Rachel Foltz

• Teach proper technique of complex movements of skills through break-down of parts into basics through drills, body shapes, descriptions, and basics
• Mentor and encourage good sportsmanship, teamwork, positive self-talk, goal-setting, and good work ethic to young children and teens
• Organize and coordinate a daily plan for a rotation to progress toward a weekly, monthly, and annual plan per athlete
• Work cooperatively with other competitive gymnastics coaches for continuity in teaching and coaching
• Communicate effectively and positively with athletes, coworkers, and supervisors for the success of each child
• Track athlete progress and modify plans as needed to accommodate progress and/or injuries

• Oversee and train peer and paraprofessional tutors within STEM subjects
• Creation of and annual updates to Tutor training materials
• Mentor tutors in pedagogical approaches in tutoring, communication to peer students, and time management
• Check, approve, and collect data from documentation of student interactions, cross referencing with other documents
• Recruit and advertise tutoring
• Collect and process data collection for annual federal grant reports
• Create of tutor documents for data collection student
• Create of campus-wide Google Form for students to use for any tutoring service
• Link Google Forms, Sheets, and Docs with formulas and Apps Script codes for tutoring requests across different tutoring departments
• Communicate and cooperate with other departments
• Answer and direct phone calls and emails
• Schedule tutoring appointments or room bookings across various calendars
• Schedule, organize, and coordinate tutor trainings across departments -
• Create meeting agendas/presentations for training meetings
• Setup protocol and procedures for transition to remote tutoring environment during pandemic
• Learned and utilized Apps Script Code for automated email responses from sheets
• Asked to participate in Search Committee for new HSI-STEM Center Activity Director

• Tutored STEM based subjects under the Federal HSI-STEM Grant
• Supported, guided, and mentored students taking STEM courses

Courses supported:

• Survey of Chemistry for non-STEM majors
• General Chemistry I and II for STEM majors
• Pre-Algebra through Calculus 3 mathematics
• General Physics for non-engineering majors
• Classical Physics for engineering majors

• Coached gymnasts
• Organized weekly practice schedules
• Organized event rotations to avoid clashes with recreational classes
• Developed lesson plans
• Planned and registered for competitions
• Tracked gymnast progress
• Tracked mobility from one level to the next
• Chose competition attire

• Attended lectures for supported supplemental instruction courses
• Planned, attended, and led supplemental sessions.
• Scheduled individual supplemental sessions
• Assisted students with reviewing course material and improving comprehension.
• Collected attendance data for program management.
• Communicated daily with faculty and students via email

Courses supported:

• General Chemistry 1 and 2
• General Physics
• Technical Mathematics

• Coached gymnastics classes and competitive team.