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My Resume

Education and Certification

Michigan State University

  • Master of Arts in Educational Technology 

  • Expected graduation in spring 2016

  • Cumulative GPA of 4.0 

 

 

 

 

College of William and Mary

  • Bachelor of Science in Biology

  • Graduated in May 2011

  • Cumulative GPA of 3.95 (Summa Cum Laude)

Virginia Department of Education

  • Virginia Professional Teaching License in Secondary Biology

  • First licensed in June 2011; recertified through June 2021

Teaching Experience

Osbourn Park High School

  • Manassas, VA

  • August 2011-Present

  • Taught AP biology and pre-AP biology

  • Designed and implemented standards-based assessment techniques to encourage student involvement in the assessment process and provide meaningful, actionable feedback to students

  • Developed a new AP biology instructional sequence to meet the requirements of the 2012 College Board AP biology course redesign 

  • Received the 2011 New Teacher of the Year Award

New Kent High School

  • New Kent, VA

  • Fall 2010-Spring 2011

  • Taught biology and zoology as a student teacher

  • Used digital tools like Gizmos and simulations to support and enhance the biology curriculum

  • Helped to develop a rich, laboratory-based curriculum for the new zoology course

  • Served as an Assistant Track Coach

Berkeley Middle School

  • Williamsburg, VA

  • Spring 2010

  • Observed and assisted with teaching responsiblities as a pre-student teacher in a 6th grade science classroom

  • Developed, administered, and scored a Content Area Reading Inventory (CARI) to assess student comprehension of content-specific text

 

Additional Relevant Experience

Chicago Botanic Gardens - College First Program

  • Chicago, IL

  • Summer 2010

  • Served as a teaching assistant for inner-city high school and middle school students to develop and implement engaging indoor and outdoor learning activities

Chicago Botanic Gardens - Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program (National Science Foundation)

  • Chicago, IL

  • Summer 2009

  • Investigated the reproductive biology of a rare plant

  • Received an award for presentation of research findings

  • Mentored a high school student from the Chicago Public School system

Monroe Scholar Research Program

  • Williamsburg, VA

  • Summer 2010

  • Conducted research regarding teacher preparation for high needs schools

  • Wrote an article summarizing findings that was published in the Spring 2011 Journal of Virginia Science Education (JVSE) from the Virginia Association of Science Teachers (VAST)

  • Received the 2011 Award for Excellence in Pre-Service Teacher Education (Research Excellence Award) from the Association for Teacher Educators - Virginia 

Technology Skills

I have experience using the following digital tools (among others), and I have incorporated several of these tools into my classroom instruction.  

Web Design Tools and Learning Management Systems

  • Wix

  • Wordpress

  • Weebly

  • Wikispaces

  • Haiku Learning

Communication, Collaboration, and Assessment Tools

  • Remind

  • Piazza

  • Padlet

  • Blendspace

  • Evernote

  • Google Forms

  • Quia

  • LinkIt!

  • Quizlet

  • Socrative

  • Kahoot

Document, Presentation, Image, Audio, and Video Design Tools

  • Word

  • Google Docs/Drive

  • Powerpoint

  • Prezi

  • ThingLink

  • SmartNotebook

  • Audacity 

  • Screencast-O-Matic

  • Windows Movie Maker

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