High School Social Studies

VICTORIA L. WRONG

917-***-****- ********@*****.*** - ******@*******.***.***

Social Studies Specialist / Team Leader / Staff Developer / Advocate for All Students AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Teacher Mentoring & Coaching CCLS Aligned Curriculum & Assessment Design Continuous Improvement/Inquiry Google Administrator Certification Data Driven Instructional Goal Setting Culturally Relevant Pedagogy LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Edward R.MURROW HIGH SCHOOL - Brooklyn, NY

Dean 09/22- Present

● Work with administration to address student attendance and behaviors and implements procedures for improvement.

● Confers with parents, teachers, counselors, support service personnel and students with respect to individual student performance and achievement.

● Makes recommendations for appropriate revision of policies and rules affecting student life in the school.

● Collaborates with the school counselors and personnel to create and maintain research-based behavioral interventions and trains faculty and staff in those interventions.

● Compiles, analyzes, and shares student discipline data regularly, and uses that data to make recommendations for improvement in student behavior.

● Assists building principal and others including, but not limited to school counseling, CST in coordinating effective transition programs for students with the greatest need for support, including transition from 8th to 9th grade and then 12th grade transitioning to postsecondary plans.

● Serves as the school anti-bullying specialist and discharges all statutorily required duties.

● Promotes participation by all students in the school community including, but not limited to,student activities, athletic events, programs of student orientation and similar activities

● Participates in professional development activities outside the normal school day.

● Shares with the principal the responsibility for protecting the health and welfare of students.

● Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as assigned by their principal.

PERFORMING ARTS & TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL - Brooklyn, NY Social Studies Department Chair 01/18-6/21 ● Lead collaborative department meetings to develop best practices to support instruction and assessment. ● Mentored and coached new teachers, modeling direct instruction and lesson planning.

● Provided weekly, actionable feedback to department teachers based on low-inference observations aligned to the Danielson Framework for teaching.

● Lead data-driven inquiry to track student achievement on High-Impact Learning Targets (HILTS) aligned to Common Core and Regents standards and support consistent teacher use of data to inform instruction.

● Partnered with school leadership in the hiring process for new history teachers.

● Contributed to an increase in graduation rates from 70% in 2015 to over 92% for both 2016 and 2017. ● Oversaw pass rate gain of 56% on the Global Regents for Cohort 2018 and a 86% pass rate for the US History Regents. ● Fostered 21st-Century skills through Use of SMART Technologies and Google Apps for Education in the development of a paperless classroom.

● Effective use of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles, literacy strategies for struggling readers, Common Core Learning Standards achievement, and utilizing individual student Behavior Intervention Plans to support students with disabilities in an inclusive setting.

● Based on Regents data and classroom formative assessments determined student learning needs, in literacy. Delivered department and whole school professional development to share researched based instructional practices. Supervisor of the School Improvement Team 06/21- Present ● Managed a Team and created policies, programs, and activities for the school community

● Created programs that improved the educational opportunities for both students and teachers

● Assisted in creation of Student Led Parent- Teacher Conferences

● Created a peer mentoring program

● Facilitated the School Wide Professional Development based on School Improvement Survey

● Met with COSA to develop extracurricular programs that provided additional academic opportunities 10th GradeGrade Team Lead 01/18-06/21● Supervised and worked as a team to implement systems, supports, and interventions for struggling students within the 10th Grade Social Studies Department Chair

● Member of the instructional cabinet

● Peer visitation and observations

● Coaching new teachers

● Facilitated department meetings, goals, and agendas

● Planned educational trips to overseas territories (JAPAN) Professional Development Administrator 09/17-Present ● Designed and created weekly Professional Development

● Professional Development Series: Managing Behavior

● Professional Development Series: Co-Teaching Models

● Professional Development Series: Advancing Literacy

● Professional Development Series: Using Technology Based Instruction

● Professional Development Series: Culturally Relevant Pedagogy THE BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR MATH & RESEARCH - Brooklyn, NY Social Studies Lead 09/12-06/17 ● Conferred with assigned school supervisors and department AP to ensure continuity of instructional program

● Managed department, weekly meetings, agendas, curriculum guides, designed and implemented Social Studies Professional Development

● Maintained and measured data analysis

● Oversaw and maintained a pass rate of over 75% in Global History from 2012-2017

● Oversaw and maintained a pass rate of over 80% in U.S. History from 2012-2017

● Oversaw a pass rate gain of 86% for Global History and a 92% for U.S. History in 2013 Coordinator of School Activities (COSA) 09/12-09/14 ● Coordinated, Created, and Facilitated Student Activities

● Planned educational trips to overseas territories (CHINA)

● Moderated Student Government

● Conferred with the Administrative Staff on policies, regulations, approvals, and budgets

● Worked with the PTA to create programs and funding for extracurricular and educational programs POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE (PAL) - Brooklyn, NY 06/05-08/05 Director

● Ensured the Implementation of daily curriculum of reading, writing, math and social studies games, arts and crafts, and performing arts while working with children ages 6-16

● Maintained park site and P.A.L equipment

Assistant Director 06/03-08/03

● Assisted Director of site as needed and implement daily routines as designated

● Ensured the Implementation of daily curriculum of reading, writing, math and social studies games, arts and crafts, and performing arts while working with children ages 6-16

● Maintained park site and P.A.L equipment

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Edward R.MURROW HIGH SCHOOL - Brooklyn, NY

Grades 9-12 Global Studies Teacher 06/21-Present

PERFORMING ARTS & TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL - Brooklyn, NY Global Studies Teacher Grades 9-12 06/17- 6/21

THE BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR MATH & RESEARCH - Brooklyn, NY U.S.History and Global Studies Teacher for Grades 9-12 06/12- 06/17 THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR MARKETING & LEGAL STUDIES - New York, NY Social Studies Legal Studies Teacher Grades 6 & 7 06/11- 06/12

THE SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE & EXPLORATION - Bronx, New York English Language Arts Teacher Grade 8 09/10-6/11

QUEENS ADULT LEARNING CENTER - Long Island City, NY ESL Teacher (Adult Continuing Education) 6/16- Present NYC DOE HOME INSTRUCTION -Brooklyn, NY

Home Instruction Teacher 09/19- Present

RELATED EXPERIENCE

CUNY-LaGuardia Community College, Workforce I Healthcare Career Center - Queens, NY Career Advisor 10/09-08/10

● Developed and maintained relationships with various medical organizations and companies specifically dealing with hiring needs within the healthcare industry

● Provided prospective candidates with the necessary professional tools needed to obtain employment through professional advisement and the provisions of social services

SOBRO YOUTH CENTER - Bronx, NY

Program Aide 03/09 – 10/09 ● Provided instruction to meet the individual student needs for: career readiness, work readiness, college preparation, financial literacy, and health education

● Provided instruction to meet the individual student needs; use thematic, holistic, active learning strategies to integrate curriculum as appropriate

HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION - New York, NY

Job Opportunity Caseworker 6/06 – 10/07 ● Responsible for servicing clients in need of public assistance

● Interviewed and budgeted clients, calculated payment adjustments and investigated inquiries QUALITY SERVICES FOR THE AUTISM COMMUNITY - Astoria, NY Behavioral Therapy Assistant 10/02 – 04/03 ● Provided instruction to meet the individual student needs; use thematic, holistic, active learning strategies to integrate curriculum as appropriate

● Worked with children and young adults with autism in a discrete trial after school program applying the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis

EDUCATION

ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY - Jamaica, NY

Bachelor of Arts in Government and Politics, Minor in Business CUNY BROOKLYN COLLEGE - Brooklyn, NY

Masters of Arts in Social Studies Education

CUNY HUNTER COLLEGE - New York, NY

Collaborative Leadership Advancing School Success (CLASS) Program Masters of Science in Educational Leadership

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