VITA

EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, TWIN CITIES July 2016
Current
K-12 Principal Licensure
Completed various course work, research and
field experiences on educational leadership,
leadership styles,
CONCORDIA UNIVERISTY, ST. PAUL Aug. 2014 June 2016
Master of Arts in Educational Leadership
Completed various course work and research
on leadership, law and ethics, curriculum
development, finances and budgeting,
educational issues and educational policy.
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY Aug. 2007 May 2012
Bachelor of Arts in History, Minor in Political Science,
Endorsement in Economics and Teacher Licensure
Completed course work in history, political
science, economics, curriculum, pedagogy,
classroom management and various field
experiences.
Student taught at Ames Middle School.

Michael Miller
Michael.miler@mpls.k12.mn.us
Address: 10910 Idaho Ave N.
Champlin, MN. 55316
Phone: 612-244-9140

WORK EXPERIENCE
CITYVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOL: PRINCIPAL INTERN July 2016 Current
K-12 Principal Licensure & Field Experience
Completed course work, research and field experiences on educational leadership, school
leadership, curriculum development, instructional strategies, racial equity, school finance and
budgeting, educational policy, technology, etc.
EDISON HIGH SCHOOL: TEACHER Aug. 2012 June 2016
Social Studies Teachers (Grades 10 12) World History, American Government, Economics and
IB History of the Americas; Coach: Cross Country and Track & Field
Completed daily tasks of lesson planning, classroom management, student assessment, data
collection, participation in PLC, leading Social Studies Department, Equity Team Chair,
Operational Leadership Team facilitator, Instructional Leadership Team member, etc.
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MCFEE FINANCIAL GROUP

Financial Paraplanner
Developed financial plan spread sheets for client meetings, worked with IMG
STUDENT TAUGHT AMES MIDDLE SCHOOL Jan. 2012 May 2012
Eighth Grade American History Student Teacher
Completed daily tasks of lesson planning, classroom management, student assessment, data
collection and participation in PLC.
ISU DINING Aug. 2007 May 2008; May 2010 December 2011
Student Employee and Student Manager
Provided customer service, supervised employees and opened and closed a Caf.
ACADEMIC TUTORING Iowa State University Aug. 2008 May 2010
Economics and History
Prepared notes, taught content and study skills, prepared mock-exams and help prepare college
students for academic success in Economics and World History.
ROLFE SWIMMING POOL May 2007 Aug. 2007
Lifeguard
Open and closed the swimming pool, provided water treatment, supervised adults and children
attending the pool, taught swim lessons, trained regularly to ensure I was prepared for duties.
SELF EMPLOYED LAWN CARE May 2000 Aug. 2008
Lawn Care Providing
Mowed as many as 10 lawns throughout the summer, trimmed hedges, removed branches and
leaves, etc.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE

Aspiring Principals Academy and Summer Intensive July 2016; PD August 2016 May 2017
Summer Leadership Intensive modeled after New York City Leadership Academy
Collaborative worked in teams of two, four or eight to created school based projects, analyzed
data and researched best practices, continuously reflected on best practices, practical experiences
and new learning.
Continued professional development aligned with field experience including goal development,
self-reflection, feedback to self and others, etc.

MPS Racial Equity Institute June 2015 and August 2016

Equity Institute with Keynote Speakers Calvin Terrell and Eric Cooper
Attended keynote speakers an individual sessions focused on how to provide racial equity in our
schools, discussed sessions and keynote speakers with school teams.
Instructional Leadership Team Institute June 2016
Attended instructional sessions on racial equity, using data, leading Instructional Leadership
Teams, etc.
Beyond Diversity March 2016
Conversations about race and how to have conversations about race, analyzing data on race in
schools, etc.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Program Round Table Fall 2015
IB MYP Roundtable with Minnesota Teachers
Discussed resources and pedagogy, collaboratively developed assessments, prepared documents
for teaching Internal Assessments, etc.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Program Round Table Fall 2014
IB MYP Roundtable with Minnesota Teachers
Discussed resources, teaching units and pedagogy. Shared resources for exam review and
teaching the Internal Assessment. Collaboratively worked with like-content teachers to develop
additional resources.
International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program Round Table Spring 2014
IB MYP Roundtable with Minnesota Teachers
Discussed resources and pedagogy, collaboratively developed MYP assessments.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Program Round Table Fall 2013
IB DP Roundtable with Minnesota Teachers
Discussed teaching units
International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program Round Table Spring 2013
IB MYP Roundtable with Minnesota Teachers
Discussed resources and pedagogy, collaboratively developed MYP assessments.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Program Round Table Fall 2012
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IB DP Roundtable with Minnesota Teachers

Discussed teaching units, pedagogy and resources for teaching IB History.
International Baccalaureate Training October 2012 in Detroit
Official IB Diploma Program Training History of the Americas
Learning about key content and teaching strategies from expert IB teachers, professional
discussions around assessments, pedagogy and cross-curriculum connections, connection to
Theory of Knowledge, resources on teaching the History of the Americans, etc.

LEADING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE

Culturally Responsive Teacher Strategies and Unconscious Bias October 2016 May 2017
Facilitated professional development on Culturally Responsive Teaching and Unconscious Bias
for the Cityview Equity Team.
Planned engaging activities to help team members explore their unconscious bias and modeled
Culturally Responsive strategies
Co-Leading Professional Development Tardy Policy Spring 2016
Present new Tardy Policy to staff and explain rollout, collect quantitative and qualitative data
from staff members, provide strategies for successful implementations, etc.
Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching Strategies (Optional PD) March 2016
Led a Professional Development session on Culturally Responsive Teaching Strategies
including: Give One-Get One, Inner-Outer Circle and Campfire Discussions. Explained
strategies to staff members, shared resources, developed opportunities for staff to participate in
strategies and debriefed with staff on strategies.
Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching Strategies for New Teachers January 2016
Led a Professional Development session on Culturally Responsive Teaching Strategies
including: Give One-Get One, Inner-Outer Circle and Think-Write-Pair-Share. Explained
strategies to staff members, shared resources, developed opportunities for staff to participate in
strategies and debriefed with staff on strategies.
Professional Development Video on Culturally Responsive Instructional Strategies created for staff in
November 2015
Created a four minute to show staff how to use the Inner Outer Circle Discussion Protocol,
explained protocol, showed students participating in protocol and debriefed about protocol.
PDPLC Profession Development Share Out at ILT meeting and staff meeting October 2015

Present PDPLC finding to the Instructional Leadership Team, share documents with data from
analyzing student work, share strategies, discuss PDPLC goals and next steps as a result of the
analysis.

Minnesota Council for Economics Education State Conference Session Leader August 2015
Prepare for a session to help training teachers to use iPad in their economics courses, provide
resources to teachers, etc.
District Focused Instruction Professional Development Facilitator Summer 2014
Economics and American Government Focused Instruction PD
Developed and shared Focused Instruction content with district teachers in a team of three.
Created and shared academic goals, assessments and resources with all district Economics and
American Government teachers.