Kristin Andreska

•Project Planning & Management: Designs, diversifies, and directs content and implements best instruction practices through lesson planning in both comprehensive and Advanced Placement (AP) Social Studies courses to students from Grades 9-12 in all areas of development, including Special Ed, ESL/ELL, and Gifted & Talented in a Title 1 Urban District setting resulting in strong, measurable student achievement
•Learning & Development/Mentorship: Mentors and develops Student-Teachers and First Year Teachers through specific university and district initiatives and evaluates educators in best instructional practices by providing targeted feedback through learning cycles to develop teachers' ability to deliver joyful, rigorous, personalized instruction
•Team Leadership/Coaching & Management: Manages and coaches 12-15 member Social Studies Department as Team Lead- methodically and collaboratively plans and executes lesson and project plans, including collecting necessary resources backed by student driven data to ensure impactful instruction and providing detailed communication, training, materials organization, scheduling, and documentation
•Performance Evaluation: Creates Student Learning Objectives (SLO) for individual students based on previous assessment data and met 100% personalized student growth targets and increased mastery on SLO
•Strategy Planning: Identifies potential skills gaps and maximizes student learning growths through developing intentional lesson planning to meet student individual needs and providing high quality instruction and intervention
•Adapting Teaching Strategies: Maximizes integrated technology into classroom settings to engage students and diversify instruction through E-Learning SaaS platforms
•Continuous Learning for Skill Enhancement: Continues Lifelong Learning Professional Development opportunities in current topics in education through local and state trainings and applies adult learning theory to design and deliver relevant professional development to educators
•Management: Administers standardized achievement tests and analyzes student and team data to track student growth and campus academic process
•Time Management: Creates and presents high quality curriculum and instruction through interactive means, in a timely manner to meet district deadlines, while researching and developing new courses and curriculum in alignment with district and state standards
•Conflict Resolution: Utilizes knowledge of industry best practices to improve upon existing training methods while working in high pressure environments and counseling complex and confidential student needs
•Motivation & Engagement: Establishes a positive learning environment by building relationships with students and caregivers with a 89%-100% positive student rating (based on Dallas ISD Student Experience Survey)
•Product Development (Network): Fostered On-Ramps US History Program through University of Texas-Austin on local campus- collaborated with educators throughout district and state of Texas to provide quality, university-level collegiate curriculum to over 50 dual-course students
•Product Development (Campus SEL Program): Spearheaded campus Advisory Curriculum as Co-Lead Advisory Chair- developed and maintained school-wide culture of respect, designing curriculum specific to student Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
•Curriculum Writing: Teamed with social study/history experts in evaluation and revision of district curriculum training tools in order to continually improve learning platforms for the district through collaborative curriculum writing for World History and Mexican American History

• Surveyed and analyzed event and strategy success and orchestrated improvements that increased attendee satisfaction and revenue numbers ~40% from initial launch.
• Collaborated in creating marketing plans, grew event revenue each year and partnered with over 60+ local small businesses and donors, and assists to maintain social media posts for events, when applicable
• Communicates strategically and effectively with Executive Director, COO of Strategy, Pasos Team & Volunteers both in-person and with current communication technologies
• Executes and modifies plans for Pasos events, manages large events addressing potential issues, and leads by influence across the team
• Proactively establishes and maintains positive relationships and proactive communication with vendors, venues, volunteers, and sponsors
• Organizes volunteer calendar, assigns volunteer responsibilities (~5-20 volunteers per event) and directs effectiveness and efficiency of volunteer responsibilities at events