Employment Experience

1. Creative Technologies Academy (August 2013 - present)
• At Creative Technologies Academy, I have created many curricula for various classes.  At the Middle School level I have created a Leadership class in which I meet with 6th - 8th Graders to develop leadership skills.  I also teach an 8th grade Technology class that meets twice per week.  Students in this class learn about digital citizenship, and how to effectively use the programs available on the computers and select web 2.0 tools.  At the High School level, I have taught a Dave Ramsey based Personal Finance class, am the Yearbook adviser, as well as taught Web 2.0, Modern Business, and Spanish I.  Information on all these class can be found on the class web sites.
• Additional Duties:
• Building Leader
• National Honor Society Adviser
• Professional Development Committee
2. Pinckney Community Schools (August 2006 - present)

• Navigator 5th/6th grade building (2007-2009)
• Elementary Spanish Teacher - I taught Spanish to 5th and 6th graders for 2 years before I was needed to fill a long term position at the High School.  At this position, I created a curriculum for the 5th and 6th grade Spanish program.  I created lessons and implemented them to each 5th and 6th grade classroom once a week for 35 minutes.
• detention supervisor (2007-2009)- While at Navigator 5th-6th Grade building, I supervised detention once a week for those students that were assigned.  During this time I assisted students in a reflection paper on the behavior that resulted in the detention as well as assisted with any homework.
• Homework Tutor Connection (2007-2009)- While at Navigator, I assisted in the Homework Tutor Connection program.  In this program I supervised Pathfinder Middle School students (8th graders) while they helped Navigator students complete work or play educational games with them.
• WAVES of Friendship (2007-2009)-  This is a sister school program between Navigator and the school in Santa Cruz la Laguna, Guatemala.  We assisted the teachers in the school in Guatemala with classroom management, and traveled to Guatemala to teach lessons.  During my duration with this group I assisted in designing classroom management professional development and translated both for Guatemalan teachers when they visited Michigan, but also for teachers in our group while in Guatemala.  
• Pathfinder Middle School (2007-present)
• Spanish Teacher
• Spanish IA / IB - For 2 years Spanish at the Middle School level was split into Spanish IA in the 7th grade year, and Spanish IB in the 8th grade year.  I created and implemented lessons that adhered to the Spanish I benchmarks outlined by the State of Michigan, and Pinckney Community Schools. .  
• Spanish I -   I created and implemented lessons that adhered to the Spanish I benchmarks outlined by the State of Michigan, and Pinckney Community Schools.  Students learn Spanish in a very hands on and technology rich environment. 
• Exploratory Spanish - I created a curriculum based on the Spanish I benchmarks outlined by the State of Michigan, and Pinckney Community Schools.  I also incorporated technology benchmarks and begun to implement Common Core into the curriculum.  All 7th grade students in the building are part of a rotation in which they switch classes every 9 weeks.  This class is designed for them to (1) practice speaking Spanish, (2) be able to have a basic conversation in Spanish, and (2) use technology and Spanish to complete a final project.
• Choose to Lead adviser (2012-2013)- At Pathfinder Middle School I advise a leadership and community service class called Choose to Lead.  I work with students creating leadership skills, working on character building, team building, and community service projects that benefit our community and beyond.  This is a student driven course and I guide them through the service projects that they create.
• assisted in creating Advisory lessons (2012-2013) - In the Pathfinder building, I have assisted in creating Advisory lessons this year.  In Advisory students are assigned one teacher for their duration in the Middle School. Each Advisory class has approximately 20 students in it.  During Advisory we are able to talk to students about digital citizenship, bullying, empathy, and work on community building.  This year I was able to assist in creating lessons for a service learning project in which students created activity books for children in Ann Arbor's Mott Children's hospital, an advisory in which 6th graders from Navigator will be visiting a Pathfinder Advisory in the hopes to alleviate the stress of moving buildings and make connections with 7th graders in our building, and an Advisory working on team building.  
• School Climate Committee (2012-present)  We are currently working on creating a behavior rubric to be implemented in the next school year.
• School Improvement Committee (2008-2009) We worked on creating a better learning environment for students.
• 8th Grade Dinner  - During the 2011-2012, and 2012-2013 school years, I coordinated the 8th grade dinner and awards ceremony. All 8th graders in our building are invited to a dress-casual dinner at the end of the school year in order to celebrate the end of the year send them off to High School.  Parents and family are invited to attend the academic awards ceremony after the dinner.
• Spanish Teacher, High School (2009-2010)- This position was a year long due to another teacher's maternity leave. My duties were the same as Spanish I in the Middle School level.
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