Tobias Nitschke
Morrison,CO
Summary
Bi-lingual Teacher and Educational leader with strong track record of fostering academic excellence and positive school culture. Skilled in curriculum development, teacher mentorship, test-administration, and data-driven instruction.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Principal Intern
Addenbrooke Classical Academy
Lakewood, CO
08.2021 - 05.2022
- Coached 10 high school teachers though regular observations, goal-setting, and feedback cycles
- Led bi-monthly Book Club and Socratic Seminar as part of ongoing professional development
- Planned and facilitated weekly Professional Learning Community meetings, which addressed building-wide testing, data analysis, kid-talk, and safety issues and protocols
- Coordinated with Special Education and MTSS teams to support meeting the needs of all learners
- Supported struggling students through one-to-one meetings and implementation of behavioral plans
- Facilitated communication between staff, students, parents, and the board to foster a supportive learning environment.
- Improved communication between parents, school administration, and board as staff representative on School Accountability Committee
- Supervised safety protocols during emergency situations, ensuring prompt response from all staff and students in adherence with crisis management procedures
- Served as acting principal during current principal’s absence (10 days)
ELD Lead Teacher, Leadership Team
Sheridan High School
Englewood, CO
09.2022 - Current
- Teach English acquisition and language development to Newcomers and Multi-Language Learners (MLLs). Success rate: 75% of students demonstrate one year's growth and 33% of students demonstrate more than 1.5 year's growth within six months. 100% of learners demonstrate one or more year's growth after one academic year.
- Lead Professional Development sessions for 15 teachers related to teaching and engaging MLLs successfully within Core-Content Classrooms
- Coordinate and Administer annual Access Test: 100% participation in 2026.
- Lead Data Driven Instruction Analysis within mixed-content teacher groupings and consistently utilize DDI in the classroom
- Work directly with SPED team to design Individualized Education Plans and ensure that proper accomodations and modifications are made
- Organize and lead community-service days in conjunction with Denver Parks and Recreation. 25 students participate; 120 pounds of trash are removed from riparian areas each spring
- Chess coach: Increased participation from zero to four tournaments every year; Sheridan students consistently finish top-5 in city-wide tournaments.
Spanish Teacher
Addenbrooke Classical Academy
Lakewood, CO
08.2019 - 05.2022
- Taught Levels I-III, 85 students
- Developed engaging lesson plans to enhance Spanish language acquisition among students utilizing the TPRS methodology
- Assessed student progress through regular evaluations and tailored instruction accordingly
- Utilized technology tools to enhance classroom engagement and bolster fluency
- Enhanced cultural awareness by incorporating geography and current events from a variety of Spanish-speaking countries into weekly lessons
- Coached chess
Lead Instructor: Middle School Humanities
Compass Montessori
Golden, CO
08.2007 - 05.2015
- Developed and all Humanities units and lessons according to Montessori principles
- Developed farm projects as key aspect of "Occupations" curriculum, including animal care, gardening, beekeeping, carpentry, and micro-economy based on farm-products
- Designed and led multi-day trip to the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site, Bent’s Old Fort, and Amache the Japanese American Relocation Center (WWII). (25 students participated)
- Led multi-day wilderness trips to Lost Creek Wilderness, Great Sand Dunes, Mt Evans, and Escalante River (90 students participated)
- Managed budget and all fund-raising for trips
- Taught Spanish I and Algebra I
Lead Instructor, The Environmental Academy
PS1 Charter School
- Designed and led the Environmental Academy (one of three majors offered at the highschool level)
- Planned, fundraised, and led 3-week service-learning trip to Honduras, working in collaboration with Garifuna communities
Day Treatment Counselor; Teacher
Denver Children’s Home
- Taught core courses within self-contained classroom setting
- Directed student production of “Fences” by August Wilson
- Organized, fundraised, and guided annual multi-day student trips on the Colorado and Gunnison Rivers
- Coached chess and facilitated student gardens
Literacy, personal storytelling, and art through graphic novels
Literacy Education for Adults in Detention
- Expanded the program from Boulder County to multiple programs and classes in three counties, serving over 100 inmates
- Showcased the curriculum along with student work at the Arts In Corrections Conference, Los Angeles, June 2017
- Coached chess as springboard for group discussions of impulse-control, actions and consequences, and strategy
Education
Master of Science - Educational Sciences with Principal’s License
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO08-2022
Master of Arts - Special Education; Curriculum and Instruction
University of Colorado
Denver, COBachelor of Arts - Africana Studies
Vassar College
PoughkeepsieSkills
- Effective and supportive teaching coach
- Facilitator and Team Lead
- Strong communication skills in Spanish and English
- Restorative Practices and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
- Curriculum design and Program Development
- Advisory and Social-Emotional Learning
- School safety and systems protocols
- Trip-based Learning
Accomplishments
Environmental Leadership Award for developing and leading experiential curriculum related to the field
As Chess Coach, my students have regularly placed in the top five at regional and city-wide high school tournaments
Certification
- Principal’s License
- Secondary Endorsement in ELA
- Highly qualified to teach ELA and Spanish
Languages
Fluent in Spanish.
Timeline
ELD Lead Teacher, Leadership Team
Sheridan High School
09.2022 - Current
Principal Intern
Addenbrooke Classical Academy
08.2021 - 05.2022
Spanish Teacher
Addenbrooke Classical Academy
08.2019 - 05.2022
Lead Instructor: Middle School Humanities
Compass Montessori
08.2007 - 05.2015
Lead Instructor, The Environmental Academy
PS1 Charter School
Day Treatment Counselor; Teacher
Denver Children’s Home
Literacy, personal storytelling, and art through graphic novels
Literacy Education for Adults in Detention
Master of Science - Educational Sciences with Principal’s License
Colorado State University
Master of Arts - Special Education; Curriculum and Instruction
University of Colorado
Bachelor of Arts - Africana Studies
Vassar College
Education and Training
- Years I and II, ELL Training, DPS
- Trauma-Informed Practices in the Classroom
- AVID, Critical Reading Approaches in all Content Areas
- Love and Logic Approaches in the Classroom
- Restorative Practices in School Settings
- Orientation to Montessori Adolescent Education — 5-week Intensive, Hiram, OH
- Clinical Pastoral Education 4 credit units