6th Grade Science Teacher at Lindbergh School District (2018-08 – Present)
- Science Department Chair
- Truman Middle School 2019 Teacher of the Year
- Led professional development sessions for teachers throughout the school year and classes for teachers through Lindbergh U
- Created and implemented a cross-curricular unit project, making exhibit change suggestions for the St. Louis Zoo and sending them to the Zoo board
- Sponsored the TREND club at Truman Middle School-a drug-free leadership program
- Archery Instructor for the middle school level
- Site Liaison and Head Coach for Girls on the Run
- Received Lindbergh Grants for composting worm beds for the middle school
- Received Lindbergh Grant for native garden and community events
- Lindbergh Leader Recipient 2026
Science Methods Adjunct Professor for Secondary and Elementary Science at Washington University (2022-08 – Present)
- Taught the methods courses for secondary and elementary education students at Washington University
- Took on a student teacher for the 2022-2023 school year
6th and 7th Grade Math Teacher at Lindbergh School District (2017-08 – 2018-05)
- Implemented the workshop method with Math 6 and Math 7 classes.
- Sponsored the TREND club at Truman Middle School-a drug-free leadership program
- Archery Instructor for the middle school level
- Received Lindbergh Grant for coding Raspberry Pi's in the classroom
6th Grade Math and Science Teacher at Lindbergh School District (2015-08 – 2017-05)
- Worked with Math and Science teams at both middle schools to create an aligned and integrated science and math curriculum
- Continuously taught, reflected, revised, and modified assessments and classwork to provide students with hands-on, real-world science instruction
- Co-sponsored the TREND club at Sperreng Middle School-a drug-free leadership program
- Created and led a staff service day for the local Humane Society
- Received Lindbergh Grant for breakout boxes in the classroom
8th Grade Science Teacher at Mascoutah Middle School (2014-08 – 2015-05)
- Collaborated with the special education colleague on my team to create an effective, co-taught science class for a heterogeneous grouping of skill levels
- Continuously taught, reflected, revised, and modified assessments and classwork to provide students with hands-on, real-world science instruction
- Collaborated with colleagues to redesign assessments to better accommodate the incoming Next Generation Science Standards
- Created an economic and engineering design project-based learning assignment building gliders
- Successfully obtained a Pets in the Classroom Maintenance Grant for a bearded dragon
- Facilitated and designed a "Pie Your Teacher" fundraiser to successfully raise funds to send the middle school Science Olympiad team to state
- Attended the National Science Teachers Conference in Chicago, IL in March to present and bring back tools necessary to better implement NGSS into the curriculum and collaborate with science leaders from all over the world
- Tutored after school during homework lab
8th Grade Science and Social Studies Teacher at Waterloo Junior High School (2013-08 – 2014-05)
- Collaborated with colleagues to redesign assessments to better accommodate the incoming Next Generation Science Standards
- Assistant coach for the Waterloo High School Varsity and Junior Varsity Softball Team
- Created an NGSS focused debate around the topic of the new Polar Bear Point exhibit at the St. Louis Zoo
- Attended the National Science Teachers Conference in Boston, Massachusetts in April to present and bring back tools necessary to better implement NGSS into the curriculum and collaborate with science leaders from all over the world
- Awarded the Maitland Simmons Award Memorial Award for New Teachers, a $1000 scholarship to National Conference
- Successfully obtained a Pets in the Classroom Grant for a bearded dragon
- Collaborated with the Wildfire team to organize a charity beach ball volleyball event to raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association where we were able to raise over $2000
