PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Consultant

ARIZONA EDVISION, LLC, Tucson, Arizona

Owner and Educational Consultant. Providing coaching and teacher mentoring while supporting district administrators. Promoting academic and professional growth; developing curriculum; and collecting, reviewing, and responding to data, while implementing Site Improvement Plans (SIP).

 

Innovation Specialist

PISTOR MIDDLE SCHOOL, TUSD #1, Tucson, Arizona

Served as an instructional leader, data coach, and classroom teacher; observed classroom instruction, provided feedback; led district-wide committees evaluating text books, math materials, curriculum, and grading policies that was ultimately adopted and implemented; provided curriculum support to staff; supported the implementation of the Common Core; created professional development annual calendar and opportunities, implemented and presented same; assisted in the development of the Title I Schoolwide and Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP); organized and presented data to grade level teams, departments and individual coaching sessions; co-led weekly team meetings; promoted a capacity-building culture.

 

K-12 Math Coordinator

SUNNYSIDE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT #12, Tucson, Arizona

Provided leadership and direction to the mathematics program/culture across the district for K-12; applied research to improve the content/sequence and outcomes of the teaching/learning process in mathematics; kept abreast of all new developments in the field and disseminated appropriate information regularly; assisted in gathering and compiling assessment data; took the lead role in developing district wide goals for improving mathematics and science programs for the purpose of student achievement; took the lead role in coordinating all science programs (district wide) to use common curricular plans and assessment tools.

 

Instructional Coach

TUCSON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT #1, Tucson, Arizona

Served in the capacity of an instructional leader; observed classroom instruction; provided curriculum support for staff; created professional development calendar; analyzed data; promoted a capacity building culture; modeled instruction; developed curriculum; assisted with curriculum mapping.

 

Instructional Coach

PETER HOWELL ELEMENTARY, TUSD #1, Tucson, Arizona

Served in the capacity of an instructional leader; observed classroom instruction; provided curriculum support for staff; created professional development calendar; analyzed data; promoted a capacity building culture.

 

Grant Writer

TUCSON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT #1, Tucson, Arizona

SUNNYSIDE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT #12, Tucson, Arizona

Provided research, wrote, completed and submitted RFPs (Request For Proposals), and presented for various schools within the TUSD #1 and SUSD #12 districts for the purpose of obtaining grant funding from various sources to support teachers and students. Funding was from several private foundations, the Arizona State Department of Education, and the federal department of the National Science Foundation. 

 

Associate Faculty

PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Tucson, Arizona

Taught American Sign Language and its accompanying grammar, prepared lesson plans, modeled and demonstrated appropriate placement of hands and facial expression to appropriately convey concepts in a visual modality language used by the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in the United States. 

 

Classroom Teacher

MAXWELL MIDDLE SCHOOL, TUSD #1, Tucson, Arizona

Middle School endorsed K-8 certified teacher; promoted team teaching integrated curriculum at the 6th grade level and multi-age experiences; taught mathematics, language arts, social studies, reading, and exploring communications; developed, implemented, taught, and evaluated lessons meeting TUSD Core Curriculum expectations; used technology as a tool for content acquisition, skill development, and problem solving; provided effective instructional practices creating a community of learners in which all students can achieve their full potential; implemented curriculum to promote critical thinking, problem solving, active inquiry learning, and life skills acquisitions.

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In addition:

Various sites across Southern Arizona

Summer School Teacher, Network Lab Tech, Interpreter for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired, Computer Application Specialist, and and Southern Arizona Writing Project Published Math Manuals (2)