Professional Vita

Education/ Certification

M.Ed.                                                   Educational Administration, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Texas, 2006

B.S                                                       Computer Science, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Texas, 2000

Superintendent Certificate                 Texas (In Progress)

Principal Certificate                            K-12, Texas

Teacher Certificate                             8-12 Mathematics, Texas                                          

Administrative and Leadership Experience

Assistant Principal, Duncanville High School,

Duncanville Independent School District,

Duncanville, Texas, 2007-Present

·         Student Discipline & Attendance Grade 10-12 Alpha P-Sn

·         Teacher Appraisals

·          Senior class Activities Administrator

·         Mathematics Department Administrator

·         Diversity Trainer

·         Textbook  Custodian-decrease textbook loss from $500,000 to $30, 000 in year one,Year two from $30,000 to $12,000

·         Cheerleading Program Supervisor

·         Renaissance Program coordinator

·         Extra-curricular activities / Campus supervision

Administrative Intern, Duncanville High School,

Duncanville Independent School District,

Duncanville, Texas, 2005-2006

·         Arrange the teams  for academies and small learning communities

·         Advance placement curriculum planning  and vertical teaming

·         Contribute in the selection textbook adoption

·         Conduct staff development over UIL policies

Teaching Experience

Mathematics Teacher, Duncanville High School,

Duncanville Independent School District,

Duncanville, Texas, 2004-2007

·         Plan and instruct Algebra using wide variety of teaching aids, motivational and implementation strategies to engage students in active learning.

·         Incorporate learning modality principles into classroom and individual instruction.

·         Implement technological approaches to subject material. Research educational resources on the Internet. Assist with data analysis.

8^th Grade Math Teacher, Reed Middle School,

Duncanville Independent School District,

Duncanville, Texas, 2003-2004

·         Assist with vertically alignment

·         Contribute on creation of district benchmark

Algebra I Teacher, DeSoto Freshman Campus,

DeSoto Independent School District,

DeSoto, Texas, 2002-2003

·         Supervise lunch detention

·         Score Volleyball games

Additional Training / Professional Development

Working on the Work

Engaging Hearts and Minds

Positive Behavior Interventions and Strategies

Gifted and Talent Training

Capturing Kids Hearts

Presentation

Adams, M. (May, 2006).Understanding UIL Booster club regulation better. Presentation at Duncanville Showcase, Duncanville, Texas

Adams, M.  (2007-2008). Diversity Training. Presentation at Duncanville High School, Duncanville, Texas

Professional Affiliations

Texas Association of Secondary School Principal 2007- present

Association of Texas Professional Educators 2007- present

References

Action Research

Action Research is a data driven process that a group or organization uses to actively evaluate for the continuous improvement of the area of concern. It could be summed up simply by saying try something, if it does not work try something else. The process of using a several people focused on the same concern but have different strengths can allow creative and innovation to occur because the end goal is the same. This process also gives the group data that can be shared with stakeholders to better communicate to the concern and the actions being taken to change the issue. I think that this process be beneficial to the education in many ways. It could be used on test scores, school/ district climate, attendance, curriculum, funding and school community relations. We currently use this process with a 9^th grade academy. The students in academy have not been unsuccessful in a traditional educational setting is they were selected. The first year the students are split into classes by gender then by their extracurricular activities. The students have every class twice and each class is only 45mintues while the rest of the building is on a modified block schedule. There were a few issues with the plan and they has been changed for the second year.

Blogs and education

There are many ways that blogs and other social medias can be used in the school environment. A blog for school leaders can be used to inform staff of upcoming district wide events and answering questions from the schools' community to help all stakeholders to be informed about the schools that services them. They can also be used as a way for the school community to let the school know what is happening in the local churches, volunteer programs, and local after school programs. A social media like twitter can be used to let people know about school closings and emergencies that affect the school. Google + is a great way to have parent teacher or Admin Team conferences when people can’t get away from work but have access to a computer for 10-30 minutes. Google Doc can be a helpful tool to collaborate with others when finding time to meet can be difficult. Using Google products can make things easier because it has many features that can be accessed by a single user name and password.  With a Google account you can Skype- Google +, blog- Blogger, make Wikis - Google Docs, Facebook –Google+, Twitter – Google+ , email- Gmail and so much more.