Experience

Norwalk Community School
• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee
• 6-12 SPED/MTSS Specialist at Norwalk Community School District

  • Jul 2022 - Present

Norwalk Middle School
• 7th grade ELA teacher, 6-8 ELA Lead Learner

  • Jul 2020 - Jul 2022
• Secondary MTSS Facilitator/Coach

  • Jul 2018 - Jul 2020

  o Assist secondary teachers in developing and utilizing a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) for all learners o Facilitate teacher and student scheduling using a responsive platform o Collaborate with administrators, student advocates, and instructional coaches to develop MTSS in each of the three secondary buildings o Gather and disaggregate data to determine campus needs regarding resources necessary to implement an MTSS structure o Assist secondary teachers in developing and utilizing a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) for all learners o Facilitate teacher and student scheduling using a responsive platform o Collaborate with administrators, student advocates, and instructional coaches to develop MTSS in each of the three secondary buildings o Gather and disaggregate data to determine campus needs regarding resources necessary to implement an MTSS structure

• 7th Grade English/Language Arts Teacher

  • Aug 2016 - Jul 2018

  o Developed instructional approaches and learning experiences in a middle school classroom o Developed assessment aligned with the Iowa Core o Provided varied instruction to meet the needs of all learners including co-lab classes o Collaborated with department members on curriculum articulation o Developed instructional approaches and learning experiences in a middle school classroom o Developed assessment aligned with the Iowa Core o Provided varied instruction to meet the needs of all learners including co-lab classes o Collaborated with department members on curriculum articulation



Muscatine Community School District

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Curriculum & Professional Development Leader

  • Aug 2014 - Jun 2016

  o Supported teachers in developing English Language Arts units for all grade levels K-8 o Revised all ELA units K-8 to strengthen standards articulation and assessment rigor o Instructed teachers in use of PowerSchool for standards-based reporting o Provided professional development for teachers on various topics including unit design and implementation, standards-based grading (SBG), differentiated instruction and providing opportunities for student voice & choice o Collected and compiled district-wide data on student growth through common formative and summative assessments o Collaborated with other Curriculum and Professional Development Leaders and Instructional Coaches to provide professional learning to teachers and Show less



Muscatine High School

• United States
• Market Research
• 100 - 200 Employee

• English Teacher/Department Chair

  • 2007 - 2014

  o Developed instructional approaches and learning experiences in a competency-based structure o Developed assessment aligned with the Iowa Core o Provided varied instruction to meet the needs of all learners ranging from team-taught to AP o Collaborated with department members on curriculum articulation o Integrated multi-cultural texts into curriculum o Created department schedule for 13 members o Prepared annual budget requests o Updated inventory annually o Led department meetings o Collaborated with department members on curriculum o Aligned curriculum to Iowa Core o Articulated curriculum 6-12 Show less


Woodward-Granger
• United States
• Teacher

  • 2002 - 2005

Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom
• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Teacher

  • 1999 - 2002