STEAM Lab Planning
Worked with school principals while creating the STEM lab, helping shape a space that matched the school's instructional goals, budget, and student needs.
Leadership and collaboration
Program building, coordination, and meaningful contribution beyond the classroom
Alongside classroom teaching, Dawn has taken on planning, communication, and implementation work that reflects strong school leadership potential. Her experience shows initiative, follow-through, and a clear focus on what students, teachers, and administrators need.
Leadership Highlights
Ways Dawn has contributed beyond a single classroom
Teacher Collaboration
Coordinated with teachers across grade levels to strengthen student learning and classroom instruction through digital tools, integrated projects, and targeted classroom support.
School Support
Stepped in wherever needed to help the school day run smoothly, including substitute coverage, school events, practical troubleshooting, and support for daily student and staff needs.
Planning and Organization
Managed eight grade levels and sixteen class periods each week while submitting lesson schedules and lesson plans for both STEAM and computer skills classes. Organized project folders for each grade level to support planning, pacing, and instructional continuity.
Lab Readiness and Workflow
Spent time organizing both the computer lab and STEAM lab to make each day run more smoothly, especially when preparing ahead for as many as four classes across two different classrooms.
Instructional Continuity
Recorded detailed project and lesson information for STEAM and computer skills across eight grade levels so materials could be reused in future school years and classes were prepared in case a substitute needed to step in.
Student Progress Monitoring
Kept track of each student's quarterly progress using an improvement scale rather than traditional grades, requiring consistent observation, documentation, and communication about student growth.
Vendor and Purchasing Support
Communicated with companies about tools and materials that would work well for the school and gathered quotes for school-appropriate equipment, supporting informed decisions during the development of the STEAM space.
Schoolwide Contribution
Supporting the broader life of the school
Event Support
Helped with school functions outside of her immediate job responsibilities, including supporting sound needs for school music programs.
Operational Mindset
Brought an organized, practical approach to materials, space planning, communication, and implementation while building a new program from the ground up.
Relationship Building
Built trust with administrators, teachers, and students by listening carefully, following through, and adapting plans based on what would best serve the school community.
Admin Appeal
Strengths that translate well to school leadership, collaboration, and broader support roles
School Leadership Readiness
- Program development and implementation support
- Principal, teacher, and vendor collaboration
- Weekly scheduling, lesson planning, and multi-grade coordination
- Lab setup, organization, and instructional continuity
- Record keeping, substitute readiness, and student progress monitoring
- Schoolwide event support and practical day-to-day follow-through