Jessica Allen

Home: 221 N Basque Ave, Fullerton CA 92833

School: 11036 Hawthorne Blvd, Inglewood CA 90304

Cell: (714) 486-9595

jallen@lennoxacademy.org

Education

University of California, Berkeley        (2012-2015)

Applied Mathematics and Computer Science Major Math & Science Education Minor

California Single Subject Mathematics Preliminary Credential

Awards and Recognition

NCWIT Educator Award, NCWIT Affiliate Winner and Aspire IT Recipient

Received a $3750.00 grant to outreach to middle school girls

Taught beginning computer science concepts to approximately 80 7th and 8th grade girls

Honored as a LA & OC Teacher

Noyce Fellow

PLTW Computer Science California Teacher of The Year Award

CSTA and NSTA member

Job History

ChickTech Orange County High School Director, Current

Plan and facilitate learning opportunities for students including an annual conference

AP Computer Science Principles College Board Standard Setting Committee, 2017

A group of 14 professors and teachers to determine AP scores (1-5) from over all scores

Computer Science Teacher, Lennox Math Science and Technology Academy, Lennox, CA 2015-Current

Computer Science and Software Engineering PLTW Teacher 9-12th grade

AP Computer Science Principles 9th-12th grade

AP Computer Science A 10th-12th grade

College Board AP Computer Science Principles Grader Current

Student Teaching, Madison Middle School, Oakland, CA Fall 2014- Spring 2015 8th grade Math

Calteach Summer Research Institute 2014, Berkeley, CA

Working with Professor Richard Karp of the Simons Institute of Theoretical Computing

Studied the efficiency of question selection mechanisms for computerized adaptive testing

Teach for America, National Organization

Equity Fellow 2014-2015- group of 40 early applicants focused on becoming equity conscious teachers

Summer School Trigonometry (11th grade) Teacher at Madison High School, Houston TX

Google

Computer Science Summer Institute 2012

Ambassador 2014-2015

Professional Development Facilitated

AP Computer Science Principles and AP CS A and CS Essentials Master Teacher Current

Lead 2-week AP training during summer for future computer science teachers

Lead 14-week online training during fall for future computer science teachers

Help develop professional development for teachers and refine curriculum for students

PLTW National Conference, CA STEAM Symposium Presenter

“CS Unplugged”

Led training on implementing computer science lessons without technology

Help develop computational thinking through games, demos, etc