Seeking a position as an Innovative Adjunct/Assistant Professor that offers professional challenges and opportunities to utilize my interpersonal skills, excellent time management, and problem-solving abilities. I possess a strong passion for implementing technology-based curriculum delivery and assessment tools to foster and develop academic success for every student.
Hi, I’m
Dr. Tangie Ward
Administrator
Chicago,IL
Summary
Overview
28
years of professional experience
Work History
George Leland Stem School
Assistant Principal
01.2021 - Current
Job overview
- Administrative Leadership: Responsible for assisting principal in all aspects of school safety, organization, instruction, and continuous work improvement for all stakeholders
- Instructional leader responsible for daily operation of building
- Managing and facilitating team meetings around school-wide initiatives
- Analyzing data to inform instruction and operational purchases
- Held parent and community meetings around school mission and vision
- Facilitate weekly grade level meetings on teaching and learning and small group instruction and data protocols
- Lead disciplinarian and restorative response coach
- Social and Emotional Learning group leader for staff and students
- Event planner for students, staff, and parent engagement activities
- Network 3 Team Leader on book-talk “Permission To Feel”
- Secured Partnerships with college mentoring program
- Manage summer and after-school programs in partnership with Urban Initiative
- Teaching and Learning Coaching Calibrations Facilitator
- Curriculum Overseer who collaborates with teachers on what curriculums are purchased and instructional teaching strategies of teachers
- Meet weekly with teachers to provide feedback on lesson plans and instruction
- Monitor safety measures around COVID-19 to ensure safety of everyone entering building.
- Partnered with principal to administer school program in alignment with vision and goals, providing positive, high-expectation academic environment.
- Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.
- Monitored student behavior and enforced discipline policies.
- Supervised and evaluated teaching and support staff through instructional leadership and professional development.
- Trained teachers on effective teaching techniques, classroom management strategies, and behavior modification.
- Built and maintained positive relationships with diverse stakeholders, such as parents, school volunteers and outside agencies.
- Oversaw schedule management and protocols for orientation, registration, and related activities.
- Built productive relationships with parents of students facing difficult situations at school or at home.
- Supported hiring, training, and disciplinary action in compliance with legal guidelines and requirements.
- Supported special education department by developing programs and protocols for at-risk youth and students with special needs.
- Monitored and evaluated educational programs to maintain high-quality performance objectives and standards.
- Led meetings to convey policy changes, gather information, and assess employee thoughts.
- Assisted with compliance efforts for fire and other safety regulations.
- Responsible for leading professional development in PLCs.
- Provide feedback on lesson plans.
- Planned all professional learning opportunities.
- Designed Lesson plan template
George Leland Stem School
Instructional Coach
01.2020 - 01.2021
Job overview
- Coached teachers to improve practices through professional development and modeling instructional strategies.
- Developed staff members' attitudes, skills and knowledge through various professional development targeted topics.
- Analyzed student data, diagnosed instructional needs and identified research-based instructional strategies.
- Built and maintained positive relationships with students, parents, colleagues and administrators.
- Reviewed formative and summative data and information from diagnostic tests to accurately assess students.
- Maintained confidentiality while recording and keeping detailed track of student performances.
- Provided direction and coordination to learners and provided ongoing feedback to learners.
- Collaborated with teachers, administrators and parents to determine how best to support student success.
- Assessed student learning needs and provided relevant instruction to close knowledge gaps.
- Developed methods to motivate and engage students in learning.
- Collaboration with teachers in co-teaching and observations.
- Instructed small groups of students.
Ella Flagg Young Elementary School
Middle School Teacher
01.2000 - 01.2020
Job overview
- Contribute to management of PreK-8 elementary school
- Serve on Instructional Leadership Team (ILT), directing implementation of best practices
- Consult other teachers on issues related to learning, discipline, and technology
- Wrote Grants in amount of $5000 for school resources
- Recognized as school's expert on discipline
- Advocated for and implemented Classroom Dojo, which uses mobile technology to engage parents and improve behavior through positive reinforcement
- Created Small Learning Community with other middle school teachers
- Facilitated weekly meetings and data reviews to improve learning outcomes
- Selected as district-level consultant, mentoring teachers at different schools who received poor performance reviews
- Executed interventions that improved learning environment and delivered quick wins
- Led Area 3 RTI meetings to create booklet on best practices for interventions
- Wrote large section of biannual school improvement plan (CWIP)
- Took survey of and led meetings with 1,700 parents
- Played lead role in launching Daily 5 for literary instruction best practices
- Coached team during classroom implementation
- Organized school's Science Fair and accompanied two students to district competition
- Managed Our American Voice, community project that prepared students to be active in community with activities including anti-bullying campaign
- Led presentation to early career teachers at Saint Xavier University
- Mentored many teachers and student teachers
- Instruction: Manage classroom behaviors and instruction for eight grade math and self-contained classrooms
- Address discipline issues by building trust with and treating each student as individual
- Engage parents by phone, email, and text to engage each parent through his/her communication style
- Lead parent meetings for all eighth grade classes
- Ensure classroom environment is positive and safe
- Consistently achieved or exceeded test score goals for math and subjects in self contained classrooms
- Improved literacy and test scores by designing reading strategy.
- Utilized multimedia strategies and technology to convey information in fresh and interesting ways.
Chicago Public School
Consulting Teacher
01.2013 - 06.2014
Job overview
- Observed referred students' performance in classroom and other school settings.
- Assumed case management responsibilities and conducted pupil placement and placement evaluation.
- Conducted assessments and determined reading, arithmetic, spelling and general achievement learning preferences for referred students.
- Assisted special education teachers in strategies geared to improving instruction of classified students.
- Managed district-wide educators as highly qualified curriculum and instructional mentor.
Fresh Start Day Care
Curriculum Consultant
07.2011 - 07.2012
Job overview
- For Fresh Start pre-school, emphasizing advanced learners who are prepared to read.
- Built and delivered learning content according to priority and scope.
Prosser Career Academy
Principal Intern
01.2005 - 06.2005
Job overview
- Developed leadership skills needed to oversee all aspects of school operations and learning
- Attended LSC meetings to observe procedures
- Worked with Business Manager to read and understand budgets
- Supervised Summers Fellows and Step-Up-to-High School programs.
- Maintained overall safe work environment with employee training programs and enforcement of safety procedures.
- Optimized customer experience by delivering superior services and effectively troubleshooting issues.
- Collected, arranged, and input information into database system.
Wilbur Wright Jr. College
Adult Educator
01.2002 - 01.2003
Job overview
- Helped students enrolled at City Colleges to obtain their General Education Degrees
Dett Elementary School
Third Grade Teacher
01.1997 - 01.2000
Job overview
- Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.
- Planned lessons according to district standards to cover requirements and prepare for standardized tests.
- Taught students subject-specific material, learning strategies, and social skills.
- Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking, and communication.
- Drove student learning by establishing clear classroom plans and group objectives, as well as actionable strategies to achieve each goal.
- Collaborated with administrators on classroom policies, management strategies, and discipline.
- Kept classroom clean, organized, and safe for students and visitors.
- Implemented classroom management improvements to enhance class morale and engagement.
- Assessed student progress by administering tests and evaluating results.
- Organized classroom supplies and decorated walls to create fun, nurturing settings, and meet learning needs.
- Stayed abreast of new trends in education by attending professional development courses and in-service trainings.
- Established and enforced rules of behavior to drive social development and maintain positive interactions.
- Assessed student learning progress and comprehension with routine tests and standardized examinations.
- Sourced supplies to fill gaps in student activities.
- Promoted exploration of building blocks of learning by leading diverse, hands-on activities.
- Boosted individual perseverance and resilience by setting challenging goals and providing realistic support.
- Prepared materials for lessons, assignments, and assessments, and evaluated, corrected and graded student performance to identify gaps in skills or knowledge and set realistic goals.
- Maintained student portfolios to monitor learning progress and completion of work required for promotion to next grade level.
- Worked one-on-one with students to determine strengths, weaknesses, and learning patterns.
Education
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY
PhD from Curriculum & Instruction
05.2024
University Overview
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY
MA from Educational Administration
01.2006
University Overview
SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY
MA from Education & Leadership
01.2000
University Overview
Co-authored “Improving Students' Social Skills of Respect and Responsibility through Collaborative Groups.”
NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
BS from Elementary Education
01.1996
University Overview
Skills
- Communication
- Problem-Solving
- Leadership
- Project Management
- Data Analysis
- Time Management
- Critical Thinking
- Decision-Making
- Teamwork
- Dependability
- Multitasking
- Customer Relationships
- Issue Response and Resolution
- Organizing and Categorizing Data
- Staff Orientation and Training
- Confidentiality and Data Protection
- Research and Analytical Skills
- Administrative Support
Affiliations
Affiliations
The National Society of Leadership and Success
National Council of Negro Women-Chicago Central Section (NCNW)
Golden Apple of Illinois Scholar
Illinois State Scholar
Timeline
Assistant Principal
George Leland Stem School
01.2021 - Current
Instructional Coach
George Leland Stem School
01.2020 - 01.2021
Consulting Teacher
Chicago Public School
01.2013 - 06.2014
Curriculum Consultant
Fresh Start Day Care
07.2011 - 07.2012
Principal Intern
Prosser Career Academy
01.2005 - 06.2005
Adult Educator
Wilbur Wright Jr. College
01.2002 - 01.2003
Middle School Teacher
Ella Flagg Young Elementary School
01.2000 - 01.2020
Third Grade Teacher
Dett Elementary School
01.1997 - 01.2000
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY
PhD from Curriculum & Instruction
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY
MA from Educational Administration
SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY
MA from Education & Leadership
NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
BS from Elementary Education
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