Lone Star College Commitment to Online Resources and Equity TAP Certified Instructor
Lone Star College Curious Minds Speaker- 'Humanizing Homo Economicus: The (Re)Rise of Behavioral Economics'
Dual Credit US History Teacher
Infinity Early College High School
01.2018 - Current
Teach/Taught History 1301 and 1302, EDUC 1300, World History, MAPS, US History in Film, and Personal Financial Literacy
Head Boys Cross Country Coach
Attendance Committee
Emergency Response Team
Power Up Presenter- 'Digital and Analog Interactive Activities for the Advanced Social Studies Classroom'
UIL Social Studies Sponsor
Mentor Teacher
Class Sponsor
Soccer Club and Running Club Sponsor
Regional Education Laboratories (REL) Southwest Educator Effectiveness Research Alliance
SEDL and the American Institute of Research
01.2014 - 01.2018
The Regional Education Laboratories work under the umbrella of the Institute of Education Sciences in the Department of Education. The alliance members engage with other educators, researchers, and policymakers to study issues related to educator effectiveness and teacher preparation and evaluation.
Dual Credit US History Teacher
Victory Early College High School
01.2009 - 01.2018
Taught History 1301 and 1302
Instructional Coach
Invest Specialist (Teacher Evaluation System)
Social Studies Department Chair
National History Day Sponsor
US History Curriculum Writer for Aldine ISD
C0-sponsor of the Victory Viking Voices
Middle School Recruitment Committee
Debate and Film Club Sponsor
Participant in the Pilot of the Literacy Design Collaborative in Conjunction with Educate Texas and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Summer School Principal 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2015
Texas Teacher Standards and Educator Evaluation and Support System Steering Committee
Texas Education Agency, Texas Comprehensive Center, and SEDL
01.2013 - 01.2014
Served on the state’s steering committee to help rewrite the teacher standards and helped create T-TESS
Analyzed research and provided input on the various aspects of the state’s teacher standards and T-TESS.
World History, Pre-AP World History, American Government, and Economics
G.W. Carver Magnet High School for Engineering and the Arts
01.2007 - 01.2009
Taught World History, Pre-AP World History, American Government, and Economics
National History Day Co-Sponsor
Member of the Parent Teacher Organization
World History Curriculum Writer for Aldine ISD
8th Grade U.S. History Teacher and National History Day Coordinator
Grantham Academy for Engineering
01.2006 - 01.2007
Taught Regular U.S
History and Gifted and Talented U.S
History
National History Day Sponsor for 7th and 8th Grade
Sponsor of the Texas Mock Trail Project
Member of the Parental Involvement Committee
Member of the Parent Teacher Organization
Education
Masters of Arts in Teaching and Learning with an emphasis in Social Studies Education -
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
Bachelor of Sciences in History -
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
Certification
Principal EC-12
Social Studies 8-12
Awards
Teacher of the Year at Victory Early College 2011-12
Extra Miler Victory Early College 2010-11, 2011-12, and 2012-13
Dean’s List, 8 Semesters, Iowa State University
Highest 2% of Liberal Arts and Sciences Freshmen, Iowa State University
Graduated in the top 3% of Liberal Arts and Sciences Majors, Iowa State University
Edgenuity Teacher (Online Facilitator) at Harris County Department of EducationEdgenuity Teacher (Online Facilitator) at Harris County Department of Education