Denise Brock

Experience

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  Del Oro High School, CA/Joseph Rowntree School, England

  Jul 1998 - Jun 2007

  Teacher-History, Debate, AVID

  Joseph Rowntree was a Fulbright Scholar Award position:Taught the A-levels and GCSE British curriculum to grades 7-12Represented the U.S. system to the school board and shared teaching practices. Designed and taught new AP European History course, using online and web-based LMS to augment traditional teaching. Taught adult GED night courses.Wrote age-appropriate curriculum, including implementing 3 new courses for the school Acted as Speech and Debate coach and took students to extra-curricular tournamentsTeacher of the Year, Lions Club Show less

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  Inside Track

  Jan 2008 - Aug 2008

  Student Success Coach

  Managed 100 adult college students on how to maximize gains from their college programs and achieve their goals.The concept of "life coaching" was an integral part of my training and delivery. Utilized metrics-based objectives, goal setting, and evaluation systems.Online Learning Management Systems widely and effectively used

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  International School Stuttgart, Germany

  Jul 2008 - Jul 2010

  IB Teacher, Assistant College Counselor

  Taught Humanities to grades 6-8, IB History and TOK (Theory of Knowledge) to grades 11-12 using the online LMS, Wikispaces, to augment classroom instruction. Acted as Assistant to the College Counselor: advised students and planned college fair attended by colleges and universities worldwide.Mentored new teachers, wrote and conducted the online induction trainingWrote new curriculum, including web-based and flipped classroom coursesTutored students in effective writing techniquesManaged a 128 student teaching load along with close parental contactDaily individuation for English Language Learners in this international setting Show less

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  Hillsboro School District

  Aug 2010 - Apr 2012

  Curriculum Design Management

  Wrote curriculum aligned to state standards and benchmarks while teaching adult education for a private tutoring company and a public school.

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  Oregon Historical Society

  Apr 2012 - Jul 2015

  Education Manager/Oregon History Day Coordinator

  Design curriculum for blended and web-based trainings for teacher workshops and exhibit tours. Train and manage over 20 docents and assistants. Provide material and training support via personal outreach and online, to educational institutions throughout the state. Co-write grants to help fund educational programming. Serve as state coordinator for the growing Oregon State History Day contest.

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  Oregon Department of Education

  Aug 2015 - Aug 2022

  Education Program Specialist

  Serve on a team that provides statewide leadership for planning and support to Oregon school districts to implement CTE (Career and Technical Education) in the curriculum. Provide policy analysis for strategic state education initiatives in CTE.

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  Oregon Secretary of State

  Aug 2022 - now

  Performance Auditor

  As a performance auditor at Oregon Audits Division, I work with an audit team to execute high impact audits that assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the state agencies, programs, and services that are most relevant to Oregonians.