The Learner

EDUCATIONAL SKILL SET

I am a self-directed and enthusiastic educator with a passionate commitment to both student and teacher development and the learning experience. Skilled in the design of challenging, enriching, and innovative curriculums that address the diverse interests and needs of both teachers and students while incorporating the latest technological advances/21^st century skills. Possess outstanding communication skills, present information that addresses all learning styles, collaborates with all levels of staff members, establishes quality relationships, and fluent in Spanish.

Experience in:

• Curriculum Design and Development 
• Differentiated Instruction          
• Education Tests and Measurements
• Education Research and Statistics
• Fiscal Management
• Collecting and Analyzing via Data Systems    
• Multicultural Assessment          
• Conducting Staff Development
• Public Speaking & Presenting  
• Tuning Protocol Facilitation
• Curriculum Mapping 
• Grant Writing and Development
• Microsoft Office & Adobe Pro
• Blackboard, Moodle, and Canvas LMS
• Federal, State & Local Educational Policies
• Virtual Learning Strategies 
• Scholarly Writing and Proposals

EDUCATION

Educational Administration Specialist (NC Superintendent License) Certificate – Appalachian State University, NC (December 2017, 4.0 GPA)

School Leadership (Building-level Educational Leadership) Certificate – Appalachian State University, NC (December 2016, 4.0 GPA)

Doctor of Education, Educational Leadership and Management – Capella University, MN (March 2015, 4.0 GPA) Dissertation: Incorporating Student Pass Rate Data into Teacher Evaluations to Inform Instruction in a Virtual School: Action Research Study

Master of Science, Major: Curriculum & Instruction – University of Scranton, PA (May 2007, 3.8 GPA)

Bachelor of Science, Major: Biology (Pre-Medicine) - Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City, NC (December 2003, 3.4 GPA) Action Research Study: The Measurement of the Catalytic Activity of Tyrosinase Using Kinetic Studies

CERTIFICATIONS

NC Teacher Licensure – General Science (9-12)

NC School Administration I Licensure

NC Mentor Certification (2008)

AVID Certification in Tutorology and Science Facilitation (2008)
Google Certified Educator (2011)
Accessibility Certification, Accessibility Summit (2013) 
Quality Matters Program Reviewer Certification and Training (2015)

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

• Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) Institutes I and II (2015)
• NC Summer Leadership Conference (2013) Presented Staying Competitive in an Era of School Choice
• NCVPS and NCDPI Professional Learning Retreats and Advisory Board Meetings (2009- Current) Served as a moderator and presenter
• SVSLA Professional Development Conference (2009) Served as a moderator
• Common Core/Essential Standards (2010) Presented Science Essential Standards
• NCSTA Conference (2004 - 2013) Presented Teaching Science at NCVPS
• NCTIES Conference (2012 - 2014) Presented Teaching Online Boot Camp: Using the Three Pillars of Online Instruction and Facilitating Virtual Clubs: Where Learning Has No Limit
• NCCSS Conference (2012 - 2013) Presented Teaching Online Boot Camp: Teaching and Developing Online Social Studies Courses
• NCCTM Conference (2012 - 2014) Presented Teaching Online Boot Camp: Teaching and Developing Online Mathematics Courses
• iNACOL VSS Conference (2012 - 2013) Participated on the Mentoring Online Teachers Panel and Research in Review Panel
• NCTIES Conference (2011) Presented NCVPS Teacher Induction Program
• NCDLA Conference (2009) Served as a moderator
• Learn NC Moodle Course (2009)
• NSELA Annual Institute (2004 - Current)
• North Carolina 1:1 Laptop Initiative Symposium (2007-2008)
• The New Schools Project Summer Institute (2007-2008) Presented school’s tuning protocols
• The New Schools Project Peer Review Symposium (2007) Presented school’s MAPP test data
• The New Schools Project Common Practices Symposium (2007) Presented Critical Friends
• AVID Summer Institute (2007) Presented School’s AVID site team plan
• Completed National Board Process in AYA Science (2007 – 2008)
• Society of Toxicology Symposium (2007)
• UNC Destiny Seminar (2007)
• NCSU Pulp and Paper Science Seminar (2005)
• Studied Abroad at the British Institutes, Florence, Italy (2002)