PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE
Positive and focused educator seeking to challenge and ignite in middle and senior high students an enthusiasm for
science. I desire to serve this community as an advocate of children through the development of strong educational
standards and to participate in the development and implementation of programs to improve the overall quality of
public education.

EDUCATION
University of Alaska Anchorage
     Masters of Arts in Teaching, Secondary Science Education
      In progress - will complete May 99

University of Alaska Anchorage
     Bachelor of Science, Natural Science - August 98

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Student Teaching - Wendler Middle School, Anchorage, Alaska           January-May 1999

• Organized, created and implemented challenging science instruction to 138 gifted and regular students
  on a 7^th grade team.
• Differentiated curriculum to meet varying learning styles and ability levels.
• Adapted successful techniques to promote focus and discipline while keeping complex subject matter
  in a fun and safe environment to both gifted and regular classes.
• Prepared useful, accurate, and timely student evaluations to assess academic progress and areas for
  improvement. Inspire family involvement by contacting and consulting parents of both achievers and
  those requiring additional tutoring.
• Sponsored student state winners in UAA Engineering Week Competitions.
• Helped organize first school wide science fair with more than 400 entries. Over 50 of my teams'
  projects were entered into the State Science Competition. Six of my students placed in the top five
  in their categories.
• Employed computer technology in a unit on physics, with students using the Internet as a research tool,
  incorporated CD-ROM interactive program to teach simple machines.
• Created a geology interdisciplinary unit centered on the movie Journey to the Center of the Earth.

Practicum - Hanshew Middle School, Anchorage, Alaska            September-December 1998

• Developed and taught geology, astronomy, and classification units for 8^th grade gifted and regular
  science classes.
• Participated in daily team meeting, which included integrated curriculum, student evaluations, parent
  conferences, and various team concerns.
• Organized and coordinated team field trip.
• Administered and interpreted Thinking and Learning Style Preference Survey (TLS) for all students.
• Integrated TLS and Gardner learning modalities into instructional units.

Assistant Track Coach - Central Middle School of Science, Anchorage, Alaska           March-May 1999

• Coached both boys and girls running and field events

Volunteer Math Tutor and Science Presenter - Lake Hood Elementary            August 1997-June 1998

Math Tutor - University of Alaska Anchorage            August 1992- June 1993

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Community of Caring Training - sponsored by NASSP and the Kennedy Foundation           August 1998

Administrative Assistant - Community Recreation Division, Vicenza, Italy            July 1994 - August 1997

• Served as information management officer for division and responsible for initial training and updating
  of employees on new software and equipment.
• Coordinated quarterly training schedules
• Responsible for payroll of 74 personnel
• Contact person for Local Nationals
• Assisted in planning and implementation of large events.
• Taught ESL classes