April S. Brown
Contact: P.O. Box 906 • Tustin, CA 92781 • 714-325-0318
Email: asbrown2@hotmail.com Website: www.AprilSBrown.com
LinkedIn: www.Linkedin.com/in/april-s-brown

EDUCATION and PROFESSIONAL LICENSES

Master of Science in Educational Administration and Leadership National University, La Jolla, CA
• California Administrative Credential Authorizing holding Public-School

Master of Education in Cross-Cultural Teaching National University, La Jolla, CA
• Ethnography Studies, Culture Studies within the Public-School Classroom
• California Multiple Subject Teaching Credential authorizing public instruction K-12 with ELL Authorization

Bachelor of Education concentration Natural Sciences California State University, Long Beach, CA
• Dean’s List, President’s List, Golden Key Honour Society

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
8th Grade Teacher (Virtual), California Virtual Academy
• Curriculum development, assessments, and evaluation. Collaborate with peers, grade level, and administration. Assessment and monitor student achievement and modify where needed. Performed functions as the ELD Testing Site Representative for State Testing and administered ELPAC. Aided in school operations and administration of the onboarding process. Participated in Individual Education Programs and academic progress tracking to continuously promote advancement.
Accomplishments: Created an additional course that incorporated Design Thinking into an Arduino Class that connected both math and science curriculum into a tangible, real life experience.
University Supervisor for Student Teachers/ Associate Faculty (Virtual), University of Phoenix
• Faculty for both the Department of Humanities and College of Education teaching virtual courses as well as acting as the University Supervisor for student teachers. Community manager for the online platform like Facebook but for our school. Created workshops and seminar presentations.
Accomplishments: University supervisor for student teachers. Provided leadership and classroom evaluation for student teachers providing mentoring and training.
Full Time Faculty (Virtual), University of Phoenix
• Online facilitator for first year students in the College of Humanities and Sciences
• Research, develop, and present training to peers in Brown Bag forum. Community manager in online platform to support new students as well as faculty. Manage and create content for the community platform.
Accomplishments: Top performer in student retention and pass rates. Created training for faculty on how to support English learners in the online learning environment and trained over 300 staff. Staff mentoring and training through our community platform and live workshops.
3rd Grade Teacher, River Springs Charter School
• Curriculum development, designing assessment tools, and collaboration between peers, parents, and students. Implemented modifications and accommodations per student needs.
Accomplishments: Safety Leader for Temecula Campus. Public and community relations. Volunteered for the first talent show and drama club for the school site.
4th Grade Teacher/ Science Teacher, Long Beach Unified School District
• Instruct, assess, and adjust instruction for a diverse student population with various accommodations/ modifications.
Accomplishments: Vigorous progress tracking and data analysis/reporting to make adjustments on instruction per the academic progress for each student.
RESEARCH AND PRESENTATIONS
Effectively Coaching Students in a Distance Education Environment TCC Online U of Hawaii (April 18, 2019)
• Collaborative presentation discussion practitioner research on coaching strategies for virtual education.
Using Positive Psychology in the Classroom Drexel University Virtual K-12 Conf. (October 5, 2018)
• Present strategies for using positive psychology strategies in the virtual classroom.
Educator’s Barriers to Using Technology in the Classroom Lilly Conference, Anaheim, CA (February 2017)
• Applied research to uncover why educators are not using technology at one school.
It’s Not Black and White: Teaching Diversity in the Writing Class Lilly Conference, Anaheim, CA (February 2017)
• Collaborative research and presentation highlighting how diversity can be integrated into the classroom using literature.