- Career of achieving consistent success at the secondary level as a teacher in the state of Indiana;
- Proven track record of creating learning environments for all students: high achieving, special needs, at-risk, and linguistically diverse;
- Professional development specialist and mass-communicator in public education.
Experience
Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation, Mishawaka, IN. , 1998-present
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- Teach Honors/English, English as a New Language, Mass Media, Broadcast Journalism, Film Literature, and Mass Communication in Science, & Radio and TV Internship;
- Design, write, and implement curricula for language and media classes;
- Publish and supervise Individual Learning Plans (ILPs) that adhere to state and federal guidelines for second language learners;
- Manage confidential student data and maintain district compliance with Indiana Department of Education;
- Train teachers in methods of sheltered instruction;
- Provide basic Spanish-English translation services;
- Supervise pre-service teachers from University of Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s College, and Indiana University South Bend;
- Created & managed district’s E.N.L. web page, enl.phmschools.org
- Oversee and manage all operations of high school television studio;
- Explore, adopt & purchase new technology for instructional broadcast studio;
- Maintain school’s primary news website, pnn.phmschools.org using CMS;
- Serve on site leader’s communications team & PLC (2013-2016);
- Instruct students in film-making, host annual film festival (2005-2013);
- Organize and direct multi-age media summer camps;
- Produce professional development films for the P.H.M School District;
- Oversee multilingual, cross-age tutoring and mentor program;
- Design professional development and graduate classes for instructors;
- Serve on resource adoption committees and PLCs;
Professional Development Specialist
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- Developed & implemented district-wide teacher training course: Social-Emotional Learning
- Created and taught district-wide teacher training course: Teaching Multilingual Learners
- Participated in and wrote about statewide Teacher Externship: WNIT, PBS Affiliate
- Produce Professional Development films for P-H-M School District;
- Offered Faculty Training for Indiana University South Bend: Five Tips for Running a Successful Summer Camp, Summer;
- Served as Technical Liaison for Indiana Teachers of Writing/National Writing Project;
- Instructed a graduate-level technology course through IUSB School of Education;
- Instructed graduate-level technology courses for adults through Saint Francis University and The Connecting Link;
- Conducted Indiana DOE-sponsored, large-group teacher training sessions through IWIN (the Indiana Writing Initiative) throughout northern half of Indiana;
- Served as Applications Consultant in university computer lab (MAC & PC) at the Bread Loaf School of English, Middlebury College;
- Participated in and published work of Indiana Teachers of Writing (National Writing Project);
- Offered large-group seminars on Best Practice in Writing Instruction;
- Supervised pre-service teachers for Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s, and I.U.S.B. in areas of English, English as a New Language, & Broadcast Journalism
Education
Middlebury College, Bread Loaf School of English, 2000
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- M.A. English
- Dulcie Scott Merit Scholar, 2000
- Dewitt Wallace-Reader’s Digest Fellow, 1996-1998
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. 1994
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- B.A. English, Spanish minor
Technical Skills
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- Manage television production studio, teaching all roles, all hardware, many software titles, including Adobe Creative Suite;
- Develop curriculum and instruction in Professional Learning Community model;
- Manage Instruction with Learning Management System (Canvas), and instruct other teachers in the use of Canvas LMS;
- Use database & student information systems (SIS) for ENL record-keeping and publishing essential stakeholder communications;
- Publish websites with CMS (WordPress).
