Visionary synopsis statement: Building interdependent market-based economies by engaging courageous student leaders in real-world 21st century collaborative service-learning projects: With a focus in global technology, innovative research, writing, engineering, architecture, scientific inquiry, math, reflective art, critical reading, global agriculture, biomedical research, intercultural service, and biomimicry sustainability.
Hi, I’m
AMERICA B. PATTON
Kansas City,KS
Summary
Overview
12
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Flint Hills International Writing project Emporia , Kansas
Writing Consultant-Service Learning Designer
04.2019 - Current
Job overview
- Collaborated with Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site & National Parks Service to develop culturally relevant curriculum.
- Collaborated with teachers and college professors across Kansas to engage in place-based writing, with a focus on remembering Indigenous cultures.
- Facilitated small group discussions about best practices in academic writing at the "Against the grain Kansas writing conference in Topeka, Kansas.
- Designed a service-learning curriculum aimed at engaging elementary, middle school, high school, and college students in collaborative service-learning projects.
- Partnered with teachers and writing directors across the Midwest to engage in reflective inquiry, collaborative writing, and discussions focused on building sustainable writing communities for all students.
- Encouraged student-teacher leaders at orphanages to engage in writing and collaborative leadership.
- Observed business student leaders at the Nelson Mandela Institute in South Africa engage in collaborative conversations about business, health, and economic growth.
Morgan Hunter EducationOverland Park, Kansas
Substitute Teacher, K-12
02.2017 - Current
Job overview
- Created a safe, culturally relevant, caring, and student centered scholarly learning environment that allowed all students problem solve.
- Sustained a learning culture of creativity, trust, and reflective inquiry through hands on real-world learning experiences.
- Demonstrated professionalism, active citizenship, empathy, and creativity.
- Modeled meekness, kindness, integrity, creativity, compassion, active listening, and a resilient mindset.
- Integrated technology, convergent, and divergent thinking activities into lesson plans to facilitate student understanding of differentiated subject material.
AmeriCorpsKansas City, Kansas
AmeriCorps service-learning volunteer
07.2015 - 07.2016
Job overview
- Company Overview: government corporation for national community service
- Served as a social justice leader, and service learning leaders in various communities beyond my own ZIP code.
- Collaborated with diverse students, teachers, school districts, families, professional architects, civic leaders, policy leaders, and businesses to help reduce poverty, reduce crime, reduce homelessness, to speak out about animal abuse, violence against women, to reduce the speed of climate change, and to discuss ways to abolish racism.
- Reduced school suspensions by empowering youth through real-world service-learning experiences.
- Provided academic interventions and tutored students from various cultures, communities, and countries.
- Built caring relationships with the elder population through service-learning.
- Mentored and coached indigenous students, teachers, and student service-learning leaders.
- Government corporation for national community service
Kansas City Public SchoolKansas City, Kansas
Paraeducator, Special Education
08.2013 - 05.2014
Job overview
- Provided emotional support and guidance to students facing physical, social, or emotional challenges in order to create a safe learning environment.
- Collaborated with other professionals, including speech therapists, occupational therapists, and psychologists to ensure appropriate accommodations were provided to students.
- Built caring relationships with autistic students on the low end and high-end spectrum.
- Supported classroom teachers in creating a positive learning environment for all students.
- Implemented evidence-based interventions tailored specifically for individuals with disabilities.
Education
Emporia State University
Master of Science from Special Education- Gifted, Talented, Creative K-12
05-2025
University Overview
- Graduated magna cum laude
- Professional Affiliations: Marquis Who’s Who
- Participated in the (Flint Hills International writing workshop)
Emporia State University
Master of Science from Elementary Education - K-6
12-2023
University Overview
University of Missouri @ Kansas City
Master of Arts from Curriculum And Instruction - Teacher Leadership
12-2010
University Overview
Skills
- K-16 service-learning curriculum designer
- K-16 service-learning education director
- K-16 service-learning education global outreach student mentor
- K-16 service-learning team collaborator
- K-16 service-learning education instructor
- Adaptable, creative, critical thinker, proactive communicator, dependable, loyal, compassionate, reflective listener, team-oriented collaborator, patient, social justice leader, changer maker,
- Family oriented leader,
- K-12 teacher writing consultant
- Global writing mentor
- Symposium presenter
- Bill of Rights Institute curriculum collaborator
- Global social justice leader
- Service-learning education assessment leader
- Reflective problem solver
- Data assessment collaborator
- Virtual teacher leader
- Creative problem solver
- Smartboard technology leader
- Character education co-teacher
- Differentiated instruction co-planner
- Social-emotional co-teacher
- Record keeper of student data
- Google Classroom facilitator
- Museum preservationist
- Music therapy innovator
- Cultural research record management
- Christain education
Affiliations
Affiliations
- Inducted into J.C. Harmon Sports Hall of Fame class of 2024 for track and football.
Accomplishments
Accomplishments
- Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education, Alpha Iota Chapter for demonstrating academic scholarship.
- Awarded Kristine certificate for demonstrating excellence in writing with the Flint Hills International Writing project.
- Inducted into the Phi theta kappa honor society for demonstrating academic scholarship.
- Kansas AmeriCorps global leader AmeriCorps
- The John Daniels SR. "Good Samaritan award"
Certification
- Anti-Bullying certificate of completion
- Flint Hills International teacher writing certificate
- Kansas AmeriCorps lifetime service certificate
- Standard Substitue Lisensure K-12
COMMUNITY SERVICE Service Learning Coordinator Youth Volunteer Corps of Greater Kansas City, Overland Park , Kansas JUL '15 - JUL '16 │
COMMUNITY SERVICE Service Learning Coordinator Youth Volunteer Corps of Greater Kansas City, Overland Park , Kansas JUL '15 - JUL '16 │
- Established partnerships with various organizations to expand service learning opportunities for students.
- Developed and implemented service learning curriculum for high school students, focusing on communication and interpersonal skills.
- Analyzed service-learning student data analytically, quantitatively, qualitatively, and collaboratively.
- Monitored student performance throughout their involvement in service-learning projects.
- Provided reflective feedback during service-learning projects
- Solved real-world problems through real-world service-learning education projects.
- Engaged in place-based reflective teaching strategies with families, students, and policy makers.
- Reduced depression, suicide, hopelessness, and apathy in grades K-16 by engaging students in real-world service learning projects.
- Developed a culture of writing, discussion, compassion, and imagination by engaging indigenous cultural student leaders in real-world service-learning projects aligned with 21st century global S.T.E.A.M career pathways.
Service, inquiry and international discovery
Service, inquiry and international discovery
- Collaborated and reflected with indigenous cultures internationally in Japan, China, Germany, London, Paris, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada, Amsterdam, and Uganda.
References
References
References available upon request.Education
Education
other,other,otherTimeline
Writing Consultant-Service Learning Designer
Flint Hills International Writing project
04.2019 - Current
Substitute Teacher, K-12
Morgan Hunter Education
02.2017 - Current
AmeriCorps service-learning volunteer
AmeriCorps
07.2015 - 07.2016
Paraeducator, Special Education
Kansas City Public School
08.2013 - 05.2014
Emporia State University
Master of Science from Special Education- Gifted, Talented, Creative K-12
Emporia State University
Master of Science from Elementary Education - K-6
University of Missouri @ Kansas City
Master of Arts from Curriculum And Instruction - Teacher Leadership
Similar Profiles
Peter CanceladaPeter Cancelada
Dental Lab Technician at Dr. Cancelada , Flint Hills Dental PADental Lab Technician at Dr. Cancelada , Flint Hills Dental PA
Darla CutsingerDarla Cutsinger
RN Supervisor at Stormont Vail- Flint Hills CampusRN Supervisor at Stormont Vail- Flint Hills Campus
Marielena BanosMarielena Banos
Biology Instructor at Flint Hills Technical CollegeBiology Instructor at Flint Hills Technical College
Pamela WyattPamela Wyatt
Classroom Teacher at Turner USD 202Classroom Teacher at Turner USD 202
Michelle Rivera-SuárezMichelle Rivera-Suárez
Lowe’s at Cashier Customer ServiceLowe’s at Cashier Customer Service