Teaching
Winchester Public Schools
District Gifted Teacher (grades 3 to 8), August 2023 - present.
Daniel Morgan Intermediate School, Winchester, Virginia
Mathematics Teacher, August 2017 – May 2023.
Fifth Grade Online, 2020-2021 school year.
Fifth Grade Gifted, 2017-2020, 2021-2022 school years.
Science Teacher, August 2021 – present.
Building Leadership Team Member, August 2018 – August 2020.
Fifth Grade Mathematics Lead, August 2018 – August 2020.
Varsity Math Club teacher, September 2019 – March 2020. (Ended due to Covid-19.)
Family Engagement and Equity Committee Member, August 2019 – March 2020. (Ended due to Covid-19.)
Parent Workshop - Math games to play at home that help with multiplication facts/ Juegos de matemáticas para jugar en casa que ayudan con la multiplicación. September 2019
Literacy, Math, Diversity and Family Engagement Committee Member, August 2018 – June 2019.
Pathways Math and Reading Intervention Teacher, August 2018 – June 2019.
Homebound Teacher, September 2018 – May 2019.
Fairy Tale STEAM Night Organizer, February 2019.
Family Math Night Organizer, December 2018.
Mentor Teacher for Student Teacher, October – December 2018.
AMPed UP! Mathematics Program Teacher, Spring, 2018; Summer, 2018 - 2019. This program was a grand-prize winner in the 25th annual Magna Awards program sponsored by the National School Boards Association’s flagship magazine, American School Board Journal (ASBJ).
Math Club Teacher, August 2017 – December 2018.
Sunshine Social Committee Member, August 2017 – June 2018.
Stewart Bell Endowed Award for Teaching Excellence, August 2020. This award is presented to one teacher each year by the Handley Board of Trustees.
Grinchy Teacher Award, December 2017 and 2019. This award is determined by students and is for “teachers who push students to their highest potential, but with kindness in their heart.”
Shenandoah University, Winchester, Virginia
School of Education and Leadership – Adjunct Associate Professor
· MTH 335: Mathematics for Elementary and Middle School I, Fall, 2019-2023. Note: Fall 2020 course taught entirely online due to COVID-19.
· MTH 336: Mathematics for Elementary and Middle School II, Spring, 2020-2024. Note: Spring 2020 course converted to online, and Spring 2021 course taught entirely online due to COVID-19
· EDU 337: Reasoning Skills II: Mathematics, Spring, 2018-2020. Note: Spring 2020 course converted to online due to COVID-19
· SED 437: Instructional Strategies in Mathematics for Students with Disabilities, Fall, 2020-2023. Fall 2020 course taught entirely online due to COVID-19.
· SED 537: Instructional Strategies in Mathematics for Students with Disabilities, Summer, 2019-2023. Proposed and taught course as hybrid (face-to-face and online) format. Note: Summer 2020 and 2021 courses converted to online only due to COVID-19
· EDU 563: Methods of Math, Spring 2022-2024.
· Completed Distance Education Teaching Certificate Course, Spring, 2019. Renewed Winter 2024.
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
Curry School of Education – Northern Virginia Center – Instructor of Education
· EDIS 7991: Field Project (field-based research course for in-service teachers), Spring and Summer, 2016-2018.
· EDIS 5060: Math Instruction for Special and Elementary Education, Fall, 2015-2017.
· EDIS 4887: Field Experience: Special Education Practicum, Fall, 2015-2017.
· Teacher Education Lesson Plan Rubric Validation Committee Member, Summer, 2018.
Saturday and Summer Enrichment Programs – day and residential programs for gifted and high-ability children in grades K-11.
· Application Rater, Spring, 2012 – 2020. (No rating in 2021-22 due to Covid-19.)
· Academic Coordinator, August 2012 – August 2015.
· Teacher and Curriculum Coordinator, June – July 2012.
· Teacher, January – February 2012
Curry School of Education – On-Grounds
· EDIS 8987: Masters Internship in Gifted Education, Summer, 2013-2015. Co-taught with Carolyn M. Callahan, Ph.D.
· EDIS 5060: Math Instruction for Special and Elementary Education, Fall, 2014. Lead instructor, co-taught with Robert Q. Berry, III, Ph.D.
· EDIS 5320: Mathematics in Elementary Schools, Spring, 2013. Co-taught with Robert Q. Berry, III, Ph.D.
Burgundy Farm Country Day School, Alexandria, Virginia
Middle School Mathematics Teacher, August 2015 – June, 2017.
School-wide Specialist in Mathematics Education, August 2016 – June 2017.
Admissions Committee Member, October 2015 – June 2017.
School Accreditation: Documentation and Assessment of Student Learning Committee member, October 2016 – February 2017.
George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
College of Science – Adjunct Faculty
· MATH 612: Probability and Statistics for K-8 Teachers, Spring, 2016.
St. Edmund’s Junior School, Canterbury, UK
Teacher and Head of Mathematics & ICT Coordinator, August 2007 – August 2011
· Additional responsibilities included organizing the school Young Engineer’s Club, developing a series of Mathematics Masterclasses for primary children from local schools, and starting an annual regional Year 6 Mathematics Competition.
Dedworth Middle School, Windsor, UK
Mathematics teacher and Subject Leader (Head of Mathematics), April 2006 – July, 2007
Collenswood School, Stevenage, UK
Mathematics Teacher, January 2005 – March 2006
· Additional Responsibilities included Primary Transition Coordinator and School-Wide Numeracy Coordinator.
Private Tutor, Roanoke, Virginia
August 2003 – December 2004
Woodrow Wilson Middle School, Roanoke, Virginia
Mathematics and Science Teacher, August 1998 – August 2003
· Teacher of the Year, 2003.