Teaching Experience

Certifications
Social Studies, 5-9
Language Arts, 5-9
Candidate, National Board Certification - due May 31, 2013!

Literacy Teacher, 2011 – present

Pioneer Ridge Middle School, Independence, Missouri

     - Served on district Performance Based Evaluation System Review committee

     - Worked as Title I after-school tutor
     - Participated in Young Adult Book Club with several building teachers
     - Note and Notice (Beers/Probst) Book Study
     - So What Do They Really Know (Tovani) Book Study
     - Kagan Cooperative Strategies Study Group

7^th Grade Social Studies Teacher, 2005 – 2011

Pioneer Ridge Middle School, Independence, Missouri

     - Served on building Instructional Leadership Team

     - Served on district Social Studies Curriculum Design Team

     - Trained in Behavioral Intervention Support Team (BIST) process

     - Sponsored History Club and Holocaust Remembrance Group

Middle School Teacher, 2000 – 2005

Holy Cross School, Kansas City, Missouri

     - Taught world history and geography and American history

     - Coordinated school’s successful accreditation review process

     - Sponsored participation in National History Day competition

     - Organized school-wide Geography Bee

     - Directed middle school’s annual Spring Musical

     - Trained in Love and Logic discipline

Instructor, June 2003 and 2004

Latina Summer Science Academy, Avila University, Kansas City, Missouri

     - Taught high school participants computer, technology and media literacy