PATRICK J.

GRIFFIN
425 W Tacoma St. Phone: (586) 531-5598
Clawson, Michigan 48017 Email: patjgriff@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position that allows me to mentor teachers, build relationships with students, staff, and
community, and develop and implement innovative, effective strategies to positively impact student
achievement and character.

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Science Teacher, International Academy 2013-Present

Troy School District, Troy, MI
Bloomfield Hills Schools, Bloomfield, MI
 Utilize research-based best practices to focus on and improve student achievement.
 Responsible for all aspects of classroom instruction and management including student discipline
and attendance, budgeting, and lesson planning.
 Coordinate alignment of core curriculum benchmarks with state-established guidelines while
balancing the rigor and depth of the International Baccalaureate.
 Integrate technology and innovative best practices into lesson planning and in classroom
presentations.
 Plan and participate in school improvement activities.
 Mentor students in multicultural and service-based organizations outside of the classroom.
 Developed and facilitated professional learning workshops in Approaches to Teaching and
Learning in the IB Diploma Programme for teachers from around the state of Michigan.
 Earned highly effective & tenured teacher status while being evaluated by building principal.

Science Teacher, Farmington High School 2011-2013

Farmington Public Schools, Farmington, MI
 Learned best practices in education from a superb staff and mentor system.
 Developed curriculum for an unfamiliar course, astronomy, as a first-year teacher.
 Represented FHS at the district level as a point-person for the implementation of the new
growth and achievement evaluation model (Marzano).
 Earned effective teacher status while being evaluated by building principal.
 Mentored students in multicultural and service-based organizations outside of the classroom.
 Facilitated an online credit recovery course via e2020 online learning platform.

Summer School Instructor, Fitzgerald High School 2010-2011

Fitzgerald Public Schools, Warren, MI
 Maintain a safe and secure learning environment for a Title I building’s summer enrollment of
50 students.
 Monitor achievement digitally via e2020 online learning platform.
 Mentor students individually retaking biology and chemistry courses after losing credit during
the academic year.

Substitute Teacher & Paraprofessional 2009-2011

Romeo Community Schools, Romeo, MI
 Earned numerous “Top 5” preferred substitute status at primary, middle, and high school levels
 Hired as a 7 month 1-on-1 paraprofessional for a secondary student on a behavior modification
program.
 Assisted high school counseling department in administration of spring MME & ACT testing.
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EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

Master of Education May 2018

Major: Educational Leadership
Oakland University, Rochester, MI
 Completed 240+ hour internship program with Ryan Brinks, Associate Principal at IA
 3.97 GPA

Secondary Education Provisional Certificate July 2011

Major: Biology (DA) 6-12
Minor: Chemistry (DC) 6-12
Certificate Number: PV0000000771995
Saginaw Valley State University, University Center, MI
 Completed year long student teaching internship at Stevenson High School (Sterling Heights, MI)
 3.95 GPA

Bachelor of Science August 2009

Major: Health Fitness in Preventive and Rehabilitative Programs
Minor: Personal and Community Health
Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

May 2018 Restorative Practices & Circles, Bloomfield Hills Schools, MI

August 2017 Leadership Camp OneTROY, Ortonville, MI
November 2016 – May 2017 Creating a Culture of Thinking, Oakland Schools, MI
December 2015 Approaches to Teaching and Learning in the IB DP, New Orleans, LA
November 2014 Managing Assessment in the IB Middle Years Program, Chicago, IL
March 2014 IB Diploma Programme Biology, Detroit, MI
July 2013 Modeling in High School Chemistry, Oakland Schools, MI

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

Ms. Lynne Gibson Dr. Christopher Smith

Principal, International Academy Associate Principal, International Academy Okma
lgibson@bloomfield.org chsmith@bloomfield.org
(248) 341-5900 (248) 341-5900

Mr. Ryan Brinks Mrs. Kirsten Gentry

Associate Principal, International Academy East Mentor Teacher, Farmington High School
rbrinks@bloomfield.org Kirsten.gentry@farmington.k12.mi.us
(248) 823-8300 (248) 489-3455