Zoe Sharp

Experience

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  California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

  Feb 2014 - Apr 2016

  Assistant Program Coordinator

  Working within the non-profit Educational Program hosted at Cal Poly, CESAME (Center for Excellence in STEM Education), I managed data, inquiries, and logistics for program applicants, participants, and alumni; communicated with program stakeholders, recruited over 200 applicants for the internship program over the course of two years, budgeted and managed finances for 70 Fellows and hosted and coordinated The STAR Program’s summer conferences for over 120 attendees, presenters and funders.

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  NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  Teacher Researcher Intern

  Worked with the NASA SOFIA Program for a 9 week summer internship - coordinated in collaboration through NASA Armstrong and the STEM Teacher and Research (STAR) Program. Conducting astronomy and engineering research to optimize the test simulations for the SOFIA telescope. Attended weekly education workshops to connect research into the K-12 classroom environment.

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  SETI Institute

  Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  Teacher Researcher Intern

  8-week summer internship program coordinated through STAR (STEM Teacher and Researcher) Program. Research focused on international planetary protection policies and their implications on future human missions to Mars.

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  Mountain View Whisman School District

  Jul 2017 - Jun 2021

  Elementary School Teacher and Site Technology Lead

  Multiple Subject Elementary Teacher for Fourth and Fifth GradesTenured Sept. 2019Certified Google Teacher Level I and II, Certified Apple Teacher, Site Technology Leader, Leadership Team, PTA Teacher Representative, Social Studies Curriculum Adoption Committee, School Site Council Teacher Representative, PR Chair.

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  Peninsula Bridge

  May 2020 - Apr 2024

  Afterschool Enrichment Teacher

  Supporting 7th and 5th-grade students through the Peninsula Bridge Program. Peninsula Bridge transforms the lives of highly motivated, low-income students by preparing and supporting them for success in college preparatory high school programs and four-year colleges. Students attend programs year-round beginning with a five-week summer program at six independent school campuses on the Bay Area Peninsula.

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  HSV International Primary School (Haagsche Schoolvereeniging)

  Aug 2021 - Jul 2023

  International Primary School Teacher

  Taught at a Dutch International School in Year 5 using the British National Curriculum in All Subjects. Focused on International Primary Curriculum integration, outdoor learning, technology integration. Curriculum for English Language Learners and Newcomers. Mentored 3 International Student Teachers.

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  Mountain View Whisman School District

  Aug 2023 - now

  Instructional Coach