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Literacy Specialist/Curriculum Developer

Location:
Seattle, WA
Posted:
November 15, 2020

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Shannon O’Rourke

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EDUCATION

Masters of Arts, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA July 2009

Curriculum and Education, Pk-12 ESOL

WA/ VA PK-12 ESOL license

WA/ VA K-6 Classroom Teacher license

Early Literacy Training: Reading Recovery/ Leveled Literacy intervention certificate

Bachelor of Arts, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA May 2006

International Affairs

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Literacy Specialist K-5 Shoreline School District Office

Backwards designed and led a team of teachers building out content for a scope and sequence and pacing guide for English Language arts K-6 using priority standards

Created systems for curriculum development and feedback loops in order to lead a team in digital content creation

Designed assessments to match digital curriculum

Collected and analyzed data to inform process

Created interactive modules for Asynchronous learning

Developed and led District Day early release Professional development aligned to teachers needs and central focus for 600 staff members (remotely and live)

Researched, wrote, designed and led all Literacy PD (remotely and live)

Co facilitated and developed all Remote learning technology and instruction trainings

Co-created and maintained a central website for remote learning resources for families and student learning

Equity Lead: Shoreline Public Schools

Implemented a school-based equity team to influence disruption of institutional racism

Created race and equity professional development and trained staff

Project Momentum Priority Schools Initiative Teacher Leader: Farifax County Public Schools

Created and implemented professional learning community teams focused on problem solving

Trained in leading teams, leading professional development, instructional rounds

Co-wrote the school improvement plan

Leadership Team Mount Vernon Woods ES/ Echo Lake ES

Used surveys and data from assessments to plan system wide reading intervention

Led data meetings which problem solved student need and instructional moves

Department Chair and Mentor: ELL team: Fairfax County Public Schools

Coached new English language learner (ELL) teacher team of 6 members

Led and facilitated data meetings for various teams

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 13 years of teaching experience (various roles)

Shoreline School District, Shoreline WA (2016-Present)

District Office/Echo Lake ES

K-5 Literacy Specialist for District/Title/LAP Teacher/ ELL teacher/ Race and Equity Lead

Created district wide PD and trained teachers across the district

Scaled up and developed systems for a Summer Book program to close the summer reading gaps for 266 students.

Created the instructional model for summer school, trained staff, monitored data

Modified curriculum for various programs and student needs

Wrote and edited, pacing guide, scope and sequence and instructional content for all of school district K-5 teachers and students

Taught K-6 Reading, Math, ELL Intervention

Problem solved alongside leadership teams and implemented school wide/district systems

Digitalized and finalized district wide Literacy Framework

Led various teacher teams in influencing instructional shifts in formal and informal capacity

Fairfax County Public Schools, Alexandria VA

Hybla Valley Elementary School &Mount Vernon Woods Elementary School

Lead ESOL Teacher, Elementary Classroom Teacher, Reading Recovery Title 1 Teacher

Created and adapted/scaffolded curriculum materials in various capacities including Classroom teacher, Reading Recovery, ESOL teacher and Level literacy

Developed and facilitated Professional Development presentation for whole staff on topics such as Language Acquisition, Fostering Independence, Reading Strategies, Math and Language Learners.

Managed Imagine Learning licenses for over 900 students, ran data, troubleshot software problems, trained staff.

Trained faculty, staff, and students by creating training videos, coaching and served as a subject matter expert for program implementation and support.

International Schule of Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Intensive English Teacher ESOL Department chair Grades K-4 2009-2010

Led a diverse team of 8 teachers from 5 different nations facilitating the lower Primary ESL department in professional development, assessment and lesson planning.

Developed Curriculum for Language Arts and Math: including pacing charts, book selection, exams and materials for ESL grades 2-4 that is used in 15 SABIS schools worldwide.

Mentored new and experienced teachers using cognitive coaching model by modeling lessons, peer observations, analyzing data.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Instructional Design: e-learning curriculum Oregon State University

Instructional Design Canvas/ Seesaw/ Blackboard/ Captivate/Storyline, etc.

Race and equity: 301/ Beyond Diversity Level 1

Model Schools: Leading teams, instructional rounds (data collection)

Classroom Management: Responsive Classroom Management Level 1 and 2/ CHAMPS

Reading Training: Orton Gillingham / Wired for Reading / Reading Recovery/ Leveled Literacy Intervention



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