Teacher Specialist, Houston ISD, Outdoor Education Center at Olympia

Led academic instruction for an outdoor education program. Designed lessons and wrote curriculum aligned with state and local standards and focused on constructivist philosophies. Trained, supervised, and evaluated staff in areas including: education philosophy and philosophy, application of curriculum and TEKS, lesson cycle, student management and discipline, effective teaching techniques, learning styles and modalities, questioning techniques, and application of hands-on/inquiry learning. Prepared and presented multiple weekly workshops on teaching pedagogy and instructional content. Planned and supervised staff projects and maintained program equipment. Purchased and maintained program inventory. Implemented new technology and innovative teaching techniques. Teacher appraisal and PROCARD trained. (1997-2015)