Alejandra K. Faggart
High School Biology Teacher
Little Rock, AR · (501) 555 0119 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/alejandrakfaggart
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Nine years teaching high school science, five with Advanced Placement Biology
GRADE LEVELS
Grades nine through twelve, biology, environmental science and Advanced Placement Biology
SPECIALTIES
Laboratory investigation, Advanced Placement instruction, student research mentoring, science literacy
SYSTEMS
PowerSchool, Canvas, Google Classroom, Vernier data collection
CREDENTIALS
Arkansas standard teaching license in life science, grades seven through twelve
EDUCATION
Master of science in biology, bachelor of science in biology
Executive Summary
High school biology teacher with nine years in public classrooms, five of them teaching Advanced Placement Biology alongside three sections of the required freshman course. Built the science laboratory program back up after a decade without equipment money and sponsors the student research team.
Signature Achievements
- Raised the passing rate on the state biology end of course assessment in her sections from 64 percent to 87 percent.
- Won 46,000 dollars in grants and community sponsorships for microscopes, probeware and a greenhouse the whole department now uses.
- Mentored eleven student research projects to the state science and engineering fair, with two named as regional grand award winners.
- Cut course failures among ninth graders in her sections by more than half with a weekly tutoring session tied to grade checks.
- Trained the science department in laboratory safety practice and rewrote the safety contract families now sign each year.
Professional Experience
Biology Teacher and Science Research Sponsor
Fourche Creek High School, Little Rock, AR 2020 to present
Teaches five sections totaling 142 students at a comprehensive high school of 1,320.
- Sponsors the science research team, meeting after school twice a week and arranging mentors at the state university.
- Delivers accommodations for 22 students with individualized education programs or section 504 plans, including modified laboratory procedures.
- Calls families of students missing more than two laboratory days a month as part of the attendance intervention routine.
Science Teacher
Maumelle Ridge High School, Maumelle, AR 2017 to 2020
Taught biology and environmental science to about 130 students a semester at a campus of 900.
- Started the environmental science elective, which filled two sections in its first year.
- Coached the academic quiz team in science and led two field study trips to the Buffalo River watershed.
- Taught a shared laboratory schedule with two colleagues and kept the equipment inventory for the department.
Licensure and Certification
Arkansas Standard Teaching License, life science, grades seven through twelve
Praxis Biology Content Knowledge passed
Advanced Placement Biology summer institute completed
Member, National Science Teaching Association
Education
Master of Science in Biology, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Bachelor of Science in Biology, University of Central Arkansas
Core Skills
Laboratory investigation design · Advanced Placement instruction · Student research mentoring · Grant writing · End of course assessment analysis · Laboratory safety · Tutoring and intervention · Family contact