Briana Kidd, Ph.D.
Educator, Instructional Leader
Tuscaloosa
Summary
Dynamic instructional leader and school-culture-and-climate specialist; highly conceptual thinker and educational enthusiast known for motivating students, improving faculty morale, and inviting community stakeholders to engage and invest; award-winning teacher-educator; champion of meaningful teaching and learning experiences; strong record of academic growth and improved school attendance among chronic absentees; expertise in master scheduling, behavior management, and data-informed decision-making; unswervingly committed to purposeful, reflective pedagogy, institutional excellence, and well-rounded extracurricular opportunities to best serve the whole-child
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
English Language Arts Teacher
Tuscaloosa County School System
08.2021 - Current
- Department Chair
- AP Literature & Composition; Honors English 12; English 12; Advanced English 11; English 11; ACT Prep.
- Budget Committee, Leadership Team, Title I Team, Treat Assessment Team, Attendance Team
- LEA Data Analyst for TCSS WholeChild Initiative
- Chair: Homecoming, Prom (2022, 2023), Breast Cancer Awareness/Pink Month
- Co-Chair and Data Analyst for TCSS WholeChild Initiative (2022-2025)
Graduate Teaching Assistant
The University of Alabama
08.2018 - 05.2021
- Conducted Teacher Education Program admittance interviews
- Designed and delivered course content via in-person, online, and hybrid instructional methods
- Taught courses in diversity, literacy, writing, and instructional/pedagogical design
- Collaborated with faculty to organize workshops and guest lectures for student enrichment
- Collaboratively developed programs and curricular improvements in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Elementary Literacy Education & Secondary Science Education
- Coordinated panel of local city and county teachers for round-table forum on diversity, literacies, and classroom management
Graduate Research Assistant
The University of Alabama
08.2016 - 05.2019
- Created websites for University initiatives; Evaluated effectiveness of field placement seminars; Assisted in the coordination of academic program reviews and accreditation processes
English language arts teacher
Tuscaloosa County School System
08.2013 - 06.2016
- Regular & Academic Scholars English, 7th grade
- Cooperating Teacher: Hosted and mentored University of Alabama method students and teacher interns
- Developed and directed collaborative cross-curricular S.T.E.A.M. units; Generated funding for class, departmental, and school-wide programs
- Chaired and served on Accreditation Committee, Adopt-a-School Committee, and Spirit Week Committee
Education
Instructional Leadership Certification -
University of West Alabama
Livingston, ALPh.D. - Curriculum And Instruction
The University of Alabama
Master of Arts - Education
The University of Alabama
Bachelor of Science - Education
The University of Alabama
Skills
- Teacher Education
- Community Partnership Development
- School Attendance Improvement
- Public Speaking
- School Spirit and Tradition Building
- Communication and Problem-Solving Skills
- Faculty Recruitment and Retention
- Organizational Growth
- Student and Faculty Motivation and Cross-Curricular Collaboration
- Behavior Management/Positive Behavior Intervention
- Research and Data-Informed Decision Making
- A College Ready Trained
- Motivation and Collaboration
- School Attendance Improvement
- Behavior Management/Positive Behavior Intervention
- Communication and Problem-solving skills
- Faculty Recruitment and Retention
- Public Speaking
- Research and Data-Informed Decision Making
- Community Partnership Development
- Organizational Growth
- A College Ready Trained
- Large-scale Event Planning and Direction
- School Spirit and Tradition Building
- Elementary>Middle School>High School Feeder-Pattern Liaison
Websites
Honors & Awards
- Student-Selected Teacher of the Year, 2022/2023/2023/2024
- Adolf B. Crew Teaching Award, 2015, for excellence in teaching
- Keynote Speaker, 2019, 2020, Hillcrest High School Black History Month Unity Ceremony
- Keynote Speaker, summer 2020, Unity in the Community: Rally for Justice and Peace, Russellville, AL
- Tuscaloosa County Schools Teacher of the Year Nominee, 2014-2015,
- Student-Selected Teacher of the Year, 2013-2014
Timeline
English Language Arts Teacher
Tuscaloosa County School System
08.2021 - Current
Graduate Teaching Assistant
The University of Alabama
08.2018 - 05.2021
Graduate Research Assistant
The University of Alabama
08.2016 - 05.2019
English language arts teacher
Tuscaloosa County School System
08.2013 - 06.2016
Master of Arts - Education
The University of Alabama
Bachelor of Science - Education
The University of Alabama
Instructional Leadership Certification -
University of West Alabama
Ph.D. - Curriculum And Instruction
The University of Alabama