High School Niagara Falls

J. ‘Quinn’ Miller

**** ****** ******, ******* *****, NY · 716-***-****

*************@*****.*** · Legal Name: Jesika Miller – Preferred name: Quinn

EXPERIENCE

JANUARY 2018 – APRIL 2018

STUDENT TEACHER, East High School – Pueblo, CO - D-60

Studied teaching under a mentor veteran teacher. Gradually overtook all classroom responsibilities including planning, teaching, and assessment of a full retinue of 9th and 10th grade ELA students.

AUGUST 2018 – MAY 2019

LONG-TERM SUBSTITUTE TEACHER (K/1ST), Colorado Preparatory Academy Elementary School – CO Digital Boces/K12 Online/Stride

Took over two 1st grade classes (August-October) and a kindergarten class (January-March) as a certified substitute. Responsible for all planning, teaching, and assessing of over 300 students in these two grade groups. Created and adapted engaging digital educational materials.

AUGUST 2019 – MAY 2023

7TH GRADE ELA TEACHER/JOURNALISM TEACHER, COLORADO PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL – CO digital BOCES/K12 ONLINE/Stride

Responsible for all planning, teaching, and assessing of a 7th grade ELA class. Collaborated at cross-curricular, content, and diverse learner levels (IEP/504/ESL). Led several teacher planning committees, student organizations, and testing processes. Created and adapted years of engaging digital educational materials.

AUGUST 2023-JUNE 2024

HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER, ALL LEVELS/HEAD OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PROGRAM, NIAGARA FALLS HIGH SCHOOL – NIAGARA FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Helped design, build, implement, organize, oversee, document, support, and advertise the Community Schools program for the high school. Served as lead communicator, point of contact and organizer, on-site technology and curriculum specialist, content specialist, instructor and tutor. Oversaw several employees, managed several sites and supplies around the city, and on-campus school functions as teacher.

EDUCATION

APRIL 2018

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE: SECONDARY EDUCATION WITH AN EMPHASIS IN ENGLISH, Grand Canyon University, Arizona

Graduated Summa Cum Laude

NOVEMBER 2019

MASTER OF ARTS: ENGLISH WITH AN EMPHASIS IN EDUCATION, Grand Canyon University, Arizona

SKILLS & ACHIEVMENTS

Practiced educator across settings and grade levels.

A great amount of online-educator experience

Quick learner, excellent communicator

Have led numerous student clubs

PLC Participation weekly

DASA, SAFE, and Child Abuse Identification Workshops through Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES

Mental Health First Aid certified

LGBTQ+/Diversity Professional Development courses

Managed multiple off-campus educations sites and employees on a rotating basis, including transfer of materials

Created, distributed, and documented mass communication advertising program to staff, parents, and students

Have coordinated, proctored, and scheduled CogAT, Gold, CMAS, Regents, and PSAT/SAT, and ACT testing for the state of Colorado and New York as required throughout the school year

Headed Teacher Calendar Committee, volunteered for others

Proficient or greater educator evaluation results every year

Google Suite and Microsoft Office Suite

Organized transportation for students, oversaw arrival and departure

Published journalist during high school years, taught journalism at middle school level

Active, prolific writer

CURRENT CERTIFICATIONS

State of Colorado – Professional Education Certification – ELA 7-12

State of New York – Initial Teacher Certification – ELA 7-12

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