Experience
Curriculum Developer
Stand For Children, Great First Eight Curriculum
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Wrote and edited both infant and toddler-intended exploration plans for a research- and standards-aligned, strengths-based, and culturally responsive and sustaining curriculum currently piloting at several sites.
Education Policy Consulting
Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) Massachusetts
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Consulted for Democrats for Education Reform, Massachusetts by evaluating the validity and reliability of performance-based assessments as a supplemental metrics to the state-wide standardized MCAS test.
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Assessed the feasibility of implementing performance-based assessments, including financial considerations, test creation, implementation logistics, scoring, and reporting.
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Conducted stakeholder interviews with key figures from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), performance-based assessment schools/consortiums, and education reform advocates
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Produced a comprehensive report with detailed data and cost/benefit analysis, evaluation of alternatives, and final recommendations.
Assessment/Transcript Design & Student Consulting
University of Michigan, L.E.A.P.S.
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Developed model for mastery-based assessment and transcripts with the Learning, Equity, and Problem Solving for the Public Good (LEAPS) program set to pilot at the University of Michigan in Fall of 2024
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Consulted for implementation processes at other emerging pilot sites.
2022 - PRESENT
2023 - 2024
2022 - 2023
Involvement
Advisory Board Member
Harvard University, EPA Program Advisory Board
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Participated in regular meetings to review program objectives and assess outcomes and student feedback.
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Facilitated communication with program faculty, students, and stakeholders to foster a collaborative partnership.
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Formulated strategic recommendations and insights on program growth and advised on curriculum development.
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Supported fundraising and resource acquisition by leveraging professional networks to benefit the program.
Peer Mentor & Event Planner
University of Michigan Mentorship & Residential College Mentorship
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Mentored first-year students in both university-wide and specialized programs.
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Collaborated with program staff to plan, fund, and implement programming for an average of 250 students.
Forum Leadership
University of Michigan, Residential College
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Served as Student Activities Board Secretary and Food Forum President
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Coordinated across forums to organize and implement student activities within the Residential College
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Recruited and led students in a forum focused on food sustainability, meal preparation, and nutritional health.
Copy & Poetry Editing
Residential College Literary Magazine, "The RC Review,”
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Copy editor (2019-2020), Poetry Editor (2020-2023) in student-designed and -published literary magazine.
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Generated ideas, delegated tasks, and organized fundraising and community-driven events.
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Corrected grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors in the annual publication.
2023 - PRESENT
2019 - 2023
2019 - 2023
2019 - 2023
Awards & Honors
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, University of Michigan Chapter
Academic Honors, University of Michigan
High Achieving Involved Leader Award, University of Michigan
James B. Angell Scholar Award, University of Michigan
Legacy of Excellence Scholarship, Charyl Stockwell Preparatory Academy
Advisory Board Member of the Year Award, Michigan Recreation & Park Association
2019 - PRESENT
2019 - 2023
2019 - 2023
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Relevant Coursework
2020
Social Theory & Practice
RCSSCI 290: Understanding Power, Theorizing Knowledge, University of Michigan
EDUC 211: Educational Policy, Inquiry, and Advocacy, University of Michigan
SOC 310: Research Methods in Sociology, University of Michigan
EDUC 460: Equity in Everyday Practices, University of Michigan
ENG 313: The Literature and Theory of Political Despair, University of Michigan
RCSSCI 341: Empowering Community Through the Arts, University of Michigan
Education for Empowerment Concentration
EDUC 118: Schooling and Multicultural Society, University of Michigan
EDUC 200: Learning for Social Change, University of Michigan
EDUC 450: Education, Peace, and Conflict, University of Michigan
RCSSCI 365: The Politics of Education, University of Michigan
EDUC 330: Education for Empowerment Internship, University of Michigan
PSYCH 307: Practicum in Child Development and Education, University of Michigan
EDUC 480: Education for Empowerment Capstone, University of Michigan
Education Policy and Analysis
EPA 101: EPA Program Core Experience, Harvard University
EDU S040: Statistics for Educational Research, Harvard University
EDU A148: State Education Policy in Times of Divisiveness, Harvard University
EDU T418: Education in Uncertainty, Harvard University
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