Marisa P. Christoffel

To enhance instructional practices by providing a research-based curriculum to support professional learning opportunities and coursework for staff and school buildings.

• Professional Educators License (PEL)-Current
• Special Teaching Certificate; Type 10 (K-12)
• General Administrative Certificate; Type 75
• Growth Through Learning-Teacher Evaluator Certification-July 2021

• Jo Factor Entertainment (February 2022 to May 2024)
• Collaborated with publisher to create the Author School.
• Created curriculum and training program for future adult authors.
• Researched trauma informed pedagogy to help build K-12 curriculum for schools.
• Attended meetings and trainings to help work on non-fiction children’s book.
• BEA Appraisal Consultant (August 2017-May 2019, August 2021-May 2022)
• Collaborated with qualified staff to promote improvement of instructional practices.
• Provided feedback on instructional practices in connection to Danielson Framework.
• Communicated with staff about the role of a consultant to aid in improvement of teaching practice.
• Offered professional development opportunities to staff to learn the appraisal processes.
• School Leadership Team (August 2017 to May 2022)
• Analyzed data at meetings relating to school improvement goals.
• Attended trainings (Equity Training and Adaptive Seminar Training) to learn about how to work more collaboratively with students and adults.
• Facilitated instructional rounds giving feedback to teachers regarding instructional practices to improve student achievement.
• Participated in Shadow Day to observe students and see the impact of the current schedule.
• Collaborated with team and outside consultant to analyze the efficiency of current building schedule to maximize resource allocations for teachers and students.
• Curriculum and Assessment Advisory Council (September 2021-May 2022)
• Developed systems to facilitate improved curriculum, assessments, and instruction.
• Reviewed student testing and assessment program policies and procedures.
• Presented problems and challenges in a collegial manner that promoted mutual discussion and resolution.
• Invited, encouraged and welcome contributions from every member of the committee and listened to understand the contributions.
• Grade Level Support Member-Team Leader (August 2015 to May 2017)
• Supervised and planned end of the year field trips.
• Generated grade level building schedules with flexibility.
• Initiated a feedback loop with staff and administration.
• Social Studies District Task Force Committee (August 2015 to August 2021)
• Collaborated with colleagues from Grade 6 through Grade 8 in writing curriculum based on the Illinois Social Studies Standards.
• Articulated with elementary and high school teachers to better align curriculum.
• Initiated communication with PLC to work on doctoral internship curriculum design.
• Dean of Students-Clinical Internship-Aurora University (August 2010-May 2011)
• Supervised the lunchroom, bus arrivals and departures.
• Collaborated with Dean of Students on building the NWEA MAP testing schedules.
• Conducted action research on school discipline and suspension policies.
• Created an action research thesis on the consequences of suspension and alternatives to current suspension policies such as restorative justice.