Objective Enthusiastic educator seeking an opportunity to provide support and guidance to fellow educators in creating effective instruction that prepares students for learning and living in the 21st century. Summary of Qualifications Texas Educators Certificate: Generalist Experienced in creating lessons and Grade 4-8 and English as a Second assessments with SMART Board and Language Supplemental MimioTeach interactive white boards. Active member Campus Leadership Utilizes various Internet based teaching Team resources such as Prezi, Discovery Served as Team Lead for four years. Education, Animoto, etc. Organizational development knowledge LPAC Chair Achievements Recognized as the district "Super Teacher" for the 2012-2013 school year. Designed and conducted a professional development in Science, SMART Board and Discovery Education for the Trinity Basin Preparatory staff from 2011-2013. Led, developed, and executed the Trinity Basin Preparatory 2014 Super Science Saturday community event. Professional Experience Science Teacher Aug 2009 to 2014 Trinity Basin Preparatory - Dallas, TX Established clear objectives for all lessons, units and projects. Taught after-school and summer enrichment programs such as City Pace Summer Camp, Science Olympiad, Summer Academic Academy. Scheduled and held parent-teacher conferences once a semester to keep parents up-to- date on children's academic performance. Collaborated with colleagues to plan and schedule lessons that promote learning and student engagement. Differentiated instruction according to student ability and skill level. Created and implemented rigorous and relevant lessons that allowed students to explore topics of interest utilizing various frameworks and methods such as Cooperative Learning, Inquiry and Project Based Learning. Designed and evaluated data from formative and summative assessments to develop effective instruction. Education Master of Education, Curriculum and Instruction 2015 Texas A&M Commerce - Commerce, TX
Bachelor of Science, Interdisciplinary Studies 2009 University of North Texas - Denton, TX BEGIN Scholar: 2008-2009