Current Projects and Exemplars
Much like the site as a whole, the following list of projects will be constantly growing an updating. Enjoy!
Note: Lessons are order from most current (top) to least current (bottom)
Data Analysis Exemplar
The following Google presentation explores the disparity between increasing acceptance rates and declining retention rates within the Latino community at the collegiate level.
This presentation provides:
- A brief, data informed account of the issue and its consequnces
- As well as possible solutions to help: Latino students matriculate successfully, provide services to continue success whilst in school and prepare students for life beyond the classroom
College Readiness Exemplar
The following Google presentation, specifically designed for the college applying Juniors at Gompers Preparatory Academy (GPA), provides:
- Writing tips and exercises to help students better develop their personal statements (applicable to both U.C. and State University systems)
- And additional resources to further assist students in this collegiate application process
Career exploration Exemplar
The following Google presentation, specifically designed for the aspiring students at Thrive Public Schools, briefly covers:
- Current job market trends and realities
- A career exploration tool
- As well as resources to better formulate students understanding of
postsecondary options
College readiness Exemplar (FINANCIAL aid)
The following Google presentation is designed to "bust myths" and address logical fallacies surrounding financial aid. As such this presentation provides a brief look at:
- FAFSA & The Dream Act
- Cursory terms of financial aid
- The costs of college
- Deadlines and timelines of applying and matriculating to college
- And FastWeb scholarship opportunities
R.t.i. tier 3 Exemplar
The following Google presentation is an overview of the small group intervention my colleagues and I implemented at Potter Junior High School.
This presentation provides a quick, detailed look at the information we had utilized to implement our interventions including:
- Needs Assessment
- Intake Interview & Consent Form
- Process Data
- Group SMART Goals
- Perception & Outcome Data
- Lessons & Sample Lesson
- Perception & Outcome Data: Results
Guest Lecturer Exemplar
The following Google presentation is a lesson that four of my male colleagues (three of whom are in the School Psychology cohort) and I gave to a consortium of future educators in efforts to demonstrate the intricacies and difficulties in the development of the male identity in America given different contexts.
This presentation explores male culture in many facets, of which include:
- Gender role socialization
- Privilege
- Intersectionality
- Stigma
- And mental health issues
r.t.i. tier 2 Exemplar
The following Google Presentation was presented to every Junior student at Bayfront Charter High School in preparation for final's week and statewide testing. This presentation provides students with a foundation for:
- Understanding what stress is and its long- term effects,
- How stress impacts learning and development,
- What anxiety is, and
- What self-care is and looks like.
“Additional examples of structured lessons are available upon request!”