Federal Way Public Schools & Tacoma Public Schools
09.2014 - Current
7 Years of Experience in teaching, grade levels 1 - 3, at various schools within Federal Way and Tacoma
Supervising, managing, and instructing 20 – 25 students in general education classroom
Creating and facilitating general education lessons, creating tasks aligned to Learning Targets and Success Criteria and Common Core State Standards
Participating in Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) with teammates as well as other building support
Participating in backward planning opportunities with district-provided curriculum and creating common formative assessment opportunities to inform PLC decisions and instruction
Implementing grade-level adopted curriculum with differentiated scaffolds as needed
Creating rubrics on district and grade-level common formative assessments
Utilizing ELL strategies such as SIOP and GLAD strategies to support reading, writing, speaking, listening
Utilizing culturally responsive strategies to build relationships with students, respond to social/emotional needs, and create safe and supportive classroom communities
Building relationships with students and families to create partnerships essential for student growth
Creating innovative lessons using integration of arts and technology
Co-facilitating Data Days and professional development (PD) with building principals
Coaching cycles with various grade-level teachers, utilizing data to show student growth
Facilitating PLC cycles using PLC+ model
Co-planning and teaching in various classrooms using different models of instruction and team teaching
Creating and planning PD for staff around math instruction, CELD5D+, ELA instruction, and new instructional materials
Reading Interventionist
Federal Way Public Schools
09.2018 - 06.2019
1 Year of Interventionist Experience in LAP program with K-5 students
Small group and 1:1 conferring in literacy concepts with qualifying students
Analyzing school-wide literacy data, using iReady, IRLA/SchoolPace, and BaselineEdge systems to establish rank orders
Co-teaching and planning with grade levels to establish school-wide intervention systems and monitor student performance
Participating in PLCs with grade-level teams, ELL, and SPED programs
Creating mini-lessons per students’ needs utilizing IRLA, running records, and other formative assessments to provide intense and meaningful instruction for intervention students
Creating schedules and professional development for para-educators working in LAP department
Creating cycles and schedules to work with all grade level teachers, be responsive to current student data, and provide appropriate accommodations for students who require LAP services
Education
Master of Arts - Mathematics Education
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT
03.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education & Early Childhood Education
Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA
06.2014
Education Realated Trainings
2020 - 2021 ELL – Tacoma Public Schools Program / University of Washington Tacoma
2018 - 2019 BEST Mentor Academy / OSPI
July 2018 Targeted Feedback for Teacher Growth Institute / Center for Educational Leadership
June - 2014 Guided Language Acquisition Design / Federal Way Public Schools
Leadership Experience
Building Level Leadership
Serving as a grade-level leader on the school's leadership teams for multiple years
Planning and facilitating building professional development around phonics, Guided Language Acquisition Design (GLAD) model, number talks, small group instruction,
Student Support Team – active role in supporting teachers with strategies for supporting scholars who either require academic or behavioral support to be successful in school
Piloting as a team for MyVeiw Savvas curriculum and Benchmark Advance curriculum
District Level Leadership
Math Curriculum Liaison and Math Leadership Team member - creating pacing guides, vetting strategies, modeling, and co-planning and modeling math-specific strategies with classroom teachers
GLAD Lead - Attend bi-monthly meetings as a representative for current school building, obtain new information about the GLAD design, and creating a model classroom of GLAD integration
District Curriculum Development Committee member for new ELA curriculum for Tacoma Schools
K-12 General Education Teacher & Librarian at Tacoma & Federal Way Public SchoolsK-12 General Education Teacher & Librarian at Tacoma & Federal Way Public Schools
High School Student Data Specialist at Tacoma Public Schools, Henry Foss High SchoolHigh School Student Data Specialist at Tacoma Public Schools, Henry Foss High School