Paraeducator SPED

• Aug 2020 - Present

Science Teacher

• Aug 2017 - Jan 2023

Responsible for teaching middle school science in grades 6th – 8th . This school runs the spectrum in both cultural and socio-economic diversity. • Facilitated equity by aligning and managing curriculum adoption and lesson plans in order to address the disparity that existed within current curriculum which was not meeting Common Core and/or Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for the first year. • Researched and supported communications between administration and representatives of publishers that would provide over-all school curriculum which was adopted for the 2019 – 2020 school year. • Garnered administrative support in providing full-time laptops in science classrooms. • Lobbied and won support for budgetary increase in science department expenditures in order to provide more hands-on science projects such as dissections. • Facilitated a program which encouraged cross-discipline science instruction. Created a middle school science pole, which indicated 90% satisfaction with this methodology. • Established a foundation for Green Team and Salmon in the Schools where students learned how to safely raise and release endangered Coho Salmon in their community. • Created a rotational lunch and chat session with all middle school students. • Expertise in technology allow effective and seamless maintenance of online classes in light of the pandemic according to weekly check-ins with parents and students. Show less

Middle School Science Teacher

• Aug 2017 - Jun 2018

Responsible for teaching five 8th grade classes within a moderately culturally diverse high socio-economic school. • Launched the school’s first ever 100% online “Amplify Science Curriculum”. • Created a mentoring lunch program that recognized and addressed socio-emotional needs of high attention students. • Organized and facilitated bi-monthly PLC coffee and chat. Responsible for teaching five 8th grade classes within a moderately culturally diverse high socio-economic school. • Launched the school’s first ever 100% online “Amplify Science Curriculum”. • Created a mentoring lunch program that recognized and addressed socio-emotional needs of high attention students. • Organized and facilitated bi-monthly PLC coffee and chat.

Middle School Science Teacher

• Aug 2015 - Jun 2017

Responsible for teaching middle school science in grades 5th- 8th in diverse lower socio-economic community, comprised of predominately first-generation students of Polynesian, Samoan, African, Indian, and Korean descent. • Facilitated equity by aligning and managing curriculum adoption and lesson plans in order to address the disparity that existed within current curriculum which was not meeting Common Core and/or Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). • Formed as task force and intervention program in order to facilitate learning equity by identifying and providing cross subject accommodations or modifications. • Lobbied for and achieved larger internet bandwidth for the entire school that encouraged more technology in each classroom. • Acquired and hosted individuals from locally based science and technology companies to come and speak to science students. These companies included, Microsoft, Boeing, Issaquah Fish Hatchery, 21 Acres, and an Edmonds geological club. • Headed and officiated a first science fair/bake sale community awareness and fundraiser; welcomed often reticent ESL families into the school, created a sense of community and cultural pride, and the proceeds of which went to buying more equipment for the science classroom. • Volunteer head of Student Council. Show less