School Counselor

• Sep 2022 - Present

Social Studies Teacher and Sustainability Coordinator

• Sep 2016 - Sep 2022

As a Social Studies teacher, I am teaching 9th grade Global History and U.S. History. I am co-teaching two classes differentiating and scaffolding to meet students needs. As the Sustainability Coordinator, I wrote a grant to create a sustainable garden. In cooperation with the New York Restoration Project, they will be assisting us in creating a garden that will help our culinary arts classes produce foods from "garden to table". Students will be planting herbs and vegetables in our courtyard. Show less

Teacher

• Sep 2000 - Sep 2022

Classroom techniques and student assessment procedures employed include: differentiated instruction; student centered instruction; cooperative learning; goal setting for students; individualized assistance; assessing and utilizing data to further advance target student population. Classroom techniques and student assessment procedures employed include: differentiated instruction; student centered instruction; cooperative learning; goal setting for students; individualized assistance; assessing and utilizing data to further advance target student population.

Social Studies Teacher

• Sep 2015 - Jun 2016

As an experienced teacher with 7-12 permanent certification in Social Studies, I am teaching my students to be thinkers. I am using differentiated instruction and project based learning to build my students skills in reading and writing.My goal for my students is to give them the skill set needed to "Change the World." In addition to teaching, I also created a grant writing team and wrote grants to help support our school. As part of the team, we successfully won a grant with PBS Learning Media. Our school will be the only middle school in NYC to have a partnership with WNET/PBS for one year providing professional development for our teachers and using resources from PBS Learning Media to invoke inquiry and promote project based learning in our school. My most proud achievement while working at I.S. 145 Q was that I successfully created a grant team and wrote a proposal for a $10 million grant to create a STEM magnet school which was awarded in September 2016. Show less

Social Studies Teacher

• Sep 2014 - Sep 2015

As a senior teacher, I have used and implemented various techniques through differentiated instruction to allow my students to think critically and analyze history using primary and secondary sources. My goal for my students is to give them the skill set needed to "Change the World". As a senior teacher, I have used and implemented various techniques through differentiated instruction to allow my students to think critically and analyze history using primary and secondary sources. My goal for my students is to give them the skill set needed to "Change the World".

High School Social Studies Teacher

• 2011 - 2013

High School Social Studies Teacher

• 2000 - 2011

1. Advised students for the NYC mentoring program and collaborated in grade advising with the guidance counselor for an 800 student cohort. 2. Served on the Social Studies data team using ARIS, and other forms of data to help work with the bottom third of the school population in order to improve attendance and pass Regent exams. 3. Advised and coordinated a Model United Nations club. Prepared students in position paper writing, flow of debate, public speaking, rules of procedure, caucusing, and writing resolutions. 4. Created a Law and Public Service House Government. 5. Coordinated fundraising bake sales for AIDS Walk, March of Dimes, and Red Cross. 6. Coordinated community service projects with the Lighthouse Organization, Habitat for Humanity and Furnish a Future. Show less