Skills
Curriculum Development:
Created curriculum for all classes taught following state standards/Common Core as the only guiding factor
Developed and supplemented with materials suited to the assessed needs of the students
Reached out to several textbook companies for samples and chose the literature books for the English 7 and 8 classes
Adjusted reading materials, supplementary materials, assignments, and assessments in reading and writing
Created technology-based presentation materials for students on skill focus topics
Technology:
Microsoft Office products – Word, PowerPoint, Excel
Apple - Keynote and Pages
Prezi
ActivInspire – For classroom activiboard
Google Docs
Camtasia
Blackboard
Photoshop
Writing:
Instructed writing in classroom setting grades 6-12 by modeling each type:
Academic Writing
Research papers using MLA and APA references
Biography and Autobiography
Resumes
Cover Letters
Short Stories
Poetry
Positions Held
Sept 2021- June 2022, Online Instructor
Nexus
Feb 2021-May 2021, Customer Service Representative
Mapfre Insurance, Webster, Massachusetts
Jan. 2020- Jan. 2021, New Client Education Specialist,
TASC (Total Administrative Services Corporation), Madison, Wisconsin
Sept. 2007- June 2018, Classroom Teacher - English 11 and 8, English 7 and 8
Jasper-Troupsburg Central School, Jasper, NY 14885
2005– 2007, Classroom Teacher - English 12, English 10 and Yearbook
Allegany-Limestone Central School, Allegany, NY 14706
Education
Master of Science, 2006-2009, State University of New York at Albany
Major: Curriculum Development and Instructional Technology
Bachelor of Arts, 2001-2003, State University of New York at Fredonia
Major: English Education 7-12