Ensure that all teachers have appropriate and adequate materials (books, supplies, etc.)
 Facilitate the development of an Instructional Focus Calendar for the Individual.
 Coordinate observations between teachers - between schools.
 Assess professional development needs of the department.
 Coordinate and facilitate in-house department professional development (best practices).
 Gather and disseminate necessary data to the department.
 Document, monitor and analyze data as collected.
 Assist teachers in interpreting test data and applying this information for the  development of their own instructional focus calendar.
 Assist in the proper placement of students.
 + Assist in student pull-out when necessary for student success.
 Assist in developing alternative programs and strategies for underachieving students.
 Review current professional literature and disseminate to the department.
 Assist teachers with technology implementation.
 Assist in the development of assessments with an emphasis on higher order thinking skills.
 Assist in identifying areas of need for students and teachers.
 Facilitate examination of student work with teachers through the use of agreed on protocols (rubrics).
 Model a variety of teaching strategies.
 Meet individually with each teacher in the department to set individual goals, assess implementation of individual improvement plans, and examine the results of implementation.
 Participate in coaching professional development opportunities.
 Participate in alternate school visitations and district-based events where appropriate.
 Coordinate school visitations and classroom walkthroughs.
 Follow all District policies as directed by Board approval or State Legislation.
 Other duties assigned by administration.

Hobbies Softball/Baseball, Soccer, Running, and playing guitar and getting paid for it!
Favorite TV Shows Good Eats (on Food Network), House, Bones, The Office, How It's Made, Mythbusters, Cash Cab, and Jeopardy.
Favorite Movies
(some of them)		 Stand and Deliver, The Big Lebowski (Rated R), The Last Mimzy, Shrek, Shrek II, Stripes, Soylent Green (Rated R), To Kill A Mockingbird (with Gregory Peck), Do The Right Thing, Boyz n' the Hood, and many, many more.
 
Favorite Books Teacher Man by Frank McCourt, Siddhartha by Herman Hesse, The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown, Oh! The Places You'll Go by Dr. Seuss, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis.
 

Certifications
     National Board for Professional Teaching Standards,
          Science/Early Adolescence
     Florida Certification:  Biology 6-12
    

Education
     State University of New York at Oneonta   2000-2003    (Link)
        Bachelor of Science, Biology
        Bachelor of Science, Secondary Education Biology

     Schenectady County Community College   1996-2000    (Link)
        Associate in Science, A.S.

     Kindergarten, Mrs. Graber's class 1982-1983
        She was really nice.

Teaching Experience
     Crystal Lake Middle School    2005 - Present
        Science Coach (2009-2010)
        6th Grade Advanced Science / Research (2006-2009)
        8th Grade Advanced Science (2006-2007)
        7th and 8th Grade Science (2005-2006)

     Schenectady High School    2003-2005   (Link)
        Biology 9th & 10th Grade
        Biology Lab 9th & 10th Grade
        Head Coach, Indoor Track & Field
        Assistant Coach, Boy's Outdoor Track & Field

     Parson's Child & Family Center    2000   (Link)
        Teacher Assistant to 2 great teachers with huge hearts.