Mathematics Teacher grades 6 - 12

La Vergne Lestermeringolo Thatch, Ph.D.

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CURRICULUM VITA

EDUCATION

Ph.D. The University of Texas at Austin. Major: Curriculum & Instruction: Science and Mathematics Education (Physics Education), 2008

Diplomate Queens College The City University of New York. Major: Education Administration and Supervision, 2000

M.E. City College of New York The City University of New York. Major: Mechanical Engineering (Thermal Science), 1998

B.E. Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY. Major: Mechanical Engineering, 1991 PROFESSIONAL LICENSES

New York City License: Education Administration and Supervision New York City License: Mathematics, Secondary Level New York State Certification: Education Administration and Supervision New York State Certification: Mathematics, Grades 7–12 New York State Certification: Physics/General Science, Grades 7–9 (Pending) State of Florida Professional Teaching Certification: Mathematics Grades 6–12 State of Florida Teaching Certification: Science Grades 6–9 (Pending) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2014–2015 S cience and Mathematics Teacher Middle School. Northwest Florida Ballet Academie, Okaloosa County School District As the teacher, I am responsible for the development, design, implementation, and assessment of the Common Core Science and Mathematics curricula for grades 6, 7, and 8. Northwest Florida Ballet Academie is specialized public school in partnership with the local school district. Okaloosa County School District provides the academic portion of each child’s compulsory education.

2006–Present Founder and President. The Education STREaM, Inc., Valparaiso, FL. As president, I am ultimately responsible for all operations of the organization. The Education STREaM, Inc., is a research, development, and consulting firm with two arms for practical implementation: (1) The Educator Learning Institute provides professional development for teachers, tutors, college instructors, and school administrators from grades K–14. (2) The Academy is a learning center providing one on one instruction. Thatch

La Vergne Lestermeringolo Thatch, Ph.D.

240 Grandview Avenue, Valparaiso, Florida 32580 512-***-**** **.******.*******@*****.***

2004–2005 Program Assistant. Edvance, Inc., Austin, TX. I conducted research, analyzed usability and user data, evaluated organizational effectiveness, and conducted after action reviews. I was also responsible for analyzing and cross referencing the organization’s resources with state educational standards.

2001–2004 Program Assistant (as a Graduate Research Assistant). The Vaughn Gross Center for Reading and Language Arts at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX. During the development, production, implementation, and promotion cycles of the Center’s first online professional development programs for teachers, I was responsible for multiple duties in every aspect of the life of the project. I administered requests for proposals, oversaw the bidding process, selected vendors, and maintained communications with those vendors. I led the promotions department and supervised production and fulfillment of the physical products (CD ROMs). Because of the extent of my involvement in the program, I followed the project when it was outsourced to Edvance, Inc. See above.

2000–2001 Dean of Students. Long Island City High School, Long Island City, NY. I coordinated communications among the principal, assistant principal of security, teachers, police, parents, students, and the community at large. 1999–2001 Mathematics Teacher, Sequentials I, II, and III. Long Island City High School, Long Island City, NY. I taught secondary level mathematics for students for whom English was a second language, as well as zoology.

1999–2000 Course Facilitator. Queens College, Queens, NY. I was the instructor of record for Human Relations for Educators, Courses I and II.

1998–2000 Mathematics Teacher. Math and Science Institute (assigned to Brooklyn Technical High School and Townsend Harris High School), Brooklyn, NY. I prepared grade 7 and 8 students from underrepresented backgrounds for success on the specialized mathematics and science high school exams. 1998–1999 Mathematics Teacher, Sequentials I and II. Benjamin Banneker Academy High School, Brooklyn, NY. I taught grade 9 mathematics, which included a mix of algebra, geometry (with logic), and trigonometry.

1993–1998 Mathematics and Science Teacher. Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Junior High School

(265K), Brooklyn, NY. I taught grade 7 and 8 mathematics and science, and was the coordinator of the science fairs.

1991–1993 Substitute Teacher, Tutor, and Assistant/Associate Special Education Teacher. Public School 178K, Brooklyn, NY. I worked with students with special needs in grades 3 through 6. I also served as a tutor in mathematics and science. PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, AND POSTERS

Lestermeringolo Thatch, L. (2008). A case study of an elementary science teacher’s efforts to transform students’ scientific communication from “informal science talk” to “formal science talk” (Doctoral dissertation, The University of Texas at Austin, 2008). D issertation Abstracts Thatch

La Vergne Lestermeringolo Thatch, Ph.D.

240 Grandview Avenue, Valparaiso, Florida 32580 512-***-**** **.******.*******@*****.***

International, 6 9 ( 06), 2122A.

Luetzelschwab, M., Glazer, C., & Lestermeringolo Thatch, L. (2004, November). D esigning Online Teacher Professional Development in Response to Shifting Pedagogies. Paper presented at the World Conference on E Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education

(Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education), Washington, DC. Dolejs, C., & Thatch, L. L. (2004, March). O nline Teacher Reading Academies and RT3: Self paced professional development that counts. Paper presented at the Texas State Reading Association Conference on Literacy, Corpus Christi, TX.

Ries, J., Weidmann, P., & Lestermeringolo, L. (2003, April). C onformance of Algebra End of Course Exams with TEKS and NCTM Standards. Poster presented at the 81st Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, San Antonio, TX. Lestermeringolo, L. (2000, March). H ow to Effectively Integrate the Mathematics Standards into Daily Lesson Planning and Implementation. Workshop developed and presented to the faculty, Long Island City High School, Long Island City, NY.

Lestermeringolo, L. (1999, November). H ighlighting the Scientific Vocabulary When Teaching. Workshop developed and presented to the faculty, Long Island City High School, Long Island City, NY.

GRANTS AND CONTRACTS

Thatch, L. L. (dba The Education STREaM, Inc.). (2008–2010). N CLB Supplemental Educational Services Provider. Texas Education Agency, Division of NCLB Program Coordination. FIELD RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

1/04 5/04 Research Assistant. P ilot Study – Studying College Students as Part of an Outreach Program to Engage Minority Students in Science at The University of Texas at Austin. Principal Investigator: Jill Marshall, Ph.D. In affiliation with The University of Texas at Austin.

6/04–8/04 Research Assistant. I n Depth Critical Analysis of Conformance of Questions on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills Instrument with TEKS Science Objectives. Principal Investigator: Jill Marshall, Ph.D. In affiliation with The University of Texas at Austin.

1/02–5/02 Co Principal Investigator. I n Depth Critical Analysis of Conformance of Algebra End of Course Exams with TEKS and NCTM Standards. Co Principal Investigators: Jane Ries, Ph.D., and Phoebe Weidmann, Ph.D. In affiliation with The University of Texas at Austin.

INTERNSHIPS AND SERVICE ACTIVITIES

5/07–6/07 Grant Reviewer. 2 1st Century Community Learning Centers Competitive Grant Proposals. University of Florida, in conjunction with the Florida Department of Education.

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La Vergne Lestermeringolo Thatch, Ph.D.

240 Grandview Avenue, Valparaiso, Florida 32580 512-***-**** **.******.*******@*****.***

1/01–5/01 Materials Developer and Presenter. S tudent Preparation for Mathematics A Regents Examination. Excel Institute, Long Island City High School (LICHS), Long Island City, New York.

9/99–12/00 Teacher. M athematics Components: Regents Examination, Scholastic Aptitude Test, General Test Taking Strategies. LICHS, Long Island City, New York. 9/99–5/01 Coordinator. M u Alpha Theta. LICHS, Long Island City, New York. 9/99–6/00 Intern. S chool Administration and Supervision. LICHS, Long Island City, New York. Thatch

La Vergne Lestermeringolo Thatch, Ph.D.

240 Grandview Avenue, Valparaiso, Florida 32580 512-***-**** **.******.*******@*****.***

HONORS AND AWARDS

NACME Scholarship, 1985–1988

Teacher of the Month, October 1993

Rookie Teacher of the Year, 1993–1994

Kappa Delta Pi Inductee, April 2000

The University of Texas at Austin, Graduate Research Assistantship, 2002–2005 The University of Texas at Austin, Bruton Fellowship, 2002–2003, 2004–2005, 2005–2006 The University of Texas at Austin, Henderson Scholarship, 2006–2007 Okaloosa Walton College and Okaloosa County School District, Certificate of Appreciation: Mentoring, Training, and Reading Strategies, 2007

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Association for the Advancement of Science, Member (2008–Present) Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Member (2008–Present) Florida Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Member (2008–Present) National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Member (2008–Present) National Science Teacher Association, Member (2007–Present) National Tutoring Association, Member (2008–Present) Society of Women Engineers, Member (2008–Present)

National Society of Black Engineers, Member (2008–Present) CONTACT INFORMATION

La Vergne Lester Thatch, Ph.D.

President

The Education STREaM, Inc.

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