Belinda Jacobs

Instructional Leadership & Coaching:

• Developed targeted instructional strategies to enhance student engagement in differentiated learning environments.
• Facilitated design coaching cycles to support teacher growth.
• Collaborated with teachers to develop learning experiences aligned with the GISD Learner Profile and Strategic Framework and differentiated for all learners.
• Supported new to assignment/new to profession teachers through 1:1 coaching
• Supported alignment of curriculum, innovative instruction, and assessment through strategic work on curriculum writing, materials adoption, steering committee participation for the development of a district mathematics instructional framework, and development of districtwide assessments that were differentiated for learners with modifications and accommodations.

Special Education Support:

• Assisted modified and inclusion teachers with student data analysis for IEP development and progress tracking.
• Helped teachers prioritize High Leverage Practices (HLPs) and instruction of Essential Intervention Standards (EISs) for students with modified content.
• Partnered with SPED coordinators, behavior coaches, ARD Facilitators and other support staff to communicate campus needs and facilitate additional support.

Professional Development & Collaboration:

• Collaborated on the design and implementation of professional learning for staff based on data and classroom observations.
• Planned and delivered Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) and trainings for modified and inclusion teachers.
• Participated in district-wide collaboration with campus instructional coaches and district leadership.

Data & Program Evaluation:

• Utilized data-driven decision-making to develop and revise academic programs.
• Assisted staff in identifying and solving instructional problems through program analysis.

Courses Taught: Biology, Physics, Astronomy, Earth & Space Science, OnRamps Geoscience, IPC, and Applied Sciences: Biology, IPC, Aquatic Science, Environmental Systems; Inclusion support for Biology, IPC, Chemistry, Aquatic Science, Forensic Science

• Created modified curricula for applied science courses and differentiated for sheltered and inclusion learning environments in on-level science courses.
• Utilized various technology tools to streamline instruction and deliver timely feedback to students, including complete remote and hybrid instruction via Schoology LMS and videoconferencing both in a direct-teach model to special education science students and as inclusion support for biology students who received accommodations in a general education setting.
• Initiated both the Astronomy and Earth & Space Science courses on CRHS campus, including piloting the UT OnRamps ESS course and developed curricula for these courses.
• Collaborated with Physics and Biology PLCs to create common assessments and develop first coursebooks for instruction
• Coached UIL Science team, serving as 2021 District Science Contest Director
• Coordinated collaborative teaching strategies with general education teachers to enhance inclusion for students with IEPs.
• Created data-driven assessments aligned with state standards to monitor student progress and inform instruction.
• Engaged in ongoing communication with families to support student success and address individual concerns effectively.
• Developed and implemented individualized education plans (IEPs) that significantly improved student learning outcomes and engagement.

• Summer 2015: GEOL 1403: Physical Geology. Taught 11-week lecture and lab course in introductory level physical geology to a diverse population of students. Co-lead field trip with colleague

• Collaborated with 2-3 other educator interns and PI on the NSF-funded DIG TX Blueprints Project to revise the 21 units and create sample blueprints for a year-round Earth & Space Science course, including correlation to NGSS and alignment to TEKS, Earth Science Literacy Principles

• Taught 6th/8th grade science and Yearbook classes. Served as UIL Academic Coordinator for the campus. 6th grade Team Lead, Co-teacher for 6th/7th/8th grade science and case manager
• Pflugerville ISD, Pflugerville, TX