Dr. Amanda Gullick
Professional Educator
Buda,TX
Summary
Industrious educator with solid history of successfully stepping into diverse classroom environments and supporting students with solid lectures, discussions and activities. Implement intervention strategies and discipline management techniques to enhance student success. Trained in attendance, assessment and grading requirements.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
11th Grade Team Lead; Physics & Chemistry Teacher
Idea Kyle College Prep
10.2022 - Current
- Conduct daily huddles and weekly tactical meetings with 11th grade team
- Optimized resource allocation by analyzing team member skills and project requirements, resulting in increased efficiency.
- Facilitate parent meetings and create specific student behavior/intervention plans
- Support team members with meeting deadlines and building student rapport
- Developing, testing, and supervising weekly laboratory experiments that relate to current classroom lessons
- Recognizing curriculum and creating schedules, lesson plans, and instructional methods that will assist students in covering required content
- Preparing and delivering stimulating and clear lessons
- Educating students about laboratory safety and ensuring that all experiments are conducted safely
- Organizing tests, assignments, and experiments, as well as assigning and grading students fairly
- Assuring students have access to appropriate resources and consultation times.
- Implemented process improvements that led to reduced turnaround times for critical tasks without compromising quality
- Influenced positive change within the organization through strategic thinking, innovation, problem-solving abilities, and consistent leadership style
Online Adjunct Science Professor
Grand Canyon University
10.2020 - Current
- Facilitate Human Anatomy & Physiology lectures and labs
- 7-week courses where I grade, provide feedback, and build relationships
- Create supplemental questions that are engaging and add to the current coursework that is provided by the university
- Engaged students with insightful and compelling classroom discussion of topics relevant to coursework to boost student learning and retention.
- Conducted on-going program assessment, enrollment and retention tracking.
- Met with students to dispense study and career advice and provide guidance and potential opportunities within chosen field.
7th Grade Science Teacher
Third Future Schools (Mendez Middle School)
07.2022 - 10.2022
- Plan, prepare, and deliver instructional lessons and activities
- Create a safe and positive educational climate in which students learn
- Use both direct instruction and personalize learning strategies
- Assess student proficiency, monitor student progress, and provide grades in accordance with school procedures and regulations
- Observe and evaluate student's performance
- Communicate with and engage parents and families to support student learning and habits of success.
- Cultivated positive relationships with students, parents and staff to optimize instruction and support learning outcomes.
- Mentored new teachers in best practices for science education, contributing to their professional development and success.
Dual Credit Science Teacher
Tioga ISD
08.2018 - 06.2022
- Responsible for designing course work around TEA standards and the TEKS for each subject area taught
- Responsible for following the department expectations for the dual credit courses through Grayson Community College
- Develop both curriculum and labs to accommodated state requirements
- Developed a STAAR bootcamp for the Biology state test
- Demonstrated positive and effect classroom management skills
- Taught Biology and Anatomy & Physiology.
- Encouraged student interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and participation in middle and high school national science competitions.
- Supported students in development of skills and strategies to become independent and successful learners.
Lead 7th Grade Science Teacher
Sherman ISD
08.2014 - 07.2018
- Taught ¼ of the 7th grade students on campus
- Provide thorough and differentiated instruction that is centered around TEKS
- Develop quizzes, assignments, lessons, and labs around the state created Unit exams
- Work in collaboration with the science departments at the both the middle school and across the district to ensure scaffolding for students.
- Provided one-on-one support for students with learning disabilities, enabling them to excel in their coursework.
- Cultivated positive relationships with students, parents and staff to optimize instruction and support learning outcomes.
- Mentored new teachers in best practices for science education, contributing to their professional development and success.
- Devised and used formative and summative assessments and maintained accurate and complete records as required by laws, policies and regulations.
Adjunct Science Professor
Grayson County College
01.2013 - 07.2014
- Develop and grade lecture exams and lab practicals
- Maintained records and coursework on Blackboard learning center
- Prepare lessons around given textbooks and lab manuals
- Council and mentor undergraduate students
- Work directly with full time faculty to maintain consistent records
- Independently teach lecture and lab sections for Human A&P 1, Survey of Human Anatomy, and General Biology.
- Guided students in researching, structuring and presenting debate case.
- Championed diversity within the department through recruitment efforts, inclusive curriculum design, and community outreach events.
Graduate Assistant
Texas Woman's University
07.2010 - 04.2014
- Independently taught labs for Principles of Biology I, Principles of Biology II, Human Anatomy and Physiology II, and Human Biology
- Each lab contained about 20 students
- Prepared lessons organized around given lab manuals
- Prepared and graded lab practicals and quizzes
- Educated students on writing lab reports, following CSE guidelines, avoiding plagiarism, and followed up with grading lab reports
- Worked with faculty members to ensure that my material was correlated with other instructors and related to lecture information
- Maintained 3 simultaneous grade records daily and routinely updated via Blackboard.
- Documented attendance and completed assignments to maintain full class and student records.
- Checked assignments, proctored tests and provided grades according to university standards.
Education
Master's Degree in Health Science -
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA12.2021
Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction -
Capella University
Minneapolis, MN11.2019
Master's Degree in Biology -
Texas Woman's University
Denton, TX05.2014
Bachelor's Degree in Biology -
Texas Woman's University
Denton, TX12.2007
Skills
Team Supervision
Frontline
Powerschool
Google Classroom
Halo LMS
Microsoft Office
Nearpod
Kahoot
Pear Deck
Team Supervision
Certification
Life Science 7-12 awarded by TEA
Leadership Experience
- 11th Grade Team Lead
- College Prep Science Lead
- Booster Club Parent Liason
- Lead 7th science teacher
- Tioga ISD sponsor for Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- Tioga ISD sponsor for National Beta Club
- IDEA Kyle Sponsor for NHS
References
- Lyndsy Yoro, Assistant Principal of Instruction, (817) 705-2548
- Jasmine Torain, Middle School Assistant Principal, (832) 790-7622
- Josh Ballinger, Assistant Superintendent, (940) 736-8796
Affiliations
National Honor Society
National Beta Club
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Timeline
11th Grade Team Lead; Physics & Chemistry Teacher
Idea Kyle College Prep
10.2022 - Current
7th Grade Science Teacher
Third Future Schools (Mendez Middle School)
07.2022 - 10.2022
Online Adjunct Science Professor
Grand Canyon University
10.2020 - Current
Dual Credit Science Teacher
Tioga ISD
08.2018 - 06.2022
Lead 7th Grade Science Teacher
Sherman ISD
08.2014 - 07.2018
Adjunct Science Professor
Grayson County College
01.2013 - 07.2014
Graduate Assistant
Texas Woman's University
07.2010 - 04.2014
Master's Degree in Health Science -
Liberty University
Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction -
Capella University
Master's Degree in Biology -
Texas Woman's University
Bachelor's Degree in Biology -
Texas Woman's University