Nithya Vasudevan

Experience

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  Colgate University

  Aug 2010 - Jun 2011

  Outreach/Programming Coordinator

  Coordinated over 70 programs and workshops for students and alumni. Organized three week-long career exploration and alumni networking trips to NYC, Boston, and D.C in the Arts, Education, and Civil Society nonprofit sectors for 30 sophomore students. Collaborated with other offices on campus, including the ALANA Multicultural Center and the Center for Leadership and Student Involvement to create and run specific programs that fulfill needs of diverse student groups

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  NYC Teaching Fellows

  Jun 2011 - May 2013

  Cohort 21 Member

  Selected in a program that trained and certified content specialists to become teachers by obtaining their Masters while teaching under a Transitional B certificate

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  NYC Department of Education

  Aug 2011 - Jul 2014

  Earth/Environmental Science Teacher-Bronx Leadership Academy II

  Taught Earth Science Regents to 11-12th grade students and Environmental Science /Health to 9th grade students at a standards based high school in the South Bronx. Built a year-long sustainable curriculum for Earth Science that teaches tangible testing and literacy skills alongside content knowledge through hands-on, student-centered instruction. Implemented and taught school’s first science credit-bearing college class in Astronomy for thirty seniors. Instructed several students with IEPs who require expert differentiation and scaffolded lessons.Leadership positions included:• Grade Team Leader-Facilitated and managed all 11th grade meetings to promote school’s long-term goals. • School Programmer and Data Specialist - Constructed room, teacher, and student schedules for 38 faculty and 540 students. Organized quarterly assessments and state testing days. Analyzed data on test results and attendance using Microsoft Excel. Show less

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  Nansha College Preparatory Academy

  Aug 2014 - Jul 2016

  Integrated Science Educator

  Taught 9th grade Integrated Science in English to 120 Chinese Nationals in a standards-based school setting. Developed a year long project based learning curricula that fosters students’ connections to local environmental issues and connected them with local and international communities and experts. Incorporated the Six Principles of English Language Learning, developed by Stanford University to create an engaging English language rich classroom. Partnering with teachers across the grade level to introduce cross-disciplinary units in respective curricula.Leadership Positions Included:• JumpRope/Standards Based Coach- Led monthly professional development in standards based assessment and philosophy • Assessment Team Member-Served as a liaison between administration and departments in messaging and promoting assessment policy Show less

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  Colegio Americano de Quito

  Aug 2016 - Jul 2018

  MYP Science Teacher Grades 7 and 9/ MYP Grade Team Leader

  Developed and implemented MYP curricula aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards. Crafted project based units using MYP criteria and engineering design. Partnered with teachers to create interdisciplinary units that highlight cross cutting concepts. Designed curricula that responded to the English Language learning needs of student population. Leadership Positions included:• MYP Grade Team Leader – Led monthly meetings to refine curricula across grade 7 subjects and provide individual feedback on unit plans • Student Teacher Mentor- Guided a student teacher’s three-month field work experience in my classroom through feedback on lessons and classroom management• Science Department Curriculum Facilitator-Led meetings to vertically align curricula in grades 7-9 using Next Generation Science Standards• Service Action & Awareness Lead Teacher –Mentored students enacting service learning project to respond to needs of the school. Show less

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  Envision Education

  Aug 2018 - Jun 2020

  Science Educator/Community Partnerships Coordinator/Intructional Lead

  Constructed thematic Chemistry and Astronomy curricula for grades 9 and 10 in a public charter school in San Francisco. Collaborated with 10th grade team to support the portfolio defense model framework of the school and furthering project based curricular goals of the school. Leadership positions included: • Instructional Lead Team Member – Developed and facilitated high quality professional development experiences for weekly staff meetings that promotes collaboration and peer observations.• Community Partnerships Coordinator- Conducted outreach to organizations within the Mission and linking students and families to after school time programming.• Graduate Profile Design Team Lead-Worked with an Envision Network cohort to redesign and update the current Graduate Profile. • Summer School Administrator-Oversaw and ran summer school programming for 50 students to recuperate essential course credit for graduation through CyberHigh Show less

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  University of California, Berkeley

  Jul 2020 - Dec 2022

  Associate Field Supervisor/Lecturer

  Co-developed and taught EDUC 234: Critical Literacies Across the Disciplines, a course within Berkeley Educators for Equity and Excellence (BE3) program that emphasizes literacy rich practices in core secondary subjects. Supervising STEM student teachers in their graduate school field placements and providing regular observation, evaluation, and coaching to improve student teaching outcomes. Linking the university-based work of student teachers to their school site practicum by regularly facilitating conversations on STEM best practices and antiracist, equity focused approaches in the classroom. Show less

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  Discovery Education

  Aug 2020 - Dec 2022

  Instructional Designer

  Developing STEM and Critical Media Studies curriculum and lessons using Discovery Education platform and resources. Training teams of teachers in using the Discovery Education Science Techbook platform. Facilitating day long workshops that highlight best teaching practices using NGSS aligned texts and resources to promote inquiry in the classroom and student centered instruction.

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  Teaching Matters

  Dec 2020 - Dec 2022

  Consultant/Professional Development and Content Designer

  Partnering with schools to cultivate equity minded teaching staff using CRS-E frameworks. Conducting needs assessments of school sites and coach teams of teacher leaders using cyclical inquiry models. Developing and facilitating authentic professional development around CRS-E implementation, tools, and strategies. Crafting online e-learning professional development workshops to promote continued growth of teachers within greater institutional partnerships.

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  Independent Consultant

  Sept 2021 - Dec 2022

  Science Curriculum Developer/Consultant

  Developing NGSS aligned unit plans for high school chemistry, biology, and physics for Envision Education Charter network. Using thematic based learning practices to construct spiraled units of study centered on a driving question and anchoring phenomena. Working with peer learning communities to promote culturally responsive practices for implementation of unit plans and projects.

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  TNTP

  Nov 2022 - now

  Lead teams to support school districts in math curriculum adoption efforts, STEM academic strategy and training educators in instructional shifts as required by Common Core and NGSS

  • Partner

    Oct 2024 - now

  • Director, Academics

    Nov 2022 - Nov 2024