Susie Rios

• Co-chair and co-creator Story Seedlings, An Antiracist Book Group
• Faculty Leader: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
• Faculty Leader: Faculty Council
• Faculty Leader: STEAM committee Lower School Representative
• Co Chair Spanish Book Committee
• Multiracial Affinity group Creator and Leader
• Faculty Mentor
• Children's Book Committee member

Recipient of the Edith Gwathmy Grant for Culture

• Create progressive, interactive lessons for students to fully engross themselves in a real-life learning experience.
• Facilitate a progressive learning process to students in alignment with their individual and group interests at their academic levels.
• Successfully improve student participation in the classroom through integration of creative role-playing exercises.
• Develop and teach lessons on and using relevant children's books, poems, movies and themes to promote student interest.
• Improve student's analytical skills by introducing computer technologies.
• Differentiate for the needs of all students based upon a variety of instructional techniques and technologies.
• Foster meaningful relationships among students through student field trips and team-work community service projects.
• Implemented a building block curriculum to help students
• demonstrate individual learning and understanding of class top
• Created a classroom community based on the inquiry of children demonstrate individual learning and understanding of class topics

• Developing and implementing curriculum initiatives of Differentiated Instruction and Problem Based Learning
• Coordinating the review, development, and revision of all curriculum documents and materials including curriculum guides, course outlines, and teaching plans
• Assisting in providing resources and materials to support staff in accomplishing program goals.

• Educating students in an Inclusion classroom, supporting students with wide range of learning, mental, emotional, and physical disabilities
• Promote physical, mental and social development by implementing multi-sensory classroom and recreational activities
• Implementing Teacher College Reading and Writing Project curriculum and assessments
• Designing differentiated lessons and incorporating various technologies (iPad, Google Drive, iXL programs) to meet the needs of students
• Presenting at Open Houses, Faculty Meetings and Parent Coffees

• Emphasized reading and writing curriculum, including spoken and written word while building literacy skills during book clubs, read alouds, reading and writing workshops.
• Implemented TERC Investigations Math program along with necessary supplements
• Administered Fountas and Pinnell Assessments
• Promoted open communications with parents through conferences, open school night and classroom presentations.
• Participated on the Diversity Committee
• Facilitated affinity groups to promote positive self-identity exploration, pride, self-esteem and connect students to each other.

• Prepared materials for lessons, assignments, and assessments, and evaluated, corrected and graded student performance to identify gaps in skills or knowledge and set realistic goals.
• Worked one-on-one with students to determine strengths, weaknesses, and learning patterns.
• Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking, and communication.