South Bend Community School Corporation

▻ Tier 1 and Tier 2 committee at Swanson Primary Center. I helped develop their Tier 2 framework and co-presented the plan to the staff 2012 
▻ assisting with Student Council-2011-2013
▻ Student Council Leader-2014-2015
▻ Hay Primary Leadership Team-2014-present
▻ Textbook Adoption Committees- Science (2017) and Language Arts (2019)
▻ Helped develop corporation-wide science kits for the new science adoption with 4 other staff members (2017)
▻ NEA Faculty Representative-2019- present
▻ Language Arts SBCSC Textbook Committee 2019-2020
▻ Comprehensive Needs Assessment/School Improvement Plan 2020-2021 school year
Mentor Teacher 2021-present

Leadership Roles

▻ Assessed the accomplishments of students on a daily basis and reports progress to the students and their parents.
▻ Implemented instructional methods and materials that are appropriate and aligned with state standards. Maintained accurate records.
▻ Training and collaborating with the staff. Also created assessments & data collection methods for the school records.
▻ Integrating technology in the classroom, keeping current on educational best practices based on scientific research, and creating an
engaging curriculum based on state standards.
▻ Working collaboratively with the principal and team members to work on a common goal for the entire school building.
▻ Mentor for the Grow SB! Mentoring Program. Providing support to new teachers in SBCSC through developing trusting relationships, and collaborative communities, and offering engaging professional growth and reflection opportunities designed to positively impact student learning.

kindergarten Teacher 

My current responsibilities include being a team leader of my kindergarten team, PBIS team, and a NEA Union Representative. I am also a mentor teacher for the IUSB masters program. It is a grant that will last 5 years. Currently, we are the only place in the United States that has a program to support Graduate students entering into the teaching profession.

Kindergarten teacher

▻ Privilege of working in a variety of educational settings to help train and assist the preschool teachers with the students, we were serving, who had special needs.
▻ Worked collaboratively with Occupational Therapists, Physical Assistants, and Speech and Language Therapists with overlapping services. Also conducted Annual Case Conference meetings
▻ Worked closely with the kindergarten and special education support staff to help successfully transition the students into kindergarten.
▻ Collected data on each goal and created addendums, as needed, to reflect their progress and current level of functioning. Had overlapping educational goals therefore I held teams for individual students on my caseload.

Community Preschool teacher in the Special Needs Abilities Preschool Program 

Fort Wayne South Bend Diocese

Lead Preschool and Kindergarten Teacher

I created and implemented a curriculum for the preschool and kindergarten classroom. I worked closely with the other other kindergarten and first grade teachers to ensure continuity between the programs.

Preschool Teacher  (3 and 4 year old) and a Kindergarten teacher  

I was in charge of recruiting, interviewing, and hiring employees for the program. I trained three other staff members and we co-developed the program together.  We had approximately 70 children in the after school program.  The after school consisted of homework help, snack time (we sometimes made it together), games, and special guests, art activities, and computer time. We also had special guests from the  Notre Dame's International programs come into our school. They brought in ethnic food, performed dances, and taught us about their traditions using artifacts.

Director of the After-School Program

𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗗 EDUCATION 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 & 𝗗𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟𝗢𝗣𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 ➥ on a mission to change our educational system to retain quality teachers| 29+ years of experience

With over 30 years of experience in teaching, mentoring, and leading, I am passionate about revolutionizing education and creating a paradigm shift in our system. I am a South Bend Community School Corporation (SBCSC) teacher. I implement instructional methods and materials aligned with state standards, integrate technology in the classroom, and assess student progress and performance.

I also serve as a team leader, a PBIS team member, and a mentor teacher for the IUSB master's program. I am part of the Grow SB! initiative, a unique and innovative partnership between SBCSC and IUSB that supports graduate students entering the teaching profession. I have been recognized as the Teacher of the Year for Hay Primary Center and a Top 10 Honors Group for the Corporation Teacher of the Year. My mission is to foster social and emotional well-being, inclusivity, and curiosity among my students and colleagues and to empower them to be the solutions we need in our educational system.

Christine Jones (Schwager)

Snap! Mobile

Senior Market Development Manager

Account Executive

EF Tours

Immersed my community into new cultures why traveling around the world.   Managed a group of 60 beginner travelers for weeks long tours in different counties.  Planned and executed to meet the needs and wishes of all travelers.

Tour Leader

Wyzant

Expert Tutor in College and high school Social Studies classes. Including Psychology, History and Government.   Essay reviewer, and Scholarship Writer.

Tutor and Essay Reviewer 

East Wilkes High School

• Provide individual and small group coaching and support for learners using specialized training strategies and curriculum.
• Manage multiple projects during daily meetings with clientele groups of 20 to 40 people per session, while distinctly conveying points and objectives to diverse audiences.
• Advise educators in selecting appropriate interventions, and monitoring the success through data collection and analysis.
• Accelerated new curriculum training as a Professional Development Leader in a cross-functional team of 20+ people.
• Onboarded learners with software to increase summative assessment KPIs by 37% from the previous year.
• Analyze 1000s of data points using various learning management systems like Canvas, SchoolNet, Renaissance, Star Assessments, Quizizz, Evaas, and PowerSchool to support learners to meet goals.

High School Teacher

Make-A-Wish America

• Established meaningful relationships with children suffering life-threatening illnesses and their families.
• Collaborated across multiple departments to allocate resources for wishes and advocated for additional needed resources.

Make-A-Wish Granter of North Western North Carolina

Current Account Executive at Snap!Mobile, where support matters and every kid deserves a champion.  

As a former Educator I impacted and inspired many lives. I used technology, curriculum, and management skills to orchestrate classroom activities of future world changers.

𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘂𝗺 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 » As the Chair of my Department and School Leadership Board, I designed and implemented a curriculum for a diverse clientele to achieve desired performance outcomes. 
       ➢  Published Curriculums
       ➢  Measurable Data Growth 
       ➢  Teacher Mentor

𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 » I onboarded my world changers (students)to the newest educational technology of each year. I direct Professional Development in a cross-curricular setting to implement data-driven technology in schools. 
       ➢  Renaissance
       ➢  Clever 
       ➢  Canvas / Wix
       ➢  Multiple Edu-tech tools 

𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 » Outside of the classroom I recruit and immerse community members and young adults into world travel. I develop and organize meaningful educational experiences. I assist in bringing a company $150,000 in sales profits bi-yearly.

𝗔𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟭𝟱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀, 𝗜 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀. 𝗜 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳, 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆.


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