Bridget Griggs Ph D

Bridget Renee' Griggs, Ph. D. Permanent Address: Birmingham, AL 35215 - (cell)-OBJECTIVE: To educate pre-service teachers on the methods of teaching, the philosophy of teaching, and to provide guidance in preparation for becoming teachers. Certified to teach social studies content from grade 6th and beyond. I am also certified to teach college-level history. EDUCATION: Doctor of Philosophy-Secondary Education University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL MAT-Master of Arts in Teaching, Secondary Education University of West Alabama Livingston, AL BA-Bachelor of Arts, History Pre-Law Stillman College Tuscaloosa, AL 07-AUG-2010 07-MAY-2005 01-MAY-2001 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE HopHR Head of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging April 2023 to the present Duties include but are not limited to: ● Same duties as the Senior Director role ● Have a strong focus on making sure that we are submitting diverse talent ● Planning virtual job fairs for females in Data Science Senior Director of Client Engagement September 2021 to April 2023 Duties include but are not limited to: ● Same duties as the director role ● Manage 6 Talent Acquisition Specialists, some of which also have account management duties ● Manage the full account with our largest client, CVS Health ● Seek more opportunities for growth and advancement for the company ● Assist the CEO with strategies to acquire new clients Director of Talent October 2019 to September 2021 Duties include but are not limited to: ● ● ● ● Same duties as the manager role Working on business development Assisting in the creation and organization of the Operations department Creating an online training academy for internal hiring and professional development ● Curation of training material Talent Sourcing Manager July 2019 to October 2019 Duties include but are not limited to: ● ● ● ● ● Lead a team of 2 technical sourcers Manage an administrative assistant Create processes to improve the sourcing and recruitment process Advisor to the CEO and Head of Talent Increase brand strength through visible and valid social media presence Talent Advocate June 2018 to July 2019 Duties include but are not limited to: ● Submit data science candidates to our partnering clients ● Analyze the professional background of potential candidates to properly match with open opportunities ● Aid the CEO and Head of Talent ● Perform administrative duties to ensure all records are organized strategically History Instructor The Renaissance Academy Prep School for Boys August 2018 to September 2018 Duties included but were not limited to: ● Teach History to grades 7-12 ● Teach Math to grades 7-12 ● Director of Curriculum and Instruction Senior Coordinator EZ Home January 2016 to March 2018 Duties included but are not limited to: ● Manage scheduling of Third Party subcontractors for varying home services product types such as Fence Installation, Lawn Installation, Landscape Installation, etc. ● Managing the communication with the customers via email ● Managing the communication with the subcontractors via Textline ● Communicating with my colleagues via Slack and Google Hangouts ● Continually monitoring the margins achieved for each product type ● Maintaining the communication of targeted and expected revenue with senior executives ● Manage the success of field managers Instructional Designer/Teacher Learning By Grace July 2015 to September 2016 Duties include: ● Upgrade the curriculum of several courses on the homeschool academies ● Post announcements ● Answer student/parent messages through Message Center ● Grade students' submitted work ● Answer all live chats Associate Online Faculty Member Ohio Christian University April 2015 to the present Duties include: ● Provide weekly instructor guidance to assist in student learning ● Facilitate online discussions ● Assess student learning through discussion board posts, journal entries, and various assignments ● Answer student concerns either through email or through the classroom environment EDTPA Professional Scorer Pearson February 2015 to February 2017 Duties include: ● Scoring the Planning tasks for the portfolios and the ability of the pre-service teachers to create lesson plans that are cohesive and focused ● Scoring the Instructional tasks for the portfolios and the ability of the pre-service teachers to execute the lesson plans with their students as well as evaluate their own teaching ● Scoring the Assessment tasks for the portfolios and the ability of the pre-service teachers to create assessments that align with the lesson plans and that will show mastery of the learning objectives and central focus Instructor/Site Coordinator/Program Manager Kaplan K-12 April 2014 to September 2014 Duties included: ● Instructor: o Teaching Middle School students strategies in Math and English to pass their standardized tests o Proctoring pre- and post-tests to determine the effectiveness of the program o Teaching High School students strategies in Math, English, Reading, and Science to prepare them to excel on the ACT ● Site Coordinator o Making sure the teachers are in place in enough time to be prepared for class o Ensuring that substitute teachers are in place if the assigned teacher is not going to be in attendance o Advising the teachers to submit their attendance in a timely manner and the importance in doing so o Compiling the pre- and post-tests organizing them by home school and Kaplan Teacher and shipping to the Scan team for scoring ● Program Manager o I conduct all of the above duties as the Site Coordinator but I travel to several schools to ensure the implementation of the program is going as planned Course Developer/Flex Facilitator/Flex Coach/CCP Alpine Access/BonTon September 2012 to November 2014 Duties include: ● Completing customer care professional duties in customer service including, but not limited to: o Placing orders o Completing inquiries on existing orders o Completing pre-paid return labels o Completing emails ● Completing Flex Coach duties include but are not limited to: o All of the above customer care professional duties o Assigning supervisor call backs to A-Team members o Assisting in the chat room and through Spark inquiries from customer care professionals o Completing Quality Assurance evaluations for my team members o Answering emails in the BonTon Supervisors Outlook system o Submitting Statistics for the call and email performance to the Support Staff o Submitting password resets for customers o Removing customers from the mailing list o Submitting completed logs to the appropriate personnel ● Completing Flex Facilitator duties include but are not limited to: o Facilitate or co-facilitate new hire classes and refresher trainings o Uses the Adobe Connect virtual environment to facilitate training o Complete reports and assignments within required timelines o Function as Coach or CCP on the program when not serving in the Flex Facilitator role o Become a subject matter expert and assist with development of training material ● Completing the Flex Developer duties include but are not limited to: o Meeting with other members of the Learning and Development department for conference calls o Meeting with the client to gain more insight into what they deem necessary for training purposes o Meeting with the flex facilitators to brainstorm what their duties are and how they tie into the proposed curriculum o Building the curriculum so that the flex facilitators have a meaningful and connected lesson plan to execute through the training sessions Adjunct Professor Faulkner University Birmingham, AL: May 2007 to September 2016 Duties include: Teaching the following History Courses ● HY 1301-United States History to 1865 ● HY 1302-United States History from 1865 to the Present ● HY 2303-Introduction to African American History ● HY 2301-Western Civilization 1 ● HY 2302-Western Civilization 2 Associate Online Faculty Member Ashford University February 2012 to the present Duties include: ● Provide weekly instructor guidance to assist in student learning ● Facilitate online discussions ● Assess student learning through discussion board posts, journal entries, and various assignments ● Answer student concerns either through email or through the classroom environment Teacher Educate Online March 2012 to July 2012 Duties included: ● Taught reading and math through an online environment through audio and/or chat ● Wrote session notes for future teachers to review Clinical Assistant Professor The University of Alabama (Alabama Consortium for Educational Renewal (ACER) and Curriculum & Instruction) August 2010 to December 2011 Duties included: ● Provided meaningful service learning experiences for Introduction to Secondary Education students ● Ensured professional development opportunities for teachers at ACER’s Professional Development Schools ● Facilitated the establishment and conducting for student support groups for girls and boys ● Updated the budget of ACER and grants ● Observed Methods block students and Student Interns during their teaching episodes ● Orchestrated and distributed materials for the Teacher Education Program ● Monitored the partnership between ACER and its Professional Development Schools ● Remained in contact with ACER Site coordinators Graduate Teaching Assistant The University of Alabama August 2008 to July 2010 Teaching CSE 489: Clinical Experiences in the Secondary Schools Duties included: ● Facilitated student teaching and observe teaching episodes; evaluate class assignments; evaluate technology assignments for the technology designated course CSE 390: Instruction and Accommodation in Secondary Schools Duties included: ● Taught students how to create lesson plans, classroom procedures and management plans, how to motivate their students, how to evaluate and assess their students, how to effectively teach special populations, and how to address issues of equity and diversity in the classroom Ready to Work Instructor Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa, AL: November 2009-August 2010 Duties included: ● Assisted students with completing job applications, resumes and interviews ● Provided knowledge on such issues as: time management, workforce violence, team work, decision making, sexual harassment, communication skills and many other valuable workforce development skills. ● Administered the AIDT test for students Teacher, All ages Sylvan Learning Center Hoover, AL; Tuscaloosa, AL June 2006-August 2008; July 2009-December 2011 Duties included: ● Taught reading, writing, math, and study skills ● Administered diagnostic and on-going assessments Praxis-ETS Scorer for the Middle School Social Studies Praxis Exam October 2007- to the present Duties include: ● Calibrate with other scorers previous scores to ensure inter-rater reliability Eighth Grade Social Studies Teacher Jones Valley K-8 (Birmingham City Schools) Birmingham, AL December 2006-May 2007 Duties included: ● Taught Modern World History ● Tutored in preparation for the Alabama Reading and Mathematics Test (ARMT) Teacher, 5th-8th grade North Sumter Junior High School (Sumter County Schools) Panola, AL August 2005-December 2005 Duties included: ● Taught Early United States History, United States History, Civics and Geography and Modern World History Teacher, 9th, 10th, and 11th grade Sumter County High School (Sumter County Schools) York, AL August 2004-May 2005 Duties included: ● Taught World History, Ethnic Studies, and United States History ● Tutored students in preparation for the Alabama High School Graduation Exam. RESEARCH Graduate Research Assistant The University of Alabama August 2008 to July 2010 Duties included: ● Conducted research for professors in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction ● Edited and assisted in preparing manuscripts to be submitted to professional journals ● Developed resources for content area teachers in the area of technology integration ● Facilitated meetings between the Clinical Master Teachers (CMT) and student teachers on behalf of the College of Education as a liaison; monitor the progress of student teachers ● Conducted interviews for the Teacher Education Program; assess pre-service teachers through the grading of written exams ● Assisted with a national project entitled Social Studies Inquiry Research ● Collaborative (SSIRC); observation of teachers in action; conducted exit interviews; assessed classroom instructional materials ● Organized materials for the Teacher Education Program Presentations at Professional Conferences Matherson, L, Griggs, B., Wright, V., & Inman, C. (2009, November) Finding your voice: Engaging students in democratic decision-making through technology. Presentation at the 89th Annual Conference of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS), Atlanta, GA. Wilson, E., Griggs, B., Matherson, L., & Freyer, M. (2009, November) What difference does it make?: The impact of peer coaching study teams on U. S. history classrooms. Presentation at the 89th Annual Conference of the College and University Faculty Assembly (CUFA), Atlanta, GA. Wilson, E. K., Griggs, B., Brown, A., & Livingston, C. V. (2009, November) Barriers to success for student teachers: Potential pitfalls during the student teaching experience. Presentation at the 38th Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Atlantic Educational Research Association (MSERA) , Baton Rouge, LA. Griggs, B. (2009, March). How does technology impact students' learning of Social Studies? Presentation at the 12th Annual Graduate Student Association Research and Thesis Conference, University of Alabama. Griggs, B. (2009, February). Technologies for the classroom: What they are and how to use them. Presentation at the Seventh Annual Stillman College Integration of Technology into Instruction: Best Practices Conference, February 19-20, 2009, Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, AL. SERVICE Faculty Mentor Tide Together Initiative The University of Alabama August 2010 to the December 2011 Duties included: ● Mentored a master’s student from the Human Development department ● Met with mentee about research interests and classes Graduate Student Peer Mentor Tide Together Initiative The University of Alabama September 2009-August 2010 Duties included: ● Mentor doctoral students; collaborate with the faculty mentor and doctoral student Peer Reviewer Social Studies Research and Practice Journal June 2009-present Duties include: ● Review articles submitted for inclusion into the journal. ● Critique the article according to a rubric ● Offer suggestions to the author and recommend for approval, denial, or revise and re-submit. President Graduate Student Leadership Council University of Alabama-Department of Curriculum and Instruction August 2008-July 2010 Duties included: ● Set up seminars for the guidance of graduate students (ex. IRB, program of study, dissertation preparation) ● Conducted school visits to encourage teachers to obtain higher degrees ● Monitored the progress of the other officers Judge We The People Program Samford University, Birmingham, AL December 2008-present Duties include: ● Research information that will be presented ● Judge students ability to deliver content and provide foundational backing ● Tally the scores to determine the top teams to move on in the competition Mentor of Pre-service teachers University of Alabama-Department of Curriculum and Instruction Spring 2009 Duties included: ● Provided solutions to commonly found problems in the classroom ● Gave feedback on their video-taped teaching episode ● Mentored them on developing as teachers Professional Organizations National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Mid-South Educational Research Association (MSERA)