Experience

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  School district of philadelphia

  Feb 2005 - Jun 2005

  Substitute teacher

  Taught in several elementary schools around the city.

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  Public health management corporation

  Jun 2005 - Aug 2005

  Co director

  I ran a 6 week community based camp to help promote health and fitness to the children ages 5-12 that lived in the nearby housing project and the surrounding neighborhood. I was in charge of a four person team. I created work schedules for the staff. I met with supervisor once a week to give updates, progress reports, supply list, food order and other essential things connected to the camp.I organized daily activities and trips.

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  World communications charter school

  Sept 2005 - Jan 2006

  Substitute teacher

  I taught 10th grade English for 3 months while the regular instructor was on maternity leave. I also stayed and filled in whenever the school needed me.

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  School district of philadelphia

  Feb 2006 - Jun 2006

  Substitute teacher

  Filled in for teachers in both elementary and high schools that were absent for the day. Filled in for a long term position at a high school were I taught freshman and juniors in the Business Academy Accounting I.

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  Maritime academy charter school

  Sept 2006 - Jun 2007

  World and american history teacher

  • Developed and taught 9th grade World History and 10th grade US History classes.• Created an afterschool program to engage students through written and performance arts.• Collaborated with staff to plan a variety of community and team building events for students.

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  New media technology charter school

  Sept 2007 - Jun 2008

  World history teacher

  • Spare headed a yearlong project, “From Mind to Money.” Students were led from the invention phase to bringing their product to market.• Developed lesson plans and taught 10th grade World History.• Started a step team, assisted the track team and was primary sponsor of school trips.

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  Yesphilly

  Jul 2009 - Aug 2014

  Curriculum writer, social sciences instructor and academic lab coordinator

  • Manage the day-to-day operations of the academic department• Created literacy curriculum for differentiated skill sets connected to Common Core State Standards and 21st Century Skills• Work with Education Director to redesign program for optimal student engagement and academic advancement• Provided support and guidance to the academic team• Facilitate a creative writing, youth media component for participants in the OST program through PHMC / 21st CCLC

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  Education consultant - self-employed

  Apr 2015 - Dec 2015

  College writing workshop facilitator

  Lead a workshop on college writing for GED to College students.

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  District 1199c building and upgrading fund

  Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  Co-coordinator for workready career exposure summer program and creative writing specialist

  Work with rising 8th graders in a 6 week PYN (Philadelphia Youth Network) WorkReady ProgramAssist in the implementation of service learning projects for a social marketing campaign around community health issues Submit student payments/assessments weekly Develop project based learningCounsels students, take students on college field trips, and support staff.Create lesson plans and instruct Creative Writing and Career Ready classes

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  Valley youth house

  Dec 2015 - Aug 2017

  Supportive independnt living life skills counselor

  ● SIL Program● Provide life skills counseling to youth who have assigned themselves back into the care of the Department of Human Services (DHS) under APPLA ● Case management ● Crisis intervention● Trained in SWAN, Welligent, and DHSConnect databases

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  Freelance

  Aug 2016 - now

  Small business consultant

  I help small business get off the ground by doing consultation meetings with new business owners. I take can take you from concept to reality. I also do consultation work for already established companies that need revamping.

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  Eastern university academy charter school

  Aug 2017 - Aug 2019

  Teacher

  Social Reasoning (History) TeacherTaught 9th grade World HistoryTaught 10th grade American HistoryAdvisory Teacher (Passion Projects)

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  Eastern academy charter school

  Aug 2018 - Sept 2019

  Academic lead social reasoning (history) seminar instructor

  Head of the History Department. Responsibilities include but not limited to: Auditing biweekly lesson plans for all Social Reasoning (History) teachersCreating a pacing chart for each grade level along with resources to accompany each event (i.e. identifying books, articles, videos, and other supplemental materials)Mentor to teachers in the department.Mentored and coached teachers who struggled with classroom management. Counselled students (grades 7-12) that were experiencing issues behaviorally/emotionallyWorked with the class of 2020 on fundraising initiatives and implementation of those fundraising events.Planned Senior Year activities, events, fundraisers and created an interactive website for the class of 2020.Student Government Association adviser Taught 10th grade American HistoryJunior Seminar Teacher/ Facilitator for Passion Projects Career exploration. Show less

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  The school district of philadelphia

  Oct 2019 - now

  Teacher

  Teaching African American History and World History at Paul Robeson High School for Human Services