Blake Fackler

Project Place - UK

• This was a year long professional development through the University of Kentucky where the instructors used Culturally Responsive Instruction Observation Protocol (CRIOP) framework. The three main focuses were targeted discourse, family engagement and critical consciousness.
• Professors from the University of Kentucky were assigned to each participant to support implementation of effective practice for English Language Learners and connect families to the school and community.

Extended School Services (ESS) - 2 years, 1st grade

• Provided additional academic support to individual students after school who were having difficulty in one or more content areas.
• Addressed individual learning areas, personalized interventions, and lesson plans were needed for each student.

Pre Practicum and Practicum Cooperating Teacher

• Served as a mentor for college aged students on the elementary education track for the University of Kentucky and Asbury University.
• Provided support by modeling effective teaching practices, reviewing and editing the students future lesson plans that will meet the diverse needs of every student, providing constructive feedback on lessons taught in my classroom, and established that they understand proper classroom management techniques.

Unity, Belonging, and Student Efficacy Lead (Fayette County School district program)

• Fayette County created a position at each school where the mission is to unify and elevate each schools community with a strategic focus on historically marginalized groups (i.e Black History Month, Women's History Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, and Native American History Month)
• Planned and lead monthly meetings with the Unity committee at TCE to come up with ideas to unite our school and ensure that it is equitable for every student. We plan one multicultural night a year along with our cultural cookbook that we made as a school for the past two years that is available in multiple languages. We collected recipes from families that represent their cultures and created a schoolwide cookbook that was translated into Swahili, Spanish, French, Nepali, and Arabic. We did this to be inclusive and give everyone equitable access.
• Communicated with staff monthly about traditions and holidays. Prepared resources for the teachers such as read alouds, videos, whole group activities, and independent activities to integrate into the classwork.