Experience
Australian International School Phnom Penh, Cambodia – MYP Coordinator
August 2021 – Present
- Established, implemented and monitored all aspects of the IB Middle Years Programme:
- Led components of the CIS/WASC accreditation and IB MYP Programme Evaluation processes
- Coordinated the MYP Personal Project
- Embedded Service as Action opportunities in units of study
- Collaboratively designed authentic assessment tasks in all subject groups
- Facilitated the development of interdisciplinary units
- Designed and organized experiential education trips for all MYP students
- Developed a long-term strategic plan with other members of the secondary leadership team
- Liaised with LMS partners to guide the MYP transition from Managebac to Toddle
- Managed the creation of a schoolwide continuum of ATL skills from the PYP through the Diploma and Career-related Programmes
- Wrote the Domain C Curriculum report for CIS/WASC accreditation
- Taught IB Environmental systems and societies and MYP Integrated sciences
- Established the school photography and media club
New Nordic School, Finland – Director of Education
March 2018 – June 2021
- Created an interdisciplinary Pre K to grade 12 curriculum based on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) and the Finnish National Curriculum
- Established strategic objectives and implemented an action plan to achieve them
- Wrote the new school licensing proposal and application to the Finnish National Agency for Education
- Designed and led training workshops for school leaders and classroom teachers
- Identified and evaluated potential EdTech solutions for the construction of bespoke learning management and student information systems
Educational Consultant, Tanzania, Indonesia, USA, Romania – ESS Content Creator and Private Tutor
August 2016 – February 2018
- During family leave after the birth of my third child
- Produced original educational resources aligned to the new IB ESS syllabus and MYP Integrated Sciences for teachers around the world
- Mentored and tutored students in DP Biology, DP ESS, language arts, and mathematics
- Taught DP Biology and MYP Sciences for a maternity cover
International School of Tanganyika, Tanzania – Science Department Head and Secondary Science Teacher
August 2008 – July 2016
- Managed the budget, resourcing, assessment and moderation for a department of 8 teachers and 4 science technicians
- Established an annual field course for 75 DP Biology, ESS, and Geography students
- Coached the middle school and high school MUN teams to conferences in Holland, Kenya, South Africa and Jordan
The American School of Kinshasa, DRC – Secondary Science Teacher
August 2006 – July 2008
- Taught AP Physics, chemistry, and middle school general science
- Coached the MUN team to the 2006 EAMUN conference in Kenya
Iroquois Middle School, Kentucky, USA – Middle School Science Teacher
August 2004 – June 2006
- Taught science and reading comprehension to at-risk and EAL students
Professional and Personal Development
- IBDP ESS Cat 3 Internal Assessment Workshop (online) – May 2022
- IB MYP Cat 3 Managing assessment in the MYP Workshop (online) – June 2021
- IB MYP Keynote Speaker: A vision for the future of education, Osan International Future Education Forum, South Korea – July 2019
- MITx: The Why, What, and How of Competency-Based Education (online) – March 2019
- Speaker: Core competencies – the future of education, Global Educational Supplies and Solutions (GESS) Dubai – February 2019
- Speaker: The importance of early childhood education to future success, Finnish Education Expo Middle East – February 2019
- Panelist: Phenomenon-based learning across all stages of education, Finnish Education Expo Middle East – February 2019
- IBDP Examiner: Environmental systems and societies Extended Essay – September 2017
- IBDP Examiner: Environmental systems and societies Paper 2 – September 2017
- Google Certified Educator, Level 1 – June 2017
- Kentucky (USA) Secondary Science Teaching Certification – renewed July 2016
- IB MYP Sciences Cat. 2 Workshop, Kampala, Uganda – November 2014
- IBDP ESS Cat. 2 Assessment Workshop (online) – July 2011
- IBDP ESS Cat. 1 Workshop, Birmingham, England – July 2009
- IB MYP Sciences Level 1 Training, Princeton, New Jersey, USA – June 2008
Education
Certificate of International School Leadership – Principal Training Center (PTC), London
June 2015
Courses included Creating an effective school, Curriculum leadership, Technology leadership, and Instructional supervision and evaluation.
Master of Arts in Teaching Secondary Science – Spalding University, Kentucky, USA
November 2005
Courses included Assessment for teaching and learning, Human development, Inclusive classrooms, Classroom management, and Curriculum and methodology for middle school.
Bachelor of Science in Natural Resource Conservation – University of Kentucky, USA
May 1997
Concentration in forest ecology. Courses included astronomy, biology, chemistry, ecology, economics, geology, physics, sociology, statistical analysis, and wildlife management.
Additional Information
Languages
- English (native)
- French (proficient)
- Kiswahili (conversational)
- Spanish (novice)
Interests
- Citizen science, especially birding
- Overland travel, trekking and camping
- Green architecture and design
- Surfing
- Cooking and eating
- Mountain biking
- Astronomy
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