RESUME

EDUCATION

ALFRED UNIVERSITY, Alfred, NY                         

B.A. in Elementary Education, Minor in Coaching Basketball, May 2007             

Student Teaching GPA: 4.0

  • Sports, Varsity Basketball
  • Graduated Full Certification, Concentration in Mathematics, PK-6 New York State

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, Stillwater, OK

M.Ed In Educational Technology, degree in progress, expected graduation July, 2015

Current GPA: 4.0

 

EXPERIENCE

NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, Greenbelt, MD

IPA - Lead for Distance Learning, October 1, 2013 - Present          

  • Coordinating all online education activities for GSFC office of education.
  • Designing and building online instructional environments utilizing learning management system platforms.
  • Scheduling, implementing and moderating online meetings and web seminars utilizing Blackboard Collaborate.
  • Training NASA staff and customers on learning management system and web conferencing platforms.
  • Leading tiger team in creating criteria for quality control and successful implementation of online education activities.
  • Applying research based best practices in online learning to plan and implement online education activities ranging from STEM engagement programs with students to educator professional development efforts with teachers.
  • Creating and facilitating the Goddard Summer iConference, GSFC’s first fully online conference, built to highlight successes and sustainability of NASA grantees.

NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, Greenbelt, MD

Online Educator Professional Development Working Group Lead, December 2012-September 2013        

  • Acting as liaison between mission directorates and GSFC office of education. Driving direction and alignment of GSFC online Educator Professional Development (EPD) efforts to CoSTEM report and NASA’s latest EPD line of business roadmap.
  • Researching adult learning theory and sharing best practices with colleagues that deliver professional development.

NASA EXPLORER SCHOOLS, GSFC, Greenbelt, MD

Education Specialist, December 2010-September 2013         

  • Planning, creating and implementing both live and online professional development sessions. Online sessions utilize Adobe Connect and Blackboard Collaborate in collaboration with NSTA reaching classroom teachers nationwide. Sessions feature inquiry and project based learning pedagogy applied to hands-on NASA STEM education resources.
  • Built partnership with National Federation of the Blind to deliver a live chat focused on NASA STEM careers for students with vision impairments.
  • Planning, developing, creative writing, editing, developing web text and conducting interviews for Emmy Award winning NASA Now STEM educational series.
  • Planning, scheduling and hosting live video web chats with NASA scientists, engineers and technicians. Developed first live event for a NASA education project to feature a Nobel Laureate in May 2011 with Dr. John C. Mather.
  • Creating standards-driven educational directions for NASA education resources. Aligning NASA elementary, middle and high school math resources to the Common Core Math Standards and Next Generation Science Standards.
  • Giving recruitment presentations to groups of up to 300 educators at national conferences about unique merits of NASA education resources with over 90% success rate in registering educators.

KIPP DC WILL ACADEMY, Washington, DC

6th Grade Math Teacher, July 2010-December 2010

  • Facilitated discovery of math concepts with approximately 90 6th grade students at KIPP DC Will Academy; created daily, data and objective-driven lesson plans, tracked and analyzed student data, developed assessments, cultivated teacher-parent/teacher-student relationships, stimulated intrinsic motivation to learn, differentiated instruction, etc.

ABOVE AND BEYOND TUTORING PROGRAM, Charlotte, NC

Math Tutor, August 2009- June 2010

  • Worked as math tutor for students below grade level in after school tutoring program. Created daily lesson plans with rigorous, engaging, hands on activities.

EASTWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL, Charlotte, NC

6th Grade Math Teacher, August 2007-June 2010

  • Facilitated discovery of math concepts with 6th grade students at Eastway Middle School; created daily, data and objective-driven lesson plans, tracked and analyzed student data, developed authentic assessments, cultivated teacher-parent/teacher-student relationships, stimulated intrinsic motivation to learn, differentiated instruction, etc.
  • Implemented tutoring program during teacher planning period and after school with goal of closing achievement gap.
  • Served as Blue House 6th Grade Team Leader for two years. 
  • Chosen by Principal to lead and implement “No Easy Walk,” a pilot gang prevention/team-building program.  Created cross-curricular STEM projects for 6th grade students at the UNC Charlotte Campus.

EASTWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL, Charlotte, NC

8th Grade Math Saturday School Teacher, Spring 2008

  • Differentiated instruction to attack gaps in achievement in at-risk 8th grade students.

CAMP WAHNEE, Torrington, CT

Group Leader, June-August 2008, 2009, and 2010

  • Head of division of 28 8th grade boys, 9 camp counselors (9th grade in ’07, 10th grade in ’10).
  • Held bi-weekly staff meetings to discuss issues with campers and staff performance.
  • 96% return rate for campers during tenure as group leader.