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Adult Education Instructor
Mar, 2013 - PresentDodge City Community College
* Instruct English as a Second Language (ESL) and General Educational Development (GED) Preparation classes of various levels, both in-person and online * Assess students for class placement and progress using the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE); 89% of students who completed posttesting achieved educational gains during the 2021-2022 school year * Develop curriculum and integrate workforce development and digital literacy skills in all classes * Assist with administrative/office duties (interview/hiring committee, administrate Canvas LMS and Burlington English, student enrollment/orientation, data entry/records, supervise teaching assistants, reception desk) * Mentor new teachers
After School Program Tutor, Linn Elementary
Dec, 2019 - May, 2021Dodge City Family YMCA
* Tutored students individually and in small groups in Reading and Math * Assisted students in completing homework assignments as needed
Band/Choir Director
Aug, 2018 - May, 2019Spearville Middle/High School, USD 381
* Taught 5th-12th band and 6th-12th choir classes * Programmed and directed concert and contest performances * Directed pep band * Coordinated scheduling and paperwork for all-district and all-state events and helped students prepare for them
Band Director, Elementary Music Teacher, and 6th Grade Math Teacher
Aug, 2016 - May, 2018Lewis Elementary School, USD 502
* Taught beginning band (5th grade) and second year beginning band (6th grade) classes * Directed two all-school (PreK-6th grades) music programs/band concerts and several informal small group performances each year * Managed band program, instrument inventory, and music library * Taught elementary music classes (K-6th grade) * Taught 6th grade math using Go Math! and Moby Max resources
Classroom Teacher, 6th Grade Math
Aug, 2014 - Jun, 2015Dodge City Middle School, USD 443
* Assisted with updating curriculum documents and unit assessments * Provided instruction using a variety of instructional strategies * Trained on Engage New York curriculum and implemented in classroom * Taught after-school math intervention class * Taught summer school session of 7th grade science (simple machines)
Music Teacher and Vocal Music Director, Pep Band Director, and Classroom Teacher (4th & 5th Grades)
Aug, 2009 - May, 2016Sacred Heart Cathedral Catholic School, Diocese of Dodge City
* Community Foundation of Southwest Kansas grant writer and recipient: “Class Piano” * Taught PreK-8th general music classes * Directed two to three music programs/performances per year, including Catholic Schools Week performances, school talent show, and Children's Mass Choir * Directed 7th/8th grade choir and prepared for music festival performances * Accompanied vocal musician(s) at school Masses approximately once per month * Recruited members for pep band, coordinated scheduling for performances, facilitated rehearsals
Classroom Teacher, 5th Grade Math/Science
Aug, 2007 - May, 2008McCoy Elementary, Georgetown ISD ♦ Georgetown, Texas
* 2008 Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) results: 93% passing math, 86% passing science * Coordinated student scheduling for first annual Science Extravaganza * Assisted in coordinating and preparing for the McCoy Elementary Science Fair * Georgetown ISD Education Foundation grant co-writer and recipient: “I Can See Clearly Now: A Different Perspective on Science”
Classroom Teacher, 4th Grade
Jan, 2006 - May, 2007Forest North Elementary, Round Rock ISD
* Planned appropriate lessons and activities to differentiate individual student needs * Used ongoing informal and formal assessments to evaluate student learning and used the information collected to plan for further instruction * Worked with struggling students through one-on-one instruction and small group instruction
Education
Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies
Jan, 2004 - Dec, 2005Texas State University - San Marcos
Master of Science in Education (ESOL Curriculum & Instruction)
Aug, 2019 - May, 2021Newman University - Wichita, Kansas
Certifications
Standard Educator Certificate
Jun, 2017Texas State Board for Educator Certification
Classroom Teacher - Generalist (EC-4, 4-8), ESL Supplemental (EC-8)
Professional Educator License
May, 2019Kansas State Board of Education
Early Childhood Education 0-8 (EC-3), English for Speakers of Other Languages (K-6), English for Speakers of Other Languages (5-8), English Language Arts (5-8), Mathematics (5-8), Music (PRK-12)
Languages
English
Native Proficiency
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