Margo McDowell Gore

• Nominated by the district superintendent to participate in the PASS book-marking process to include reviewing assessment items and making recommendations regarding student performance levels

• Conduct three-day certification trainings for lead mentors throughout the state

• Assisted in developing a master schedule in which instructional time is maximized

• Accomplishments; Two-time Regional Winners (2012 and 2018)
• Represented entire state of South Carolina and eastern Georgia in Washington D
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• Guided students to research an engineering topic, design a computerized city, write research essays and create a physical model of a city of the future

• Seventh and eighth grade science with focus on inquiry-based instruction of South Carolina chemistry, biology, physics and Earth/space science curriculum standards

Developed and recommended strategies and applications for veteran teachers to support and mentor inductees and teachers new to the district.

• Administrative duties vary greatly but may include student discipline, creating district and state reports using school data, coordinating school-wide standardized testing, collaborating with parents, presenting cases to the district tribunal board

• Conduct annual interviews and score candidates for the South Carolina Teaching Fellows Scholarship

• Collaborate with district personnel to develop a framework for the Aiken County Mentoring and Induction Teacher program

• Implement curriculum pacing guidelines for science teachers in grades six, seven and eight
• Maintain lab chemicals according to Material Safety data sheets and order curriculum-appropriate lab materials for each grade level

• Conduct sessions for new and induction teachers
• Topics include 'Classroom Management' and 'Creating an Environment to Achieve High Performance in the Classroom'

• Conduct quarterly trainings for mentors of induction and provisional teachers within the district

• Implemented a school-wide recycling and ecology-based program for all students

• Collaborate to determine best methods to improve academic achievement of students ineligible for special education services

• Grant projects totaling $5,500 focused on chemistry and ecology standards

• Model inquiry-based instructional methods for middle level chemistry teachers during a Math/Science Summer Institute
• Work collaboratively with a biochemical scientist to prepare content lessons for participants
• Teachers received 3 hours of graduate credit

• Student Council Advisor
• School Improvement Council Chairperson