Enrollment Advisor

• Mar 2022 - Present

Enviromental Education Assistant

• Jan 2022 - Mar 2022

Science Teacher

• Aug 2021 - Oct 2021

A move due to military orders brought me to a new state, district, and building. I started a position teaching both 7th and 8th-grade classes science. • I gained experience juggling multiple preps of classroom material; building curriculum and lessons for two grade levels. I independently worked to find materials for activities and labs to create engaging lessons. • I worked hard with learners below grade level and those with IEPs without additional support. I worked at continuously improving classroom management skills that didn’t rely on building-wide discipline procedures. This included building relationships with students to gain trust. I monitored students throughout the entire school day. I diligently enforced COVID safety measures while simultaneously creating a classroom culture where students felt safe, comfortable, heard, seen, respected, and cared for. • I used Canvas LMS in order to post classroom materials and communication for students and their families to stay aware and organized, especially helping with absences due to COVID. • I graded student work based on a unique building-wide grading system. I administered district-wide standardized tests for every learning target and provided test results to supervisors. Show less

Science Teacher

• Sep 2020 - May 2021

• Reconstructed curriculum to create a 100% virtual classroom during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Taught remotely using Zoom, Google Classroom, and a plethora of other online tools. Worked to balance synchronous and asynchronous material for online learners while trying to still stay motivating and engaging. • Welcomed students back to in-person learning. As an 8-12 building, my students had never stepped foot inside before. Established classroom and building rules and culture ¾ the way through the school year while also enforcing COVID-19 safety precautions while teaching online and in-person simultaneously. • Collaborated with the other 8th-grade science teacher to align curriculum, instruction, practice, and assessments in addition to both Science and 8th-grade team weekly PLC meetings. • Gained experience working with a widely diverse student population, in a large school district, and a nationally ranked (#6) public secondary school (US News & World Report, 2021). Show less

Science Teacher

• Jun 2015 - Sep 2020

• Independently created an all-new curriculum that aligned with NGSS standards, following the characters of life. Developed and taught life-science lessons in 6 classes of up to 30 diverse learners daily. • Continuously work at differentiating instruction, classroom management, learning activities, and assessments to meet the needs of all learners. • Created an online classroom webpage to help students and parents stay up to date before the introduction of Google Classroom and Chromebooks. • Participated in daily PLC meetings to best serve all students collaboratively. Gained experience leading building-wide PD on best practices of the use of learning targets with middle school-aged students. • Co-coached Science Olympiad, helping our team make it to state competition 3 times. Show less

Teacher Candidate

• Aug 2014 - Nov 2014

• Created and taught a 5 week Unit of Instruction that aligned with standards • Worked at differentiating instructional strategies, classroom management, learning activities and assessments to meet the needs of all learners • Volunteered time after school for tutoring students and science club, building student-teacher relationships • Sought opportunities for professional development by attending weekly meetings, collaborating with other teachers in the building and reflecting with my cooperating teacher Show less

Practicum

• Jan 2014 - May 2014

Further experience to prepare myself for teaching. This inner city school taught me the importance of establishing meaningful student-teaching relationships, classroom management and differentiation. Further experience to prepare myself for teaching. This inner city school taught me the importance of establishing meaningful student-teaching relationships, classroom management and differentiation.

Practicum

• Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

Helped with daily lesson plans, classroom management, errands, and grading. Observed and reflected on the teaching methods and strategies of my cooperating teacher. Met and gained insight from other teachers in both the science and SPED departments. Gained experience teaching a lesson solo. Was inspired for my future career in teaching. Helped with daily lesson plans, classroom management, errands, and grading. Observed and reflected on the teaching methods and strategies of my cooperating teacher. Met and gained insight from other teachers in both the science and SPED departments. Gained experience teaching a lesson solo. Was inspired for my future career in teaching.