Austin, Texas, United States
-Professional educator with 21 years experience teaching students and adults in both in-person and virtual environments. -Writes and maintains all guiding curriculum documents that guide English Language Arts instruction for over 22,000 secondary students in a high-achieving, fast-growing suburban school district -Plans and delivers numerous adult professional learning opportunities throughout the school year -Learning Management Systems course/content creator and user of multiple platforms, including Google Classroom, Edgenuity, Eduphoria, Uniservity, Canvas, and Blackboard -Involved in the development and implementation of numerous large-scale literacy projects, including teacher writing institutes, annual Young Writers Camps, and Summer Reading for All initiatives -Passionate about the written word having spent my career guiding both young adults and adults through the writing process from developing a seed idea to publication -Relationship-builder working collaboratively with students and teachers to create a safe and positive environment that encourages risk taking and failing forward through an asset lens of appreciation
- Supports ~330 English teachers (grades 6-12) with curriculum implementation - Trains and supports best practices in English pedagogy - Writes and maintains all English curriculum guiding documents impacting over 22,000 middle and high school students - Learning Management Systems course/content creator and user of multiple platforms, including Google Classroom, Edgenuity, Eduphoria, Uniservity, Canvas, and Blackboard - Served on two separate LMS vetting and selection committees - Coordinator of Leander Writes Institute dedicated to teaching best practices in writing pedagogy to all LISD English teachers (grades 6-12) - Coordinator of the Young Writers Camp dedicated to providing an engaging summer writing-intensive camp experience for middle and high school students - Heart of Texas Writing Project Teacher Consultant (The University of Texas at Austin) - Selected to serve on multiple statewide committees tasked with the development of the STAAR standardized reading and writing assessments given to more than 2.5 million Texas secondary students -Co-founded and co-lead annual Summer Reading for All book drive that has collected and distributed more than 88,000 book so far
- Supported ~300 English teachers (grades 6-12) with technology integration - Wrote and revised curriculum to feature technology use - Vetted educational technology software and hardware for potential classroom use
- Taught 7th grade English Language Arts and Gifted and Talented English - Served as Department Chair for 7th grade English Language Arts - Served as Department Chair for 6th-8th grade Gifted and Talented program - Served as Gifted and Talented Testing Coordinator - Served on the Principal's Advisory Committee - Led and organized an annual Learning Festival, a three-day, campus-wide event with over 1000 students in 20 different academic pursuits
- Instructed 10+ graduate-level writing courses to Central Texas Middle School, High School, and Campus Administrators. - Consults on English Language Arts curriculum improvement initiatives for Central Texas school districts