Sandra Smith

• Engaged students and promoted intellectual curiosity through hands-on experiments, PowerPoint presentations and mnemonics to provide positive attitude towards scientific processes.
• Instructed students in lab by teaching safety protocols for proper use of chemicals and safe disposal of hazardous materials.
• Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
• Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.

• Demonstrated advanced competency and teaching proficiency in life science core academic subject area.
• Sponsored outside activities and field trips relevant to life science and approved by campus principal.
• Created classroom environment conducive to scientific learning and appropriate to intellectual, physical, social and emotional development of students.
• Worked cooperatively with special education teachers and staff to modify curricula for special education students.
• Used technology to strengthen and enhance teaching and learning process and assisted students in analyzing and improving methods and habits of study.

• Provided maintenance and technical assistance to students and staff in regards to BYOD technology program.

On-line and Classroom Teacher of Earth/Space Science

• Specialist: Provide statewide training and educator support in Universal Design for Learning, Accessible Educational Materials (AEM), Specific Learning Disabilities, Secondary Transition Preparation, Accessible Content Authoring, and Google Chrome Accessibility
• Specialist status requires dedicated research and trial of pedagogical methods and assistive technology (AT) for each assigned specialty area
• Requires the ability to take this knowledge, sort through it, and translate it into a persuasive presentation or consultation that displays how it will benefit a specific student/s and engages educators
• Specialists also curate web pages, write blogs, participate in weekly Twitter chats, keep accurate data, mentor school corporation AEM teams, assist in two statewide conferences, and support the Indiana State Special Education director as assigned
• All consumable output must be fully accessible as outlined by the POUR (Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, and Robust) rubric created by the National AEM Center which includes closed captioning and alternative (alt) text for illustrations.

• Assistive Technology, Edu-K420 Hybrid Course

• Science Methods for Educators, Beginning Technology for Educators, Discussions in Special Education

• 7th & 8th General Science 7/1/91 - 1/1/1999, 6th, 7th & 8th Alternative School Creator of Curriculum & Teacher 1/1/1999 - 7/1/2002, K-8 SpEd enclosed and inclusion, 7/1/2002 - 7/1/2007, Extended School Year Pre-K & HS 8/2002 - 8/2007, 9th Grade Earth/Space Science & Advanced Earth/Space Science 7/1/2007 - 7/1/2012