Professional Skills
20+ years in the classroom teaching and mentoring
20+ years designing and implementing curriculum.
20+ years evaluating and improving programs
20+ years ensuring equity and accessibility.
Leadership & Operations
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Team Leadership: Led science departments and grade-level teams at four schools, aligning curriculum and instructional goals across faculty groups.
- Project Management: Managed large-scale student experiential experiences and implementation of department and school initiatives such as PBIS and textbook piloting.
- Accreditation Group Lead: Led WASC accreditation as Accountability and Assessment Team Leader, overseeing the self-study process.
- Compliance & Risk Mitigation: Served as Lead Safety Officer, securing CLIA certification and maintaining 100% OSHA compliance through auditing and protocol development.
- Mentorship: Served as District Support Provider, Induction Mentor, and department onboarder for new hires, guiding new educators through credentialing and induction to improve retention and classroom performance.
- PD Design & Facilitation: Designed and led workshops on teaching practices and cross-grade collaboration for science educators.
Data Driven Research
- Action Research: Designed qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods studies to improve instruction and organizational outcomes.
- Data Analysis: Used IBM SPSS for statistical modeling and HyperRESEARCH for qualitative analysis.
- Validity & Reliability: Applied triangulation methods to ensure trustworthy, reliable findings.
- Qualitative: Collected data through interviews, observations, and work-sample analysis.
- Quantitative: Analyzed formative, summative, and standardized metrics with demographic data to identify trends and gaps.
- Culturally Responsive: Designed inclusive research frameworks with findings relevant to all stakeholder groups.
- Equity-Focused: Collected data equitably to ensure decisions reflect a representative range of perspectives.
Technology
- Digital Design: Created instructional multimedia using Canva, Adobe, and other web-based platforms.
- LMS Administration: Managed data and coursework across Canvas, PowerSchool, Schoology, and Aeries.
- Data Management: Used LMS analytics to track student progress and manage academic records.
- Virtual Learning: Designed and delivered asynchronous and synchronous courses via Google Classroom, Blackboard, and Moodle.
- Curriculum Mapping: Aligned educational standards and cross-disciplinary goals using UBD and Atlas-Rubicon.
- Program Evaluation: Collected stakeholder data to assess program effectiveness and drive continuous improvement.
- Record Keeping: Maintained procurement, inventory, and safety records for scientific environments.