Experience

Ann Arbor Public Schools

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

• English Language Arts/ Psychology Instructor

  • Sep 2014 - Present



New Tech @ Ardis, Ypsilanti Public Schools

• Ypsilanti, MI

• Biolit Teacher

  • Oct 2012 - Jun 2014

  9th grade Literature teacher in a combined curriculum with 9th grade Biology. Responsible for innovative approaches to teaching including layered curriculum, project-based learning, and alternative designs to stimulate curiosity in learning while meeting state standards. 9th grade Literature teacher in a combined curriculum with 9th grade Biology. Responsible for innovative approaches to teaching including layered curriculum, project-based learning, and alternative designs to stimulate curiosity in learning while meeting state standards.



Work Skills Corporation/ Hazel Park Schools

• Brighton, MI

• Teacher

  • Sep 2010 - Sep 2012

  Lead teacher in an online learning environment for at-risk students working towards high school completion.  Responsible for classroom management.  Offering after hours tutoring for one on one learning opportunities.  Increased daily attendance while decreasing quarterly drop rates by 80%.  Steady 2010-2011 growth resulted in first time waiting list for enrollment.  Created a positive goal oriented atmosphere for struggling learners. Lead teacher in an online learning environment for at-risk students working towards high school completion.  Responsible for classroom management.  Offering after hours tutoring for one on one learning opportunities.  Increased daily attendance while decreasing quarterly drop rates by 80%.  Steady 2010-2011 growth resulted in first time waiting list for enrollment.  Created a positive goal oriented atmosphere for struggling learners.



PESG

• WISD Consortium WAY Mentor

• Teacher

  • 2007 - Aug 2012

  Contract Company for the listed positions. WAY Program Mentor- Washtenaw Intermediate School District Facilitate learning gains with at risk teenagers and to ensure their success at earning a high school diploma. Distance Learning Lab Support- Pinckney Community High School Assist high school students taking on-line courses. Created and implemented positive behavioral and goal oriented system of rewards. Track, report, and respond to statistical data influencing student success. Support learning disabled students through IEP/504 implementation. Substitute Teacher Pinckney Community Schools substitute teacher for various assignments. Show less



South Lyon Schools

• South Lyon, MI

• Teacher

  • Sep 2000 - Jun 2008

  Responsible for all aspects of classroom management including motivation of “at-risk” learners while overarching state required benchmarks into meaningful attributes to the daily lives of learners from 9/00-6/06.  Created and implemented classroom curriculum for Introduction to Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Speech, Interpersonal Communications, Home Economics, Culture and Diversity, and Culture and Cuisine.  Offered no cost tutoring to struggling students within their schedule and provided mentoring for drug prevention.  Managed the classroom environment through positive modeling, direct communication, and clear boundaries  Created a project based, student generated learning environment which was later explored and reported at Eastern Michigan University’s Best Practices Conference Show less