Director of Curriculum And Instruction

• Apr 2023 - Present

Manage faculty and curriculum projects to align with organizational objectives

Academic Development Specialist

• Feb 2022 - Apr 2023

* Facilitate licensure and graduate classes online through synchronous methods* Advise undergraduate and graduate students* Supervise field placement experiences * Develop instructional resources (syllabus, rubrics, Google classrooms, slide decks, interactive processing through software applications, videos, surveys, and a library of student reference materials)* Manage the Special Education program operations and instructors* Supervise and evaluate 30 + instructors across disciplines* Assess needs for student accommodations and develop student accommodation plans* Facilitate professional development and coach instructors* Manage instructor recruitment and hiring Show less

Adjunct Instructor

• Mar 2021 - Feb 2022

Curriculum Resource Teacher

• Aug 2017 - Feb 2022

• Coach beginning or struggling K-12 teachers in all areas of instruction, curriculum, and the special education process. • Develop and facilitate professional development to support teachers' learning needs • Support assessments with KTEA, SRI, TWS, fluency, comprehension, and phonological awareness • Enhance teacher capacity to build self-sustaining instructional systems • Classroom Platforms: Blackboard, Blackboard Collaborate Ultra, Canvas, Google Classroom, Zoom, Schoology • Reading Programs: iLit20!, Lexia Power-up Literacy, Just Words, Read 180, Corrective Reading and Decoding, Language! Language Live!, Teen biz (Achieve 3,000) • Manage cross-team curriculum development projects • Collaborate with academics, leadership, and human resources to develop streamlined systems • Coordinate university cohort systems to support provisionally licensed teachers • Co-develop professional development on universal design, cognitive processing strategies, double-tracked agendas, and scaffolds to support access to learning in inclusive settings Show less

Lecturer

• Aug 2015 - Aug 2017

• Collaborated with Program Director to create, facilitate, and assess curriculum and instructional plans to meet year-long course objectives for at-risk students' literacy and research competencies with 96% student success rate • Provided classroom instruction on effective dialogue and deliberation techniques, research techniques, interpersonal communication skills, and writing development • Taught diverse student population by employing various learning styles and abilities Dialogue and Deliberation Interpersonal Communications Special Topics - Research Literacy Show less

Department Chair/Resource Specialist

• Sep 2015 - Jul 2017

• Restructured the special education department with co-teaching instructional practices • Developed School Improvement Plan pertaining to special education • Led department, parental, and student meetings to resolve challenges and identify solutions • Restructured the special education department with co-teaching instructional practices • Developed School Improvement Plan pertaining to special education • Led department, parental, and student meetings to resolve challenges and identify solutions

Teacher

• Aug 2006 - Aug 2010

Associate Professor

• Jul 2005 - Apr 2010

Provide online and classroom instruction to a diverse, adult population in the areas of: Interpersonal communications Intercultural communication Mass media communications Conflict Resolution Dialogue and Deliberation Special Topics - Research Literacy Provide online and classroom instruction to a diverse, adult population in the areas of: Interpersonal communications Intercultural communication Mass media communications Conflict Resolution Dialogue and Deliberation Special Topics - Research Literacy

Advisor and Associate Professor

• Oct 2003 - Jun 2006

Support admissions through recruitment and advising students. Provide classroom instruction for both undergraduate and graduate studies in writing composition and advanced research strategies. Support admissions through recruitment and advising students. Provide classroom instruction for both undergraduate and graduate studies in writing composition and advanced research strategies.