Zachary Roper

Experience

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  Capitol Elementary School

  Aug 2006 - Jul 2010

  Teacher, Middle Grades Mathematics 6-8th

  Taught all core subjects to students in grades 6-8, including English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies, before specializing in Middle Grades Math. Incorporated SmartBoard technology, use of student laptops, and interactive learning tools like Google Sketchup to gives students a wide variety of ways to express their understanding of mathematical concepts.Led the Middle School Student Council for two years, teaching students how to plan, organize and implement school-wide fundraisers and events, including car washes, sports rallies, and after-school activities.Created the Capitol Cougars Travel Club, which resulted in week-long student field trips to San Francisco, New York and Washington D.C. over the course of three years. Helped students organize extensive fundraising activities to pay for the cost of the trips, Show less

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  American School of Milan

  Aug 2010 - Jul 2014

  Teacher, Digital Art, Yearbook, Photography, and IB Film

  Designed, built and successfully taught ASM’s first IB Film and Film studies program,consisting of classes and activities for grades Pre-K through 12.Classes included Middle School Movie Making, Elementary Green Screen Story-Telling,High School Intro to Film & Film 2, and IB Film Studies 2-year program for Juniors and Seniors.Created curriculum for several new Digital Arts elective courses and after-school activitiesfor upper school students, including 3D Modeling & Design, Graphic Design, Yearbook,Digital Photography, and Comic Book Art & Digital Illustration.Presented at the ECIS Education Technology Conference at ACS Cobham, London,(March 2015) on Bringing Film Into The Classroom, which outlined how to build a scalable,comprehensive film studies and production program to any school site.Designed and delivered professional development presentations on digital photographyand film production for teachers who wanted to incorporate it in their lessons. Show less

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  ACS International Schools

  Aug 2014 - Jul 2016

  Teacher Digital Arts and Film Studies

  Instructor of Digital Film-making courses, including Intro to Film for grades 9 and 10, and Broadcast Media, a bi-weekly, semi-satirical newscast produced by grade 11-12 students. Participating students plan, shoot, and edit video segments on topics around the school using Adobe Premiere and After Effects software, which are then shared via Youtube. Created curriculum for Digital Arts elective courses for upper school students, including 3D Modeling/Production Design, Introduction to Film, Yearbook and Digital Photography, Introduction to Ceramics and a Digital Illustration club. Served as Yearbook Coordinator for 2 years, delivering professional, dynamic publications of 200+ pages while teaching students planning, collaboration, and organizational skills.Helped produce promotional videos for school programs and activities, working with members of staff and admissions to highlight organizational strengths. Organized multiple student activities as the co-supervisor of the Hillingdon Student Show less

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  San Luis Obispo High School

  Jun 2017 - now

  • Instructional Cabinet Leader, Career Technical Education Dept.

    Aug 2019 - now

  • Department Chair Career Technical Education, EDTech Lead; Film & Photography Teacher

    Jul 2019 - now

  • Digital Media Teacher

    Sept 2017 - now

  • Head of Art Department: Digital Photography and TV/Video Production Teacher

    Jun 2017 - Aug 2019