K-12 Social Studies Instructional Coordinator | Vance County Schools | July 2022 to Present

• Provide support to K-12 Social Studies educators for Vance County School District.

• Identify areas of improvement in K-12 Social Studies instruction based on feedback and observations.

• Manage various digital platforms to provide teachers and students with engaging K-12 Social Studies learning experiences.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop rigorous learning outcomes that support civic literacy and global competence in K-12 Social Studies.

• Conduct PLCs that provide teachers the opportunities to develop professionally and positively impact their K-12 Social Studies classrooms.

• Incorporate the C3 Inquiry Design Model (IDM) in the K-12 Social Studies within the Gradual Release lesson framework.

9-12 Social Studies Learning Guide | Vance County Schools | January 2021 to June 2022

• Serve as a 9-12 virtual learning guide, advising students, as well as teaching lessons in World History, American History, Civics & Economics, Psychology, and AP U.S. History.

• Manage various digital platforms to provide engaged learning experiences for students.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to manage student outcomes and behavior.

• Conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate historical sources.

• Serve as the Vance County Coordinator for the North Carolina Council on the Holocaust distributing information on Holocaust education for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

• Represent faculty as member of Vance County Schools Teacher Advisory Council.

History Instructor | Piedmont Community College | January 2021 to Present

• Teach American history to dual credit high school/college and non-traditional students as an adjunct faculty member.

• Manage various digital platforms to provide engaged learning experiences for students.

• Conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students opportunities to observe, question, and investigate historical sources.

Principal/Instructor | Atlanta Country Day School | Spring 2020 – Spring 2021

• Set educational standards and goals and helped establish policies and procedures.

• Selected appropriate curricula or class structures for educational programs.

• Confer with stakeholders to discuss educational activities, and

• Examine learning materials to evaluate and standardize curricula and teaching techniques.

• Plan and led professional development activities for teachers, administrators, and support staff.

• Represent ACDS at all local meetings, acting as a community liaison.

• Teach online courses in the Social Studies: U.S. History, World History, and Sociology.

Director of Academics | Thales Academy | Spring 2015 – Spring 2020

• Set educational standards and goals and helped establish policies and procedures to carry them out.

• Selected appropriate curricula or class structures for educational programs.

• Conferred with stakeholders to discuss educational activities, policies, and student behavioral or learning challenges.

• Observed teaching methods and examined learning materials to evaluate and standardize curricula and teaching techniques, and to determine areas where improvement was needed.

• Planned and led professional development activities for teachers, administrators, and support staff.

• Represented the Thales Academy at all local and regional meetings, acting as a community liaison.

• Taught online courses in classical education, teacher pedagogy, and leadership.

Principal & Instructor | Franklin Academy | Fall 2005 – Spring 2015

• Managed school policies, curriculum, instruction, and discipline for faculty of 50 teachers and 500 students.

• Educated different levels of students by teaching several subjects, including AP European History, AP Psychology, AP World History, Psychology, Medieval Studies, Sociology, and Civics/Economics.

• Supervised teachers and staff, set goals, and ensure students meet the learning objectives.

MOOC Course Administrator | Coursera | Spring 2013 – Spring 2016

• Developed academic curricula on Søren Kierkegaard in partnership with Søren Kierkegaard Centre at University of Copenhagen for MOOC course.

• Provided administrative support to organizers, teachers, and students associated with MOOC course on Kierkegaard.

• Established and administrated MOOC philosophy course on Kierkegaard.

Secondary Social Studies Online Teacher/Developer | NC Virtual Public School | Spring 2007 – Fall 2008

• Developed and taught online courses, such as AP World History, Honors World History, World History, Sociology, and Medieval Studies by utilizing Blackboard Software.

• Designed interactive lessons for teaching about social studies in collaboration with social studies department.