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Summary

Through a wide variety of professional experiences in international settings, a comprehensive and well-rounded education, professional development and affiliations, I possess outstanding skills and extensive knowledge that make a strong educational leader. A growth mindset and strong principles allow me to be an equally effective role model building trust and buy in for initiatives.

Work experience

Bethel Regional High School

2020Current

HS Social Studies Teacher + Coach

  • Grew the UB/T3 club enrollment 10x gaining state wide recognition.
  • Family and Community Engagement Committee lead.
  • Initiated, financed and led  yearly trips to Anchorage Basketball Tournament.  
  • Produced, promoted and managed numerous events and projects.
  • Online Content:

 KYUK: T3 Leadership Conference

Warrior Update: Student Produced Podcast

Lower Kuskokwim School District

20192020

Residential Dean

  • Providing programming and daily support to diverse groups of students. 
  • Mentoring and counseling students on a vast array of situations and decisions. 
  • Managing"dorm parents" expectations, schedules and performance.  
  • Emergency evacuation coordination during COVID.

The Rijnlands Lyceum Wassenaar

20092017

Immersive dual language teacher of Social Studies + Coach

  • Designed English lessons for native Dutch without local language knowledge.
  • Coordinated trips from Tropen Museum in Amsterdam to ski trips in Austria.
  • Established first ever Dutch Basketball "Club" with players from one school.  
  • Online Content:

 From NL to NCAA

Battersea Technology College

20022007

Humanities Teacher + Coach

  • Assess student performance through benchmarking and curriculum-based assessments.
  • Initiated, managed and led student activities including field trips and basketball tournaments.
  • Implemented and led  IT SMART Board training for colleagues.
  • Excelled at compliance with on-site OFSTED Inspection.
  • Online Content:

 This Is London: BTC Out of Special Measures

Burney Harris Lyons M.S.

20012002

Social Studies Teacher + Head Basketball Coach

  • Managed human, technical and administrative resources. 
  • Supported the development and implementation of district programs.
  • Managed the boys basketball program including registration, scheduling,  budget, training and promotion 

Whitehead Elementary

19972001

Teacher's Assistant + Exclusion Coordinator

  • Supported teaching staff with most aspects of their job. 
  • Managed the "Opportunity Room" for mentoring and behavior management.
  • After School Program Aide focusing on basketball and troubled students.

Education

University of Alaska Anchorage

20202023

Educational Leadership

  • 3.66 / 4.0 GPA
  • Completed all coursework before the internship including Organizational Theory, Law and Ethics im Leadership and Research in Education.

University of Georgia

19992001

Master of Education

3.66/4.0 GPA

  • Recipient of the ACC Teacher Scholarship.
  • Completed education courses including multicultural and philosophy of ed. and addition coursework in Master's level Social Sciences including Intro to GIS and Advanced Economic Geography..

University of Georgia

19931998

Bachelor of Political Science

  • 3.04/4.0 GPA
  • Recipient of the H.O.P.E. Grant
  • Completed curses in Research Design, Electoral Behavior and American Political Thought.

Albany High School

19881992

Honor Graduate

  • 3.6/4.0 GPA
  • Who'sWho Among U.S. High School Students
  • College Preparatory Program
  • Work Study 

Skills

Reporting and Inspection
  • Was critical to passing an OFSTED inspection with inspectors on site for several months at Battersea Technology College. 
  • Reporting extensively on current and former students for this federally funded program. 

Community Engagement
  • Initiated and managed RLW Basketball Club financed with private funds.
  • Produced a student led video archive connecting Native Alaskans called Ask An Elder. 
  • Led a community event to launch Drone Fest attended by more than 100 community members as well as patterns from around the state and nation.

ESL. (English as a 2nd Language)
  • Immersive approach to  teaching English through content.   
  • Experience with a wide range of local communities cultures including Native Dutch, Afrikaans, Twi and Yupik.
  • Ability to assimilate and build trust quickly.
Differentiated Instruction
  • Authentic Assessment
  • Flexible Grouping
  • Multi-sensory Instruction
  • Project-based Learning
  • STEAM  
Technology Integration
  • MS Office Applications, Google Workspace, drafting copy, creating presentations PR assets and student demonstrations.
  • Specific focus on Podcast production and drone certification. 
  • Numerous online and program-specific applications for the demonstration of student knowledge, proposed projects and reporting.

Professional interests

  • Technology Integration including, but not limited to Drones and Makerspaces.
  • Current Events in Education and the World.
  • Empowering indigenous communities through tech. 

Personal INTERESTS

  • Travel - I have visited four continents and have three in my sights.
  • Art - I have long enjoyed creating and collecting visual art. 
  • Music - I enjoy vinyl records, oldies and investigating new sounds.
  • Drones - I enjoy discovering and imagining new uses and skill sets. 
  • Basketball- I have coached since High School