Experience

• University of California, Riverside

  Associate Instructor

  EDUCATION 280S – The School
  • Designed this upper division course to provide a multidimensional view of the school as an environment in which formal/informal systems of social organization intertwine
  • Coordinated all aspects of the course including planning, designing the reader used in the course, implementation and evaluation of all course requirements
  

• University of California, Riverside

  Research Assistant

  RIMS-BTSA
  • Conducted research for the Teacher Professional Development Program (TPDP) department in the Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Riverside, on the Riverside, Inyo, Mono, San Bernardino County-Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment Program (RIMS-BTSA)
  • Conducted interviews and surveys with BTSA teachers and support providers at several school sites
  • Wrote detailed research report that contributed to the evaluation reports, state-mandated retention study data and a host of program performance reports for broad dissemination to program partners
  

• University of California, Riverside

  Lecturer in Education

  EDUCATION 001 – Imagining Teaching
  EDUCATION 002 – Looking in Classrooms
  • Designed these courses to entice undergraduates to consider teaching as a career by providing them with opportunities to observe and participate in classrooms, to reflect and analyze what they experience, and to develop an understanding of the effects of outside influences on the classroom, curriculum and school environment
  • Coordinated all aspects of each course including planning, implementation, evaluation, technology component, and monitoring of all university fieldwork requirements
  

• University of California, Irvine - Graduate School of Education

  Lecturer

  • Team taught/designed this course with Dr. Xiaodan Leng from the MIND Institute. Focused on providing (elementary and secondary level, pre-service teaching candidates, and newly hired in-service teachers) instruction connected to current theory/research in cognitive psychology, constructivist practices/neuroscience, and applying these connections to instructional design as it relates to the integration of technology in the classroom.
  • Co-coordinated all aspects for four sections of this course, including planning, implementation, evaluation, technology use, and monitoring of student work
  

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• Moreno Valley Unified School District

  Teacher/Principal Designe

  • Substituted for Principal in her absence – carried out all duties as required including: supervising/implementing school discipline plan, presenting award assemblies, writing reports for the district office
  • Created/Implemented school-wide “Student Tutor Program” in which upper grade students would serve as peer-tutors in classrooms during their “off track” time – this was a well received program that received district-wide recognition
  • Served as member of the school site Leadership Team
  • Served on the District Multicultural Committee – focused on non-discrimination and equal access to education for all students
  • Instructed students in the Gifted and Talented Education Program (GATE)
  

• Moreno Valley Unified School District

  Assistant Principal

  • Evaluated/Supervised staff – Classified and Certificated
  • Planned/Organized/Presented staff in-service in technology and other curriculum areas
  • Coordinated several programs including; Bilingual Advisory Committee, Goals 2000, Safety Program (Coordinated with the Moreno Valley Police Dept.), Volunteer Recognition, and worked with the Apple Corp. for the Apple Multimedia Program
  

• Moreno Valley Unified School District

  Principal

  • Oversaw programs and funding to enhance student learning from several sources, for example: Title I, School Improvement Program, Magnet School Assistance Program, Goals 2000, Special Friends Enhancement Grant, Limited English Proficient Program, Home Instruction for Preschool Youngsters, PeaceBuilders, Here’s Looking at You 2000
  • Served as a member of the “Magnet School Assistance Program” grant writing team that successfully brought in a grant for over a million dollars to Sunnymead Elementary – Program emphasis: Using technology and science to address California State Standards
  • Evaluated/Supervised all staff – Classified and Certificated
  • Conducted/Organized workshops, meetings, presentations for staff and community
  • Supported/Organized Parent Groups – PTA, Bilingual Advisory Committee, School Site Council
  • Co-Coordinated District-wide “Parent for Kids Summit”– over 200 parents participated in workshops that provided information and activities to improve student learning
  • Recruited new teachers from other states as a member of the District Recruitment Team
  

• Moreno Valley Unified School District

  Educator

  Mona worked at Moreno Valley Unified School District as a Educator