Samantha Tinkham

Experience

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  Alta Loma High School

  Jan 2002 - Jun 2005

  Girl Talk Coordinator

  • Facilitated workshops to educate female high school students in areas such as resiliency, healthy relationships, anger management, and trust building• Organized and facilitated 6 annual conferences with approximately 75 individuals

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  UC Santa Barbara - Residence Halls Association

  Aug 2005 - Jun 2009

  Representative at Large, Administrative Vice President, & On-Campus Representative

  • Planned, budgeted, and organized an annual event for 1,000 attendees • Trained the new board of directors in office professionalism• Received a regional award for leadership and direction given to the

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  Associated Students of UC Santa Barbara

  Jun 2007 - Jun 2009

  On-Campus Representative & Off-Campus Representative

  • One of 24 members responsible for oversight of the UCSB on-campus student organization

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  UC Santa Barbara

  Aug 2008 - Dec 2008

  Pre-Professional Teacher

  • Taught in a high school history class mentored by a senior teacher and participated in student activities• Prepared lesson plans and developed new methods of teaching sophomore students to help them excel

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  Berg Counseling Services dba ProActive Resources

  Oct 2009 - May 2011

  Office Assistant

  • Assist in managing an office of nine counselors and hundreds of clients through fine-tuned observational and office skills• Commended for professional interactions with clients as well as pleasant demeanor despite challenging situations

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  Hamilton Southeastern School District

  Oct 2009 - May 2011

  Substitute Teacher

  • Executed lesson plans while adapting to teachers' classroom management plan• Interacted, assisted, and taught students in various subjects, such as World History, U.S. History, Government, Economics, Law Education, and English

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  MSD Lawrence Township

  Aug 2011 - Apr 2012

  Student Teacher

  • Created and executed lesson plans for 7th grade• Assisted students after school who requested additional help • Participated in parent conferences, professional learning communities, and smaller learning communities to ensure student achievement, including Response To Intervention and adapting mainstreamed students' work• Coordinated bringing 5 experts of the world’s major monotheistic religions for 7th grade students• Co-led non-sponsored student field trip to a performance of Fiddler on the Roof at Murat Theatre• Developed lesson plans for 9th-10th grades including a basic Project Based Learning unit regarding India's social struggles• Created a project for AP World History students where they created a theme park for their assigned society• Prepared materials to create a collaborated geography course between junior high and high school• Assisted an interdisciplinary class of 35 students on a fieldtrip to Chicago, IL Show less

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  Mt. Vernon Community Schools Corporation

  Aug 2012 - Jun 2013

  Teacher

  • Developed lesson plans and units for World History and Modern World Civilization Honors courses• Created projects for cross-curricular work including “We Didn’t Start the Fire” research and presentations• Prepared materials to share with co-workers in order to create common assessments and projects• Demonstrated leadership through seeking experienced teachers to consult regarding cross-curricular work

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  Greenfield-Central School Corporation

  Jun 2013 - Oct 2015

  Social Studies Teacher

  - Planned field trip to Children's Museum to see the Terra Cotta Warriors- Coach of Academic Superbowl Team- Created school-wide discipline document after sitting on the discipline committee- Attended many technology conferences and an IUPUI economics conference

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  Bright Star Schools

  Jun 2016 - Jul 2021

  Teacher

  -Founding APUSH, US History, Colonialism, StuGov, and AP Psych teacher-Executed College Board curriculum resulting in APUSH and AP Psych scores of 10% above AP national and state averages-Implemented WHAP and World History curriculum aligned to fostering educated voters and cognisant world citizens-Organized and implemented a new recruitment program leading to a 20% increase in student enrollment-Planned and executed student activities such as dances, Spooktacular, movie nights, Community BBQ, and field trips-Led and helped train peers with SEL strategies such as New Directions, circle/councils, and classroom charters-Facilitated students working with community organizations: KYCC, WE, Changeist formerly Big Citizen Hub Show less

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  Oceanside Unified School District

  Jan 2022 - now

  Teacher