Mary Cobzaru
Online Virtual Educator, Teacher Manager, Professional Development, Test Site Lead at Connections Education- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Romanian Full professional proficiency
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Credentials
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Certified Teacher Evaluator
South Carolina Department of Education -
Education
South Carolina, North Carolina -
Exercise Physiologist
American College of Sports Medicine -
Instructional Design: Teaching, Training, and Educational Technology
North Carolina State University
Experience
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Connections Education
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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100 - 200 Employee
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Online Virtual Educator, Teacher Manager, Professional Development, Test Site Lead
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Aug 2015 - Present
• Devise and supervise each student’s personalized learning plan in collaboration with the Learning Coach.• Teacher Manager• State and National Test Site Lead • Teacher of the Year 2019-2020• Professional development lead providing teachers with professional development opportunities to improve technology skills, enhance effectiveness, and improve student learning• Manage students and learning coaches to help ease virtual school environment transition, promote and facilitate learning, provide resources and assistance, and help guide home studies.• Plan lessons, grade assignments, and conduct regular virtual LiveLesson® sessions for adult, kindergarten, first, and fifth grades students. • Plan and conduct lessons based on state and national standards and individual learning styles.• Partake in and lead virtual professional learning communities to use data to increase learning, culture, and wellbeing of families. Show less
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Teacher Curriculum Reviewer
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Mar 2017 - Jul 2017
Collaborated with members of the Curriculum Development team, subject matter experts, and content editing specialists to review, evaluate, and offer suggestions for a specific grade level and content area during the curriculum build process. Responsibilities included:• participating in team meetings with curriculum specialists, writers, and content editors• reviewing documents such as course maps, and/or assessment maps for alignmentto standards, level of rigor and relevance, and content appropriateness and accuracy• reviewing and providing feedback on demo units and/or lessons regarding objective/assessment alignment, rigor of instruction and activities, and depth and appropriateness of assessments• evaluating and providing feedback on lessons from the perspective of a student Show less
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NC State University Graduate School
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United States
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Instructional Design Intern
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Jun 2018 - Dec 2018
Collaborate with staff to produce a student-directed asynchronous-delivered curriculum of the MBA job search process for Working Professional MBA students. Collaborate with staff to produce a student-directed asynchronous-delivered curriculum of the MBA job search process for Working Professional MBA students.
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Wake County Public School System
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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700 & Above Employee
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Teacher
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Jul 2011 - Aug 2014
• Managed students in third grade classrooms to be productive and motivated learners. • Partnered with parents, teachers, and administrators. • Planned and implemented lessons based on state and national standards and individual learning styles. • Planned and implemented lessons raising approximately 95% of student test scores. • Managed students in third grade classrooms to be productive and motivated learners. • Partnered with parents, teachers, and administrators. • Planned and implemented lessons based on state and national standards and individual learning styles. • Planned and implemented lessons raising approximately 95% of student test scores.
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Baltimore County Public Schools
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United States
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Primary and Secondary Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Third Grade STEM Teacher
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Aug 2007 - Jun 2009
• Managed students in third grade classrooms to be productive and motivated learners • Collaborated with parents, teachers, and administrators • Served as a STEM teacher in Baltimore County through a National Science Foundation Fellowship focusing on science, technology, engineering, and math • Planned and implemented lessons based on the state and national standards and individual learning styles • Managed students in third grade classrooms to be productive and motivated learners • Collaborated with parents, teachers, and administrators • Served as a STEM teacher in Baltimore County through a National Science Foundation Fellowship focusing on science, technology, engineering, and math • Planned and implemented lessons based on the state and national standards and individual learning styles
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Peace Corps
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United States
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International Affairs
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700 & Above Employee
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Health/Life Skills Education Volunteer
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Jun 2005 - Jul 2007
• Supervised a group of 6 Moldovan educators to begin a health and life skills program in rural community schools for over 500 village students in grades K-12. • Designed and orchestrated a group of youth and adults to run health and sports summer camps attended by approximately 200 village children and teenagers trained on domestic violence, human trafficking, sexual education, nutrition, physical exercise, hydration, and hygiene. • Designed and directed dental seminars introducing approximately 600 children and teenagers to proper dental hygiene with collaboration of professional organizations in the USA and Moldova. • Authored an exercise and physical education manual adopted as an educational resource by Moldovan schools and Peace Corps Moldova. Show less
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Education
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2020 - 2025
Liberty University
Doctor of Education - EdD, Curriculum and Instruction: Instructional Design and Technology -
2016 - 2018
North Carolina State University
Masters Certificate, Teaching, Training, and Educational Technology - Instructional Design -
2007 - 2008
University of Maryland Baltimore County
Master of Education (M.Ed.), Education - STEM -
1999 - 2003
Liberty University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Health Promotion
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