Agora Cyber Charter SchoolVirtual Educator & Department Chair
Jan. 2012 - Aug. 2014Wayne, PAImproved educator effectiveness scores for a department of 20 virtual middle school staff, from a 0.8 department-wide average to a 2.6 average on a 3.0 scale, an increase of 225% over the course of 8 months. This was achieved by analyzing data and creating a strategic Professional Development Plan that included individual coaching, embedded Professional Development, and providing a series of virtual instructor-led training (VILT) sessions Designed the Parental Involvement Pilot program to increase parental support in the virtual learning environment by creating a series of five synchronous virtual sessions for the adult Learning Coaches, with an attendance of 25 parents at the first session and 75+ by the last session. Co-founded Local Learning Groups where virtual teachers and Family Coaches met with students and their parents to support and facilitate academic and social-emotional learning. This program grew from 5 students to over 30 students and parents over the course of 3 months. Create and deliver professional development modules to the department of twenty-five middle school math teachers on topics such as: Charlotte Danielson's Framework, Understanding by Design, Differentiation Strategies in the Online Mathematics Classroom, Transition from PA Standards to the PA Core