Julia Cooper, M.A.

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Educator

  • Education

    • Sonoma State University

      2009 - 2010
      Master of Arts (M.A.) Education: Reading and Language
    • Sonoma State University

      2001 - 2005
      Bachelor of Arts - BA English
  • Experience

    • Santa Rosa City School District

      Aug 2006 - Sept 2021

      Oversaw 52 staff members & 520 students at a Title 1, SPED fully integrated, public KA-6 site (60% English Learners, 9 spoken languages). Oversaw budget, classified and certificated evaluation process of self-reflection and professional growth, and reported to the district office, board, and community on school educational progress. Oversaw school-wide programs including reading intervention through Walk to Read grades 1-4, social-emotional training through ToolBox Tools, Life Skills character development training, restorative practices schoolwide, MTSS, RTI, positive behavior interventions, Safe Routes to School with Bike Rodeo, and Safe School Ambassadors. Led school and supported staff through wildfires, public safety power shut-offs, flooding, and a pandemic. Show less

      • Elementary School Principal

        Jul 2019 - Sept 2021
      • Assistant Principal

        Sept 2018 - Jul 2019
      • Teacher on Special Assignment: Curriculum and Instruction ELA/ELD/SS 7-12

        Aug 2016 - Jul 2019
      • English Teacher

        Aug 2006 - Jul 2016
    • Independent

      Aug 2014 - Sept 2021
      Professional Speaker

      Developed and led workshops on teenage brain-based research and how to incorporate itinto effective instruction in the classroom.Workshops:*The Teenage Brain (K-12) Pivot Charter School, Santa Rosa, CA*Optimizing Brain Research to Support & Enhance EL Learning (6-12) EL Leadership Conference, Sonoma County Office of Education, CA*CCSS and the Teenage Brain, Just in Time Conference, Santa Rosa City School District, CA*CCSS and the Teenage Brain, It’s About Time Conference, Santa Rosa City School District, CA*Counselors and the Teenage Brain, Sonoma County Counselor Network, SCOE, CA*Common Core and the Teenage Brain, Sonoma County Office of Education, CA Show less

    • North Coast School of Education

      May 2016 - Sept 2021
      Course Instructor

      Taught Education Specialist Credential students “CURR 232: Preparation toTeaching Reading and Language Arts,” “CURR 117: Reading and Language ArtsPedagogy & Methods,” “CURR 234: Building Academic Language,” and“SPED 233: Language Arts and Writing.” Taught Single Subject Credential students “CURR 202 TPA 2: Designing Instruction.” Taught bi-weekly RICA study workshops.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Reading Certificate

      California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
      May 2011
    • Clad Integrated Single Subject Credential: English

      California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
      May 2006
    • English Language Arts (7-12); Reading Teacher (K-12)

      Colorado Department of Education
      Dec 2022
    • Administrative Services Credential

      California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
      Jun 2019