James Johns
Denver
Summary
Experienced with curriculum development, ensuring educational content meets all necessary standards and engages students. Utilizes range of teaching methods to address different learning styles, promoting well-rounded understanding of subjects. Strong understanding of classroom management techniques to maintain productive and respectful learning environment.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
MLE Teacher
Highline Academy Charter School
08.2025 - Current
- Developed engaging lesson plans aligned with curriculum standards.
- Facilitated collaborative learning experiences to enhance student engagement.
- Implemented assessment strategies to monitor student progress and adjust instruction.
- Mentored new teachers, providing guidance on classroom management techniques.
- Co-teaching 3rd-grade geography/writing class. Modified geography lessons and packs to make content more comprehensible.
- Teaching large groups of Multi-Lingual Learners in all four domains of English, focusing on writing and speaking.
- Daily use of online learning platforms to support language development, including See Saw (Grade 3) and Google Classrooms (Grades 4 and 5).
NOC Analyst II
DELL CONTRACT FOR BOEING COMPANY
01.2023 - 08.2025
- Monitored network systems and infrastructure on enterprise networks to ensure optimal performance, quickly identifying and resolving outages or degradations.
- Analyzed system alerts, implemented network changes, dispatched tasks to the field, and escalated critical issues to appropriate teams to minimize downtime.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to implement improvements and maintain network security and reliability.
- Used Network Automation tools like NetBrain to identify network issues quickly by leveraging historical syslogs, automated CLI commands, and dynamic topology mapping.
- Efficiently restored outages at both individual user and campus environments that involved DHCP, STP, VLANs, environmental factors, layer one degradation, and hardware failures.
- Installed, configured, and maintained Cisco Switches and routers, including hardware, software, and cabling.
MLE Coordinator and English Language Arts Teacher
COLORADO HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER SCHOOL
01.2020 - 01.2022
- Significantly enhanced accessibility of learning materials for English Language Learners (ELL) and mentored faculty to adapt their teaching methods as part of a transformative educational strategy.
- Successfully ensured uninterrupted instructional delivery during the initial COVID-19 lockdown using Zoom and Google Meet applications.
- Executed seamless installation of VPNs on each student's Chromebook in coordination with the school’s Managed Service Provider (MSP).
- Directed an impactful instructional coaching program, both virtually and on-site focused on refining teaching practices to better serve English learning students, complemented by constructive feedback aligned with monthly educational themes.
- Catalyzed an unprecedented surge in language and literary achievement with scores soaring by nearly 100 points to mark a significant milestone in the ELL program’s success compared to other local institutions.
- Capitalized on strategic improvements and consistent benchmarking against previous performance to dramatically increase state testing participation from a mere 20% to an impressive 95% over three years.
Instructional Facilitator
OKLAHOMA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
01.2014 - 01.2020
- Executed detailed assessments of program performance through data analysis and led the charge in applying enhancements based on insights gathered.
- Executed technical troubleshooting, maintained asset oversight, and conducted training sessions for faculty to facilitate smooth rollout of individual Chromebooks for every student across school campuses.
- Collaboratively created digital elements for the curriculum focused on leveraging Chromebook accessibility and minimizing paper dependency.
- Additional Experience: Founder at The Windshield Dude; Teaching Assignments in Nepal (for the US Department of State), Saudi Arabia (a University), and South Korea (a Private School).
Education
M.A. - Language & Literacy
THE CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK
NYBA - Political Science
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
Stillwater, OKSkills
- Classroom management
- Relationship building
- Lesson planning
- Student engagement
- Behavior management
- Differentiated instruction
- Collaborative learning
Certification
- CCNA exam v1.1 (CCNA 200-301); Exam Content: Network Fundamentals, Network Access, IP Connectivity, IP Services, Security Fundamentals, Automation and Programmability.
- Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST)
- CompTIA Network Infrastructure Professional CompTIA Server+
- CompTIA Network+| CompTIA IT Operations Specialist – CIOS | CompTIA A+
- Professional Teachers License: #330656 Expiration 2027 Endorsements: English Language Arts (6-12) & Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education (K-12).
- CTE Information Technology Authorization (7-12).
- Designations: English Learner Professional Development.
Timeline
MLE Teacher
Highline Academy Charter School
08.2025 - Current
NOC Analyst II
DELL CONTRACT FOR BOEING COMPANY
01.2023 - 08.2025
MLE Coordinator and English Language Arts Teacher
COLORADO HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER SCHOOL
01.2020 - 01.2022
Instructional Facilitator
OKLAHOMA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
01.2014 - 01.2020
BA - Political Science
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
M.A. - Language & Literacy
THE CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK