Student Teacher: 9th grade US History and 10th-12th grade History through Film.

Served as a daily substitute for middle and high school students as well as for a placement school where 100% of the students were special needs and/or on an IEP. Taught full-time summer school - remedial math - for the placement school during this same period.

• Began the assignment mid-marking period with no pre-planned lessons; created lesson plans for three separate courses of study including one “College in High School” (CHS) course accredited through the University of Pittsburgh. • Conducted a mock constitutional convention in which the students free-played actual delegates from the 1787 convention. • Conducted mock Supreme Court hearing based on actual 10th Circuit Court case. • Requested to serve as a mentor in government and judicial subject areas for students participating in Student Congress and debate competitions. • Presented first-hand accounts of the events of September 11, 2001 and first-hand experiences as a military veteran on Veterans Day to students as special lessons. • Collaborated with two paraprofessionals and three members of the Special Education team daily to provide supplemental support.

• School administrator for staff training, special activities, and class scheduling. • Taught classes in political science, joint force operations, strategic analysis, tactical response for navigation and aerial delivery, combat airspace management, tactical deception, airfield operations, and the military grid reference system. • Courseware developer; published by the National Imagery and Mapping Agency. • Received eight awards for excellence from the Department of Defense, and one from the Governor of Missouri.