Margaret Harris-Shoates
[email protected] (757) 876-5603 www.linkedin.com/in/MargaretEHarris
Educational Leader & Instructional Coach An educational leader with instructional and supervisory experience in traditional and non-traditional learning environments, who demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing transformative learning experiences for students and adult learners. Core competencies and attributes include: ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖
Instructional Coaching & Consulting Staff Development Virtual & Blended Learning Project-Based Learning Curriculum Development & Instructional Design
❖ Secondary Literacy Model Development ❖ Special Needs & Advanced Placement Instruction ❖ Effective Written & Verbal Communication ❖ Multicultural Outreach
Education: College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA M.Ed.: Educational Planning, Policy, and Leadership Princeton University, Princeton, NJ AB: English Certificates: Program in Teacher Preparation African American Studies
January 2015 Cumulative GPA 4.0 June 2011 Departmental GPA: 3.67 Cumulative GPA 3.6 January 2012 June 2011
Educational Leadership Experience: Isle of Wight County Schools August 2018 - present Georgie D. Tyler Middle School, Windsor, VA Instructional Coach ● Facilitate systematic instructional coaching cycles with all instructional staff and develop systems to document professional growth ● Coordinate the implementation of project-based learning units and exhibitions of student learning across all content areas ● Assess professional needs and deliver division-wide professional learning opportunities for instructional staff
Margaret Harris-Shoates
[email protected] (757) 876-5603 www.linkedin.com/in/MargaretEHarris
Isle of Wight County Schools July 2016 – July 2018 Smithfield High School, Smithfield, VA Instructional Coach ● Facilitated the implementation of deeper learning strategies and project-based learning throughout the division ● Developed and provided provided professional development for instructional staff in support of the school’s strategic timeline and the division’s strategic plan ● Coordinated school-wide exhibitions of student learning and the ongoing curation of student work Secondary Summer Academy June – July 2014 York County School Division, Yorktown, VA Administrative Intern/Assistant Principal ● Supervised learning experiences for all secondary students, including virtual learners ● Enforced the student code of conduct and implemented disciplinary procedures ● Collaborated with staff, families and organizations to ensure successful programming and operations Teaching Experience: Virtual High School August 2013 – present York County School Division, Yorktown, VA Teacher – Virtual English 11 ● Design and deliver standards-based instruction within an online learning environment ● Facilitate technology enhanced instructional activities via online platforms and learning management systems ● Differentiate instructional pacing and activities to meet the needs of diverse learners, including students with disabilities Tabb High School, Yorktown, VA January 2012 – June 2016 Teacher – English ● Developed and delivered standards-based instruction and transformative learning experiences within the English Language Arts curriculum ● Disaggregated achievement data to inform instruction and enable success on the Virginia Standards of Learning Assessments ● Provided individualized instruction for students with special needs, including students with limited English proficiency, emotional disturbance, autism, and specific learning disabilities
Margaret Harris-Shoates
[email protected] (757) 876-5603 www.linkedin.com/in/MargaretEHarris
Special Projects and Recognition: Secondary Literacy Model Committee York County School Division
September 2014 - June 2016
Accent on Academics: “Stories of America” York County School Division
February 2015
Transformative Project Based Learning Cohort York County School Division, Buck Institute for Education
Summer 2014
Kappa Delta Pi Inductee
April 2013
Edward E. Brickell School Leader Partnership Award College of William & Mary
2012-2013
The Frederick Douglass Service Award 2010 – 2011 Princeton University For the exhibition of "courage, leadership, intellectual achievement and a willingness to contribute unselfishly toward a deeper understanding of the experiences of racial minorities.”