{"id":39,"date":"2022-06-07T17:36:43","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T17:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crburgess.org\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2025-11-05T12:12:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T12:12:49","slug":"cv","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crburgess.org\/?page_id=39","title":{"rendered":"Education Curriculum Vitae"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Teaching Positions<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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AP English Teacher, Southbridge High School, January 2024 – June 2025<\/summary>
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Southbridge High School is a high-trauma, high-poverty school currently under state receivership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Lead Teach Advanced Placement Language & Composition to students of varying English-language backgrounds<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Lead teach English IV to seniors in sections ranging from full inclusion to honors-level <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Collaborate with co-teacher to accommodate, modify, and deliver equitable lessons on topics ranging from memoir writing to analyzing Shakespeare<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    English Teacher, Blackstone Valley Prep High School, August 2018 \u2013 January 2024<\/summary>
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    Blackstone Valley Prep is an intentionally diverse public charter that primarily serves lower-income students in urban districts in Rhode Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Lead-taught and designed courses in English 9, English 12, and Creative Writing<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Rewrote curricula for English 9 & 12 courses with attention to diversity and CCSS alignment<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Piloted equity-based grading system in effort to provide better access to, and better assess student mastery of, high-level English content<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Designed and led school’s first remedial reading program aimed at addressing learning gaps for most vulnerable students<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Piloted school’s first weekly reading program during which each English class spent one full block reading and journaling<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Led or co-led various professional development sessions on topics such as equitable grading practices, effective stack audits, and efficient feedback processes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n
      English Teacher, Excel Charter Public Schools, April 2018 \u2013 June 2018<\/summary>
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      Excel Academy is a network of high-performing urban charter public schools in the Boston area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • Lead-taught in a sixth grade English classroom<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n
        English Teaching Fellow, Excel Charter Public Schools, August 2017 \u2013 June 2018<\/summary>
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        • Student-taught alongside an experience mentor teacher in an English classroom<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Lead-taught and designed curriculum for Computer Science in sixth and eighth grades<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n
          Paraprofessional, Revere Public Schools, August 2016 \u2013 June 2017<\/summary>
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          Revere Public Schools are urban public schools in the Boston area serving a socio-economically and racially diverse mixture of students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          • Worked closely with small group of high-needs <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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            Education Leadership Positions<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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            PRPL Mentor, 2024 – 2025<\/summary>
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            PRPL is a pathway for educators in Massachusetts to attain their Initial licensure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            • Provide general mentoring, including organizational skills, curriculum development, and content instruction, to a developing educator <\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Work alongside PRPL case manager to observe and score mentee based on the Mass DESE teaching rubric<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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              English Department Chair, Blackstone Valley Prep High School, August 2019 – January 2024<\/summary>
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              • Plan and facilitate twice-monthly department meetings<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Serve as liaison between department and administration<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Co-plan and strategize with fellow department members vis-a-vis vertical alignment, student growth, and curricula needs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n
                Teacher Coach, Blackstone Valley Prep High School, August 2022 – January 2024<\/summary>
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                • Observe lessons twice-weekly for multiple first- and-second-year teachers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Plan and facilitate weekly one-on-one coaching sessions<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Devise, and assist with implementation of, specific, actionable, and research-based classroom moves to improve student behavior, learning, and culture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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                  One-to-One Instructional Coach, Blackstone Valley Prep High School, January 2022 – 2023<\/summary>
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                  • Coached\/mentored a first-year teacher in various English 9 classes<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • Co-planned and revised mutual curriculum<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • Oversaw significant improvement in state-wide evaluations over course of school year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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                    Awards & Nominations<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

                    Teacher of the Year Nominee, Blackstone Valley Prep High School, June 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Teacher of The Year Nominee, Blackstone Valley Prep High School, June 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    Teacher of The Year Nominee, Blackstone Valley Prep High School, June 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                    Curriculum Design Accomplishments<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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                    Lead Planner, English 12 Curriculum, Blackstone Valley Prep, August 2021 – January 2024<\/summary>
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                    • Designed and piloted school’s first progressive, contract-based, equitable grading system<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    • Re-structured English 12 curriculum to align with CCSS standards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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                      Lead Planner, English 9 Curriculum, Blackstone Valley Prep High School, August 2021 – June 2022<\/summary>
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                      Responsible for planning units and lessons for 9th grade English curriculum, and for communicating curriculum to other English 9 teacher<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n

                      Lead Designer, English 9 Curriculum, Blackstone Valley Prep High School, August 2020 – June 2021<\/summary>
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                      • Participated in department-wide audit of English curriculum to spot and fill gaps in author and text diversity<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      • Implemented feedback from students, colleagues, and outside consultants to ensure equitable authorship representation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n
                        Lead Designer, English 12 Curriculum, Blackstone Valley Prep High School, August 2019 – June 2020<\/summary>
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                        • Spearheaded implementation of Nineteen-Eighty-Four<\/em> into the school’s twelfth-grade curriculum<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        • Adjusted & augmented existing fiction and nonfiction curricula for CCSS alignment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n
                          Lead Designer, Creative Writing Curriculum, Blackstone Valley Prep High School, August 2018 – June 2019<\/summary>
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                          Implemented rigorous curriculum in multiple creative disciplines such as complex poetry including sestinas and Shakespearean Sonnets; short fiction including sci-fi and fantasy; and creative nonfiction including argumentative essays and memoirs<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n

                          Lead Designer, English 9 Curriculum, Blackstone Valley Prep High School, August 2018 – June 2019<\/summary>
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                          • Developed CCSS-aligned curriculum for Lord of the Flies<\/em>, Othello<\/em>, various poems, and various short stories<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                          • Reworked existing curriculum from the ground up to better align to school’s mission and the Common Core<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
                            Professional Development<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

                            Mass Insight AP Literature & Language Professional Development Seminar, October 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Oxbridge Teacher Seminar, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, August 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Disruptive Equity Education Project Workshops, Fall\/Spring 2018\/19<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Sheltered English Immersion Course, Spring 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Together Teacher Workshop, Spring 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                            Extra-Curricular Accomplishments<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

                            Co-Founder, Drama Club, Blackstone Valley Prep High School, September 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Founder, Staff-Student Book Club, Blackstone Valley Prep High School, April 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Founder, Ethics Bowl Team, Blackstone Valley Prep High School, September 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                            Licenses<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

                            Initial Secondary License in English, Rhode Island<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Initial Secondary License in English, Massachusetts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            Sheltered English Immersion – Teacher, Massachusetts<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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                            Teaching Positions Education Leadership Positions Awards & Nominations Teacher of the Year Nominee, Blackstone Valley Prep High School, June 2023 Teacher of The Year Nominee, Blackstone Valley Prep High School, June 2020 Teacher of The Year Nominee, Blackstone Valley Prep High School, June 2019 Curriculum Design Accomplishments Professional Development Mass Insight AP Literature & Language […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","hide_page_title":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-39","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crburgess.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crburgess.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crburgess.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crburgess.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crburgess.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39"}],"version-history":[{"count":41,"href":"https:\/\/crburgess.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":309,"href":"https:\/\/crburgess.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39\/revisions\/309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crburgess.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}