Soliván is a mover and shaker. She has held educational positions all over the United States and internationally and most recently, she leads the social studies effort in Tulsa Public Schools. Working with Amanda is always a pleasure. She has good ideas but she always looks to others for more. She is a reader and a thinker who searches out the best solutions to challenges. Her strong work ethic brings needed consistency to a large urban school district role where she recognizes and collaborates with teacher leaders as she patiently supports teachers who struggle more. In my own experience, Amanda sets high expectations for herself and for others. She meets her own expectations even when she is tired and she works to offer opportunities for learning and support to those whose expectations are not so high. All the leadership accolades Amanda deserves do not even address her strengths as a researcher and writer. Her strong understanding of educational best practices as well as her strong interests in research and curriculum writing make her a force. She wrote lessons for her social studies team from elementary through high school about the Tulsa Race Massacre last year. Her work earned her some publicity but the main point is that students in Tulsa are now encouraged to ask questions about this disastrous massacre and their teachers have excellent materials to use. Amanda can do whatever is put in front of her. Working with her is a pleasure.
Natalie Sprigg
Amanda is an incredible leader with an extensive background in effective instructional practices, backwards design, standards-based assessment, and instructional coaching. She is professional, highly engaging, and able to reach challenging goals. She works tirelessly to support educators and their goals in improving instruction and classroom cultures. Amanda is capable of creating targeted professional learning plans for individuals, departments, and schools in order to meet the goals of an organization. Amanda seeks out current research in education and advocates for students through such a lens. As a leader, coach, and teacher, Amanda is an incredible colleague, and an invaluable asset to any organization.
Elizabeth Montgomery
Amanda Soliván is a mover and shaker. She has held educational positions all over the United States and internationally and most recently, she leads the social studies effort in Tulsa Public Schools. Working with Amanda is always a pleasure. She has good ideas but she always looks to others for more. She is a reader and a thinker who searches out the best solutions to challenges. Her strong work ethic brings needed consistency to a large urban school district role where she recognizes and collaborates with teacher leaders as she patiently supports teachers who struggle more. In my own experience, Amanda sets high expectations for herself and for others. She meets her own expectations even when she is tired and she works to offer opportunities for learning and support to those whose expectations are not so high. All the leadership accolades Amanda deserves do not even address her strengths as a researcher and writer. Her strong understanding of educational best practices as well as her strong interests in research and curriculum writing make her a force. She wrote lessons for her social studies team from elementary through high school about the Tulsa Race Massacre last year. Her work earned her some publicity but the main point is that students in Tulsa are now encouraged to ask questions about this disastrous massacre and their teachers have excellent materials to use. Amanda can do whatever is put in front of her. Working with her is a pleasure.
Natalie Sprigg
Amanda is an incredible leader with an extensive background in effective instructional practices, backwards design, standards-based assessment, and instructional coaching. She is professional, highly engaging, and able to reach challenging goals. She works tirelessly to support educators and their goals in improving instruction and classroom cultures. Amanda is capable of creating targeted professional learning plans for individuals, departments, and schools in order to meet the goals of an organization. Amanda seeks out current research in education and advocates for students through such a lens. As a leader, coach, and teacher, Amanda is an incredible colleague, and an invaluable asset to any organization.
Elizabeth Montgomery
Amanda Soliván is a mover and shaker. She has held educational positions all over the United States and internationally and most recently, she leads the social studies effort in Tulsa Public Schools. Working with Amanda is always a pleasure. She has good ideas but she always looks to others for more. She is a reader and a thinker who searches out the best solutions to challenges. Her strong work ethic brings needed consistency to a large urban school district role where she recognizes and collaborates with teacher leaders as she patiently supports teachers who struggle more. In my own experience, Amanda sets high expectations for herself and for others. She meets her own expectations even when she is tired and she works to offer opportunities for learning and support to those whose expectations are not so high. All the leadership accolades Amanda deserves do not even address her strengths as a researcher and writer. Her strong understanding of educational best practices as well as her strong interests in research and curriculum writing make her a force. She wrote lessons for her social studies team from elementary through high school about the Tulsa Race Massacre last year. Her work earned her some publicity but the main point is that students in Tulsa are now encouraged to ask questions about this disastrous massacre and their teachers have excellent materials to use. Amanda can do whatever is put in front of her. Working with her is a pleasure.
Natalie Sprigg
Amanda is an incredible leader with an extensive background in effective instructional practices, backwards design, standards-based assessment, and instructional coaching. She is professional, highly engaging, and able to reach challenging goals. She works tirelessly to support educators and their goals in improving instruction and classroom cultures. Amanda is capable of creating targeted professional learning plans for individuals, departments, and schools in order to meet the goals of an organization. Amanda seeks out current research in education and advocates for students through such a lens. As a leader, coach, and teacher, Amanda is an incredible colleague, and an invaluable asset to any organization.
Elizabeth Montgomery
Amanda Soliván is a mover and shaker. She has held educational positions all over the United States and internationally and most recently, she leads the social studies effort in Tulsa Public Schools. Working with Amanda is always a pleasure. She has good ideas but she always looks to others for more. She is a reader and a thinker who searches out the best solutions to challenges. Her strong work ethic brings needed consistency to a large urban school district role where she recognizes and collaborates with teacher leaders as she patiently supports teachers who struggle more. In my own experience, Amanda sets high expectations for herself and for others. She meets her own expectations even when she is tired and she works to offer opportunities for learning and support to those whose expectations are not so high. All the leadership accolades Amanda deserves do not even address her strengths as a researcher and writer. Her strong understanding of educational best practices as well as her strong interests in research and curriculum writing make her a force. She wrote lessons for her social studies team from elementary through high school about the Tulsa Race Massacre last year. Her work earned her some publicity but the main point is that students in Tulsa are now encouraged to ask questions about this disastrous massacre and their teachers have excellent materials to use. Amanda can do whatever is put in front of her. Working with her is a pleasure.
Natalie Sprigg
Amanda is an incredible leader with an extensive background in effective instructional practices, backwards design, standards-based assessment, and instructional coaching. She is professional, highly engaging, and able to reach challenging goals. She works tirelessly to support educators and their goals in improving instruction and classroom cultures. Amanda is capable of creating targeted professional learning plans for individuals, departments, and schools in order to meet the goals of an organization. Amanda seeks out current research in education and advocates for students through such a lens. As a leader, coach, and teacher, Amanda is an incredible colleague, and an invaluable asset to any organization.
Experience
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Holland Hall School
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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100 - 200 Employee
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Teacher - Advanced Placement & Secondary Courses
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Aug 2022 - Present
Teacher - Secondary Education in Advanced Placement Courses Teacher - Secondary Education in Advanced Placement Courses
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Tulsa Public Schools
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Primary and Secondary Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Social Studies Content Manager
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Jan 2020 - Present
Drive the development and adoption of a comprehensive K – 12 curricula, including vetting and curating content for social studies instruction materials and serving as the selection committee lead. * Deliver professional learning programs for social studies teachers, encompassing virtual teaching strategies, new curriculum implementation, state standards, new teacher training, district curriculum and instructional resources, inquiry-driven strategies, difficult conversations in a polarized political climate.* Contribute to a professional learning program for the Tulsa race Massacre Institute, providing a history of the massacre and instructional strategies for teaching difficult topics.* Redesign pacing calendars and units plans and oversee the draft of each for grades K - 12 designed to support 100% virtual instruction while maintaining alignment to new state standards.* Develop district support for a new African American studies course, including a pacing calendar, unit plans, and lesson plans.* Serve as lead writer of the Tulsa Race Massacre curriculum for grades 3 - 12, partnering with a team of teachers to create an inquiry design model and focusing on culturally responsive teaching practices in partnership with the Greenwood Cultural Center.* Oversee the development of films by the Tulsa Public School system for use within the Tulsa Race Massacre curriculum, interviewing local historians and community members, training teaching staff on building classroom communications, and launching a webpage with lesson plans, videos, and parental resources. * Act as lead writer for Oklahoma high school courses, designing a culturally responsive history curriculum representative of diverse populations and the state’s rich history by working with the Tulsa Public School Indian Education Department, the Gilcrease Museum, Oklahoma History Center, and Tulsa Historical Society; deliver lesson and unit plans with historical thinking and inquiry-driven practices.
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GILCREASE MUSEUM
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United States
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Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
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1 - 100 Employee
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Curriculum Consultant
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Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
Research and draft “From Trauma to Resilience: Learning from the Eddie Faye Gates Collection”, including 2 teacher guides for grades 6 through 8 and 9 through 12, focusing on the museum’s collection and integrating trauma-informed pedagogical practices. Research and draft “From Trauma to Resilience: Learning from the Eddie Faye Gates Collection”, including 2 teacher guides for grades 6 through 8 and 9 through 12, focusing on the museum’s collection and integrating trauma-informed pedagogical practices.
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Universal American School of Dubai
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Higher Education
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100 - 200 Employee
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Middle School Principal
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2018 - 2019
Oversaw operations, instruction leadership, professional development, curriculum design, communications, master schedule creation, and school culture.* Advised on the use of data-driven instruction; developed classroom expectations; trained staff on observation and feedback protocols; and delivered feedback on progress.* Created professional learning plans using assessment data, learning walks, and external evaluations.* Implemented Springboard for English classes, Teacher Curriculum Institute for Social Studies, and Second Step for Advisory; updated curriculum mapping via Atlas Digital platform.* Designed an advisory program with lessons on executive functioning and socio-emotional learning.* Developed an assessment calendar, updated grading policies, and communicated practices to parents.* Built a positive schol culture, leveraging adoptive restorative practices for discipline and creative use of visuals.* Transitioned to a block schedule, enabling reading classes for all students.
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DENVER SCHOOLS OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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United States
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Manager, Teacher Development
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2017 - 2018
Managed the development of a coaching program designed to further overall school vision and objectives across a network of 16 schools.* Delivered training to network instructional coaches and curriculum and instruction directors on best practices and usage.* Teamed with network leaders and instructional coaches to create and implement Denver Schools of Science and Technology (DSST) coaching protocols and outcomes stored on the Whetstone digital platform for use in data analysis.* Facilitated communications with network leaders and coaches using a coaching news memorandum, discussing and highlighting best practices, network policies, and great coaching within the network.* Coordinated and facilitated network norming sessions, detailing teacher evaluation rubrics.* Mentored curriculum and instruction directors in instructional coaching strategies and professional learning and middle school teachers on cross-curricular instruction.
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American International School in Abu Dhabi
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Public Relations and Communications Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Assistant Principal High School
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2015 - 2017
Led administrative and educational functions across instructional leadership, professional development, curriculum design, and assessment practices.* Authored instruction leadership plans and developed action plans.* Built PLCs to define standards-based grading; established an 8-member instructional leadership team.* Facilitated department head training on coaching techniques and peer observation implementation.* Improved school ranking from a 4th tier satisfactory to a 2nd tier very good ranking per Abu Dhabi Educational Council’s inspection.* Created development plans for teacher-leaders, spanning standards-based grading, rigor, and depth of knowledge.* Implemented Atlas curriculum mapping, used a math consultant to train teachers on Common Core teaching, adopted Next Generation Science Standards and inquiry-based instruction development, and launched DBQ development curriculum for social studies teachers.* Transitioned the secondary level from traditional to standards-based grading.
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Aurora Public Schools
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Assistant Principal, Professional Development Coordinator, & Teacher
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2006 - 2015
Assistant Principal, Professional Development Coordinator, & TeacherProvided administrative and operational leadership. Instructed 9th-12th grade students in Social Studies. * Developed curriculum, taught high school social studies, and drafted the district’s social studies pacing guides.* Coached teachers on cross-content instruction.* Implemented a new evaluation process within a middle school, creating student learning goals and aligning data-driven instruction.* Contributed to PLCs, assisted in writing common lesson plans and assessments and, identified instructional strategies.* Implemented academic and behavioral intervention programs in middle schools.* Delivered a professional development plan design to improve pedagogy and best practices, served as new teacher program facilitator, organized summer orientation, and coordinated a Collins writing project program.* Coordinated school assessments at a middle school, implementing state and district required tests; developed ACT reading preparation lessons for high school social studies teachers.
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Training Facilitator
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2013 - 2014
Created bi-weekly professional development programs for high school teachers, aided in DBQ project training, and contributed to K-12 development programs on Colorado academic standards.
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Facilitator, Summer In-Service
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2012 - 2013
Delivered presentations in the area of Common Core state standards for social studies teachers; led new teacher orientation.
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Annenberg Foundation
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United States
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Philanthropic Fundraising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Facilitator, Reading & Writing Disciplines
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May 2014 - May 2014
Filmed three course videos, using classroom footage, lesson plans, and student data to plan instruction. Integrated document-based questions for historical writing and employed the use of argumentative writing in history. Filmed three course videos, using classroom footage, lesson plans, and student data to plan instruction. Integrated document-based questions for historical writing and employed the use of argumentative writing in history.
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Educational Consultant
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2014 - 2014
Drafted a humanities class pacing guide, including standards identification, essential question inclusion, and curriculum alignment. Drafted a humanities class pacing guide, including standards identification, essential question inclusion, and curriculum alignment.
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Education
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2013 - 2014
University of Denver
Executive Leadership for Effective Schools Program, Principal’s Licensure Program -
2003 - 2004
Washington State University
Master of Education in Curriculum & Instruction, Secondary Social Studies Education Emphasis -
1998 - 2002
University of Montana
Bachelor of Arts - BA, History & Geology
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