Experience

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  Eagle point school district 9

  Jan 1992 - Jan 2007

  Middle school art teacher, middle school language arts/math, elementary teacher

  Grades 6-8 Art/DramaDesigned a standards based fine arts curriculum inspired by student interests and personal travel to the MET, Guggenheim and Momma in NYC in the summer of 2005 , writing grants, and building a partnership with a sister school in Japan. Performed ‘Phat Girls’ with the collaboration of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Lighting crew, and developed a girls hip- hop dance team.Grades 6-8 Humanities, Language Arts, Math, CIM, Reading, Drama, Odyssey of the Mind and Student Leadership. Coached girls basketball and volleyball. Integrated drama to increase student interest and memory recall of historical events; mostly working with at risk students. Ultimately building a drama club in which a very diverse group of students learned to excel. Outside the classroom, performed Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and a Collection of Modern Drama Monologues. Focused on the use of manipulative and cooperative learning to improve student achievement in math .”*Created and coached the first competitive team to participate in Oregon’s Destination Imagination Regional Tournament. *Collaborated with my colleague in science to design and implement an integrated language arts/science curriculum . Served on the Site Council for two years and worked within two different collaborative teaching teams.Primary Teacher blended and “straight” grades, p.e specialist k-5Planned, implemented, adjusted thematic units, built a successful and innovative reading program, conducted student home conferences and student self-directed portfolioconferences, hosted family learning nights, drama productions, and field trips. *Served on the District P.E. Curriculum Committee, School Technology Committee, the Emotional Intelligence Committee, and School Assessment Committee. *Trained teachers in new software and p.e curriculum. *Supervised and trained classroom assistants, parent volunteers and student aides. *Developed feedback, evaluation tools, and a district “Paraeducator Handbook.” Show less

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  Renaissance charter school

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1999

  Director/teacher

  Created a new vision for an innovative “charter” school serving the needs of fifty students (grade 5-8)and families within the Eagle Point School District of Southern Oregon, that weren’t being met previously. Designed and implemented an integrated arts based curriculum based on cutting edge research, training, and personal visitation of arts based schools, made possible through a grant obtained from the State of Oregon and Northwest Educational Laboratories. Build a non-profit organization and board of trustees who collectively formed the mission and vision of the school. Collaborated with another certified teacher and local community artists and volunteers to build a library, develop a choir, and offer private music and art lessons after school. Developed a nutritional program and collaborated with parents in the community to offer healthy “home cooked” meals during lunch. Drafted a floor plan and conceptual drawings with an architect for the renovation of a warehouse in hopes of relocating into the space in the future. Created informational material for marketing and admissions purposes such as brochures, video, personal endorsements by local politicians, newspaper articles, application packet, and report card including standards achieved in math and writing, integrated project grades, character feedback, literacy evaluation, and teacher narratives. Participated in special training through the International Alliance for Learning conferences for non-violent communication, mind-mapping, “Neues-Learnen, and Accelerated learning which would be directly implanted in the daily curriculum. Supervised one coordinator in the accurate keeping of records necessary for district and state reports, and participated in District leadership meetings. Collaborated with another colleague in the development of a creative schedule, teaching: math, science, and drama while my colleague taught taught english, art, and we both team-taught social studies. Show less

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  Southern oregon university

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2007

  Art education instructor

  Developed theoretical and methods instruction for undergraduate and graduate level students in the art education department. Designed and implemented an after school art program withuniversity students and WMMS middle school students.Supervised student teachers in the completion of their master’s thesis and student teaching.

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  International school of lusaka

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2009

  Secondary drama teacher/ib theatre teacher

  Designed a comprehensive theatre arts curriculum for 120 secondary students focusing onstandards for the IGCSE and IB exams. Projects included- Y11 storytelling to elementary students, “Famous Speeches” and “Cyrano”by IB students, “Punch and Judy” by middle school students, and whole school productions of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” and "The Sound of Music". Collaborated with "BareFeet" Theatre in a contemporary interpretation of "Antigone". Supervised the first IB drama field trip to South Africa. Show less

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  Casablanca american school official

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2012

  Ib theatre teacher

  IB Theatre Teacher (grades 11-12) and Secondary Drama teacher (grades 7-10). Developed two year course for grades 9-10 focusing on student devised pieces, and technical design (scene, costume, set, and lighting design). Supervised IB students in the first international field trip to London for ISTA Taps Workshop, and obtain the Third Level of IB Training Certification. IB Theatre productions-One Act Festival, Cabaret on the Roof. School Productions, “Romeo and Winnifred.

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  George washington academy

  Aug 2012 - Jun 2014

  Upper school assistant principal

  Collaborated with the principal and office team in daily management in all areas related to student discipline of 300 upper school students, including leading the SST, designing plans for student success, and developing team conferences for students at risk.. Supervised twenty faculty, led professional development days and designed a model for peer coaching. Reviewed new student applications, organized monthly assemblies, developed the Youssef service club, and coached the first swimming team.

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  Bilkent university

  Aug 2014 - Jul 2015

  International high school principal

  Co-led the high school division of 250 students grades 9-12 with a Turkish high school principal. Responsible for all students passing the IGCSE in grade 10 and all students complete their IB diploma in grade 12. Developed an SST composed of grade level coordinators to identify and support students at risk. Led bi-monthly faculty meetings, a teacher evaluation system, and collaborated with the IB Coordinator in the development of the IB Self-Study, Academic Honesty Policy, Language Policy, and SEN Policy. Established and maintained a Moodle page for faculty and students, and wrote weekly newsletters for staff and parents. Managed daily discipline issues with students: issues with courses, conflict with predicted grades, plagiarism, and misunderstandings with teachers and parents. Worked with a new administrative software program to establish baseline data with attendance and developed a discipline referral system. Show less

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  American school of kosova

  Aug 2015 - Aug 2020

  Head of school

  Responsible for the safety, care, instruction, and development of 470 students, 50 faculty, and 50 support staff of a prek-grade 12 international school. Led the community through a strategic planning process, revision of mission and vision, and accreditation. Coached management in marketing, admissions, human relations, operations, and after school activities. Introduced and implemented whole school improvements such as the AP program, MAP testings, Kosovo Athletics League, CAS program, k-12 Advisory program and BYOD plan. Led a school improvement team through an annual school improvement strategic process. Led and organized whole school staff development and parent-community communications. Developed Health and Safety Guidelines for the new campus, introduced playground safety protocol, and trained a safety and security team to supervise the safety of the new campus. Developed cycles of supervision for all faculty and reviewed all job descriptions. Developed the International Conference, the Kosovo Learning Summit in which 250 public school educators joined the ASK faculty of 50 in a 2 day conference over 4 years. The themes of the summit have been: “Engaging Learners” (2016), “Evolving Learners” (2017), “Learning Together” (2019), and “Designing Learning (2020). Collaborated in the design of and led the community into a new purpose built campus by working closely with the operations department, school founder, and architect. Organized the departments and building traffic flow. Show less

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  Visionaryed, llc

  Aug 2020 - now

  Chief executive officer

  We believe that by supporting teacher leaders around the world we may have the greatest impact on improving education. By creating innovative solutions together we aim to empower educators to build sustainable systems in their own communities. In this way, we will touch the lives of more children with quality learning experiences. https://www.shannonbruceramaka.com/visionaryed

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  Nhl stenden university of applied science

  Aug 2020 - Aug 2021

  Head of itess

  To support the internationalization, growth and development of a new undergraduate international teaching program in the Netherlands. This involved supervising a faculty of 14 part-time lecturers, building a beginning team under lockdown and budget restrictions, developing a student marketing team, leading a mission and vision review, supervising 20 students during teaching practice, supporting a teaching practice coordinator, and developing relationships with 17 new teaching partner schools around the world. I also worked closely with the founder of the program to build partnerships with Northern Arizona University to build a dual degree program where ITESS students may obtain an American teaching license in addition to our undergraduate degree. My greatest achievement was initiative and organizing a two week remote learning/hybrid teaching practice for 68 student teachers in ITESS with 19 mentor teachers in Wisconsin. Show less

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  Varsity tutors, a nerdy company

  Nov 2021 - now

  Academic tutoring

  Tutoring students ages 7-15 online in reading, writing, and math.

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  Ett-education through theatre

  Apr 2023 - now

  Ceo, teacher, curriculum designer

  Aprende Inglês com as Artes- an English language immersion project teaching children ages 5-10 English using theatre and fine arts. https://www.shannonbruceramaka.com/ettIn-person, personalized tutoring in English Language Arts for students 10-18.https://www.shannonbruceramaka.comOnline personalized tutoring in English Language Arts, Writing, and Math for ages 7-16https://www.shannonbruceramaka.com