
Growth minded, experienced leader in education who employs a broad range of research based instructional techniques to engage, inspire, and enrich learners within the community. Motivated by the challenge of sharing and fostering a love of learning, teaching, and growing in the next generation. Strengths include working with others to develop and carryout a shared vision that challenges students at all levels and creates assessment capable learners in an environment where they feel safe.
-Created and carried out research based instruction via learning management systems
-Developed and administered formative assessments used to adjust teaching strategies and maximize learning
-Conducted teacher observations both virtual and in-person using the TKES rubric
-Developed and used formative assessments to drive small group instruction in the classroom to meet the needs of all learners and maximize student growth
-Participated in and redelivered to colleagues professional development from Rick Wormeli, John Almarode, GaETC conferences, and county level initiatives
-Mentored new teachers, lab students and student teachers from Augusta University
-Member of the CCBOE ACE curriculum team for math 22-23 and school leadership team
-Completed the Columbia County Teacher Leader program in 2020
-Yearbook sponsor, Math team coach
-Taught accelerated, gifted, inclusion and intervention mathematics and Social Studies in a focus school
-Developed and carried out a curriculum program for 8th grade students identified as at risk to help prepare them for state testing
-Member of the school council, leadership team and various other committees
-Mentored lab students and student teachers from Augusta University.
-Assisted with implementing the accelerated math program statewide
-Completed a two year cohort between 20 middle school teachers and the University of Georgia Mathematics Education department
-Helped to open a new school (Frank Osborne Middle School)
-Presented at GCTM and NCTM conferences
-Redelivered John Maxwell and Learning Focused Schools training to colleagues
-Department Chair in the largest middle school in the state of Georgia at the time (Dacula Middle School over 3500 students).
Working and planning collaboratively
Collecting and analyzing data
Summarizing and redelivering material
Using data to make instructional decisions
Problem solving
Developing effective instruction
Mentoring others in education
Building relationships
T7 Middle Grades Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Gifted in Field