Curriculum Specialist

• Oct 2022 - Present

Math Instructor ~ Technology Coach

• Aug 2018 - Aug 2022

Introducing staff to cutting-edge educational technology through 1:1, small group, & large group professional development training. Weekly planning of 15-18 lessons incorporating guided instruction, inquiry-focused discovery, & workshop-style choice activities. o Conducting in-person & eLearning peer technology coaching, train-the-trainer sessions, for the district Learning Management System (Canvas), Articulate Rise 360, Reflex Math, MS Office Suite, Zoom, Airtable, Ozobot coding robots, Kahoot, IXL Learning, Quizizz, Khan Academy, Nearpod, Loom, EdPuzzle, digital learning portfolios, & project-based learning – guiding colleagues towards best practice on integrating technology in daily instruction o Leveraging performance metrics to appraise the understanding of content topics to refine instruction, challenge outliers, increase engagement, & recommend future placement in 100% of 31 learners o Onboarding stakeholders (both learners & guardians) with virtual greetings, interactive e-learning courses created with Articulate Rise 360, check-ins, & video guides - setting the tone for our year-long relationship o Managing quarterly reviews to develop, review, & revise individual learner SMART goals – fostering accountability & success planning for all stakeholders o Developing & presenting multi-faceted, digital content for virtual & hybrid learners – actively engaging students in mathematics content while learning from home during a global pandemic o Evaluating cadet teachers progressing through student teaching by providing collaborative planning opportunities, modeling of best practice, & offering consistent, constructive feedback & appropriate solutions o Maintaining a content library of hundreds of educational resources– providing a highly-organized collection of participant materials & facilitator guides for a Professional Learning Community (PLC) of 15 colleagues Show less

STEM Instructor ~ Team Leader

• Jul 2017 - May 2018

Organized instruction for 1 high school-level & 3 junior high-level courses through collaboration with peers to quickly & effectively learn new content. Served as the representative voice of 3 core educators in bi-weekly stakeholder (administration, counseling, & parent) meetings discussing learner academic, social, & emotional challenges & goals. o Liaison to administration & guardians for an 8th-grade team of 3 core educators & 75 students, communicating needs & goals with all stakeholders (administration, guidance, & parents) o Expanded personal resources & approaches for forming, building, & maintaining relationships in a population of stakeholders with differing emotional, behavioral, & academic needs by engaging in a week-long “Educating English Language Learners” professional development o Partnered with 9 content area, grade-level colleagues across 2 departments, utilizing the backward design model to guide curriculum units & common assessments to improve learner performance o Planned 12 programs per week for 75 learners at varying ability levels – shaping instruction to meet the allotted time frame while meeting learners’ individual targeted goals. Show less

Elementary Instructor

• Jun 2012 - Jun 2017

Designed curriculum units based around real-world interactions, maximizing learner potential & engagement. Built relationships through personal interactions in order to most effectively meet the needs of students. o Constructed the framework for a 36 weeklong social-emotional learning program - planning & providing behavioral standards of excellence with a success recognition system for a building of 320 learners o Analyzed data from the norm-referenced math & language arts assessment (MAP Growth) & formative performances to appraise knowledge gaps & identify risks among 2 classes of 25+ learners, executed intervention strategies for those at risk & below learning level, with the result of 95% of learners meeting or exceeding their year-end growth goal o Launched 3 extracurricular programs, developing the course guide for each, then recruiting & managing 75 students over the course of 18 weeks as they progressed towards final productions for 500 spectators o Piloted product adoption for 2 math textbook series, including the training of colleagues on the chosen platform, & offering instructor as well as learner recommendations to the district selection committee & textbook publisher Show less

Retail Sales Associate

• Apr 2013 - Oct 2013

Maintained extensive knowledge of products, accomplished customer upselling, & provided exceptional customer service for an exceeds-expectations client experience o Surpassed individual monthly sales KPIs by at least 30% for 4 consecutive months o Performed high touch onboarding with a minimum of 5 clients per shift – ensuring satisfaction & success with boutique products & customer relations Maintained extensive knowledge of products, accomplished customer upselling, & provided exceptional customer service for an exceeds-expectations client experience o Surpassed individual monthly sales KPIs by at least 30% for 4 consecutive months o Performed high touch onboarding with a minimum of 5 clients per shift – ensuring satisfaction & success with boutique products & customer relations