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DINAH GIESKE

75 Third Place Brooklyn, NY 11231 347.261.1884 gieske@me.com


PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Accomplished educational professional with twenty-five years of diverse administrative and teaching experience and an
expert background in curriculum development and staff training in support of curriculum standards. Key strengths
include proven leadership skills and an interest in progressive education reform that puts students at the center. Core
competencies include:
Data-based Instruction
Professional Learning Communities
Portfolio Assessment
Interdisciplinary Project Planning
Curriculum Mapping
Danielson Framework for Teaching
Instructional expertise
Understanding by Design
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
New York State Professional Certificate: School Building Leader
New York State Permanent Certification: Secondary Social Studies, grades 7-12
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
ROCKAWAY PARK HIGH SCHOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
Assistant Principal
2015 - Present
Supervise and administer to academic needs of teachers, Guidance Department, Special Education Department and
Paraprofessionals
Chair, Professional Development Committee: Create cohesive and goals-based Professional Development plan
for the year. Meet weekly to plan and debrief Professional Learning Communities and PD sessions. Develop
leadership skills of committee members. Conduct after-school Professional Development sessions weekly.
Offer and promote out-of-school professional development opportunities.
Member of Leadership Team supporting school safety issues, compliance responsibilities, preparing data for
outside reviews.
Exam coordination: oversee test coordinator on compliance and test administration issues
Special Project: Ninth Grade Institute. Spearheading development of 9th grade team to support intensive literacy
practices and standards-based learning across the curriculum.
UNITY HIGH SCHOOL, Khartoum, Sudan
2013 2015
Assistant Principal, Year 12 and Year 8 Head
Supervised all academic areas, eight department heads and teaching staff of 35 for an international high school
using British Curriculum and IGSCE exams.
Facilitated weekly meeting with Department Heads to coordinate curriculum, grading practices, exams
Participated in weekly meetings with Year Heads to review student issues and progress.
Collaborated with school administrators and faculty in developing class and student timetables
Coordinated and facilitated all grade team assemblies and activities.
Planned and coordinated school-wide assessment schedule
Special Project: Reformed report card comments to align with assessment marking.
AUSSIE, New York, NY
2001 2013
Instructional Coach New York City Department of Education/New Jersey Schools
Provided consultative services to administrators in the development and implementation of professional
development programs to support the successful integration of school-wide initiatives and the most recent
practices in education.
Collaborated with building principals to create professional development plans specific to each schools
overall goals and objectives; facilitated meetings to design action plan for schools professional development
goals.
Coached grade level staff to develop curriculum maps aligned with Common Core Standards in English
and Social Studies.
Co-planned and co-taught lessons; provided coaching and demonstrations as needed to ensure
successful integration of best teaching practices to increase student achievement levels.
Special Projects:
Developed and implemented school-wide Japanese Lesson Study, 2011-12
Developed and presented courses on Data-based Instruction.
Partnered with New Jersey ELA Superintendent in restructuring of middle school ELA classes from a
standard ELA curriculum to a Balanced Literacy approach over a two-year period.
Developed and implemented course on Common Core-aligned unit planning.

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
UNITY HIGH SCHOOL, Khartoum, Sudan
2013 2015
Secondary English Teacher
Responsible for the development and implementation of lesson plans for Year 8-11 students in alignment with
Cambridge Checkpoints examinations and IGCSE literature expectations.
Designed lessons integrating various language arts strategies including Reading and Writing Workshop
and Accountable Talk.
Taught using data to support students in preparation for exams
Implemented various research-based activities, including Close Reading strategies based on Common Core
Learning Standards.
Worked closely with students to prepare them for IGSCE exams (Year 10) and Cambridge First
Language English exams (Year 11).
NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, New York, NY
1990 1998
Teacher: English & Social Studies/Math University Heights High School
Team Leader, Administrative Intern
Planned and executed daily lesson plans in accordance with New York State curriculum standards.
Supervised and evaluated student teachers from local universities and colleges.
Developed grant proposals to secure funding for school initiatives.
Served as Mentor for new teachers.
CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL OF WESTON, Weston, MA
Social Studies Teacher World History

1989 1990

SWAMPSCOTT HIGH SCHOOL, Swampscott, MA


Teacher American & Global History

1988 1989

EDUCATION
City University, New York, NY
Professional Certificate in School Administrator & Supervisor, 2000; G.P.A.: 4.0
Boston University, Boston, MA
Master of Arts in Teaching Social Studies, 1988; G.P.A.: 3.8
State University of New York at Purchase, Purchase, NY Bachelor
of Arts in Political Science, 1984; Graduated with Honors
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
International Baccalaureate
Middle Years Program Trained in Category One Heads of Schools/Coordinators, 2012
National School Reform Faculty
Trained to facilitate Critical Friends Groups that use protocols to review student work, 1996 &
2011
Richard Elmore
Trained in using Instructional Rounds to increase the effectiveness of school-wide staff development,
2008 & 2011
Toronto Department of Education, Toronto, Canada
Presented workshop: Student-centered Learning and Constructivist Curriculum Development, 1994
Australian Teachers Union
Traveled throughout Australia presenting workshops on Portfolio-based Assessment, 1993
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
The National School Reform Faculty
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Professional References Available Upon Request

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