2016-2018, Venture Academy

Venture Academy breaks from their normal curriculum for two weeks for a program called Intensives, in which teachers collaborate in pairs or triples to cover highly specialized topics.

I am inclusive, proactive, and attentive to change

• My homeroom students were self-proclaimed "discombobulated," so we worked through Executive Function lessons from 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens (Covey 1998) and explored fundamentals of growing up, such as tolerance and inclusion, to become "successful and curious"

• Developed paired lesson on online access in response to about 50% of students struggling

• Discussed study habits with both parents and students 

I encourage staff to evaluate their Executive Function by way of performance, happiness, and physical and mental health. 

• I assisted a staff member with dyslexia by holding a discrete conversation and readjusting his tasks so that he was respected by his peers and again productive.

• I facilitated multiple Occupational Therapy visits in response to multiple staff complaining of migraines, potentially due to non-ergonomic workspaces