Steph Burg

Educator/Instructional Designer
3390 Teller St
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
(303) 895-8661
Burg.steph@gmail.com
EXPERIENCE

Educator/Instructional Designer - August 2015 - Present

Jefferson County School District, District 11 Colorado Springs, Douglas County School District, Cherry Creek School District
● Collaborated and developed standardized content for the science department resulting in a state CMAS test score increase by 10% in
science by 8th grade students, as well as a department budget savings of over 4,000 dollars
● Conducted needs analysis for stakeholders, recommending improvement strategies for student attention and participation leading to
the development and delivery of student participation-focused professional development course
● Marketed and distributed information on the professional development program causing an enrolment rate of 65% of teachers working
at Cresthill Middle school
● Develop learning plan profiles for other educators focusing on individual strengths and weaknesses proceeding to 80% educator
utilization of professional development learning targets
● Evaluation of professional development curriculum effectiveness through formative and summative data collection techniques
resulting in an overall effective Professional Development program still used by the school today
● Mentored 6 teachers and 1 student teacher, leading to student-teacher effective rating as well as teacher guidance in educational
competencies
● Developed and established learning targets and competencies for the science department at Bell Middle School resulting in school-
wide implementation that is still used today
● Developed and implemented strategies like creating a strong classroom safety culture amongst other things to prevent accidents and
injury in a chemistry lab for 11th graders resulting in an accident and injury-free classroom
● Promoted adherence to safety guidelines by avoiding incentive-based management, causing students to prioritize safety
● Provided routine review of chemical safety and security analysis resulting in recommendations for Connections Learning Center
chemical safety procedures, storage, and protocols.
● Investigated injuries and accidents within the classroom leading to improved risk management protocols
● Compiled statistical safety reports resulting in understanding the holes in safety protocols at North Middle school
● Enrolled at Colorado State University for the first semester of the Adult Education and Training Master program.
○ Emphasis on program planning, processes and methods

ACHIEVEMENTS
Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver CO - Bachelor of Arts in Biology with
secondary education certification
Aug 2011 - May 2015

Colorado Department of Education – Professional teaching license

May 2015

SKILLS
Leadership classroom) Collaboration talent
Time management Problem-solving Critical thinking
Team building Communication: Active Emotional intelligence
Microsoft Office 365 listening/asking questions
LMS (Schoology, Google Organizational know-how