Experience

Durham School of the Arts

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• English Teacher

  • Aug 2020 - Present

  I teach 8th and 9th grade English, with a focus on project-based learning, critical literacy, and writing development. I teach 8th and 9th grade English, with a focus on project-based learning, critical literacy, and writing development.



Great Minds

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Curriculum Developer

  • Feb 2020 - Aug 2020

  Research and design rigorous, engaging literature curricula for high school students across the United States. Design modules with a focus on building deep knowledge of literature and addressing equity gaps in education systems. Research and design rigorous, engaging literature curricula for high school students across the United States. Design modules with a focus on building deep knowledge of literature and addressing equity gaps in education systems.



Diamond Middle School

• Lexington, MA

• 8th Grade English Teacher

  • Aug 2018 - Jul 2019

  Teach eighth grade English in a standards-based classroom, focused on growth and achievement for every student. Differentiate learning experiences based on learning profiles, Individualized Education Plans, English language proficiency, interests, skills, and goals. Design projects and assessments to support achievement of core skills in English: writing, reading, speaking, and listening. Project Based Learning Leadership Team member. Provided professional development to colleagues in project based learning design principles. Co-developed the school’s project based learning action plan. Developed project based learning experiences for students as a model for colleagues. Sullivan Library Advisory Group member. Advised school librarian on efforts to spread a culture of reading throughout the school. Designed activities for teachers and students to engage in reading together. Established and led the school’s first African-American Read In, based on NCTE models. Show less



Great Schools Partnership

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

• Senior Associate

  • Jul 2010 - Aug 2018

  Develop capacity of secondary school principals, leadership teams, and classroom teachers to implement instructional, curricular, and cultural practices to improve equity, rigor and personalization in schools. Conduct and lead data analyses for strategic planning, evaluation, and refinement of school improvement initiatives. Observe and provide actionable feedback to classroom teachers; coordinate and provide professional development in curriculum planning, technology integration, and instructional practice. Train and provide coaching to professional learning group facilitators. Project co-director for regional school-community engagement initiative. Coordinate a team of nine school-community coaches to build capacity of school leaders to effectively and authentically engage students, families, and community members in collaborative school improvement. Provide professional development on equitable community engagement practices. Project director for proficiency-based learning seminar series for 30 Vermont school districts. Design learning goals, meeting sessions, webinars, materials and resources. Coordinate a team of 8 school coaches and GSP staff for consistent delivery of the series. Communicate regularly with Vermont Agency of Education staff to ensure alignment of series outcomes to Agency goals. Lead development of iWalkthrough school improvement tools: Classroom Observation, Student Feedback, and Action Planning. Co-design e-learning training tools, support implementation in schools across the country, and lead a team of colleagues for on-going refinement of tools and resources for school improvement. Coach schools across the country using tools for virtual connection. Show less



Bowdoin College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Fellow

  • Jul 2008 - Jun 2010

  - Redesigned senior seminar courses—Teaching and Adolescents in Schools—to more effectively realize departmental goals for undergraduate teacher preparation. Developed teaching analysis assignments for students to collaboratively improve their instructional practice. Created service learning project to enhance community partnerships. Supervised and evaluated student teachers in practicum and coursework; supported mentor teachers during student teaching placements. - Designed Contemporary American Education and Education and Biography. Restructured core assignments in Contemporary American Education to enhance peer collaboration through group research project, group discussions of course texts, and expanded use of Blackboard on-line platform. Show less



Gorham High School

• English Teacher

  • Aug 2004 - Jun 2007

  - Instructed three sections of twelfth grade Advanced Placement Literature and Composition and two sections of eleventh grade literature. Designed college level curriculum and rigorous writing standards. Created author project and series of thematic literature circles to increase choice in the curriculum. Introduced new selections to the curriculum, sharing resources with colleagues. Collaborated with colleagues to revise curriculum and to differentiate instruction and assessment for students, including burgeoning English Language Learner population. - Mentor teacher for University of Southern Maine’s Extended Teacher Education Program, 2007. Supervised student teacher on planning and instruction and ensured high standards for practicum. Member of ETEP admissions committee, 2007. - Member of the K-12 English/Language Arts Curriculum Review Committee. Led and facilitated meetings analyzing student work to revise writing standards. Spearheaded ninth grade summer reading program: identified wide variety of texts, organized student selection and recruited faculty members to lead informal book discussions with incoming ninth grade students. Show less