August 2007 - June 2010

Taipei American School

Taipei

Taiwan

Head of Grade 6

Teacher – Grade 6 Humanities

Achievements:

· Head of Grade 6 Gold House

· Member of Middle School Steering Committee (School Leadership Team)

· Led facilitation and implementation of the Grade 6 1:1 Laptop Initiative

· Responsible for organizing grade level events, assemblies and grade level teaching units

· Grade 6 Girls Basketball Coach

· Grade 8 Touch Rugby Coach

· Led and developed female faculty/community Touch Rugby Team

· Mentor teacher for American student-teachers, visiting for a cultural exchange

Responsibilities:

· Oversees the coordination of interdisciplinary efforts; writing unit plans, ordering supplies, scheduling facilities, organizing field trips, and communicating with parents

· Facilitates setting, implementation and assessment of team goals: coordinates research and data collection, presents team goal and results to administrator and faculty

· Schedules, sets worthwhile agendas, and conducts four team meetings per week; fosters team dialogue about teaching and learning

· Oversees dissemination of educational trends, new approaches, and research findings to team members

· Facilitates and mediates communication between team members; maintains a positive attitude and high level of morale among team members

· Coordinates and is responsible for all other activities that arise throughout the school year relating to Grade Six: house meetings, grade level student representatives, service projects, grade level trips, guest speakers, and Spirit Week activities

· Functions as a liaison between the administration and team

· Coordinates support services and professional development needs with media specialists, technology coordinator, resource teachers, and ESL specialists

· Facilitates communication with counselors: sets agendas for counselor meetings, follows referral process for students, disseminates student information to Grade Six teacher

· Serves on Middle School Steering Committee: attends meetings, represents teacher views, facilitates required discussion topics, researches information and collates data relating to steering committee topics

· Facilitates public relations between team and parent/school community

· Coordinates parent meetings and parent communication on the team’s behalf

· Coordinates beginning of school year procedures

· Coordinates Back To School Night agenda and presentation

· Oversees team homework entries and announcements on the homework site and OnLine Classroom

· Sets high expectations for student behavior

· Meets with all students at grade level both individually and in groups

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