Lauren Rodriguez
Lrodrig22@[Link]
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1350 N. Wells St. APT A317
Chicago, IL 60610
Mobile Phone: (708) 692-1533
EDUCATION
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2004-2008)
Bachelor of Arts in English Urbana, Illinois
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2010-2012)
Masters in Technology and Curriculum Reform Urbana, Illinois
CERTIFICATIONS
Illinois Certification Type 09: Secondary Education
Endorsement: English
Illinois Certification Type 178: Technology Specialist
National Board Certification
Endorsement: Adolescence and Young Adulthood English and Language Arts
EXPERIENCE
Jones College Prep (2020-PRESENT)
Temporary English teacher, Wellness Club Coordinator
● Create and deliver engaging and interactive lessons for Honors Level sophomores and a mixed Junior/Senior level
Leadership course
DeVry University Advantage Academy (2019- 2020)
English teacher, Student Voice Committee Coordinator, Instructional Leadership Member, Professional Personnel Leadership Committee Member
● Create and deliver engaging and interactive lessons for Honors Level Juniors and a senior-level Humanities course
● Collaborate with ILT and PPLC team members to offer suggestions to the Principal regarding school expenditures,
shared academic vocabulary and diverse course offerings
● Build a collaborative environment between student members of the Student Voice Committee and adult advocates to
explore and improve school culture, participate in Service Learning Projects and cultivate student leadership skills
Curie Metropolitan High School (2008-2019)
English teacher, English 1 Team Leader, AVID site team member, Technology coordinator
● Create and deliver engaging and interactive lessons for freshmen and AP senior-level courses
● Hold and moderate team meetings regarding English 1 curriculum creation and implementation
● Create resources for and deliver interactive professional development opportunities for teachers regarding the use of
technology within the classroom
● Ensure the incorporation of technology within the curriculum of a Title 1 School with 91% of Curie students
receiving free or reduced lunch
Curie High School English Department Co-Interim Department Chair (2013-2014)
● Collaborate with administration regarding policy, programming for 30+ teachers and implementation of initiatives
● Facilitate communication between department members and administration
● Ensure the daily function of department including resource organization, supply ordering, and distribution
Curie High School Instructional Leadership Team Member (2013-2015)
● Coordinate with team members to collaboratively create and execute a Continuous Cycle of Improvement
focusing on the Powerful Practice of Turn and Talk
● Collaboratively design the technological aspects of interactive professional developments regarding Powerful
Practice
● Execute a school-wide implementation of Professional Development opportunities for 233+ staff members.
● Technology utilized: Prezi, iMovie, Google Forms, Vimeo
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DELIVERED
GEAR-UP Young Adult Literacy Conference Presenter (2018)
How Can We Face Our History As a Nation?
● Facilitate discussion for CPS Secondary teachers regarding the Essential Questions: What is the
relationship between society’s expectations for us, and who we are? How does America’s history affect
those expectations? How can we move forward as a Nation to evolve those expectations?
● Introduce teachers to the reading strategy Notice and Note, modified for a secondary ELA classroom
● Engage teachers in the educational discourse regarding the utilization of the back mapping to
facilitate the creation of Standards-Based Scoring/Feedback Tools (Ladders)
CURIE METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (2010-2019)
Technology Coordinator
● Create and deliver professional development to assist teachers on integrating technology into their
curriculum in meaningful ways.
● Technology covered: Edmodo, [Link], Poll Everywhere, Google Suit, Gradespeed, Prezi, Rubicon
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ATTENDED
Facing History (2019)
Legacies: Purchased Lives, Chicago: The House We Live In
● Two Days of collaborative workshops focusing on the development of knowledge regarding racial
relations in The United States in general as well as specifically within Chicago.
● Participate in discourse regarding the integration of discussion regarding racial inequity
Bard Core (2009-2010)
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
● 30 hours of interactive professional development regarding the incorporation of Shakespeare within
the English Curriculum.
Hard Core Bard Core (2009-2010)
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
● 30+ hours of interactive professional development geared towards graduates of Bard Core
● Topics discussed include Common Core Standards, Combining visuals with written texts, utilizing
drama techniques, etc
Literature and Composition Advanced Placement Institute (Summer 2009-2014)
Center for Teaching and Learning
● 32 hours of interactive professional development regarding the education of advanced and gifted
students.
● Intensive training regarding the scoring of the Advanced Placement Literature exam
AVID Training (Summer 2010,2013)
AVID Institute
● One-week of intensive workshops regarding the preparation of low income, first-generation students
for college.
Pre-AP Summer Institute (Summer 2014)
Institute for the Advancement of Teaching
● One-week of in-depth development of strategies to prepare all students for success within an
Advanced Placement class.
● Strategies include essay writing, close reading, language analysis, rhetorical analysis, constructing an
argument and personal
Professional Portfolios
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