Ryan Dreger

Experience

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  Delaware Valley High School

  Aug 2011 - Mar 2012

  Health and Physical Education Teacher

  •Created health and physical education curriculum and lesson plans for 7th and 8th grade alternative education students.•Incorporated reading and grammar techniques in lesson plans to continuously improve literacy scores.•Involved in Peace for Kids program designed to improve skill acquisition and performance, anger control, decrease the frequency of acting out behaviors and increase the constructive, pro social behaviors to improved academic outcomes.

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  Collier County School District

  Aug 2012 - Jun 2013

  Middle School Science Teacher

  •Created and implemented lesson plans for 7th grade Life Science.•Effectively communicated with students and parents of different cultural and language backgrounds via phone, letter, and conferences.•Utilized available technology such as Vernier Lab Probes, iPads/Pods, video and picture cameras, classroom clicker system, Discovery Education program and website, heart rate monitoring devices, and an assortment of measuring devices.•Conducted science experiments where students had to create and test their hypothesis, collect and analyze data, and draw conclusions. Show less

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  Collier County School District

  Aug 2013 - Jun 2014

  High School Science Teacher

  •Created and implemented lesson plans 9th grade Earth Science, and 12th grade Honors Anatomy Curriculum.•Received “Innovating” scores in the Collier Teaching Evaluation Model, a system based off of “Race to the Top” criteria•Motivated students to achieve the highest Earth Science district exam scores in the county.•Involved in the Discovery Education STEM Camp which combined hands-on labs, engineering challenges, and digital investigations.•Participated in pedagogical workshops to improve teaching techniques, professional development, and student relations.•Selected to lead and organize the CCPS STEM Geocaching Challenge in which students utilized GPS units to locate hidden caches.•High School Diving and JV Wrestling Coach. Show less

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  Perkiomen Valley School District

  Oct 2014 - now

  Biology Teacher

  •Scored a 3.83 for 2014-2015 school year in the Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment System indicating significant evidence that students taught exceeded the standard for PA Academic Growth. •Created and aligned Pennsylvania Biology Keystone Assessment Anchors and Eligible Content towards inquiry based labs, common and formative assessments, and instruction.•Utilized data driven instruction based on formative assessments and benchmark exams.•Incorporated the “Bring Your Own Device” program to allow students to use an assortment of applications and technological resources to enhance the classroom and learning environment.•Awarded $1,000 Science Education Grant for Vernier Lab Probes and Devices through Perkiomen Valley Foundation •Received Tuition Scholarship to Summer 2015 American Wilderness Leadership School in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Show less