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Candidate Info
11
years in workforce
3
years at this job
BS
Psychology
MA
Medical
MA
Education
Science Teacher/department Chair
Provided instructional leadership
- Enhanced science curriculum alignment with standards, developed and implemented common
- Manage the department in a manner that promoted positive and productive relationships between colleagues, students, parents and community.
- Demonstrated a willingness to examine and implement change necessary to produce efficient and effective systems and increase student achievement.
- Increased student's proficiency in science by 10% on the 8th grade state science assessment
- Followed board policies and administrative rules and regulations.
Candidate Info
25
years in workforce
2
years at this job
BS
Psychology
MS
Psychology
DEPARTMENT Chair/director - CONSTRUCTION TRADES ELECTRICAL PROGRAM
- Instrumental in conducting advisements and counseling for all students in the education department on a 30 day interval.
- Built a team of 10 instructors, delivering all training and professional development efforts in the education department
- Implemented and installed budget regulations, and conducted regular inventory flow analysis at a 100% pass rating
- Developed and installed retention tools and systems, delivering outcomes of 90% retentions ratings and 85% attrition metrics.
- Excellent knowledge of managing Campus Vue, managing reports, and contact manager.
Candidate Info
6
years in workforce
4
years at this job
BA
Psychology
MA
Teaching
Teacher/volleyball Coach/department Chair
Developed and implemented innovative lesson plans weekly in order to engage and effectively teach students in the content area of algebra 1 and geometry.
- Participated in Equity and Access training and implemented it in my classroom.
- Collaborated with other colleagues for effective instruction strategies.
- Maintained professional relationships with students, parents and staff.
- Developed and conducted formative and summative assessments and applied findings to subsequent lesson planning.
- Utilized LAUSD ISIS system.
- Implemented successful classroom management strategies.
- Promoted collaborative learning environment that is student centered.
- Set high standards for all students.
- Managed, advised and planned events for the Class of 2014 (including college fairs, prom and graduation)
- Coach of Junior Varsity and Varsity boys' volleyball teams.
Candidate Info
11
years in workforce
1
year at this job
BS
Education
MS
Education
Teacher/department Chair
- Led small-group reading instruction for K-5 grade students using virtual Blackboard platform.
- Assessed student learning through live session work and Dibels & Progress Monitoring.
- Analyzed reading data for school, established small groups & reported data to administration on a quarterly basis. Submitted analysis reports for Central Region.
- Completed Dibels Mentor training to be able to utilize data more effectively.
- Conducted teacher & learning coach training sessions & established resources for both.
- Department Chair & MTSS coordinator for K-5 Staff.
Candidate Info
34
years in workforce
5
years at this job
BS
Accounting
MA
Taxation
Department Chair/instructor - Business Management and Accounting Program
- Supervise, monitor, and evaluate Instructors to ensure that the students of [company name] receive the highest quality customer service in pursuit of their career goals.
- Teach all courses within the program which include Accounting Fundamentals, Quick Books, Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, Business Finance, Business Communications, and Federal Taxation.
- Successfully guided, motivated, and counseled students in all areas of their academic careers.
- Commended for consistently achieving superior evaluation on my yearly reviews.
- Mentored students in the Academic Assistance Program
Candidate Info
13
years in workforce
5
years at this job
BA
Teaching Of Spanish
MA
Literacy
Spanish Teacher/department Chair
- Instructed Spanish levels II, III, IV, AP Spanish Language and Culture, and AP Spanish Literature and Culture
- Created curriculums focused on Common Core State Standard
- Generated lesson plans according to the curriculum.
- Assessed students by utilizing diverse approaches and techniques.
- Modified lessons plans to accommodate the needs of handicapped students.
- Enforced a strong learning environment to further foster students' education.
- Utilized a wide range of authentic resources to incorporate culture into the lesson plans
Candidate Info
17
years in workforce
2
years at this job
BA
Spanish
MA
Teaching A Second Language
Upper School World Language Department Chair
- Screen candidates, coordinate and lead interviews for applicants to the Upper School World Language Department creating a balanced and diverse department.
- Foster a professional and collegial climate within department of seven members and three languages.
- Consistently examine curriculum with 9th-12th team to set goals and ensure shared practices within and across languages.
- Consult and coordinate with 1st-12th World Language teachers and Academic Deans to align curriculum and maintain shared pedagogical vision and practices.
Candidate Info
8
years in workforce
6
years at this job
BA
Spanish
MA
Human Development And Quantitative Methodology
Spanish 1ab, 2ab Teacher, World Languages Department Chair
- Taught Spanish 1AB and 2AB high school level courses to middle school students
- Planned educational field trips both domestically and internationally
- Participated in monthly World Language Resource Teacher meetings with Montgomery
- Held parent teacher conferences
- Served as the school’s Building Representative for the Montgomery County Education
Candidate Info
26
years in workforce
21
years at this job
BA
Social Work
MA
Counseling And Career Development
Counselor and Department Chair
- Provided supportive counseling services to assist students, staff and parents
- Counseled a caseload of approximately 300 students to help them overcome personal, social or behavioral problems affecting their success
- Provided crisis intervention
- As department chair, collaborated closely with counseling and administrative staff to develop a comprehensive guidance and counseling program; served as a liaison with administrators and other department heads, and on the site-based decision making team
- Worked with interdisciplinary team to recommend appropriate interventions to meet individual student needs
- Assisted students with personal, educational, and career goals via individual and group activities; taught students how to use online resources including Naviance and College-In-Colorado websites
- Managed logistics for special events such as national tests for large groups of students, parent information nights, student registration presentations, 8th grade transition night, financial aid nights, and college and career planning workshops
- Supervised and proctored national tests
- Developed curriculum and handouts, and taught classroom presentations on a variety of topics
- Forged community connections and made referrals to outside agencies as needed
Candidate Info
23
years in workforce
11
years at this job
AAS
Electronics Engineering Technology
BA
Electronics Engineering Technology
MA
Education
Department Chair
School of Electronics / Instructor
- Manage a department of 8 professors and 300+ students
- Run curriculum advisory committee for electronics
- Manage updates to curriculum to ensure material is up to date
- Handle student and staff complaints through mentoring
- Control attrition for the electronics Associates and Bachelors programs
Candidate Info
22
years in workforce
2
years at this job
BS
Biology
MA
Curriculum & Instruction
Science Department Chair
- Responsible for leading professional development for all science teachers in the district and providing coaching to science teachers.
- Responsible for moving the bottom 5% of students to the top 25% by executing rigorous and engaging science lessons and utilizing formative assessments to monitor student growth.
- Frequently facilitate and lead science team meetings and professional development training to mentor and assist teachers with strategies to improve student achievement.
- Routinely collaborate with 3rd -5th grade team members and content area teachers and school leadership team to plan school-wide instructional needs, take responsibility for vision, create a culture of Empowerment, and build commitment amongst colleagues.
Candidate Info
13
years in workforce
3
years at this job
MA
Educational Leadership
History
U.s. History Department Chair
- 12th grade U.S. Government Instructor
- Students scored over 95% on 11th grade State-wide assessment
- District being named National AP District of the year in 2015
Candidate Info
21
years in workforce
3
years at this job
BA
Science
MA
Curriculum And Instruction
Alcott Elementary Reading Department Chair / Interventionist
- Develop lessons in collaboration with the classroom teachers that enable all students in the classroom to understand the objectives contained within the lessons. Create lessons designed to meet the state's objectives for the subject matter.
- Configure lessons to meet the individual needs of students needing intervention strategies. For example, if a student is an auditory learner, or learns by listening, prepare recordings giving additional examples from the day's lesson.
- Work one-on-one or in small groups with students assigned to you who need intervention in a separate classroom.
- Communicate the results of testing and evaluation of your assigned students to their teacher, school administrators and parents in a timely fashion.
- Participate with the classroom teacher, building administrator and parents to identify how much intervention help a student needs.
- Prepare and present in-service training on intervention strategies that all teachers can use. For example, you might present a variety of ideas for teaching vocabulary that elementary language teachers can use in their classroom lessons.
Candidate Info
10
years in workforce
3
years at this job
HS
High School Diploma
BA
Mathematics
Department Chair
- Responsible for hiring, onboarding, training of new staff
- Designed collaborative staff development within department
- Created systems of evaluation for new students
- Designed Math Lab to support struggling students
Candidate Info
31
years in workforce
5
years at this job
BA
English Literature
MA
English Literature
Teaching Credential
Assistant to English Department Chair
Implemented monthly staff meetings, facilitated collaborative work within department office (regular one-on-one meetings, project work between colleagues where none existed before) thereby improving "buy-in" and morale in department office
- Provide day-to-day and long-range administrative support to the English Chair, faculty and staff
- Work closely with Chair and committees on faculty personnel matters (hiring, retention, tenure promotion) including tenure-track searches
- Oversee faculty personnel reporting, records and appointments
- Supervise teaching effectiveness evaluations
- Set up procedures for English Department business operations and supervise departmental accounts.
- Assist chair with Development activities, scholarships, student petitions, departmental events, staff supervision (including three department ancillary offices) and academic program review
- Supervise writing and editing of Departmental Newsletter
- Attend committee and faculty meetings; record minutes
- Keep updated on University and Department policies, procedures and software programs
Candidate Info
7
years in workforce
3
years at this job
C
Administration
BA
Psychology
MA
Education, School Counseling
Professional School Counseling Department Chair, Macarthur Middle School
- Department Chair of School Counseling: facilitate meetings, coordinate 5th Grade Orientation and Articulation, coordinate 8th grade graduation, collect and evaluate data for School Counseling Department and student achievement, maintain budget.
- Individual and Group Counseling, Classroom Guidance Lessons.
- 504 Plan Coordinator, Seventh Grade Collaborative Decision Making (CDM) Grade Level Leader, Attendance Committee, Coordinator of Student Services Support Team, Coordinator of Crisis Team, Individual Education Program team member, Incident Command System team member, Home and Hospital Coordinator, coordinate with Ft. Meade Liaison.
- Member of the PBIS Team and Advisory Committee.
- Staff Development and Parent Presentations: Bullying, Suicide, Successful Pathway through AACPS for your Child.
Candidate Info
22
years in workforce
3
years at this job
BA
English
English Department Chair/teacher
Department Chair/English Teacher
- Developing Common Core aligned English curricula
- Preparing classroom and coursework materials and homework assignments
- Evaluating a students' class work and assignments
- Creating a dynamic and inclusive learning atmosphere.
- Observing and providing feedback to English teachers
- Developing school-wide enrichment and inclusion curricula
Candidate Info
5
years in workforce
9
months at this job
BA
Psychology
MA
Teaching
MA
Education
English Language Arts Department Chair
Oversee the development, implementation, and monitoring of a comprehensive subject area action plan for each phase of the curriculum cycle including curriculum assessment, program support, co- and extra-curricular activities, and staff development.
- Oversee activities in the subject area related to its placement on the curriculum cycle.
- Facilitate grade level planning and assessment.
- Plan and facilitate student activities to support instructional practice
Candidate Info
14
years in workforce
2
years at this job
AAS
Professional Organization Associations
BS
Healthcare Administration
MA
Teaching And Learning
Department Chair
- Teach various Associate level and Bachelor level classes within the Radiography curriculum.
- Responsible for the Radiography and Diagnostic Medical Sonography programs and faculty.
- Track and analyze student learning outcomes.
- Advise and schedule students in the Radiography program accordingly.
- Maintain compliance with JRCERT, ACICS, and SACSCOC standards for accreditation.
- Hire, train, evaluate and provide classroom observation to faculty within the department.
- Serve as member on Graduation Committee and Academic Council.
Candidate Info
23
years in workforce
2
years at this job
AAS
Wind Energy Production
Wind Department Chair
- Analyze, design, develop, implement, and evaluate instructor-led and web-based training
- Assist instructors with professional development
- Curriculum and lab development to include plc use and programming, three phase motor troubleshooting
- Manage class schedules for four instructors and sixty students
- Manage and allocate department resources
- Research, collect, organize, and produce relevant information to support the design and development of courses
- Create and maintain training materials using Microsoft Office Suite (specifically Word and PowerPoint)
- Deliver Wind Program training to select customer personnel using developed courseware imparting acquired instructional techniques adhering to strict course standards with Safety as the primary concern in and out of the classroom
Candidate Info
57
years in workforce
8
years at this job
BS
Criminal Justice
MA
Public Administration
Department Chair
Professional Service Department
- Deliver instruction in all criminal justice classes offered by the college.
- Supervise all personnel in the Public Service Department.
- Supervise all programs in the Public Service Department to ensure effective delivery.
Candidate Info
14
years in workforce
3
years at this job
BA
English
MA
Communication Studies
Communication Studies Department Chair
Provide one-on-one tutoring and counseling for adults
- Provide faculty consults with junior faculty preparing curriculum and other academic endeavors
- Plan, manage, coordinate, and conduct student writing and other departmental assessments yearly
- Evaluate and critique program assessments for the department
- Coordinate effective curriculum, including scheduling of courses
- Collaborate with faculty to facilitate interdisciplinary content, lectures, and activities for students
- Provide a key communication link between the College administration and departmental faculty
- Evaluate military job skills to transfer for college credit
- Create yearly and 5-year reports about college programs
- Advise adult learners; evaluate courses for transfer credit
Candidate Info
16
years in workforce
2
years at this job
BA
English
Secondary English Education
Salutatorian
English Department Chair - Grades K-12
- Responsible for developing and implementing English/Language Arts curriculum in all grades
- Responsible for managing department employees
- Responsible for maintaining the departmental budget
- Collaborated with Director of Curriculum and Instruction to optimize standards
Candidate Info
24
years in workforce
5
months at this job
BS
Business Administration
MA
Sociology
Lead Instructor/department Chair
- Managed the General Education Department- 15 adjunct faculty
- Act as liaison between faculty and student population
- Asses training needs of faculty
- Courses taught
Candidate Info
2
years in workforce
2
years at this job
MA
Educational Leadership And Policy Studies
Principal
Social Studies Teacher / Department Chair / Instructional Facilitator / Team Leader / Administration Intern
- Manage staff of Social Studies teachers
- Manage department budget
- Lead professional development on strategies and TEKS Resource System implementation
- Model instructional strategies for teachers needing support
- Pull and analyze campus and district test data for Social Studies to enhance instruction
- Mentor new teachers in department
- Assist in development of Social Studies online curriculum through PLATO courseware
- Develop and planned Social Studies instructional programs (Weebly website, Google Classroom)
Candidate Info
9
years in workforce
4
years at this job
BA
English
Academy Department Chair
- Academy Teacher
- Grade Level Leader
- College and Career Counseling
- Academic Probation Facilitator
- Student Council Sponsor
- Credit Recovery Facilitator
- Member of school's Governing Council
Candidate Info
18
years in workforce
C
Administration / School Building Leader
BA
Biology And Secondary
MA
Education - Curriculum Instruction And Assessment
Science Department Chair
- Observe and evaluate teachers during classroom instruction
- Develop and implement observation process aligned with Danielson framework
- Create baseline assessments for SLOs
- Analyze assessment data
- Supervise and set expectations for science teachers
- Participate in professional learning community to ensure student achievement
- Research and develop science curriculum
- Develop and create new science courses
- Analyze budget for department needs
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