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|Alexandra “Zannie” Dallara |

|(415) 999·2053 ( Zannie.Dallara@ |

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|P.O. Box 356 ( 41 Juarez Ave ( Forest Knolls ( Ca ( 94933 |

|Credential |

|Dominican University ( San Rafael ( CA |Expected: June 2012 |

|Single Subject SB2042 Teaching Credential in Biology | |

|Education |

|Sonoma State University ( Rohnert Park ( CA |Summer 2011 |

|M.S. Degree in Biology GPA: 3.85 | |

|Thesis: The Role of Maternal Effect, Incubation Temperature, and Gender on Juvenile Growth of Captive-Raised | |

|Western Pond Turtle Hatchlings (Emys marmorata) | |

|Sonoma State University ( Rohnert Park ( CA |Spring 2008 |

|B.A. Degree in Biology GPA: 3.55 | |

|Graduated with Distinction & Cum Laude | |

|Teaching and Related Experience |

|Drake High School ( San Anselmo ( CA |Spring 2012 |

|Student Teacher | |

|– 9th grade Integrated Science 1-2 & 10th grade Integrated Science 3-4 | |

|Principle teacher for 2 courses for the full spring semester |

|Integration of biology, chemistry, physics, geology, and astronomy topics |

|Planned and taught units on climate, disease population, agriculture and vertebrate evolution, focused on evolution, genetics and |

|bioengineering using Understanding By Design (UBD) design |

|21st century skills facilitated students learning and involvement |

|Guided students through a human disease project, climate change project and photosynthesis online presentation. Students used a variety of |

|online presentations forms which included webpage construction, Google docs, Evernote, Prezi and a host of other options |

|Evaluated student performance using a variety of formative and summative assessments throughout courses |

|Participated in Professional development days to identify Essential Questions for IS 1-4 programs |

|Member of Professional Learning Committee (PLC) to further develop curriculum and assessments for IS 1-4 programs |

|Lagunitas Middle School ( San Geronimo ( CA |Fall 2011 |

|Classroom Observations – 6-8th grade Science - Supervisor: Sally Hutchinson | |

|Weekly classroom observations in science classrooms |

|Assisted in lab set up and take down |

|Facilitated student success through in class lab support on weekly observations |

|Participated in active hands on approach used to support science education; every lesson was paired with a laboratory activity to support and |

|expand student learning. |

|Austin Creek Elementary School ( Santa Rosa ( CA |2007 |

|Guest Science Teacher – “Ocean Science” - Supervisors: Dr. Karina Nielsen (Associate Professors) | |

|Developed lessons from Mare curriculum, delivered four ocean science lessons and supporting laboratory activities to a fourth grade class |

|Prepared and delivered a crustacean lesson which engaged students in hands on learning using an invertebrate touch tank at Cherry Creek |

|Woman’s Shelter for the “Ocean to the Classroom” event |

|Relevant Work Experience |

|Sonoma State University ( Rohnert Park ( CA |Fall 2008-Spring 2011 |

|Teaching Assistant for Biology Structure and Function - Supervisor: Dr. Nick Geist | |

|Held weekly office hours to support student learning on course material |

|Wrote and proctored laboratory assessments |

|Maintained a grade book |

|Created and lectured on a host of topics including; evolution, plant reproductive cycles, genetics, and cladistics |

|San Francisco Zoo ( San Francisco ( CA |Summer 2007 |

|Zoo Camp Intern –Supervisor: Sarah Riemer* (Education Program Specialist) |May-Aug |

|Assisted the counselors, taught conservation to grade school through middle school aged children, assisted instructors in activity planning |

|and preparation, and assisted in conflict resolution |

|*Sarah was an instructor I worked under during my employment and can give a reference as a coworker |

|Relevant Training and Exposure |

|Technology: Prezi, Google docs, evernote, webpage construction, Weebly, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Database searching, endnote, Rubistar, |

|Eschool Plus, Moodle |

|District UBD training with Jay McTighe focused on learning progressions, assessment audits, essential question formation and lesson planning |

|UBD unit planning and PLC work |

|Mare curriculum |

|Lab construction and set-up |

|Publications |

|Geist, N., Dallara, Z., and R. Gordon. In Press. The Role of Incubation Temperature and Clutch Effects in Development and Phenotype in |

|Head-started Western Pond Turtles (Emys marmorata). Symposia of the Joint Meeting of ichthyologists and Herpetologists on Head-Starting |

|Turtles: Herpetological Conservation and Biology. |

|Additional Information |

|E. Portfolio at |

|Sample UBD unit plans |

|Project information |

|Student work |

|Past table of contents for units taught with hyperlinked materials for student access and to aid in student organization |

|Resources for students study skills including; |

|Making flash cards by hand or online |

|Relevant You Tube videos and access to Khan Academy and Brightstorm to support independent study skills |

|References |

|Paula Berry |Cooper Clark |Kathy O’Donnell |

|Drake High School ( Science Teacher |Drake High School ( Science Teacher |Dominican University ( Supervisor |

|Integrated Science 3-4 Master Teacher |Integrated Science 1-2 Master Teacher |Dominican University |

|Drake High School |Drake High School |(415) 302-3589 |

|(415) 971-4473 |(510) 334-4586 |Kathyodonnell@ |

|PBerry@ |CClark@ | |

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