Experience

Chelsea Public Schools

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• STEM Teacher

  • Sep 2021 - Present



Belmont High School

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

• High School Science Teacher

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  -Full time science teacher of record for 11th and 12th graders in Biology, Disease, and Forensics courses -Adapting traditional curriculum to meet the needs of learners in the remote and hybrid environment by guiding students to conduct experiments in their homes, study ecology out their windows, and apply science learning to their lives. -Full time science teacher of record for 11th and 12th graders in Biology, Disease, and Forensics courses -Adapting traditional curriculum to meet the needs of learners in the remote and hybrid environment by guiding students to conduct experiments in their homes, study ecology out their windows, and apply science learning to their lives.



Francis W Parker Charter Essential School

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

• Science Teacher

  • Jul 2018 - Sep 2020

  • Full-time science teacher of record for 9th and 10th graders in an integrated math and science classroom • Teach MA state biology content through project-based learning and gradeless assessment • Create scaffolded lessons plans to ensure curricular access in a full-inclusion school for students with varied learning needs and abilities while maintaining a rigorous and challenging program of study for the whole class • Attend Special Education team meetings and service individualized education plans in a full-inclusion classroom • Advise a group of 9th and 10th graders in daily advisory meetings focused on community-building and academic support • Created UbD curriculum for semester-long “Sustainability” course covering biology and earth science topics Show less



Spokane International Academy

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

• Instructional Assistant

  • Aug 2017 - Jun 2018

  • Work alongside a certified teacher in a 2nd grade classroom at a small charter school • Assist with lesson preparation for reading, writing, math, and science, including utilizing FOSS Kits. • Provide small-group and one-on-one interaction in all content areas. • Created and currently run a weekly after-school science club where I teach science with hands-on inquiry-based projects for up to 20 second and third graders. Lessons have included topics such as paper airplanes, bees, dinosaurs, magnetism, and density. Show less



Flexhibit

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Elementary STEM Curriculum Consultant

  • Jan 2018 - May 2018

  • Designed and created NGSS-aligned curricula including student materials and teacher content guides to accompany interactive portable STEM carts for grades 3-5 • Designed and created NGSS-aligned curricula including student materials and teacher content guides to accompany interactive portable STEM carts for grades 3-5



Spokane County

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Outreach and Education Specialist

  • May 2017 - Aug 2017

  • Mapped existing lessons onto the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Worked to enhance and better align existing lessons with NGSS Cross-Cutting Concepts and Scientific Practices. • Developed new educational programming aimed at elementary to middle school students • Assisted with leading tours, activities, and lessons for on-site and off-site educational programming • Mapped existing lessons onto the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Worked to enhance and better align existing lessons with NGSS Cross-Cutting Concepts and Scientific Practices. • Developed new educational programming aimed at elementary to middle school students • Assisted with leading tours, activities, and lessons for on-site and off-site educational programming



Boston College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2015 - May 2016

  Earth Materials Spring 2016 Sole TA for a mid-level course aimed at Earth and Environmental Sciences majors. Created 12 new labs for a re-vamped version of the course focusing on hand samples rather than thin sections. Exploring the Earth Fall 2015 With co-TA created 10 new labs for a course co-taught by three professors for the first time. Was involved in every aspect of lab creation and implementation from choosing the topic, to buying supplies, to writing and grading questions. Show less



Boston University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Associate

  • Sep 2013 - Sep 2015

  Graduate student on 4-year NSF-funded collaborative grant to study subduction zone de-volatilization using garnet geochronology and thermodynamic modeling. Coordinated samples, data, and research between Boston University and Virginia Tech Worked in a clean lab using column chemistry to isolate samarium and neodymium from geological samples. Operated a Triton Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometer to measure isotopic ratios of samarium and neodymium. Graduate student on 4-year NSF-funded collaborative grant to study subduction zone de-volatilization using garnet geochronology and thermodynamic modeling. Coordinated samples, data, and research between Boston University and Virginia Tech Worked in a clean lab using column chemistry to isolate samarium and neodymium from geological samples. Operated a Triton Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometer to measure isotopic ratios of samarium and neodymium.



Bryn Mawr College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lab Assistant

  • Jan 2012 - May 2012

  Conducted research on Laramide deformation using rock magnetic techniques, principally AMS, isolation of ChRM with thermal demagnetization, AF demagnetization, and hysteresis measurements. Research resulted in co-authorship on an in-process paper with PI Dr Arlo Weil. Conducted research on Laramide deformation using rock magnetic techniques, principally AMS, isolation of ChRM with thermal demagnetization, AF demagnetization, and hysteresis measurements. Research resulted in co-authorship on an in-process paper with PI Dr Arlo Weil.



National Park Service

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• GeoCorps Intern

  • Jun 2011 - Sep 2011

  Developed and led engaging, 90-minute, geology-based tours of the cave system for up to 15 visitors at a time. Planned and executed bedrock mapping of 4,000 acres of ophiolitic mélange surrounding the monument for a geologic resources inventory. Mapping resulted in a report for use by the NPS. Developed and led engaging, 90-minute, geology-based tours of the cave system for up to 15 visitors at a time. Planned and executed bedrock mapping of 4,000 acres of ophiolitic mélange surrounding the monument for a geologic resources inventory. Mapping resulted in a report for use by the NPS.



Bryn Mawr College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2011 - May 2011

  Assisted students with labs and lab reports; inspired excitement and curiosity of geologic concepts in both non-science majors and geology majors Assisted students with labs and lab reports; inspired excitement and curiosity of geologic concepts in both non-science majors and geology majors



U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Physical Science Technician Intern

  • Sep 2009 - Jan 2010

  Managed several gaging/sampling stations across Massachusetts for a TMDL study involving weekly collecting, processing, and shipping samples. Assisted with sample collection and processing for study of water treatment plant effluent. Managed several gaging/sampling stations across Massachusetts for a TMDL study involving weekly collecting, processing, and shipping samples. Assisted with sample collection and processing for study of water treatment plant effluent.