Mark Jimenez, Ed.D.

Experience

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  Redondo Beach Unified School District

  Jun 1999 - Jun 2003

  Math Teacher

  -Designed and implemented supplemental curriculum in the areas of Algebra, Geometry, and Algebra II-Designed website to keep parents updated on class activities and student progress-Designed learning at home activities that involved the whole family-Assistant coach on wrestling team that won the league championship in 2002 and 2003-Assistant coach on track and cross-country teams that won league championships in 2000 and 2001-Rookie Teacher of the year 1999-2000-Teacher of the Year 2002-2003 Show less

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  Clark County School District

  Jun 2003 - Jun 2022

  Math Teacher

  -Designed and implemented supplemental curriculum in the areas of U.S. and World History-Designed and implemented supplemental curriculum in the areas of Algebra, Algebra 2, Geometry, and Math Apps-Course Lead for Algebra 2-Course Lead for Math Apps-Implemented mobile learning technology into the classroom to bring to the students in a new format-Used email to text technology to send homework reminders to students-Established relationships with parents to help build stronger students in the classroom-Math Apps students achieved over 95% passing rate on NHSPE-Licensed in Nevada in Secondary Mathematics, Secondary Social Studies, and Computer Applications-NV-941 AFJROTC 2006-2007 Teacher of the Year Show less

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  Kaplan University

  Jun 2010 - Jan 2014

  Course Lead

  -Course Lead for MH 521 Principles, Pedagogy, and Standards of High School Math & ED 551 Methods of Teaching Secondary Mathematics-Oversaw major revision and designed MH 521 into its current 6 week format in summer 2011-Oversaw major revision and designed ED 521 into its current 6 week format in spring 2013-Courses taught include ED 562 Student Assessment, ED 522 Classroom Management, MH 512 Developing Math Proficiency, and MH 521 Principles, Pedagogy, and Standards for High School Mathematics-Facilitated courses using eCollege LMS Show less

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  Concordia University Portland

  Aug 2011 - Jan 2014

  Part Time Faculty

  -Teach EDGR 601 Educational Research (M.Ed.) and EDDC 605 Transformational Learning (Doctorate level) for the College of Education-Dissertation Committee Member-Participated in Satellite Graduation Ceremony in Pago Pago, American Samoa, and hooded graduates in the M.Ed. program-Instructed courses using innovative technology and best practices that allowed me to achieve the highest instructor rating possible on a Likert Scale-Facilitated courses in Blackboard

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  HotChalk, Inc.

  Jan 2014 - Nov 2014

  Director of Academic Affairs

  -Establish best practices with new partner universities for scheduling instructors, mentoring online adjunct faculty, establishing job descriptions, staying aligned with accreditation, selecting candidates for adjunct employment, and other important duties-Interview and screen candidates for part-time teaching positions at partner universities-Write recommendations for candidate employment to partner universities-Create payroll documentation to send to payroll for over 500 part-time instructors-Establish patterns to maximize profit for the institution while maintaining best practices-Member, HotChalk Design Team that developed the Faculty Management System (FMS) for the HotChalk Faculty Team. This state-of-the-art system optimizes and streamlines the company’s faculty management process and helps eliminate excel sheets used to manage the faculty. The high level functionality of the system developed includes the following: Managing Faculty applications, Onboarding Faculty; Assigning and Managing courses-Research, design, and write components of New Faculty Orientation program -Member, HotChalk Design Team that created the HotChalk Faculty Certification Program. This multi-leveled certification process introduces instructors new to online education best practices in teaching adult learners in the digital age. This program includes LMS knowledge as well as training for third-party platforms such as VoiceThread, Jing, Zaption, and other learning technologies-Provide onsite leadership under the direction of the Vice President – Academic Affairs for the Faculty Management team Show less

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  Concordia University Portland

  Oct 2014 - Mar 2021

  -Serve as dissertation committee chair for Doctorate Candidates-Teach courses in Phases III and IV of Doctorate Program-Help students form and create research questions and best research practices-Guide students through all five chapters of dissertationDissertation Committee Member Committee Chair Title: Levels of Teacher Emotional Intelligence in Selected “Beat the Odds” Schools Location: http://commons.cu-portland.edu/edudissertations/18/ Title: Effects of Classroom Management on Teacher Job Satisfaction Location: http://commons.cu-portland.edu/edudissertations/21/ Title: Teachers’ Perspectives of Their Practices Related to Implementing a PBIS Plan in the Intermediate Grade Levels Location: http://commons.cu-portland.edu/edudissertations/23/ Title: Factors Influencing Teacher Efficacy in a Pennsylvania Juvenile Detention Center Education Program Location: http://commons.cu-portland.edu/edudissertations/29/ Title: Teacher Self-Efficacy in Classroom Management Amongst Novice Middle School Teachers Location: http://commons.cu-portland.edu/edudissertations/28/ Title: Encountering the American School System Through Vietnamese Parents Location: http://commons.cu-portland.edu/edudissertations/31/ Title: Understanding the Public Education Gap Amid Secondary Administrators Location: http://commons.cu-portland.edu/edudissertations/33/ Title: Teacher-Student Relationships and How They Encourage Math Achievement Among Black Males Location: http://commons.cu-portland.edu/edudissertations/37/ Title: Building Effective Parental Involvement In Middle Schools: The Parents’ Perceptions Location: http://commons.cu-portland.edu/edudissertations/41/ Content Reader Title: Interventions Addressing Chronic Absenteeism Location: http://commons.cu-portland.edu/edudissertations/1/ Show less

  • Faculty Chair Dissertation Committee

    Oct 2015 - Mar 2021

  • Core Faculty

    Oct 2014 - Oct 2015
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  Red Rock Running Co

  Mar 2018 - now

  Owner