Gretel von Bargen Professional Resume
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Professional Experience
Skyline High School, Sammamish, WA
2002 to present
Teacher of higher level International Baccalaureate biology (eleventh and twelfth grade).
Teacher Leadership
Awards
Professional Development
Publications
von Bargen, Gretel (2014, Spring). Differentiating for the Whole Class: Ten Principles for Effective Teaching. Curriculum in Context 40(1), [29-30. Retrieved from http://www.wsascd.org/
Grants
Endorsements
Biology (4-12)
Science (4-12)
Chemistry (4-12)
Anthropology (4-12)
Psychology (4-12)
Certificates
State of Washington Professional Education Certificate
Certificate type: Professional teacher
Expiration date: 06/30/2023
National Board Teaching Certificate (initial and renewal)
Certificate type: Adolescent and Young Adult Science, Biology
Expiration date: 11/09/2027
Professional Affiliations
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT)
University of Washington College of Education (UW-Ed)
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE)
Biology Research Experience
Earthwatch Team Leader
Earthwatch Fellow
Pantanal, Brazil, 2004: Awarded a grant by the National Geographic Society for travel to assist with four ongoing 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
University of Washington Primate Center, Seattle, WA, 1998 to 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, 1997 to 1999: Contributed to operating all aspects of animal clinic, including client relations, computer record keeping, anesthesiology, radiology and surgery.
Research Assistant
Tingil Island, Indonesia, 1997: Assisted in census taking of long tailed macaque monkeys on an uninhabited island. Studied the relationship between drought conditions and the diet of monkeys.
Zoo Intern
Woodland Park Zoological Gardens, Seattle, WA, 1996 to 1999: Responsible for husbandry and environmental enrichment of captive nocturnal zoo animals.
Professional Experience
Skyline High School, Sammamish, WA
2002 to present
Teacher of higher level International Baccalaureate biology (eleventh and twelfth grade).
Teacher Leadership
- International Baccalaureate Biology Curriculum Review committee member (for first exams in 2023)
- State and National reiviewer and selection committee member for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching for the National Science Foundation
- Pre-publication manuscript reviewer for Barron's (IB Biology test prep book) and ASCD
- Board member of the Washington State Teacher Advisory Council
- National Board Certification facilitator for candidates working on writing and filming entries
- Co-chair of the University of Washington College of Education Professional Educators advisory board
- Critical Friends Group facilitator (organize and participate in a cross-disciplinary professional learning community)
- Issaquah School District New Teacher Kickoff facilitator (lead district wide new teacher mentoring program for teachers)
- District grading pilot team member (piloting use of alternative report card grading systems)
- Leading a staff of 80 teachers in a multi-year professional development student of "brain based" research and instructional strategies
- Teacher representative on curriculum scope, sequence and adoption committees (physical science and biology)
- Powerful Teaching and Learning facilitator (lead groups of teachers though instructional rounds and reflection process using the STAR protocol)
Awards
- "Asset Builder Award" in recognition of instilling 40 key Developmental Aspects in students (2003 and 2005)
- "Unsung Hero" (2004 and 2005)
- Skyline High School Teacher of the Month (2004)
- PTSA Teacher of the Year (2007 and 2020)
- Presidential Scholar Teacher Recognition Award (2010)
- City of Sammamish "SAMMI" educator of the year award (2011)
- Washington State Teacher of the Year nominee (2013)
- Patsy Collins Award for Excellence in Education, Environment and Community semi-finalist (2013)
- Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching national awardee (2013)
Professional Development
- High School Research Teachers Conference (2022)
- Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow (2017-2018)
- Library of Congress Use of Primary Resources (2018)
- National Geographic Certified Educator (2018)
- Stanford Performance Assessments for Next Generation Science Standards (2018)
- HHMI Bio interactive Online Professional Learning Course (2018)
- Cultural Competency Training (2017)
- Extended Essay Supervisor Training (2016)
- IB Teacher 5-year self study (2015 and 2021)
- Issaquah Technology Project (2014-2015)
- Lab safety training (2014)
- Developing the Distinguished Teacher training (2013)
- International Baccalaureate Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 workshop participant
- Conference attendance (NABT, NSTA, AAAS, ASCD)
Publications
von Bargen, Gretel (2014, Spring). Differentiating for the Whole Class: Ten Principles for Effective Teaching. Curriculum in Context 40(1), [29-30. Retrieved from http://www.wsascd.org/
Grants
- PTSA mini-grants (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014 and 2019)
- Washington State Retired School Teachers Association (2004)
- Issaquah Schools Foundation Educational Enrichment (2004, 2005, 2006, 2011)
- Issaquah Schools Foundation Kateri Brow Big Idea (2005 and 2019)
Endorsements
Biology (4-12)
Science (4-12)
Chemistry (4-12)
Anthropology (4-12)
Psychology (4-12)
Certificates
State of Washington Professional Education Certificate
Certificate type: Professional teacher
Expiration date: 06/30/2023
National Board Teaching Certificate (initial and renewal)
Certificate type: Adolescent and Young Adult Science, Biology
Expiration date: 11/09/2027
Professional Affiliations
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT)
University of Washington College of Education (UW-Ed)
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE)
Biology Research Experience
Earthwatch Team Leader
- Nalta, Peru, 2014 and 2016. Planned and facilitated an expedition for a group of 17 students to conduct aquatic and terrestrial field transects to monitor biodiversity in the Amazon river basin.
- Santa Lucia, Ecuador, 2012: Organized and traveled with a group of 18 former and current students to travel to an Ecuadorian cloud forest to aid in camera trap, bird diversity and carbon sequestration studies.
- Matura, Trinidad, 2010, 2011, and 2013: Arranged for groups of 14 current and former students to travel to Trinidad to
assist with population studies of nesting leatherback sea turtles. - San Salvador, Bahamas, 2009: 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. Quadrat sampled, transect sampled, mapped and analyzed the health of an endangered coral reef.
- Eleuthera, Bahamas, 2015: Set camera traps, captured juvenile green sea turtles for tagging, tagging stingrays for population monitoring
- La Selva Field Station, Costa Rica, 2017: Facilitated a group of 18 students to volunteer on a field ecology project studying tri-trophic interactions between plants, caterpillars and parasites and the effects of climate change on the system.
- Las Cruces Field Station, Costa Rica, 2018: Monitored pollination and seed dispersal in different forest habitats to determine effect of farming and deforestation on plant and animal biodiversity.
Earthwatch Fellow
Pantanal, Brazil, 2004: Awarded a grant by the National Geographic Society for travel to assist with four ongoing 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
University of Washington Primate Center, Seattle, WA, 1998 to 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, 1997 to 1999: Contributed to operating all aspects of animal clinic, including client relations, computer record keeping, anesthesiology, radiology and surgery.
Research Assistant
Tingil Island, Indonesia, 1997: Assisted in census taking of long tailed macaque monkeys on an uninhabited island. Studied the relationship between drought conditions and the diet of monkeys.
Zoo Intern
Woodland Park Zoological Gardens, Seattle, WA, 1996 to 1999: Responsible for husbandry and environmental enrichment of captive nocturnal zoo animals.
