Experience

Demarest Public School

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Middle School STEM Teacher

  • Sep 2015 - Present

  Founding instructor (2015) - Wrote curriculum and developed the STEM program for the creation of a STEM Lab in Demarest Middle School, Demarest, NJ. __________________________ Instructional Coach for Northern Valley Schools New Jersey Gifted and Talented Instructor at Demarest Middle School Brain Busters Coordinator for Demarest Middle School ___________________________ 5/2019 - What Works for Kids Conference Presenter - Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ 2016-18 Consultant for the Northern Valley Schools Consortium Professional Learning Program 2015-17 Workshop facilitator-Northern Valley School Consortium Professional Learning Program 2015 Workshop Facilitator - NJ Association of School Administrators (NJASA/NJAPSA), Atlantic City, NJ __________________________ Statement of Philosophy: ● The STEM classroom should be an integrated interdisciplinary approach to 21st century learning and problem solving. ● Engineering and design provides middle school learners with an engaging and enriching learning atmosphere that supports the achievement of diverse learners through differentiation of instruction. ● STEM must unveil real world problem solving through exploration, inquiry, and hands on design. ● Learning should entail collaboration, research and creativity. ● Technology should be understood as the tools that make life easier. ● Communication skills are a necessary skill to be a member of a team and must be cultivated during middle school. ● Skills assessment in the STEM setting must be multifaceted and experiential. Show less



Demarest Public School

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• 4th Grade Teacher

  • Sep 2010 - Jun 2015

  4th Grade Teacher for Luther Lee Emerson School. Taught all subjects with a specialty in Science. 4th Grade Teacher for Luther Lee Emerson School. Taught all subjects with a specialty in Science.



Demarest Public School

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Basic Skills Teacher

  • Sep 2007 - Jun 2010

  Basic Skill teacher for grades 2 - 4 at Luther Lee Emerson School, Demarest, NJ. Basic Skill teacher for grades 2 - 4 at Luther Lee Emerson School, Demarest, NJ.



Edison Township Public Schools

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Elementary School Teacher

  • Jan 1996 - Jun 1998

  3rd Grade Teacher James Madison School, Edison, NJ 3rd Grade Teacher James Madison School, Edison, NJ



McGraw Hill

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Editor

  • Sep 1993 - Aug 1995

  Directed revisions of communication and criminal justice textbooks.Commissioned and supervised development of supplemental materials.Represented McGraw-Hill at education conferences throughout the country.

• Editorial Assistant

  • Jun 1992 - Sep 1993

  Assistant to the Anthropology textbook editor.