Victoria Jordan

Led and mentored a team of elementary teachers while overseeing daily operations and professional development. Planned school-wide events, supported curriculum development and rollout of new programs, and managed teacher training to maintain strong teaching standards.

Designed and implemented engaging lesson plans for diverse learning styles while building a positive classroom environment that encouraged student participation. Created assessments to track progress, integrated technology tools for language learning, and coordinated extracurricular activities to promote real-world language use, including hybrid classes managing up to 8 offline and 6 online studen

Taught speaking, writing, reading, and dictation to elementary and middle-school students and introduced phonics through reading exercises, songs, and creative games. Facilitated classroom discussions, supported comprehension with targeted activities, planned summer and winter English intensive camps using art/music/dance, and created student video projects for group learning and performance.

Served at-risk, adjudicated youth at the Kalamazoo County Juvenile Home and supported each student’s individual learning experience. Collaborated with classroom teachers, counseled students on behavior issues, implemented positive behavioral plans, and planned and delivered lessons aligned to individual and group learning needs.

Instructed students across varied learning environments, including non-traditional classrooms serving at-risk youth. Used strong classroom and behavior management strategies to maintain a productive learning environment and provided assignment support as a reliable resource.

Operated robotics and automated systems for high-throughput genotyping operations, achieving proficiency in executing workflows and maintaining equipment. Ran PCR thermocycling and performed core laboratory tasks including pipetting and dilutions.

Earned a B.A. in Political Science and Environmental Studies from Iowa State University (Aug 2008–May 2012).