JENNIFER L. MAGINNIS
Ruther Glen, VA 22546
804-***-**** (h) 518-***-**** (c)
email: *********@****.***
Professional Experience
VCU Clinical Faculty and Outreach Coordinator August
2008 to Present
Affiliate Faculty Member
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Education
The Center for Teacher Leadership
Richmond, Virginia
o Coordination and oversight of federal grant project involving training
cooperating teachers ("clinical faculty") in Richmond, Henrico, Hanover,
and Chesterfield Counties schools how to mentor their student teacher
interns from Virginia Commonwealth University; includes but is not
limited to
. mentor training development, coordination, and implementation
. recruitment
. coordination between the university and K-12 schools
. database management
. communication among School of Education faculty and staff
. student teacher supervision
o Development and promotion of an innovative vision for The Center for
Teacher Leadership by raising its visibility and work among local, state,
and regional organizations; includes but is not limited to
. networking with strategic organizations
. coordination and implementation of a teacher leadership
symposium
. coordination of media strategies to promote the Center as a
state and regional resource
. public relations support
. internal and external customer service
o VCU supervisor and cooperating teacher training
o Instruction of various education courses including
. Curriculum Development
. Instructional Models
. Secondary Curriculum
Interim Associate Director August
2007 to August 2008
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Education
Student Services Center
Richmond, Virginia
o Administration and coordination of various operations within the Student
Services Center including
. admission to the Teacher Preparation Program
. all clinical field placements for students
. Virginia licensure for VCU School of Education students
. the VCU Clinical Faculty Program
. student data management
. hiring staff
o Management of Student Services Center office staff
o Program evaluation and IRB-approved research
o VCU supervision and cooperating teacher training
o Instruction of various education courses including
. Curriculum Development
. Secondary Curriculum
. Instructional Models
VCU Clinical Faculty Coordinator August 2005 to August
2007
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Education
The Center for Teacher Leadership
Richmond, Virginia
o Coordination and oversight of federal grant project involving training
cooperating teachers ("clinical faculty") in Richmond, Henrico, Hanover,
and Chesterfield Counties schools how to mentor their student teacher
interns from Virginia Commonwealth University; includes but is not
limited to
. mentor training development, coordination, and implementation
. recruitment
. coordination between the university and K-12 schools
. database management
. communication among School of Education faculty and staff
. student teacher supervision
o VCU supervisor and cooperating teacher training
o Instruction of various education courses including
. Curriculum Development
. Instructional Models
Instructional Support Coordinator August 2003 to
August 2005
Chatham Central School District Central Office Administration
Chatham, New York
o Professional development/training coordination and
implementation
o Instructional support coordination and implementation
o K-12 curriculum development, coordination, and program
evaluation
o Chair of various district-wide committees including but not
limited to
. Professional Development Committee
. Technology Integration and Training Committee
. Grants Award Committee
. Mentor Program Committee
o Inter-district staff development days leadership and
coordination
o Grants coordination and budget management/reporting
o Data coordination and analysis
o District strategic planning leadership and facilitation
o State and district testing coordination and reporting
o District mentor program policy development, oversight, and
implementation
o K-12 technology integration administration
o Co-Presentation of "Big History Project" for New York State
Social Studies Teachers Association
o Membership of Bard College Writing for Human Rights grant
project
Secondary Assistant Principal September
2001 to August 2003
Loudonville Christian School
Loudonville, New York
o K-12 curriculum development and evaluation
o Teacher supervision and professional development
o Teacher certification administration and coordination
o Student discipline and instruction as needed
Administrative Intern January 2000
to August 2001
Loudonville Christian School
Loudonville, New York
o 600-hour internship with tasks in nine competency areas including
. curriculum
. management
. supervision
. teacher development
. legal issues
. budget analysis
. community relations
. policy development
. personal professional development
o Presentation of curriculum development plan to school administrators for
Association of Christian Schools International at Sturbridge,
Massachusetts
o Membership of Steering Committee for ACSI re-accreditation process with
responsibility for K-12 curriculum updating and reporting
Secondary English/Science/Social Studies Teacher September
1999 to June 2001
Loudonville Christian School
Loudonville, New York
o English 7, 9, 11, and 12; science 6; social studies 7 curricula
development and implementation
o Directorship of 8th grade plays
o Advisor of student government association
o Membership of National Honor Society Committee
Secondary Science/Math Teacher January 1999
to July 1999
Bethlehem Central Middle School
Delmar, New York
o Science 6, math 6, math 6X curricula development and implementation
o Summer school instruction for 7th and 8th grade math
Secondary Science/English Teacher September 1994 to
June 1998
Schenectady Christian School
Scotia, New York
o Regents earth science and biology, non-regents biology and general
science, junior/senior English curricula development and implementation
o Curriculum review assistance for ACSI re-accreditation
o Advisor of school newspaper
o Membership of National Honor Society Committee
o Directorship of high school plays
Education
State University of New York at Albany
December 2009
Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Curriculum and Instruction
. Dissertation title: The Relationship Clinical Faculty
Training Has to Student Teacher Self-Efficacy
The College of Saint Rose, New York
December 2001 Master of Science Degree in Education
Administration
State University of New York at Albany
December 1984 Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology
New York State (permanent) and Virginia (professional) Certificates Held in
Administration: School District Administrator/Administration and
Supervision K-12
Teaching: English
Biology
Earth Science
Chemistry
General Science (NY)
Committee and Association Memberships
. Association for Curriculum and School Development (ASCD)
. National Staff Development Council
. Virginia Staff Development Council
. American Educational Research Association (AERA)
. Association for Christian Schools International (ACSI)
. Metropolitan Educational Training Alliance committee (META)
. Liberal Studies and Early Elementary Education Program committee
(LSEEE)
. The Center for Teacher Leadership (CTL)
. New York State Council for Teachers of English
. Data Analysis and Technical Assistance Group (DATAG)
Training Experience
. Santa Cruz New Teacher Mentor Project
. Santa Cruz Symposium
. VA Teacher Cadet Program
. Blackboard for instruction
. Excel training
. Online data collection and analysis
. North Central Regional Education Lab (NCREL) conference for NCLB
compliance and teacher quality
. United States Department of Education Teacher Quality Enhancement
Program conference
. VA ACSD conference
. Capital District Writing Project participant
. "Big History" curriculum integration
. Bard College Writing for Human Rights Project
. National Board Teacher Certification process
. Data warehousing and student data management
. Data analysis for improved instruction and student learning
. Supervision and evaluation methods
. Charlotte Danielson's teacher evaluation program
. Instruction for block scheduling
. Reading comprehension strategies for students
. Vernier computer/science program integration
. Regents Earth Science laboratory instructional methods
. ACSI conferences 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
. Capital Area School District Administrators (CASDA) training
seminars
. NCTE conference 2003 and 2004
. New York State technology integration conference
Presentations/Staff Development
. VCU supervisor and cooperating teacher training (ongoing)
. VCU Clinical Faculty Program training (ongoing)
. Various VCU Clinical Faculty recruitment presentations to
administrators, teachers, and the Richmond area business community
(ongoing)
. American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education presenter
(February 2009)
. "Activities for Learning" seminar (2003, 2006, 2008)
. Teacher Cadet Program guest speaker (2007)
. Curriculum development methods (2000, 2001, 2003, 2004)
. New teacher induction training (2004, 2005)
. "Big History" co-presentation at the New York State (2003)
. Reading comprehension strategies across the curricula (2002-2003)
. Biblical integration strategies (2000)
. Block scheduling instructional strategies (2000)