High School Teacher

Pamela Slater

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Objective

A career as a Geospatial Analyst

Education

North Carolina State University

Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Science, May 2014

GPA: 3.437

Courses include: Introduction to Geographic Information Science, Integrating AutoCAD Civil 3D and GIS, Principles

of GIS, Principles of Spatial Analysis, Advanced Geospatial Analytics, Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing,

Computer Cartography, and Geospatial Programming Fundamentals.

Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science, May 2006

GPA: 3.48

Honors: Paige B. L'Hommedieu Academic Scholarship Recipient

Courses include: Hydrogeology, Water Resource Management, Wetlands Ecology, Plants and Plant Communities,

Remote Sensing of the Terrestrial Environment, Geo Analysis of Changing World, Animal Physiology, and Environmental

Education.

Warren County Community College, Washington, NJ

Associate Degree in Environmental Science, May 2004

Associate Degree in Biology, May 2004

GPA: 3.885

Honors: Phi Theta Kappa Member, Magna Cum Laude

Courses include: Environmental Studies, Ecology, General Biology I & II, Microbiology,General & Organic

Chemistry I & II Algebra, Statistics, Trigonometry, Calculus

Experience

Science Teacher, Fayetteville High Schools, Fayetteville, WV Fall 2014-present

Manage classroom of 7-12th grade science courses; assume all responsibilities of regular

classroom teacher, including professional development, student assessment, communication

with parents, faculty meetings, basic administrative duties and organizing Personal Education

Plans for under achieving students.

Develop and implement lesson plans that incorporated 21st century thinking skills in accordance

with the West Virginia Content Standards and Objectives for Chemistry and 7th and 8th Grade

Science. Developed Content Standards and Objectives for secondary Astronomy course and

implemented lesson plans.

Incorporate field investigations, hands on activities and technology within a professional learning

community. Aligned lessons and assessments within a professional learning community.

Establish and maintain positive relationships with students, parents and colleagues fostering an

environment of open communication and support.

Environmental Resource Specialist I, WV Department of Environmental Protection Winter 2014-

Summer 2014

Entry level professional work and assist higher level specialist and analysts in support of the

Watershed Assessment section.

Data review (QA and QC) and entry of Stream and Lake Assessment information collected by

field staff and the Watershed Branch using an Oracle database.

Assisting higher level staff with data analysis and reporting, GIS extraction, summarizing data,

scanning assessment documents and creating tables and graphic output for reporting.

Field work including collection of the physical and chemical properties of water in streams or

lakes, assessing riparian and in stream habitat conditions, evaluating water shed activities and

disturbances, collecting samples of benthic macro-invertebrate and fish communities,

conducting field reconnaissance for potential sample and assessment locations and pollutant

source tracking.

Providing public education services about the environment to schools, watershed groups and

other requesting entities.

Science Teacher, Northern Guilford High School, Greensboro, NC Fall 2012-Winter

2014

Manage classroom of 9-12th grade science courses; assume all responsibilities of regular

classroom teacher, including professional development, student assessment, communication with

parents, faculty meetings, basic administrative duties and organizing Personal Education Plans for

under achieving students.

Develop and implement lesson plans that incorporated 21st century thinking skills in accordance

with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study in Earth & Environmental Science, Marine

Science and Biology.

Incorporate field investigations, hands on activities and technology within a professional learning

community.

Aligned lessons and assessments within a professional learning community.

Establish and maintain positive relationships with students, parents and colleagues fostering an

environment of open communication and support.

Served on the Intervention Support Team.

Science Teacher, South Stokes High School, Walnut Cove, NC Summer 2006-2012

Managed classroom of 9-12th grade science courses; assumed all responsibilities of regular

classroom teacher, including professional development, student assessment,communication with

parents, faculty meetings, basic administrative duties and organizing Personal Education Plans for

under achieving students.

Developed and implemented lesson plans that incorporated 21st century thinking skills in

accordance with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study in Earth & Environmental Science,

Physical Science and Chemistry.

Incorporated field investigations, hands on activities and coordinated field trips with local state

parks to foster student learning and engagement.

Designed and launched an initiative to provide extra support to student’s at risk of scoring less

than proficient on End-of-Course state test in all academic areas.

Established and maintained positive relationships with students, parents and colleagues fostering

an environment of open communication and support.

Research Assistant, National Center for Environmental Research, Lehigh University Summer 2005-

06.

Supported research on “Assessing the Consequences of Global Change for Aquatic Ecosystems:

Climate, Land Use, and UV Radiation” through the Science To Achieve Results (STAR) Program

Prepared and conducted individual experiment researching the affects of photo bleaching and

the optical characteristics of chromophoric dissolved organic carbon (CDOM) in the Lehigh Valley

watershed.

Assisted in documenting and modeling of the Lehigh River system to ultraviolet radiation.

Assisted graduate students in the field and the laboratory related to collecting and counting lotic

macro invertebrates from selected sites within catchments, water sampling and filtration,

characterizing CDOM based on the source (e.g. terrestrial forest, terrestrial wetland, terrestrial

agricultural, terrestrial urban/residential, and algal), stream surveys, and canopy cover

classification.

Environmental Technician, Merrill Creek Reservoir, Belvidere, NJ Summer 2004.

Monitored and documented boating and fishing on the reservoir, including check in/out times,

number of participants, provided education, monitored compliance of rules and regulations.

Maintained boat ramp and rescue motorboat.

Documented species and number of all caught and released fish, removing stomachs of caught

lake trout for analysis by local fishery biologist.

Participated in Monarch butterfly larvae monitoring, bluebird banding, monthly pH and dissolved

oxygen concentrations at 4 monitoring stations and seasonal electrofishing for population

estimates.

Skills

Technology: MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access) Windows, Macintosh, Smart Notebook technology.

GIS and GPS technologies; ESRI ArcGIS9.3 & 10.1 + Suite (ArcMap, ArcCatalog) and Extensions,ERAS Imagine

Software, RSI Envi Software, AutoCAD software, AutoCAD Civil 3D software, Oracle database. Design/production of

cartography map for print publication and internet (web environment)

General Laboratory and Field Skills: ph meter, dissolved oxygen meter, conductivity meter, spectrometer, TOC

analyzer,

fluorometer, nutrient analyzer, water filtration techniques, radiotelemetry, Velmex tree ring measuring stand,

Global Positioning System receiver, microscope, technical writing skills.

Certification

Graduate certificate in Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

State of West Virginia Professional Teaching Certificate, 2900 (General Science 05-AD)

State of North Carolina Standard Professional II License Highly Qualified code 88, Area 00300.

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