Phedora Johnson CONTACT INFORMATION
ad46a5@r.postjobfree.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Davidson Day School
Davidson, North Carolina — Spanish/French Teacher
(August 2022 - present)
● Harvard University Certification in School Management and Leadership
● North Carolina administrator and teaching license
● Global Minds United Guest Speaker
● Selected to participant in summer archaeological dig in Spain with AFAR program
● Collaborate with head of school on climate culture committee
● Managed student archaeological dig presentations in Calgary
● Engage community involvement projects throughout middle school
Anglo-American School
Moscow, Russia — Spanish/French Teacher
(August 2020 - June 2022)
● Collaborated with Culture and Climate committee in preparation for school accreditation
● Represented school in Central & Eastern European Schools Collaborative
● Developed curriculum for film and documentary elective
● Led classroom engagement related professional
development
● Analyzed school policies, hiring practices, and evaluate school curriculum
STRENGTHS
Conflict Resolution
Team Building
Public Speaking
AWARDS
Fulbright Scholar- 2011
West African Research
Center- Dakar, Senegal
Teacher of the Year- 2011
Washington High School
LANGUAGES
Spoken and Written
Spanish, French, and
English
PROJECTS
Writing book on my time
in Russia leading up to the
invasion of Ukraine
Riffa Views International School,
Riffa,Bahrain-Spanish/French Teacher
(August 2019-June 2020)
● Selected to present at Near East South Asian Council of Overseas Schools (NESA) conference on Human Flourishing
● Hosted and guided international teachers through classroom and educational practices
● Selected to promote school on Bahraini Television
● Coordinated student delegation for annual Compassion Summit
● Coordinated intramural activities and field day
Spanish Teacher, New Hope Elementary School,
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
(August 2016- June 2019)
● Represented the school in the dual-language Participate program
● Volunteered as the lead teacher in first grade science club and MIT based coding club
● Translated parent teacher conferences and school award ceremonies
● Built Girls on the Run 5K training program and generated record participation
● Coordinated the largest cultural district event during my first year
● School Improvement Team department representative Spanish Instructor and Tennis Coach, Jordan High School, Durham, North Carolina
(August 2015- June 2016)
● Provided constructive feedback to students experiencing academic and personal challenges
● Launched teacher support group
French and Spanish Instructor, Washington High School, Washington, North Carolina
( January 2006- June 2015)
● Elected Teacher of the Year in 2011
● Served as North Carolina Association of Educators Representative
● Chaired School Improvement Team
● Coordinated and emceed annual talent show fundraiser
● Organized seasonal school-wide events that recognized students and staff
Administrative Internship, Washington High School, Washington, North Carolina
(Spring 2012- 2013)
Coordinated
● New teachers to navigate school’s largest fundraiser
● Served on hiring committee for administrators and faculty positions
● Led student behavior intervention strategy activities with faculty
● Coordinated College Round Up recruitment event
● Coordinated civic service project with tennis team at local food shelter
● Conducted peer observations
● Attended school board meetings to advocate for Character Education award program
● Interviewed Central Service staff and state officials to update faculty on upcoming measures of Student Learning testing
● Interviewed district head of bus operations and rode morning bus route to observe pick-up procedures
Accomplished
● Leveraged community connections to establish school’s first prom and coat closet
● Reduced disciplinary referrals by half
● Reduced and reconciled tardies in accordance with tardy matrix
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND EDUCATION
Harvard Business School/Harvard School of Education, Cambridge, Massachusetts- CSML Certification
February 2022 - Present
Currently earning Certificate of Management and School Leadership- will be complete in March 2024
Cambridge College, Cambridge, Massachusetts — MSA
Degree School Administration
Cambridge, Massachusetts
September 2011- May 2014
East Carolina University Teacher Licensure Program, Greenville, North Carolina
June 2004
Columbia University, New York City, New York — BA Degree French Language and Literature
May 1993