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ACADEMIC DEAN
Objective

2018 Illinois Teacher of the Year, Educators Rising State Coordinator, DTHS Academic Dean, English Teacher, and 2020 National Education Association Foundation for Teaching Excellence Illinois Awardee with over fifteen years of education experience. Eager to continue my educational advocacy by working for the National Education Association.

Skills
  • Public Speaker
  • Published Author/Writer
  • PD District Planner & Provider
  • EdD Research Expertise
  • Teach Plus Policy Fellow
  • School Improvement Leader
  • Coaching/Mentoring Pipeline Developer
  • Strong Communication Skills
Experience
07/2020 - CurrentAcademic DeanDwight Township High School | Dwight, IL
  • Enhanced DTHS operations by leading and developing district improvement plans and realigning procedures to align with changing trends in education.
  • Planned all professional developmentfor two districts and presented workshops regularly.
  • Developed partnerships and a recruitment plans for our educator pipeline.
  • Collaborated and provided leadership and support to all stakeholders.
  • Authored, implemented, and lead the Educator Mentoring Program for two school districts (#230 and #232).
  • Led coaching and mentoring for all educators, and completed evaluations.
  • Collaborated with other administrators to identify needs, develop resources, and improve district conditions.
  • Improved individual departments by working closely with Educators to rewrite curriculum, improve resource utilization, and modernize equipment.
  • Strategized and implemented methods for streamlining processes, controlling costs and modernizing operations.
  • Hired and recruited new staff members.
08/2008 - 07/2020High School English TeacherDwight Township High School | Dwight, IL
  • Taught Advanced Placement English (Rhetoric and Communications), Shakespeare, Composition, Poetry, Drama, Creative Writing, American Literature, English III, English IV, and ACT Prep to 11th and 12th grade students
  • Created and implemented English I, II, III, IV, and AP Curriculum
  • Designed compelling lesson plans focused on literature and writing
  • Established and enforced clear class objectives and requirements to promote consistent education for all students
  • Collaborated cross-functionally with other subject teachers to build strong support networks and educational frameworks for students
  • Developed and implemented interesting and interactive learning media to increase student understanding of course materials
  • Combined classroom management plan with effective measures and lesson plans to increase concentration, participation and progress student accountability
  • Built life-long learning skills and strong study habits in students to help each prepare for higher-level education
  • Employed a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction textual materials to encourage students to read independently
  • Integrated technology into classroom settings to engage students and diversify instruction
  • Assessed student performance, behavior and social development and devised improvement strategies for struggling children
  • Used variety of teaching techniques to encourage student critical thinking and discussion
  • Developed interesting course plans to meet academic, intellectual and social needs of students that encompassed multimedia learning tools
  • Served on the School Improvement Committee, Curriculum Alignment Committee, Crisis Committee, Response to Intervention Team, and the Entertainment Committee
  • Served as the Student Council Advisor, Drama Director, Polar Plunge Team Coordinator, Spring Musical Director and Choreographer, Talent Show Coordinator, Jazz Show Participant, Homecoming Week Coordinator, and Gamers Club Supervisor
  • Served as the Supervising Teacher to two Illinois State University Student-Teachers
  • Organized fundraising campaigns for Special Olympics, which raised over $10,000
  • Organized countless after school activities for students, parents, faculty, and staff
  • Represented the Dwight Education Association as Chief Negotiator
  • Earned positive feedback from students and parents, which led to nomination for ILTOY
02/2008 - 08/2008Secondary English TeacherCunningham Children's Home | Urbana, IL
  • Taught middle school and high school students who were identified as having learning/emotional/behavioral disabilities in an alternative, self-contained school setting
  • Supervised and monitored students academically, emotionally, and behaviorally
  • Composed daily lesson plans, maintained a positive learning environment, and recorded daily records of student behavior/progress
  • Assisted students in revising their writing
  • Assisted in the updating of student IEP goals
  • Provided continuous evaluation of program operations as compared with established mission and set parameters
  • Kept youth safe and secure at facility and in public
  • Observed and documented behaviors and actions of students
  • Tracked class attendance and student progress
  • Developed and implemented interesting and interactive learning media to increase student understanding of course materials
Education and Training
07/2019Harvard Certificate: Community Engagement & Partnerships
Harvard | Cambridge, MA
11/2020Ed.D: Teaching and Learning
Illinois State University | Normal, IL
07/2007Master of Arts: Secondary EducationEnglish/Language Arts
Oakland City University | Oakland City, IN
12/2005Bachelor of Science: Speech Communication And Rhetoric
Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Carbondale, IL
06/2020Illinois Teacher Evaluation Training AA#2001
Illinois Association Of School Administrators
Achievements

Illinois State Board of Education Preparation and Licensure Board

Region 9 Comprehensive Center Advisory Board

Vice-President of the Illinois State Teachers of the Year (ILSTOY)

2020 NEA Foundation for Teaching Excellence Illinois Awardee

2020 NEA Representative Assembly Delegate for Region 44

2019 Global Teacher of the Year Nominee

2019-2020 Teach Plus Fellow

2019 NEA Representative Assembly Delegate for Region 44

2018 Illinois Teacher of the Year

2018 National Teacher of the Year Nominee

Peoria News HOI-19 and CEFCU One Class At A Time $1000 Grant

Vice-President of Dwight Education Association (IEA-NEA Local)

Professional Experiences

2020:

Published in Flip the System: How Teachers Can Transform Education and Save Democracy

Published a plethora of articles for Teach Plus, IL-ASCD, and Education Post

Featured in The Chicago Tribune and NEA Today

Partnered with National Louis University and the National Network of State Teachers of the Year (NNSTOY) to lead curriculum development

Attended the National Network of State Teachers of the Year Leadership Conference

Lead Dwight Public Schools New Teacher Orientation

Delivered Family Engagement PD for Dwight Public Schools

Delivered Commencement Address for Roosevelt University in Chicago, IL

Presented a 3-Hour Family Engagement Workshop at BHS in Benton, IL

Represented IEA as the NEA Foundation of Teaching Excellence Illinois Awardee at the NEA Gala in Washington, D.C.

Lobbied with IEA for a School Infrastructure Package on The Hill in Washington, D.C.

Presented "The Benefits of IEA Membership" at The University of Illinois

Delivered a Keynote at the National Association of Teacher Educators Conference in Atlantic City, NY

Presented at the Illinois New Teacher Collaborative at the University of Illinois

Lead Contract Negotiations for all Dwight Public School Employees

Admitted into Harvard's Race, Equity, and Leadership Program

Was Elected as a Delegate to the Illinois Education Association Representative Assembly

Was Elected as a Delegate to the National Education Association Representative Assembly

Advocated for Educators Rising as a 2019-2020 Teach Plus Policy Fellow

Served on ISBE's Illinois Teacher of the Year Selection Committee

2019:


Attended the Extra Yards for Teachers event in San Jose, CA
Delivered Speech at Teachers Against Child Detention in El Paso, TX
Delivered Keynote at National Louis University
Presented “The Future is STEMinist” at SXSW Edu in Austin, TX
Attended the National Education Association Leadership Summit in Denver, CO

Appeared on The Whitney Reynolds Show to discuss Youth and Technology

Delivered the Teach Plus Keynote in Decatur, IL

Completed the National Network of State Teachers of the Year Leadership Academy Course

Completed the National Network of State Teachers of the Year Mentoring Program

Delivered the Graduation Keynote at Rooks Creek Community CSD

Delivered "So You Want to Be a Teacher" Keynote at North Central College

Delivered Keynote at Northern Illinois University Teacher Camp

Represented the Illinois Education Association as a Delegate at the National Education Association Representative Assembly

Attended the National Network of State Teachers of the Year Leadership Conference in Orlando, FL

Accepted Into and Attended Harvard for a Week-Long Program to Examine Family/Community Engagement

Delivered Keynote at Illinois Wesleyan's Student Illinois Education Association

Served on the Illinois Teacher of the Year Selection Committee

Served on the ISBE State Education and Licensure Board

Presented Three Workshops at Illinois State University's Future Teacher Conference

Delivered Keynote to Illinois State University's EdRising Club

Served on ISBE's Illinois Teacher of the Year Selection Committee


2018:


Attended the Council of Chief State School Officers Teacher of the Year Induction Program at Google Headquarters in Mountain View, California
Traveled the state as ILTOY presenting on topics such as: “Becoming Teacher Leaders”; “Creating Powerful Partnerships”; “Failing Forward: The Power of Positivity”
Delivered the Keynote for Teacher In-Service at Prairie Central, IL
Delivered the Keynote at The Kiwanis International Key Club Convention Springfield, IL
Attended the NEA National Leadership Summit in Chicago, IL Delivered the Keynote for the Illinois Association of Teacher Educators Midwest Conference in Urbana, IL
Conducted a Workshop at a Teacher In-Service at Prairieview-Ogden, IL Discussed Ed Policy at The White House with President Trump, the Department of Education with Betsy DeVos, the VP Residence with Vice-President Mike Pence, and Our Nation's Capitol Building during CCSSO's State Teacher of the Year Washington Week
Visited The State Capitol in Springfield, IL and met with Rep. Thomas Bennett and Senator Barickman
Delivered the Keynote at WITCON (What it Takes Conference) in Galesburg, IL
Presented at Judson University's Literacy Conference in Elgin, IL
Attended the Education Commission of the States National Forum on Educational Policy in Washington, D.C.
Attended the National Network of State Teachers of the Year (NNSTOY) Leadership Conference in Las Vegas, NV
Attended Educator Space Camp in Huntsville, AL
Delivered the Keynote at the Livingston County Administrator's Breakfast in Bloomington, IL
Appointed to the Illinois State Board of Education Secondary Educator Preparation and Licensure Board in Springfield, IL
Delivered Keynote at Eastern Illinois University
Delivered Keynote at Bloomington, IL School District In-Service
Attended the “Next Steps” Conference through CCSSO in Princeton, NJ
Delivered Keynote at Quincy, IL Conference 2018
Delivered Keynote and Lead Panel Discussion in the Education Department at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL
Appeared on The Whitney Reynolds Show of PBS and Discussed Youth and Technology in Chicago, IL
Delivered Keynote at The Those Who Excel Banquet in Bloomington, IL
Delivered Keynote at the Mt. Vernon, IL Conference, as well as four breakout sessions
Delivered Keynote in the Education Department at Illinois State University
Delivered Keynote for Regional Office of Education #11 in Charleston, IL
Delivered Keynote at The Illinois Association of Teacher Educators Fall Conference in Normal, IL
Delivered Keynote to the Delta Kappa Gamma Educator Honor Society in Channahon, IL
Delivered Three Keynotes at Kaskaskia College Lifetime Learning Center in Centralia, IL
Delivered Keynote at The Raising Student Achievement Conference in St. Charles, IL
Presented to Pre-Service Educators Northern Illinois University

Presented a six-hour workshop at the Regional Office of Education in Belleville, IL


2017:


Professional Development Presenter of “Film Gets a Bad Wrap: How Short, Silent Films Can Inspire Critical Thinking”
Presented “Once a New Teacher, Always a New Teacher” at the 2017 ISU New Teacher Conference
Presented “So Many Gurus, So Little Time: How IRC 2016 Inspired Two English Teachers to Realign Their 9-12 Curriculum” at the Illinois Reading Conference

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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Dwight Township High School
  • Cunningham Children's Home

School Attended

  • Harvard
  • Illinois State University
  • Oakland City University
  • Southern Illinois University Carbondale
  • Illinois Association Of School Administrators

Job Titles Held:

  • Academic Dean
  • High School English Teacher
  • Secondary English Teacher

Degrees

  • 07/2019 Harvard Certificate : Community Engagement & Partnerships
    11/2020 Ed.D : Teaching and Learning
    07/2007 Master of Arts : Secondary EducationEnglish/Language Arts
    12/2005 Bachelor of Science : Speech Communication And Rhetoric
    06/2020 Illinois Teacher Evaluation Training AA#2001

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