Christy Barker

Advised the high school and junior high school Drama Club

Directed the Wayne and Weisenborn

Generated budget frameworks for multiple productions.

Collaborated with Universities, Community Theaters, and Children's Theaters to exchange resources.

Designed costumes, set, lighting, and sound plots

Directed all plays and musicals for both high school and junior high.

Partnered with local police departments to create makeup (moulage) designs for Active Shooter Training.

Served on the Ohio Board of Educational Theatre Association as secretary

Developed workshops for regional and state theatre conferences

Organized transportation,accommodations, and chaperones for State conferences and other trips.

Partnered with businesses for funding.

Wrote grants to support the program following COVID.

• Instructed students and staff in research processes and understanding copyright, fair use and licensing of intellectual property.
• Maintained relevant, organized and correctly catalogued library and technology collection based on careful analysis of student needs.
• Promoted library through public relations avenues such as library website and newsletter.
• Collected and analyzed data to periodically evaluate school library media programs for continuous improvement against measurable goals.
• Updated library collection to include multicultural titles to fit student population.
• Developed and executed yearly budgets to purchase yearly acquisition of books, periodicals, supplies and computer software and hardware.

• Collaborated with colleagues to develop interdisciplinary units, promoting a more holistic understanding of language arts.
• Promoted critical thinking skills through analytical writing assignments that encouraged students to synthesize information from multiple sources.
• Enhanced student comprehension by utilizing innovative teaching techniques and multimedia resources.
• Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices in language arts education.
• Evaluated academic skills of each student through verbal assessments, graded assignments, and standardized tests.
• Assessed student writing using rubrics aligned with state standards, ensuring consistent evaluation criteria across all assignments.
• Served on Curriculum Committees
• Served as an advisor for extracurricular activities Power of the Pen, yearbook, school newspaper and drama club, providing guidance and encouragement for student participants.
• Completed in-service and additional training to maintain professional growth...
• Encouraged independent thought, good judgment, and expression of original ideas.
• Designed and implemented differentiated instruction to accommodate diverse learning needs and styles.
• Established positive relationships with students, parents, and fellow educators through open communication channels.
• Increased student motivation by incorporating creative projects that allowed students to demonstrate content mastery in various formats.
• Established and maintained professional relationships with students, staff, parents and community members.
• Assisted in development of extracurricular activities and special events.
• Assisted in development of college and career readiness programs.
• Provided guidance and mentoring to students regarding academic, social and emotional issues.
• Developed and implemented variety of instructional strategies to meet diverse needs of students.
• Built variety of formative and summative assessments to measure student progress.
• Supported development of individualized education plans for students with special needs.
• Coached Power of the Pen competition teams.