lifeworthyed

Administrator, Advisory Coordinator, Curriculum and Standards Writer, and Instructional Coach after 12+ years in the classroom Courses Taught: US History, AP US History, Economics, AP Psychology, World History, Big History, DC History, IB MYP Government, IB MYP US History, IB 20th Century History, IB DP Theory of Knowledge (TOK), IB CP Personal and Professional Skills (PPS), and Student Success Seminar. Rural, suburban, urban, charter, district, and independent schools in Maine, Virginia, and DC Experience in ELL, standard, honors, AP, and IB classes as well as teaching at Upward Bound. Also special education certified. Have also written and coached curriculum for LearnZillion, coached and taught new social studies teachers in the Harvard Teacher Fellows, and written assessment questions for Albert.io. Experience in 1:1 schools

Open my door, and students are discussing, creating, or writing. I aim for students to leave my classroom not only better thinkers and communicators equipped to handle the next level of academics, but also with a sense of civic purpose, deeper knowledge, and stronger habits of learning that matter beyond school. Careful planning lets me facilitate purposeful and engaging experiences and use what I know about cognitive psychology to make learning stick. My classroom needs to be a place where students are happy to be and willing to take risks, which requires deliberately co-creating a classroom community with students and through thoughtful assessments and policies that prioritize competency and allow for growth. The phrase "lifeworthy" comes from researcher David Perkins -- read more here: www.ascd.org/el/articles/lifeworthy-learning

Harvard Graduate School of Education Bowdoin College, summa cum laude