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Teaching
Experience
Skyline High School,
Sammamish, WA
September 2002 to
present
Teacher of higher level
International Baccalaureate biology (eleventh
and twelfth grade). Additional
responsibilities include:
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Leading a staff
of 80 teachers in a multi-year
professional
development study of "brain based" teaching
research and strategies
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Advisor to the
Link Crew (a student organization designed
to ease the transition into high school for
incoming students)
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Advisor to the
school
Biology Club, a founding charter in
the National Association of Biology Teachers
Biology Clubs
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Teacher
representative on the school site council
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Teacher
representative on the district
LASER
committee (science inquiry implementation)
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Teacher
representative on curriculum scope, sequence
and adoption committees (physical science
and biology)
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National Board
Certification facilitator for a group of 8
candidates working on writing and filming
entries
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Co-chair of the
University of Washington
College of Education Professional
Educators advisory board
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Critical Friends
Group coach
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New Teacher
Academy facilitator (lead district wide new
teacher mentoring program for secondary
teachers)
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Powerful
Teaching and Learning facilitator (lead
groups of teachers though observations and
reflection process using the BERC group STAR
protocol).
Awards
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"Asset Builder
Award" in
recognition of instilling 40 key
Developmental Aspects in students (May 2003
and May 2005)
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"Unsung Hero" (May
2004 and May 2005)
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Teacher of the Month
(September 2004)
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PTSA Teacher of
the Year (2007)
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Presidential Scholar Teacher Recognition
award (2010)
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City of Sammamish "SAMMI"
educator award (2011)
Grants
PTSA
mini-grants (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
and 2009)
Washington State Retired
School Teachers Association (2004)
Issaquah Schools
Foundation Educational Enrichment
(2004, 2005, 2006, 2011)
Issaquah Schools
Foundation
Kateri Brow Big Idea (2005)
Endorsements
Biology (Primary)
Science (Primary)
Chemistry (4-12)
Anthropology (4-12)
Psychology (4-12)
Certificates
State of Washington
Professional Education Certificate
Certificate type:
Professional teacher
Certificate no:
395221E
Expiration date:
06/30/2013
National Board
Teaching Certificate
Certificate type:
Adolescent and Young Adult Science, Biology
Certificate no:
01152416
Expiration date:
11/09/2017
Professional
Affiliations
National Science Teachers
Association
National Association of
Biology Teachers
Washington Science
Teachers Association
University of Washington
College of Education
Washington State LASER
Biology
Research Experience
Earthwatch Team
Member
Matura, Trinidad
Arranged for a group
of 13 current and former students to travel to
Trinidad to assist with population studies of
nesting leatherback sea turtles.
Earthwatch Team
Member
San Salavador,
Bahamas
Arranged for a group
of 17 current and former students to travel to a
remote island in the Bahamas to assist with the
longest running coral reef survey in the world.
Quadrant sampled, transect sampled, mapped and
analyzed the health of an endangered coral reef.
Earthwatch
Fellow
Pantanal, Brazil
Awarded a grant by
the National Geographic Society for travel to
assist with four on-going research projects at
the Pantanal Conservation Research Initiative
field station in Brazil. Tagged tracked
peccaries, monitored water quality, and
performed a bird census.
Research Assistant
Tingil Island,
Indonesia
Assisted in census
taking of long tailed macaque monkeys on an
uninhabited island. Studied the relationship
between draught conditions and the diet of
monkeys.
Research Assistant
University of Washington
Primate Center, Seattle, WA
September 1998 to
June 1999
Conducted
experiments testing the effectiveness of
enrichment tools as a method to increase captive
primate foraging behavior.
Veterinary Assistant
Bodily Veterinary Hospital,
Bellevue, WA
September 1997 to
May 1999
Contributed to
operating all aspects of animal clinic,
including client relations, computer record
keeping, anesthesiology, radiology and surgery.
Zoo Intern
Woodland Park Zoological
Gardens, Seattle, WA
November 1996 to
June 1999
Responsible for
husbandry and environmental enrichment of
captive nocturnal zoo animals.
Personal Strengths
Skilled in problem
solving, analytical thinking, organization and
attention to detail
Self motivated and
reliable, learn new systems quickly
Effective verbal
communications, including training and
instruction
Proficient writer,
with MS Word, Excel, FrontPage and PowerPoint
experience
Described as bright,
energetic, articulate, and able to work well
with others
Professional Development
NSTA
National Conference – 2002
AP Instructors Institute – Summer 2002
NSTA
Regional Conferences – 2002, 2005
Love and Logic Training – 2002
Improving Instructional Skills through Mentoring
– 2003
Creating Curriculum Web Pages course – 2003
Science Lab Safety Training – 2004
Seattle BioMed
training for teachers – 2004
International
Baccalaureate
Level 1Training – Winter 2004
Link Crew
Advisor Training - Winter 2004
Link Crew
follow up training - 2005, 2008, 2011
LEAP Summit – Winter 2006
Washington State
Professional Certificate Coursework –
2006
NABT
National Conference - 2006
National Board
Certificate
work - 2006
Biology Curriculum
Adoption committee work - 2007
Learning and the Brain
conference - 2010
International
Baccalaureate
Level 2 Training – Fall 2010
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