Senior Content Manager Grades 4/5

• Jun 2021 - Present

Adjunct Faculty Instructor

• Jul 2011 - Present

Served as a Graduate Research Assistant, course instructor, and adjunct instructor, both online and face-to-face. ◊ EDUC 572/372 Secondary Mathematics Methods,Fall 2016 ◊ Math 610 Number and Operations for the K – 8 Mathematics Specialist, Fall 2016 & Fall 2018 ◊ EDCI 645 Curriculum and Instruction, Fall 2015 ◊ Math 614 Rational Numbers for the K – 8 Mathematics Specialist, Spring 2015 Served as a Graduate Research Assistant, course instructor, and adjunct instructor, both online and face-to-face. ◊ EDUC 572/372 Secondary Mathematics Methods,Fall 2016 ◊ Math 610 Number and Operations for the K – 8 Mathematics Specialist, Fall 2016 & Fall 2018 ◊ EDCI 645 Curriculum and Instruction, Fall 2015 ◊ Math 614 Rational Numbers for the K – 8 Mathematics Specialist, Spring 2015

5th Grade Synchronous and Concurrent Teacher

• Sep 2020 - Jun 2021

Professional Learning Consultant

• Aug 2011 - Oct 2020

The courses I delivered included topics such as curriculum development, mathematics content, reasoning and sense making, classroom discourse, and mathematics coaching. The courses I delivered included topics such as curriculum development, mathematics content, reasoning and sense making, classroom discourse, and mathematics coaching.

Mathematics Coach and Researcher

• Sep 2016 - Dec 2019

My primary responsibilities are in a standards alignment project, working as an online coach to support teachers as they align their instruction closer to their state standards. Responsibilities include team meetings to learn new content and individual coaching sessions that are based on clips of video-taped lessons. I also worked on a project that investigated the alignment of Virginia state mathematics standards with NAEP objectives. My primary responsibilities are in a standards alignment project, working as an online coach to support teachers as they align their instruction closer to their state standards. Responsibilities include team meetings to learn new content and individual coaching sessions that are based on clips of video-taped lessons. I also worked on a project that investigated the alignment of Virginia state mathematics standards with NAEP objectives.

Math Resource Teacher (Coach)

• Nov 2014 - Jul 2016

I coach teachers to implement the most effective teaching practices for students in grades K - 6. Professional development on mathematical content and instruction is part of this task, as is working with learning teams and individual teachers. I coach teachers to implement the most effective teaching practices for students in grades K - 6. Professional development on mathematical content and instruction is part of this task, as is working with learning teams and individual teachers.

Coordinator of Elementary Professional Development

• Jul 2012 - Oct 2014

-Coordinated face-to-face professional development events, including monitoring content development, provisioning instructional venue, producing program materials, mounting content on the website, and coordinating invited keynote speakers. -Reviewed content of professional development programming for suitability and coherence across the program. -Reviewed conference proposals for content and adherence to program -Developed content and coordinated professional development modules for online courses in elementary and middle school mathematics topics. -Planned course readings, online sessions, and conduct research on current learning trajectories in elementary mathematics concepts. -Facilitated online discussions, using Adobe Connect as the meeting software, and managed course content and participant responses using the Moodle learning system. Show less

Mathematics Resource Teacher Trainer

• 2009 - 2011

I conducted teacher training in the new content of the 2009 Virginia Standards of Learning, planned and conducted professional development, and acted as an instructional coach. I conducted teacher training in the new content of the 2009 Virginia Standards of Learning, planned and conducted professional development, and acted as an instructional coach.

Math/Science Coordinator and Mathematics Teacher

• Sep 2006 - Jun 2009

I taught 7th grade mathematics and coordinated the Mathematics and Science Specialty Program. I taught 7th grade mathematics and coordinated the Mathematics and Science Specialty Program.

Mathematics Teacher

• Aug 2000 - Jun 2006

-Taught 5th through 8th grade Advanced Math, including Algebra I. Also taught 7th and 8th grade general math. -Created and taught fourteen original math projects for grades 5 – 7, drafted and promoted school-wide activities for Pi Day and Presidential elections, and presented a series of hands-on seminars for teachers on the effective use of manipulatives. -Participated in the diocesan mathematics curriculum committee, verifying vertical alignment, identifying correlation with the Virginia Standards of Learning, and enhancing curriculum objectives with resource ideas. Participated in the mathematics textbook review. -Instituted and co-coached a Math Counts team. The team took 4th place locally in 2006. -Raised test scores in the geometry and number sense strands on the annual Terra Nova standardized tests. Eighth grade students improved over 25 percentile points on the High School Placement test from 2002 to 2005. Show less