Teacher of Record, PFT Building/Union Representative, AVID Site Coordinator/ Elective Teacher, Grade Group Leader, Math Teacher Leader, and Mentally Gifted Teacher

 9/2000 - Present  Elementary School Teacher, Philadelphia, PA

• I was nominated and elected by my colleagues to serve as the Building/Union Representative for the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers. I served in that capacity for four years. As the Representative for Morrison staff, I facilitated monthly meetings with the staff and follow-up meetings with administration to address union issues and information unique to our building. I created and distributed monthly newsletters to ensure PFT members were updated with union information. I also represented PFT members in conferences with administration.
•  I am currently serving as the Mentally Gifted Teacher, the Mathematics Teacher of record for grade 6 and the Sixth Grade Chair Person. I have spent the bulk of my career teaching middle year mathematics. As a Mathematics teacher, I have helped students make notable gains on standardized assessments.  In 2014 I taught writing to students in grades K – 8. My administrator created and appointed me to that position to have me implement AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination college preparatory program) strategies to our community of learners. For the past several years, I was the AVID Site Coordinator and Elective Teacher. As a result of me maintaining current student/teacher artifacts and providing up-to-date data, Morrison was able to become an AVID certified school.  I have also prepared and facilitated professional development at Morrison for the past five years to ensure that my colleagues were thoroughly prepared to implement current best practices.  As a teacher I have also hosted several student teachers from Temple University and the Urban Seminar. I served as the Seventh Grade Chair Person.  As the Chair Person of my grade group, I served as the liaison between the principal and the seventh grade team.  I scheduled, planned and organized meetings, conferences, assemblies, after school programs and trips involving parents, students, and teachers daily.  Since January of 2000, I have been employed by the School District of Philadelphia. I have taught every grade from K - 8.  My major responsibilities involve planning and implementing rigorous lesson that are aligned to the Core Curriculum. I am also responsible for preparing students to perform with proficiency in the various content areas and moreover on standardized assessments. I have also taught Intervention Math Clubs, Saturday School, Power Hour, and Summer Institutes.
•  2008 – Recognized as A Great Teacher from the Great Books Foundation Chicago

G.E.D. Test Examiner

1/2006 - 2007 Health and Welfare Fund, Philadelphia, PA

• My responsibilities as a G.E.D. Test Examiner involved administering and securing a battery of tests.

• Current SDP substitute teacher with 5 years experience
• 5 years of academic and test-prep tutoring experience
• 3 years as Academic Success Coach and Parent Engagement Coordinator
• ESL & SAT Instructor for Accel Academy 2012-16
• Youth and Adult Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Certified

• 16 years experience studying the Spanish language.
• International travel, work and volunteer experience in Spain, Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Chile and Ecuador have enabled an understanding of country-specific grammar, accents, and vocabulary.
• 10 years experience tutoring Spanish to a broad range of learners, while encouraging the pursuit of long-term language study and cross-cultural experiences.
• High school Spanish teaching experience in Philadelphia Public Schools
• Elementary Reading, Writing, and Math teaching experience with Philadelphia Freedom School
• GED test prep and ESL teaching experience with Congreso de Latinos Unidos

• Guest Teacher Training and Substitute Teaching in the Area
• Working on a degree in Secondary Mathematics Education
• Two years Volunteering for IMPACT’s Collegiate Mentoring Program
• Five years teaching dance classes to students ages 3-22
• Two years working as a Leader with CRAVE Youth Group 
• Student Teaching at Harry S. Truman High School of Bristol Township this Fall

• Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grantee, Taitung, Taiwan (Malan Elementary School)
• Academic Writing Tutor and English Conversation Partner, Temple University Writing Center
• Spanish/Chinese Language Counselor, Concordia Language Villages
• Selected to present at TESOL International Convention in March, 2018

-2008-2014-Acting trainer for "The Viennese Theatre for Children", Bucharest.

-2013-2014-Acting trainer for "Ingenious After School Centre", Bucharest.

-2013-2014-Acting trainer for "Inlingua Language Centre", Bucharest.

-2014-Acting trainer for "Evangelical Kindergarten", Bucharest.

-2014-2017-Directing and Acting Lecturer for "Media University", Stuttgart.

-2015-2016-Acting trainer for "Stagecoach Theatre Arts School", Bucharest.

• Supplemental instruction leader in Anatomy and Physiology (2 years)
• High School Class Salutatorian; Dean's List (2010-2012)
• Special Olympics Volunteer; Day Care Volunteer (La Salle Organization for the Caring of Kids)

• Bachelor's degree in Psychology
• Two years full-time English Language Arts tutoring and one year supervising English Language Arts tutors at Great Oaks Charter School in Bridgeport, CT
• Private tutoring experience

• University Instruction for 3 years

• College Instruction (learning disabled) for 3 years

• College Instruction (non-learning disabled) for 3 years
• Adult Education Instruction for 2 years
• Elementary, Middle and Secondary Instruction and Leadership for 12 years

• Designed remedial and supplementary instructional lessons focusing on English, writing, and reading skills.
• Delivered individualized and small group instruction to elementary, middle, and high school students.
• Assessed students' reading proficiency levels at beginning, middle, and end of school year using various tools in addition to on-going evaluations.
• Monitored students progress and adapted instruction to support academic achievement.
• Maintained on-going records of students' work and assessments.
• Recorded individual student progress on report forms.
• Collaborated with colleagues in planning and implementing lessons using classroom and supplementary materials.

• Graduated Temple University Cum Laude
• Graduated Cabrini College with Distinction 
• First Aid/CPR Certified
• Reading Specialist Certified