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PERSONAL PROFILE
I am a fourth year teacher who has successfully worked with a diverse body of students as a science teacher, math teacher and athletic coach. I have worked hard on developing personal relationships to encourage the development of students academically as a person who can be successful in their own future.
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
MY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
TEACHING INTERN, WILLIAMSTON HIGH SCHOOL
August 2013 - May 2014
While an intern at Williamston I honed my skills as a chemistry, physics and physical science teacher. I also began my journey into coaching by working with JV football and coaching 8th grade boys basketball.
TEACHER, OWOSSO HIGH SCHOOL
July 2014 - June 2016
As a teacher in Owosso I taught chemistry, honors physics, astronomy/meteorology and spearheaded a new course, conceptual physics, under the IB philosophy. I also was trained in the engineering curriculum Project Lead the Way; specifically Introduction to Engineering Design. I further developed myself as a coach working with football both years, serving as the freshman head coach my second year and coaching track.
TEACHER, OTTAWA HILLS HIGH SCHOOL
August 2016 - Present
Moving to Grand Rapids I stepped into a new building, working with a new demographic of urban students. I strove to keep my goals of relationship building and student development at the forefront of what I do. In this position I have taught physics, chemistry, financial literacy, statistics and chemistry in a new middle college program. I have also coached football for two years, now working with the varsity program.
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
WHAT I’VE LEARNED
BS CHEMISTRY, MINOR PHYSICS AND MINOR MATHEMATICS
2008-2013
I attended Michigan State University within Lyman Briggs, the residential college of science, earning my BS in chemistry as well as teaching minors in physics and mathematics. Additionally I worked towards developing my background to become a teacher through the College of Education.
TEACHING CERTIFICATION, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
2013-2014
During my internship year I worked at my teaching craft under the tutelage of two master classroom teachers while working on graduate course work in secondary education.
MA IN EDUCATION EMPHASIS IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
2013-2017
Including work completed during my internship year and further coursework beginning in January of 2017 I have been taking courses to hone my craft as a classroom teacher. For a more detailed look at the courses I have taken please look at my annotated transcript page.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
SECONDARY SCIENCE TEACHER
OWOSSO HIGH SCHOOL
July 2014 - June 2016
Over the course of two years I taught a multitude of physical science courses at Owosso High School. These courses included astronomy/meteorology, chemistry, honors physics and conceptual physics, a new course that I piloted in the district. This had me working with a diverse student population ranging from team taught classes with a special education teacher to advanced students bound for college , including Ivy League bound students. I also participated to be able to teach Introduction to Engineering and Design through Project Lead the Way. In addition to teaching I coached football at the JV and Freshman level and coach as an assistant in track and field. These two roles helped for me to establish a deeper relation with students allowing me to be a more effective teacher.
SECONDARY SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHER
OTTAWA HILLS HIGH SCHOOL
August 2016 - Present
Now in my second year at Ottawa Hills High School, an urban neighborhood high school, I have again tackled a multitude of courses. These courses include: physics, honors physics, financial literacy, statistics, chemistry and honors chemistry as part of a new early/middle college program. This has seen me have to be adaptive to a new district curriculum, has helped me to be flexible in teaching mathematics, which I have more limited experience in, and has let me begin to be part of a new one to one technology push as the science curriculum moves to being digital over the course of this year. I addition I have again coached football as part of the freshman and the varsity programs helping me to develop those deeper connections with students.