Erika Cooper

Building Level:

• Planned and led professional learning around topics such as: RTI, PLCs, Science of Reading, Building Thinking Classrooms, Marzano's 9 Instructional Strategies, iReady, Open Court, Data Protocols, etc.
• Worked with teachers in formal coaching cycles. The focus was on creating a cycle goal, measurable learning targets, planning and co-teaching together, then analyzing assessment results to adjust and inform next steps for instruction.
• Facilitate weekly grade level PLCs. Created agenda template and reflection tools for teams to use.
• Lead data chats three times per year after benchmark assessments (NWEA, Acadience Math/Reading probes, iReady Diagnostic).
• Facilitate progress monitoring data conversations every 6-8 weeks.
• ELL Coordinator- Facilitate writing ELL plans and administer the KELPA and screener assessments.
• Building Testing Coordinator: Create testing schedule for benchmark and state assessments.
• Collaborate with administrator, teacher(s), and school psychologist during student intervention team meetings.
• Lead the building's monthly assembly team. Set-up and run the assemblies with a team of teachers.
• Collaborate with my administrator to identify building needs for professional learning and next steps based on student and building walkthrough data.
• Mentor 2nd year teachers within the building.
• Monitor and inventory all student materials: iPads, workbooks, textbooks, etc.
• Help coordinate events such as Back to School Night and Kindergarten Round-Up.
• Help plan and lead two monthly staff meetings each month (professional learning time).

District Level:

• Instructional leader and grade level facilitator for both science and math elementary cadres.
• Current member of three Strategic Plan Action teams.
• Participate in Instructional Coach PLCs.
• Mentor 2nd year instructional coaches.
• Attend some Administrator meetings and collaborate with other building leaders.

• Attend grade level PLC meetings, use data to determine student needs
• 1:1 iPad accessibility
• Implement KAGAN and Whole Brain Teaching to engage and assess student learning
• Use MyMath, Benchmark Advance, National Geographic Science to create lessons and design units
• Create integrated choice boards for reading skills
• Administer Fastbridge CBM, aReading, and aMath three times a year
• Use 95% phonics programs for Tier 1 and Tier 2 student interventions
• Designed several project based learning units.
• Led several technology trainings for staff

• 3rd grade Team Leader planned weekly PLC’s
• Instruct a diverse classroom at a Title 1 school, 80% free and reduced, 65% ELL population
• Use standards based grading models to assess our focus on common core standards for each marking period (math, reading, writing)
• Use STAR Math, Reading, and AimsWeb Data to create MTSS groups (reading and math)
• Attended MACUL, a large technology conference in Detroit, Michigan.

• Instruct a diverse classroom at a Title 1 school, 60% free and reduced