South Bend Community School Corporation

▻ Tier 1 and Tier 2 committee at Swanson Primary Center. I helped develop their Tier 2 framework and co-presented the plan to the staff 2012 
▻ assisting with Student Council-2011-2013
▻ Student Council Leader-2014-2015
▻ Hay Primary Leadership Team-2014-present
▻ Textbook Adoption Committees- Science (2017) and Language Arts (2019)
▻ Helped develop corporation-wide science kits for the new science adoption with 4 other staff members (2017)
▻ NEA Faculty Representative-2019- present
▻ Language Arts SBCSC Textbook Committee 2019-2020
▻ Comprehensive Needs Assessment/School Improvement Plan 2020-2021 school year
Mentor Teacher 2021-present

Leadership Roles

▻ Assessed the accomplishments of students on a daily basis and reports progress to the students and their parents.
▻ Implemented instructional methods and materials that are appropriate and aligned with state standards. Maintained accurate records.
▻ Training and collaborating with the staff. Also created assessments & data collection methods for the school records.
▻ Integrating technology in the classroom, keeping current on educational best practices based on scientific research, and creating an
engaging curriculum based on state standards.
▻ Working collaboratively with the principal and team members to work on a common goal for the entire school building.
▻ Mentor for the Grow SB! Mentoring Program. Providing support to new teachers in SBCSC through developing trusting relationships, and collaborative communities, and offering engaging professional growth and reflection opportunities designed to positively impact student learning.

kindergarten Teacher 

My current responsibilities include being a team leader of my kindergarten team, PBIS team, and a NEA Union Representative. I am also a mentor teacher for the IUSB masters program. It is a grant that will last 5 years. Currently, we are the only place in the United States that has a program to support Graduate students entering into the teaching profession.

Kindergarten teacher

▻ Privilege of working in a variety of educational settings to help train and assist the preschool teachers with the students, we were serving, who had special needs.
▻ Worked collaboratively with Occupational Therapists, Physical Assistants, and Speech and Language Therapists with overlapping services. Also conducted Annual Case Conference meetings
▻ Worked closely with the kindergarten and special education support staff to help successfully transition the students into kindergarten.
▻ Collected data on each goal and created addendums, as needed, to reflect their progress and current level of functioning. Had overlapping educational goals therefore I held teams for individual students on my caseload.

Community Preschool teacher in the Special Needs Abilities Preschool Program 

Fort Wayne South Bend Diocese

Lead Preschool and Kindergarten Teacher

I created and implemented a curriculum for the preschool and kindergarten classroom. I worked closely with the other other kindergarten and first grade teachers to ensure continuity between the programs.

Preschool Teacher  (3 and 4 year old) and a Kindergarten teacher  

I was in charge of recruiting, interviewing, and hiring employees for the program. I trained three other staff members and we co-developed the program together.  We had approximately 70 children in the after school program.  The after school consisted of homework help, snack time (we sometimes made it together), games, and special guests, art activities, and computer time. We also had special guests from the  Notre Dame's International programs come into our school. They brought in ethnic food, performed dances, and taught us about their traditions using artifacts.

Director of the After-School Program

𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗗 EDUCATION 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 & 𝗗𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟𝗢𝗣𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 ➥ on a mission to change our educational system to retain quality teachers| 29+ years of experience

With over 30 years of experience in teaching, mentoring, and leading, I am passionate about revolutionizing education and creating a paradigm shift in our system. I am a South Bend Community School Corporation (SBCSC) teacher. I implement instructional methods and materials aligned with state standards, integrate technology in the classroom, and assess student progress and performance.

I also serve as a team leader, a PBIS team member, and a mentor teacher for the IUSB master's program. I am part of the Grow SB! initiative, a unique and innovative partnership between SBCSC and IUSB that supports graduate students entering the teaching profession. I have been recognized as the Teacher of the Year for Hay Primary Center and a Top 10 Honors Group for the Corporation Teacher of the Year. My mission is to foster social and emotional well-being, inclusivity, and curiosity among my students and colleagues and to empower them to be the solutions we need in our educational system.

Christine Jones (Schwager)

Southern New Hampshire School Districts

- Managed accounts of over 300 learners across multiple grade bands, creating confidence and trust in all stakeholder relationships.
- Facilitated meetings with up to 12 stakeholders to address progress toward learning objectives.
- Developed strategic, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals for learner plans in which 95% of goals were met. 
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams with up to 10 contributors to author plans to provide equity and inclusion in all curricular areas.
- Trained and mentored multiple colleagues and staff to share knowledge and best practices to provide staff growth and student achievement
- Authored and delivered over 40 custom lessons weekly, using expertise in the Science of Reading principles and certification in Orton-Gillingham methodology to meet the needs of learners with dyslexia.

Special Educator, Case Manager

Xyvision Enterprise Solutions

- Collaborated with cross-functional teams of up to 10 members, including SMEs, clients, and sales, to design product curriculum.
- Authored curricula, instructor guides, and documentation for 100% of product offerings of management software.
- Delivered training for day-long to two-week courses, receiving 100% satisfaction ratings for content knowledge and building relationships.
- Consulted with Fortune 500 customers to customize product offerings and work with stakeholders to determine changes to workflow as they built intelligence into their content reuse strategies.

Curriculum Designer | Corporate Trainer | Consultant

🚀 My career journey has been dynamic and continues to evolve.
🔍 I solve complex challenges by digging deeper and pouring myself into the process.

Learning and Development
❇️ Collaborated regularly with cross-functional teams of up to 10 members, including
SMEs, clients, and sales, to develop learning objectives.
❇️ Authored five core products' curricula, training guides, and learning experiences.
❇️ Facilitated instructor-led training, adapting the curriculum to meet the needs of novice and experienced learners for Fortune 500 clients locally and globally.

Educator and Account/Case Manager
❇️ Managed accounts of over 300 learners across multiple grade bands, creating confidence and trust in all stakeholder relationships.
❇️ Facilitated meetings with up to 12 stakeholders to address progress toward learning objectives.
❇️ Developed strategic, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals for learner plans in which 95% of goals were met.
❇️ Trained and mentored multiple colleagues and staff to share knowledge and best practices to provide staff growth and student achievement
❇️ Authored and delivered over 40 custom lessons weekly.
 
✨ Upskilling: currently enrolled in Teacher Transition: Become a Curriculum and Instructional Designer, Udemy's Adobe Captivate Fundamentals, Create eLearning Courses with Articulate Storyline 360.

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