Seeking Opportunity in Instructional Design

Kelly Barry

*** ****** ****** • New Orleans, Louisiana 70115 • 313-***-**** • *************@*****.***

Education

University of Illinois (Champagne-Urbana online) March 2019- Present

Graduate level classes in Instructional Design

Tulane University (New Orleans, LA) May 2012

Bachelor of Science, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Independent Study August 2011- May 2012

Tulane University, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Department

Dissect and oversee dissections of three spine stickleback samples from eight years of collections in order to analyze infection rates and intensities of infection.

Linkedin Learning Certifications Present

Adobe Captivate Certification, Adult Education Certification, Learning Module Systems Certification, Accelerate 360 Certification

Relevant Experience

High School Science Teacher (West Jefferson High School, Harvey, LA) 2012-2019

Planned rigorous and engaging curriculum for approximately 150 students a year in a high needs school achieving significant growth in student performance data

Created classroom management plan and independently established a positive, collaborative classroom culture

Differentiated lessons by ability level to meet the needs of nonreaders, behavior issues, ELL, and gifted students

Designed a year long curriculum plan aligned to state standards incorporating modifications throughout the year to unit plans and lesson plans based on student achievement data

Selected for the district curriculum adoption committee

Nominated for teacher of the year in 2016 and 2017

Received a rating of “Highly Effective” or “Effective” for seven years

Teacher of the year for 2018-2019

PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions &Support) Chair (West Jefferson High School) 2013-2019

Planned, designed, and executed School-Wide positive interventions and supports

Responsibilities include creating SMART goals for the school, designing lesson plans to teach student and staff expectations, and creating a school wide reward system

ABIT (Academic/Behavior Intervention Team) Chair (West Jefferson High School) 2013-2019

Meet with students and stakeholders to design interventions for “high risk” students

Duties include data collection, designing interventions, progress monitoring, identifying “high risk students,” contacting stake holders for meetings

Additional responsibilities include staff training on the ABIT process, the development of a data collection and tracking system for student progress, and creation of intervention templates

Science Department Chair (West Jefferson High School) December 2018-2019

Planned science department meetings which include teacher training, goal identification, and implementation of plans to reach department goals

Review data and student work to develop department wide improvement plans.

Other duties include weekly meetings with administrators to create appropriate and engaging professional development sessions for other faculty members.

Science Club Facilitator (West Jefferson High School) August 2017-2019

Meet weekly with students to provide additional STEM education

Plan and execute a science-based curriculum for after school enrichment

Hosted community members in STEM fields to interact with students

teachNOLA Fellows Program (New Orleans, LA) 2012-2013

Admitted to a highly selective cohort of recent college graduates and career changers committed to raising student achievement in New Orleans’ highest need schools

Participation in a five-week summer institute and a nine-month training program

Research Assistant (New Orleans, LA) August 2009-2012

Tulane University, Ecological and Evolutionary Biology Department

Conducted work on Stickleback in order to study aspects of population biology

Dissect and process data to be used in multiple publications

Assist in educating new employees

Published as second author in the Linnean Society of Biology journal.

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