Experience

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  Baltimore City Public Schools

  • Baltimore, Maryland, United States

  • Elementary School Teacher

    • Aug 2021 - Present
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States

    Implementing the Maryland College and Career-Ready Standards for all subjects in kindergarten on a consistently effective basis on all teaching rubrics and observations. Attending and seeking out ongoing professional development around best practices in Kindergarten literacy.Facilitating district...

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  Designs By Devante

  • Baltimore, Maryland, United States

  • Illustrator

    • Oct 2020 - Present
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States

    Applied color theory and lighting techniques in drawings and illustrations to add excitement, focus, and depth. Cultivated relationships with clients to produce results that met customer parameters. Worked alongside authors to cultivate designs and translate artistic visions.Published titles with...

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  Design's By Devante

  • Greater Memphis Area

  • Owner

    • Oct 2014 - Present
    • Greater Memphis Area

    · Creating works which are primarily visual in nature.· Communicating ideas through media experienced by sight.· Strong background requirements in the study of artistic principles, in addition to natural talent.· Up-selling products by providing auxiliary package item information· Ensuring that a...

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  Urban Teachers

  • United States
  • Education Administration Programs
  • 300 - 400 Employee

  • Kindergarten Teacher

    • Jul 2020 - May 2023

    Accepting feedback from administrative professionals and constructively applying that feedback to my pedagogy.Building a supportive community of parents and students within my classroom.Creating opportunities for students to grow and develop social and emotional learning tools and techniques.Designing lesson plans that cater to Baltimore City School's academic standards and expectations.Implementing interdisciplinary approaches to boost curriculum connections and engagement.Maintaining positive and affirming partnerships with the parents of my students.

  • Recruitment Ambassador

    • Nov 2022 - Nov 2022

    Collaborated with social media influencers and videographers to curate engaging social media content for 18 to 45-year-old men and women of color seeking an educator opportunity with Urban Teachers. Designed and executed a global social media strategy across 15K followers on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.Moderated user content to ensure all engagement with the brand was appropriate and amplified the company's mission and message. Partnered with Urban Teachers affiliates from Houston, Dallas, and Washington D.C. to boost cross-site community connections among participants.Worked closely with the director of marketing to optimize a content calendar that coincided with the event and new marketing.

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  Arts for Learning Maryland

  • Baltimore, Maryland, United States

  • Teacher

    • Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States

    • Collaborated with a highly skilled teaching artist to provide arts-integrated instruction daily.• Ensured rigorous and meaningful learning in both literacy and math.• Facilitated one 35-minute arts-integrated math class and one 35-minute arts-integrated literacy class to a cohort of 20 4- and 5...

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  American Institutes for Research

  • Baltimore, Maryland, United States

  • Research Collaborator

    • Nov 2021 - Jun 2022
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States

    Creating whole group lesson plans using the transformative social emotional learning approach.Documenting the progress of 7 students using various transformative ideals.Facilitating 3 whole classroom local community engagement projects.Using Amplify, the T-SEL curriculum, and I-Ready data to crea...

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  Urban Teachers

  • United States
  • Education Administration Programs
  • 300 - 400 Employee

  • Recruitment Ambassador

    • Oct 2020 - Dec 2021

    Providing incoming residents with quality assistant.Sharing pertinent resources with incoming hopefuls catered to securing placement at Urban Teachers.Answering inquiries incoming residents have about the hiring and interview process.Coaching incoming Urban Teachers residents through their mini-lessons.

  • Advisory Board

    • Nov 2020 - Nov 2021

    Providing quality insight into the resident teaching experience in order to improve the overall experience for all residents.Formulating events.Creating different forms of social media to address issues, support movements, and provide opportunities to residents and fellows alike in the Urban Teachers program. Using a budget to allocate funding for initiatives and events for fellows and residents.

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  Teacher Props

  • Baltimore, Maryland, United States

  • Social Media Designer

    • Apr 2021 - Sep 2021
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States

    Organizing social media.Maintaining an online presence.Implementing original ideas and concepts to boost brand awareness and engagement. Providing quality and legible content for the TeacherProps audience.

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  Arts for Learning Maryland

  • Baltimore, Maryland, United States

  • Literacy Tutor

    • Jun 2021 - Aug 2021
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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  City Year

  • Scenic Hills Elementary

  • Student Success Coach

    • Jul 2019 - Jun 2020
    • Scenic Hills Elementary

    • Attending At Risk Supper Program training and certification in order to distribute two meals a day to a daily average of 25 children.• Serving 1700+ hours under the guidelines of AmeriCorps through City Year.• Conducting 3 weekly 1:1 coaching conversations with a focus list of 12 5th students o...

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  The University of Memphis

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Technical Support Assistant

    • Jan 2019 - Aug 2019

    • Performing administrative tasks in an office setting.• Troubleshooting software and communication issues.• Placing callbacks and following up with clients.• Contacting Local Service Providers and submitting work requests to them.• Initializing and editing accounts.• Logging communicated information from the telephone to the computer. • Mastery in Adobe Suite (Excel, Word, Photoshop, Acrobat, and Premiere)

  • Academic Tutor

    • Aug 2018 - Jan 2019

    • Provided Eureka Math tutoring for a fifth-grade after-school class of 20 students. • Collaborated with staff and administration to develop engaging recreational activities to support over 60 children in an after-school space. • Provided targeted English support to over 20 children.• Tracked the success and progress of an after-school tutoring group of over 20 students.

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  City Year

  • Memphis, Tennessee, United States

  • AmeriCorps Member

    • Jul 2017 - Jan 2018
    • Memphis, Tennessee, United States

    • Provided specific, targeted tier 2 individual and group English support for a focus list of seven 7th grade students who were one to two grade levels behind in reading, literacy or comprehension.• Supported a partner-teacher in the whole classroom setting by providing redirection, reiteration a...

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  City Leadership

  • Greater Memphis Area

  • Author

    • Oct 2016 - Dec 2017
    • Greater Memphis Area

    • Pitching blog stories.• Working alongside the Social Media Manager and receiving strict guidance and direction.• Organizing blog material.• Communicating on behalf of a non-profit organization.• Scheduling/hosting interviews with prolific figures in the Memphis community.• Increasing site inter...

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  The University of Memphis

  • Greater Memphis Area

  • Anchor

    • Jan 2017 - May 2017
    • Greater Memphis Area

    Informing, enlightening and entertaining the students, faculty and staff of the UniversityU[holding high journalistic standards and integrityCollaborating with other news staff to develop broadcasts