Senior Educational Consultant

• Sep 2019 - Present

• Partner with middle school and high school communities in person in New York City and virtually across the United States to tackle the most critical work of improving learning for all students by implementing strategies, developing curriculum, integrating technology into instructional delivery, and co-creating school-wide structures and programming that closes equity gaps and leads to improvement of student outcomes. • Develop curriculum and learning experiences for a mixture of synchronous and asynchronous learning for both middle school and high school students and for teachers and school administrators. • Gather, analyze, and present data about specific assessment practices that are part of Teaching Matters programs as well as school specific programs, curriculum, and instruction in order to inform an open discussion about where and how the school will focus its improvement efforts with both teachers, teacher teams, and students. • Support school leaders and classroom teachers in strengthening literacy programs, integrating literacy and inclusion in social studies, incorporating restorative practices in classrooms and curriculum and analyzing data to strategically address student needs. • Beginning in 2020, collaborate with school leaders and ELA teams at four NYC DOE middle schools implementing a Gates Network for School Improvement Grant using improvement science methods and culturally responsive and sustaining methods working toward equitable outcomes for all students within a school community. • Co-presented at the 2021 Carnegie Summit sharing case studies of two schools where equity-driven tools were utilized, to illustrate the shifts that occurred in each stage of the continuous improvement process despite the variance in contexts. Show less

Founding Assistant Principal of Middle School

• Jul 2017 - Sep 2019

• Coordinate with principal and content specialists to support teachers developing competence through modeling, observing, providing feedback and supporting teacher reflection• Observe teachers regularly, conduct post conference meetings and document feedback via the T-Eval system.• Ensure that the core curricula are implemented to effectively meet the needs of students• Lead colleagues through establishing a culture of data driven decision making• Assist in building a school culture that evidences high expectations for both students and adults• Support teachers in developing behavior intervention plans for students who struggle meeting school behavior expectations• Assess student emotional support needs and develop plans and services to meet needs• Work collaboratively to oversee progress on the school’s Social/Emotional Program Strategic Plan, which includes tangible ways to monitor student progress and emergency protocols for students with aggressive behaviors• Develop, implement and evaluate the school’s professional development routines• Assist in the development and implementation of the school’s annual Summer Institute to prepare new and returning teachers for the coming school year Show less

Director of Literacy and Instruction

• Jul 2015 - Jun 2017

•Organize and deliver professional development for individual and/or group learning opportunities for teachers•Assist assigned teachers with the development of instructional practices that produce proficient learners•Develop reading, writing, and social studies curriculum•Regularly check-in with teachers and assure accountability of teacher’s lesson and unit documentation•Mentor new teachers and get them acquainted with curriculum, fellow staff members and students and school policies•Work with teachers and lead teachers through the development and use of a variety of assessments that frequently measure student’s progress towards the school’s exit outcomes, including skills and content knowledge Show less

Literacy Coach & Interventionist

• Jul 2013 - Jul 2015

Humanities and Special Education Teacher

• Jul 2010 - Jul 2013

•Taught 6th-8th grade ELA and History classes in an Integrated Co-teaching setting. • Served on leadership team for 7th grade ELA department and curriculum design (weekly meetings, brainstorming, contributing organizational plans, lesson development, norm scoring practices) •Taught 6th-8th grade ELA and History classes in an Integrated Co-teaching setting. • Served on leadership team for 7th grade ELA department and curriculum design (weekly meetings, brainstorming, contributing organizational plans, lesson development, norm scoring practices)

World History Teacher

• Aug 2008 - Jul 2010

• Taught On-level World History. • Led the World History PLC in establishing effective teaching teams, assessed instruction across the team, and worked collaboratively with team members to develop strategies and curriculum to ensure student success, growth, and depth of knowledge and understanding.• Collaborated with researchers from Robert Marzano’s lab to create rich, focused, high interest and high yielding lessons and activities based on data and research for students in the History and English classroom. Show less

English Language Arts Teacher

• Aug 2005 - Jul 2008

• Taught On-level and Talented and Gifted Language Arts• Taught a Power Reading class for students who failed the grade level state test in 5th and 6th grade• Team Leader for a set of core teachers. Organized all parent contact, led team meetings, conducted instructional leadership professional development meetings once a week, and worked collaboratively with my team to develop strategies to ensure student success and accountability.• As Team Leader I was responsible for charting student growth across content areas and met with individual students and parents to set academic and social goals at the beginning of each marking period.• Participated in a University of Vanderbilt study measuring the growth of my team of students in terms of their academic progress with other schools. My team was awarded the incentive for achieving the highest gains in ELA and Math. Show less