EDUCATION

Ed.D **** Education (Principal/Reform Leadership), Temple University

M.Ed 2014 Education (Early Childhood Education), Lincoln University

M.Ed 2009 Education (Elementary Education), Lincoln University

BBA 2002 Business (Human Resources Administration), Temple University

HONORS AND AWARDS

President, Temple University Golden Key International Honour Society (2017-2019)

International Association for Women: Member (2013-present)

Temple University Kappa Delta Pi Alpha Alpha Nu Educational Honor Society: Inductee (2013-present)

Co-President, Lincoln University Kappa Delta Pi Zu Theta Educational Honor Society: (2008-2014)

Lincoln University Graduate Dean Award (2009)

Lincoln University Spirit Award (2009)

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

04/20-Present Instructor/Math Instructional Specialist (Part-Time), Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

Developed, and implemented mathematics scopes and sequences for instructors of adult education aligned to Pennsylvania CCRS adult education standards; all CCRS math levels.

Lead curriculum development activities based on PA CCRS and WIOA regulations leading to educational functional level gains in mathematics.

Collaborate with WELL program leads; assisting with issues related to academic improvement in Mathematics, student barrier reduction and student retention.

Serve as co-Mathematics lead; teaching units of math across all levels, assisting with professional development and teaching units of reading, science, social studies, writing, and literature in a workforce context to adult learners as assigned.

Provide basic literacy instruction in a work force context.

Lead efforts to integrate workplace skills into the curriculum.

Monitor student time and attendance issues; creating case notes on learners’ progress.

Assist with orientations, recruitment, assessments, ICPs and student retention.

Participate as a member of the Program Improvement Team.

Capture, analyze, and document data related to teaching and learning.

Assist data team with maintaining quality data control systems.

01/2014-present CEO, Sturdivant & Sturdivant LLC

Oversee the day to day operations of leadership development organization.

Oversee the training and development efforts of the organization.

Created the Itzayed: Student Interest Model for leadership and development.

Train teachers on standards-based balanced literacy techniques for a Digital Learning Platform; Guided Reading, Shared Reading, etc.

9/2019-5/2020 Principal Internship (K-8/High School)

Developed the draft of a six phase S.T.E.M. framework including; Scope and Sequence, S.T.E.M. resource guide, collaboration with colleges and universities, S.T.E.M. mentorship collaborations, S.T.E.M. career fair, and S.T.E.M. family night.

Collaborated with the k-4 reading specialist to provide recommendations for the literacy framework for educators (k-2).

Created a framework for center work for k-2 educators to use during guided reading.

2018-2019 School Based Teacher Leader (In Training)/School District of Philadelphia

Trained to serves as the curricular, instructional, and assessment expert in specific content areas and provides teachers with robust content-specific support designed to improve teacher practice and achieve consistently strong academic outcomes for all students.

Trained to support teachers in improving their practice through frequent classroom visits, targeted feedback, and other coaching and co-planning support.

Trained to support a culture of high expectations and data-informed instruction by using relevant data to identify and prioritize opportunities to improve curriculum, instruction, assessment, and professional development.

Trained to support teachers with understanding high-impact instructional practices, aligned to the PA Core Standards through the implementation of rigorous and relevant curriculum and daily, unit, and long-term plans in specific content areas.

04/10-9/13 Site Monitor/Family Liaison (GEAR UP), School District of Philadelphia, Philadelphia

Managed the school level college and career readiness GEAR UP initiatives at various school locations.

Collaborated with administrators, school counselors, and teachers to ensure that the GEAR UP framework was implemented successfully at the school level.

Collaborated with colleges and community-based organizations to assist in the efforts of aligning social capital to the GEAR UP framework.

Created and oversaw family involvement workshops pertaining to college and career readiness.

04/08-02/10 Weekend Manager, Salvation Army-Eliza Shirley House, Philadelphia, PA

Managed weekend staff to ensure that the shelter was ran in an effective manner.

Managed the weekend intake of homeless families with school aged children.

09/06-11/07 Program Manager (Parent Leadership Academy), SDP, Philadelphia, PA

Managed a 1.6 million budget in collaboration with the School District of Philadelphia’s grant and Title 1 departments.

Managed the day-to-day operations of 3 Parent Leadership Academy sites.

Managed employees located at each site; total of 6.

Collaborated with various School District of Philadelphia Offices to ensure success implementation of the Parent Leadership Academy framework.

Managed the “College without Walls” Parent Leadership Academy/SDP cohort model in collaboration with Harcum College.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2016-2019 Teacher, School District of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Instructional leader of elementary school learners at the classroom level.

Planned and implemented all content area lesson plans in accordance with Understanding by Design framework PA standard-based approach.

Served as a supportive member of the Principal’s leadership team.

Served as a supportive member of the school’s PBIS team.

Served as a School Based Teacher Leader (in training) for the former Network 4

PA Instructional Level II Certification

2015-2020 Literacy Instructor/Math Lead, Temple University WELL Program

Instructional leader of adult education learners.

Planned and implemented lesson plans in accordance PA adult education standards.

RECENT VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

5/2020-6/2020 Volunteer Curriculum Developer (School District of Philadelphia)

Created science standards-based digital learning lessons for the 2nd grade students/teachers throughout the School District of Philadelphia.

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