Experience

The School in Rose Valley

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

• Math Specialist and Coach

  • Sep 2021 - Present

• Lead Teacher (3rd & 4th grade)

  • Jun 2011 - Sep 2021

  Responsible for writing curriculum and teaching Literacy (Reading/Writing Workshops, Word Study and Cursive), Math (incorporating Everyday Math curriculum, Marilyn Burns, Math Circles and Growth Mindset problem solving), Social Studies (including Urban Planning, Native American, Colonial Times in three perspectives, and other all school themes), and regular work around the social and emotional development of our students. Other milestones: • SRV Board member since 2015• Led entire staff on the re-writing of SRV’s curriculum. Including the development 11 curriculum statements that encompasses everything the school teaches from Preschool to 6th grade.• A member of SRV’s Diversity Committee since 2014• Presented at 2014 PEN conference in Los Angeles - Won’t you be my Neighbor? What makes my neighborhood work? 3rd & 4th Graders become Urban Planners• Presented at 2016 PEN conference, New York – Support your child through the transitions to Middle School• Presented at 2019 PEN conference, Minnesota – Writing a Progressive Curriculum: Connecting Heads, Hands and Hearts.



Brown & Keener Urban Design

• Marketing Consultant

  • Jan 2005 - Apr 2010

  Developed and wrote proposal responses to municipalities; designed presentations; supported urban planners in report design and layout; contributed to overall staff development and morale. Brown & Keener is a multi-disciplinary urban design and planning firm. They specialize in helping public agencies and civic organizations develop planning, design, and implementation strategies. Developed and wrote proposal responses to municipalities; designed presentations; supported urban planners in report design and layout; contributed to overall staff development and morale. Brown & Keener is a multi-disciplinary urban design and planning firm. They specialize in helping public agencies and civic organizations develop planning, design, and implementation strategies.



Friends Select School

• United States
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• 2nd Grade - Student Teacher (for certification)

  • 2009 - 2010

  Became an integral part of the FSS lower school. Develop and teach Everyday Math Curriculum (units taught on fractions, multiple digit adding, intro to multiplication, and measuring). Create and teach small group lessons for language arts (vocabulary development, literature circles, fiction writing, ). Lead morning circle and goodbye circle. Additional responsibilities include – full class read aloud and discussion, recess duty, responding to students’ journals, reviewing and developing formative and summative assessments and classroom management.



The Meredith School

• Philadelphia, PA

• 5th Grade Teacher - Student Teacher (for certification)

  • 2009 - 2010

  Planned and implemented lessons in literacy (using House on Mango Street, Maya Angelou’s poetry); math (measurements and rulers, lattice method for multiplication, prime factorization, angles and protractors); science (the importance of the sun, solar energy and building solar cars); social studies (Jamestown, Racism in the United States). Supervised and organized math stations. Led morning poetry reading and discussion. Helped with classroom management of 25 students. Planned and implemented lessons in literacy (using House on Mango Street, Maya Angelou’s poetry); math (measurements and rulers, lattice method for multiplication, prime factorization, angles and protractors); science (the importance of the sun, solar energy and building solar cars); social studies (Jamestown, Racism in the United States). Supervised and organized math stations. Led morning poetry reading and discussion. Helped with classroom management of 25 students.



The Philadelphia School

• Mini-course teacher and Substitute teacher

  • Sep 2005 - Sep 2009

  Substitute Teacher – Art, Music and Math. Developed and taught food-based mini-course, which mirrored the middle school’s class theme—the themes were the Renaissance Period, Shakespeare, and becoming more “green” in your everyday life. The “final” in each mini-course session included a walking tour of food locations in Philadelphia for which I arranged proprietors to speak to the class about the foods we studied (and ate). Substitute Teacher – Art, Music and Math. Developed and taught food-based mini-course, which mirrored the middle school’s class theme—the themes were the Renaissance Period, Shakespeare, and becoming more “green” in your everyday life. The “final” in each mini-course session included a walking tour of food locations in Philadelphia for which I arranged proprietors to speak to the class about the foods we studied (and ate).



Thinkframe

• Marketing Director and Project Manager

  • Jan 2001 - Jan 2003

  Head of marketing for a newly formed 40 person graphic and environmental design firm. Developed marketing plan for company merger; made initial client contacts, oversaw all presentations and proposal writing. Representative clients; University of the Arts; and many other k-12 schools located in the northeast corridor. Head of marketing for a newly formed 40 person graphic and environmental design firm. Developed marketing plan for company merger; made initial client contacts, oversaw all presentations and proposal writing. Representative clients; University of the Arts; and many other k-12 schools located in the northeast corridor.



DesignTECH Inc

• Founder and President

  • Jan 1989 - Jan 2001

  DesignTECH's primary business was providing graphic design and marketing services to a large range of clients, including national corporations, non-profit associations and schools. Representative clients were SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Museum of Art, local businesses and non-profit associations. DesignTECH's primary business was providing graphic design and marketing services to a large range of clients, including national corporations, non-profit associations and schools. Representative clients were SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Museum of Art, local businesses and non-profit associations.



MBI Business Systems

• Account Representative

  • Jan 1987 - Jan 1989

  Marketing and Sales of computer networks to MBI's corporate accounts. Developed and Presented "desktop publishing seminars", worked in conjunction with Apple Computers on the release of the new Apple Computers. Developed and taught software seminars for the Apple Plus Marketing and Sales of computer networks to MBI's corporate accounts. Developed and Presented "desktop publishing seminars", worked in conjunction with Apple Computers on the release of the new Apple Computers. Developed and taught software seminars for the Apple Plus



GE

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Business Management Programmer

  • Jan 1985 - Jan 1987

  Contract Management and Proposal Development Developed a system to track the progress of large contracts. Worked with all levels of management. Contract Management and Proposal Development Developed a system to track the progress of large contracts. Worked with all levels of management.