Experience

Learning Dimensions

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

• Principal Educational Consultant

  • Nov 2011 - Present

  Provide innovative problem solving solutions to develop and deliver educational materials and services, fix organizational and systems problems and make education related operations efficient and cost effective. • Develop innovative standards based curriculum solutions and products for diverse organizational structures. Products include, but not limited to, curriculum frameworks, learning guides, assessments, and comprehensive curricula. • Offer strategic planning services that set priorities, focus energy and resources, strengthen operations, and ensure that employees and other stakeholders are working toward common goals. • Executed comprehensive project management services that included planning, organizing and managing components of multiple projects to achieve project objectives. • Develop professional development program models to build professional capacity in these areas of adult education, academic/professional content areas, disciplinary literacy, national and professional learning standards, and global competency and diversity and inclusion. • Coordinate curriculum, instruction, and assessment practices at multiple organizational levels. Show less



Michigan State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chicago Internship Coordinator

  • Aug 2018 - Present

  Develop sustained partnerships among teacher candidates, Michigan State University staff, Chicago Public Schools district-wide administration, school-based staff, and teacher candidates to work toward making meaningful connections between classroom fieldwork and university coursework. • Manage day-to-day operations of the Chicago Internship Program to ensure and maintain Michigan State University’s Teacher Preparation Program’s mission, values, guidelines, policies and procedures. • Collaborate with teams to cultivate learning communities and prepare prospective teacher candidates to meet the educational needs of an increasingly diverse student population in an increasingly complex society. • Maintain constructive learning environments that promote new perspectives about subject matter and learning for future teacher candidates. • Work with field instructors, school administrators, mentor teachers, and teacher interns during a year-long internship required for initial teacher certification • Coordinate communication, meetings and assessment of field instructors, mentor teachers and interns in accordance with program standards and assessment tools. • Serve as liaison with Chicago Public Schools partners and Michigan State University’s College of Education. • Plan required field instructor and mentor meetings to build capacity on implement activities and tasks to provide high-quality teacher education for interns in individual and small and large group settings. • Contribute to program assessment, ongoing program improvement, and accreditation. • Troubleshoot programmatic-related problems and handle difficult conversations across various parties. Show less



University of Illinois Chicago

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting

• Adjunct Faculty and Field Instructor

  • Aug 2018 - Present

  Prepare teachers to work in partnership with Chicago communities to positively impact the lives of students and their families. Support teacher candidates to actively seeking solutions, create pathways, and lead efforts to shape educational practices and policies within urban settings. • Design undergraduate-level curricula, coordinated lessons, and facilitated group discussions for the College of Education in the area of Teaching History and the Related Disciplines. • Use research and evidence-based practices to design instruction that includes the alignment of goals, objectives, assessments and instructional strategies to meet the individual needs of students. • Support teacher growth and progress toward meeting program expectations and developing social equity-focused teaching practices. • Assess student teacher progress regularly; participate in the College of Education’s efforts to provide credible, transferable, dependable, and confirmable assessments of teacher performance. • Facilitate communication among parties, including the student teacher, cooperating teacher, and course instructors. • Manage conflict among multiple parties in the internship. • Represent the University of Illinois at Chicago and the College of Education appropriately at the school site and with Chicago Public Schools. • Communicate with program leaders about intern progress and intern difficulties. Show less



Loyola University Chicago

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Faculty

  • Aug 2011 - Present

  Advance professional education and prepare professionals to serve as teachers, administrators, and researchers who work across the developmental continuum to discover, develop, demonstrate, and disseminate professional knowledge and practice within a context of ethics, service to others, and social justice. • Design undergraduate and graduate-level curricula, coordinated lessons, and facilitated group discussions for the School of Education in the areas of: Classroom Management, Exploring Schools as Learning Environments and Communities, Developing Rigorous and Relevant Instruction and Assessment, Professional Learning Communities, Teaching and Learning in an Area of Specialization, and Teaching and Learning with a Global Framework. • Collaborate with teams to develop constructive learning environments that promote active learning, or learning by doing, prompt learners to formulate their own question, allow multiple interpretations and expressions of learning, and encourage peer collaboration. • Provide instruction on analysis and implementation of culturally responsive instruction and best practices to build learner capacity in fostering inclusive learning environments. • Use research and evidence-based practices to design instruction that includes the alignment of goals, objectives, assessments and instructional strategies to meet the individual needs of students. • Use data to drive instruction and assess teaching and learning effectiveness. • Apply deep understanding of both content and pedagogy to provide developmentally appropriate instruction to all students. • Facilitate Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) to foster educators’ collective inquiry and action research to achieve better results for the students they serve. Show less


Fulbright Association Chicago Chapter
• Board Member

  • 2005 - Present


Chicago Public Schools

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

• Social Science Specialist

  • Jun 2008 - Aug 2013

  Provided professional development to Chicago Public Schools teachers (K-12), co-developed district-wide CPS Social Science frameworks and curricula for grades K-12, and interfaced with local and national partners. • Planned professional development to Chicago Public Schools teachers (K-12) in the areas of Social Sciences, Common Core State Standards, and disciplinary literacy. Duties include: determining professional development outcomes, developing multiple professional development plans, identifying content providers, professional development planning and logistics (space, staffing, budget, catering, registration, etc.), training evaluations and professional development follow-up. • Co-developed district-wide K-10 CPS Social Science frameworks and curricula for Social Science 2.0 and Social Science 3.0. • Coordinated curriculum, instruction, and assessment practices for district-wide K-10 Social Science 2.0 and Social Science 3.0 curricula. • Coordinated all activities related to Chicago Public Schools course codes (including overhaul and alignment to Illinois State Board of Education). • Directed curriculum development for an Enhanced Credit Recovery program for World Studies and US History and coordinated all related program components (including professional development, human resources, and budget). • Assumed administrative duties related to managing an instructional coaching staff such as scheduling, performance evaluation, securing resources, interfacing with partnering schools, ensuring the fidelity of curricula and best practices in accordance to Chicago Public Schools’ mission and vision, and conducting professional development to build coaching staffs’ capacity. • Developed district-wide Social Science learning targets for Chicago Public Schools aligned to Common Core State Standards and district-wide wide learning expectations. Show less



Oak Park and River Forest High School

• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teacher

  • Aug 1998 - Jun 2008

  Developed curricula (i.e. unit and lesson plans, assessments and instructional resources), executed active learning instruction for grades 9-12, administered and analyzed assessment data, assumed teacher leadership and staff advocacy roles, and actively participated in activities to bring about learning equity. • Facilitated lessons for Global Studies, World History (Transitional, Regular, and Honors programs), American History, and American Studies. • Designed evaluative measurement tools. • Designed and implemented curricula for developing students’ skills. • Coordinated lessons and facilitated group discussions for the Talent Development Learning Team. • Participated in national conferences and coordinated student activities for student participants of the Minority Student Achievement Network. • Assisted in teacher acclimation programs for the African American Faculty Advisory Council. Show less