Dr. Sandra Best
Greenwood,SC
Summary
A professional educator with 15+ years of P-12 and college teaching experience. Experience in online teaching. With sales, customer service, project management, and team leadership experience. Qualitative scholarly research in diversity and inclusion. Advanced understanding of technology includes computer troubleshooting and repair.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
3
3
Certification
Work History
Computer Technology Teacher
G. Frank Russell Technology Center
08.2014 - Current
- Teach Visual Basic 1 & 2-Microsoft Visual Studio.
- Teach Foundations of Animation-Adobe Creative Suite.
- Proficient with Google Translator.
- Facilitates effective functioning of the advisory board meetings, prepares meeting agendas, and represents the advisory board at other meetings as needed.
- Increased Programming and Software Development Program Completers, from 6 to 20.
Test Administrator
Piedmont Technical College
10.2016 - 04.2020
- Administer admission Accuplacer tests, proctored exams, and correspondence courses.
- Actively monitored and instructed test takers on testing policies face-to-face and virtually.
- Proficient in Banner, Blackboard, Canvas, Moodle, and D2L learning management systems (LMS).
Sales / Customer Service Representative
Verizon Wireless
08.2001 - 08.2014
- Team leader.
- Build sustainable relationships and trust with customer accounts through effective communication
- Generate sales of multiple projects and varied customer cases
- Project management.
Education
Doctor of Education - Educational Leadership
National University
San Diego, CA11.2023
Master of Curriculum & Instruction - Career and Technical Education
Concordia University
Portland, OR11.2016
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration and Management
Strayer University
Greenville, SC09.2012
Associate of Arts - General Business
Piedmont Technical College
Greenwood, SC05.1996
Skills
- Student Engagement
- Collaborative learning
- Online Teaching
- Information Systems
- Student Assessment
- Lesson Plan Development
- Progress Reporting
- P-12 Instruction
- Curriculum Development
- Tutoring and Mentoring
- Computer Programming
Websites
Accomplishments
National Honor Society
National University, 2022-Current
South Carolina Department of Education
Foundations of School Leadership, 2021-2022
Teacher of the Year
District 50 Secondary Teacher of the Year, 2020-2021
Teacher of the Year
G. Frank Russell Technology Center, 2020-2021
Certification
- Certified: Business, Marketing, or Computer Technology Professional Teacher
- Certified: Global Career Development Facilitator
- Certified: Google Educator Level 1
- Certified: 21st Century Skills
Honors And Awards
- National Honor Society, National University, 2022-01-01, Current
- Foundations of School Leadership, South Carolina Department of Education, 2021-01-01, 2022-01-01
- Teacher of the Year, District 50 Secondary, 2020-01-01, 2021-01-01
- Teacher of the Year, G. Frank Russell Technology Center, 2020-01-01, 2021-01-01
Research
Capstone project: Career and Technical Education. Qualitative research on diversity and inclusion, African American High School Students Access to Career and Technical Education: An Exploratory Case Study of Yosso's community cultural wealth theory. ProQuest published my dissertation in a peer-reviewed journal.
References
Upon Request
Timeline
Test Administrator
Piedmont Technical College
10.2016 - 04.2020
Computer Technology Teacher
G. Frank Russell Technology Center
08.2014 - Current
Sales / Customer Service Representative
Verizon Wireless
08.2001 - 08.2014
Doctor of Education - Educational Leadership
National University
Master of Curriculum & Instruction - Career and Technical Education
Concordia University
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration and Management
Strayer University
Associate of Arts - General Business
Piedmont Technical College
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