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Curriculum Vitae

Education
Ithaca College
Master of Arts in Teaching
Adolescence Education, Biology
​2015-2016​

 

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Bachelor of Science
Natural History and Interpretation
​2007-2011​
Teaching Experience
Science Teacher
Borel Middle School
San Mateo, CA

August 2018 - Present

 

  • Eighth Grade Science

  • Google Classroom Professional Learning Strand Lead Teacher

  • Advisor to LGBTQ Rainbow Club

  • Girls Volleyball Coach

 
Science Teacher
Groton Junior-Senior High School
Groton, NY

August 2016 - June 2018

 

  • Courses taught: 7th grade Life Science, 9th Grade Living Environment, General Science (self-contained, mixed level high school, co-taught with special education teacher), Introduction to Agriculture Science for grades 11-12

  • Participate in regular department and grade level meetings

  • Initiated FFA Club

 
Student Teacher
Ithaca High School
Ithaca, NY

March - May 2016

 

  • Planned and implemented lessons for 9th grade Regents Living Environment class

  • Worked collaboratively with special education and second language acquisition teachers to effectively create differentiated lessons and materials

 

Student Teacher
Groton Junior-Senior High School
Groton, NY

January - March 2016

 

  • Planned and implemented life science units and lessons for seventh-grade students

  • Evaluated student progress through a variety of formative and summative assessment strategies

  • Planned and implemented maple sugaring unit for 10-12 grade students in agriscience elective class

 

AVID Tutor
Ithaca High School
Ithaca, NY

September - December 2016

 

  • Guided students through national AVID protocol. Tutored 11th grade students mostly in chemistry but also in english, social studies, physics, and algebra.

 

Substitute Teacher
Natural STEM Enrichment, Inc.
Syracuse, NY

January - April 2015

 

  • Planned and implemented hands-on, place-based, environmentally-themed STEM lessons for K-6 students at H.W. Smith Elementary School

Certifications

California Single Subject Clear Teaching Credential

Issued July 2018

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Google Classroom Level 1 Educator

Issued March 2020

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New York State Biology 7-12

Issued July 2016

 

New York State Agriculture Education K-12

Issued February 2017

 

Curriculum for Agriculture Science Education (CASE) certified to teach Natural Resources and Ecology (NRE)

Attended July 2017 in Fairbanks, AK

Awards and Scholarships

New York State Agriculture Education Initiative Grant

Awarded in January 2018 for the value of $5,000 toward the growth of a new agriculture education program.

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Farm Credit East CASE Institute Scholarship

Awarded in April 2017 for the attendance of a CASE Institute

 

 

New York Association of Agriculture Educators CASE Institute Scholarship

Awarded in April 2017 for the attendance of a CASE Institute

 

New York Association of Agriculture Educators Professional Development Conference Scholarship

Awarded in April 2017 for the attendance of the annual conference

 

Robert Noyce Teaching Scholarship

Awarded by Ithaca College in May 2015

 

Ruth Englebrecht Memorial Scholarship

Awarded by Onondaga Audubon Society in March 2014

Provided opportunity to attend Sharing Nature: An Educator's Week

Related Experience
Environmental Educator
Baltimore Woods Nature Center
Marcellus, NY

May 2013 - July 2014

 

  • Lead instructor for Nature in the City, a program for K-6 students in the Syracuse, NY city school district.  Managed seven interns and volunteers who assisted in delivery of the NITC programs. Revised lesson plans for the 2014-15’ school year.

  • Camp counselor for Summer Nature Day Camp. Led groups of campers and counselors in training on hikes and games. Planned themed weeks including insects and water ecology.

  • Developed and led public education programs including snowshoe hikes, citizen science projects, and pond & stream ecology. Led on-site programs for school groups, scouts, birthday parties, and private groups.

  • Created, designed, edited, and wrote for Under the Log, a blog that discusses the natural history on the property.

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    Organized and hosted Local Harvest Dinner: Conversation & Cuisine. Responsibilities for the sold-out event included working with local farmers to obtain food donations, visiting and researching farms, approving marketing materials, arranging sustainable waste removal and managing volunteers for event set-up.

Naturalist and Community Maple Project Intern
The Wild Center: The Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks
Tupper Lake, NY

​January - May 2013

 

  • Developed and delivered public programs in museum and aquarium including working with live animals.

  • Created and led on- and off-site school maple sugaring programs for grades K-4.

  • Wrote progress reports for Community Maple Project grant.

  • Creator, editor, and contributor for the Tupper Tapper Blog that discussed the ongoing maple sugaring process.

  • Event planner for pancake breakfasts, accompanying maple sugaring workshops, and youth activities. 

 

Teacher-Naturalist Intern
Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association
Pennington, NJ

​March - December 2012

 

  • Developed and implemented a variety of outdoor environmental education programs, assisted with visitor service and participated in community events held on the reserve.

  • Group Leader for Nature & Environmental Summer Day Camp. Responsibilitites included supervising counselors, counselors in training, and campers in grades 3-9; and planning diverse daily activities for themed weeks; led overnight backpacking and canoeing trips for 7-9 grade campers.

 

Facilitator
Honewell Institute for Ecosystems Education
Liverpool, NY

​Summers of 2010 and 2011

 

  • Developed a week-long teacher workshop for middle school science teachers in the Onondaga Lake Watershed that focused on hands-on lessons that promoted stewardship, awareness and conservation

     

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