Experience

Nova Classical Academy

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

• Lower School Principal

  • Jul 2015 - Present



The International School of Minnesota

• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lower School Academic Quality Controller

  • Aug 2010 - Jul 2015

  •Monitor academic achievement and implement strategies to assist struggling learners and create enrichment opportunities for excelling students•Counsel students through various emotional, behavioral and discipline issues•Create and coordinate master instructional and testing schedules•Work closely with students, parents, and teachers to ensure a positive learning environment through classroom observations and weekly grade level meetings •Exhibit superb oral and written communication with staff, parents, and students•Teach group advisory classes in the areas of academics, social development, and bullying prevention•Active member of the school-wide Olweus Bullying Prevention team•Engage in school community functions as an organizer, participant, or spectator Show less

• First Grade Teacher

  • Aug 2007 - Aug 2010

  •Successfully employed the SABIS point system method to teach core subjects•Addressed struggling students with peer tutoring or small teacher-led lab sessions •Instituted positive classroom management strategies to handle challenging behaviors•Effectively communicated with parents and colleagues in a constant, positive, and thorough manner



Twin Cities International Elementary School

• Minneapolis, MN

• Kindergarten Teacher

  • Aug 2003 - Jun 2007

  •Taught full-day kindergarten to twenty-two Somali and East African children •Researched and applied methods to successfully increase math and reading achievement •Followed and enhanced Success for All, Everyday Math and Core Knowledge curriculum •Was trained in and implemented management strategies such as EnVoy and Responsive Classroom •Served on the school board, reviewing and applying policies and procedures •Taught full-day kindergarten to twenty-two Somali and East African children •Researched and applied methods to successfully increase math and reading achievement •Followed and enhanced Success for All, Everyday Math and Core Knowledge curriculum •Was trained in and implemented management strategies such as EnVoy and Responsive Classroom •Served on the school board, reviewing and applying policies and procedures



Minneapolis Public Schools

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

• Substitute Teacher

  • Aug 2001 - Jun 2003

  •Followed, adapted, and incorporated my own ideas into lesson plans left by an absent teacher on a daily basis in kindergarten through eighth grade classrooms •Taught half-day kindergarten to an ethnically and academically diverse group of students during a long-term substitute assignment •Followed, adapted, and incorporated my own ideas into lesson plans left by an absent teacher on a daily basis in kindergarten through eighth grade classrooms •Taught half-day kindergarten to an ethnically and academically diverse group of students during a long-term substitute assignment