312.237.

0360

Rebecca Walz reba.walz@gmail.com

5025 N. Lawndale
IL Licensed Professional Educator Chicago, IL 60625

Passionate instructor who engages students in meaningful inquiry

and reflection within a positive, structured, and responsive learning
Education
environment.
M.S.Ed Secondary English Education
Creative planner with experience designing curriculum, concept- University of Pennsylvania Graduate
based units, student-centered learning experiences, and service School of Education
learning projects. Adept at using data to inform instruction.
B.A. English Literature
Reflective practitioner able to consider multiple perspectives and University of Wisconsin-Madison
solutions; committed to others’ and my own learning and
improvement; and willing to make revisions and adjustments.

Collaborative partner skilled at building relationships with students Skills

and colleagues and committed to school and team goals.
• IB Teaching & Learning (Language and
Teaching Experience Literature)
• Disciplinary literacy
IB MYP & DP LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE TEACHER • Curriculum development
SOUTH SHORE INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE PREP—PRESENT • Interdisciplinary collaboration
Designed and taught school’s first-ever, two-year DP Standard Level (SL) • Literature and composition
Literature course when school transitioned to DP Literature for all students.
• Reading and writing workshop
Co-taught inclusion classes for freshman and sophomore MYP English
courses and Junior and Senior DP SL Literature course. Participated in • Participant action research
Freshmen recruitment. Coached Shakespeare Slam Team. Designed and • Standards based grading
provided after-school tutoring for Evidence-Based Reading & Writing portions
• Differentiation
of the SAT. Facilitated PD on complex tasks and questioning and discussion.
• Leadership development
8TH GRADE WRITING WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR • Issue analysis and strategic planning
HIGH JUMP—SUMMER 2019
• Spanish language communication
Designed and taught writing workshop course as part of academic
enrichment program at the University of Chicago Lab School for 8th grade
students.
Highlights
JUNIOR ENGLISH TEACHER
• As member of Instructional Leadership
KENWOOD ACADEMY—2014-2015
Team, analyzed assessments and
Designed curriculum aligned with College Readiness Standards. As member
performance data to develop school-
of course team, promoted curriculum and assessment coherence across
wide targeted instructional goals
different sections of English III.
• Developed, funded, and coordinated
8TH GRADE LITERACY TEACHER + TEAM LEADER
international service learning trip to
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO CHARTER SCHOOL—2012-2016
Pucará, Ecuador
Redesigned curriculum to align instruction and assessment with CCSS.
Supported school wide transition to standards based grading. Initiated • Launched and co-taught Research +
analysis of student data and strategic planning. Co-taught inclusion class. Design, an inquiry-driven,
Served as student advisor and student council liaison. multidisciplinary project-based
elective course for 8th graders
Previous Work Experience Awards
COMMUNITY ORGANIZER • University of Pennsylvania Dean’s
Scholarship
LOGAN SQUARE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION 2007-2010
• Standish Henning Shakespeare Writing
• Recruited, trained, mentored and supervised youth for participatory Award, University of WI-Madison
action research project investigating “the dropout crisis” in CPS:
collaborated with seven community organizations and 11 CPS high
schools to develop and achieve shared goals
References
• Organized more than 3,000 individual and institutional partners to
advocate for new affordable housing CHANITA HOWARD
• Coordinated 100+ volunteers and logistics for “Open Streets,” an 8- Learning Behavior Specialist
mile closure of public streets for bicycling, walking, and other South Shore International College Prep
healthful activities Phone: 773-535-8350
• Developed and delivered engaging and culturally-relevant Email: cjones14@cps.edu
leadership and issue-based trainings for a variety of audiences
SAM RASCH
Training and Professional IB English and Science Teacher
South Shore International College Prep
Memberships Phone: 773-535-8350
Email: srasch@cps.edu
• International Baccalaureate Literature A Training, August 2018
JOEL BARR
• International Baccalaureate Literature A Category 2 Training, August
2019 English Department Chair
South Shore International College Prep
• Reading Apprenticeship, 2014-2015, 2019
Phone: 773-535-8350
• “The Holocaust and Human Behavior”, Facing History and Email: jbbarr@cps.edu
Ourselves, July 2015

• Teachers College Reading and Writing Project Writing Institute, JOELLA BOGAN
June 2014 English Teacher
Walter Payton College Prep High School
• National Council of Teachers of English conference, November
Phone: 773-534-0034
2013
Email: jbogan1@cps.edu
• National Writing Project Leadership Fellow, Summer 2013
• Active member: National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE),
Association of Middle Level Educators (AMLE), and International
Literacy Association (ILA)

• AMLE Leadership Conference, June 2013

• Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources training, Barat
Education Foundation, March-April 2013

• Association of Middle Level Educators (AMLE) Conference,

November 2012

• SMART SmartBoard Training, November 2012

• Organizing for Social Change, Midwest Academy 2007
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention training, Crisis Prevention Institute
2006