Vanderbilt University

Brigham Young University

8th Grade Social Studies Educator at Waco ISD

Skills: Classroom Instruction · Instructional Coaching · Instructional Leadership

Muckleshoot Tribal School

Instructional Coach

- Engage five classes of sophomore students with a curriculum that features gamification, texts that represent student interests and backgrounds, and opportunities for student choice
 - Increase reading and writing achievement of all students through in-class RTI and mastery learning: specifically, by leveraging small-group instruction and adaptive technology like No Red Ink, and Read Theory weekly
 - Improve student achievement on state standardized tests; for example, 18% more sophomore students met standard on the English II EOC exam in 2021 than in 2019
 - Co-chair a community speaker series for Hispanic Heritage Month and Black History Month

LA VEGA ISD

English Teacher

- Balanced Pre-AP and on-level classes in seventh grade Language Arts coursework during the 2018-2019 school year and eighth grade Social Studies coursework during the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 school years
 - Increased student achievement on state standardized tests through differentiation, interventions, tutoring, and strong curriculum; for example, 11% more eighth grade students met standard for Social Studies STAAR in 2018 vs. 2016
 - Supported students and parents as a Student Council Sponsor to coordinate community festivals and movie nights

Waco ISD

8th Grade Language Arts and Social Studies Teacher

- Engaged 137 students in a mixed curriculum of Texas and United States History
 - Created document based lesson plans aligned with state TEKs and district assessments
 - Analyzed the achievement data of my students through district assessments and weekly campus assessments
 - Designed interventions for all students to ensure growth, including: tutorials, accommodated materials, pull-out groups, behavior incentives, and parent communications
- Collaborated with social studies teachers across the district monthly to share resources and troubleshoot unit plans 
 - Coordinated biannual service trips for the 7th grade to locations like local parks, community gardens, and humane societies

YES Prep Public Schools

7th Grade Social Studies Teacher

- Planned, assessed, and instructed eight Texas History classes at Patrick Henry Middle School 
 - Mentored a student at-risk for retainment in the seventh grade and assisted in his successful progression to eighth grade
 - Assistant-coached the cheerleading team
 - Scored TELPAS writing samples for all core subjects

Houston ISD

I taught World Geography to 6 periods of diverse students at Rose Park Magnet Middle School while working with a mentor teacher. While teaching, I learned how to put techniques like classroom management, differentiated instruction, ESL techniques into practice.

Metro Nashville Public Schools

Intern Teacher

Once a week, I organized three other Vanderbilt students to travel to HG Middle School, where we taught a series of science experiments to a class of middle school students. Each week, the experiments focus on a specific science concept, like Cryogenics and Polymers.

Team Leader - Vanderbilt Students Volunteer for Science

At the Vanderbilt Call Center, Vanderbilt students call alumni and encourage them to make gifts to the institution. These contributions support programs like scholarships, financial aid, and athletics. As a supervisor, I trained newly hired callers, coach current callers, and organize our shift performance metrics into cohesive reports.

Samantha Cubbage