Patricia E. Butler
Downingtown
Summary
Results-oriented educator seeking an administrative position to drive rigorous academic standards and school-wide excellence.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Biology, Chemistry, and Physics Teacher
Downingtown Area School District
- Current
- Hold advanced placement certification.
- Teach advanced college equivalent Organic Chemistry.
- Medical Emergency Response Team Member
- Member of Equity Team
- Help with yearly commencement ceremony
- Organize and plan educational and other field trips
- Host after school science club Eco West
- Administrative Intern
- Complete administrative tasks as assigned in a timely manner.
- Entrusted to assist with disciplinary referrals.
- Invited to attend meetings with administrative school officers.
- Assisted with scheduling teachers over the summer.
Long-Term Substitute: Chemistry
Downingtown West High School
08.2014 - 12.2014
- Conestoga High School
- Long-term Substitute: Biology and Environmental Science
- Facilitated the instruction of 144 individual and special students
- Orchestrated smooth transition for students
Brandywine Virtual Academy: Chemistry Teacher
Chester County Intermediate Unit
03.2014 - 06.2014
- Used technology to remotely teach students Chemistry
- Penncrest High School
- Biology Interventionist: Keystone
- Conducted tutoring sessions covering Keystone content topics
Science Teacher: General Science 7th Grade
Palisades Middle School
08.2001 - 12.2003
- Administer small and large group instruction, lab investigations, and guided discovery in a seventh-grade science classroom
- Coach Swimming
- Palisades High School
- Science Teacher: Biology and Earth and Space Science
- Construct daily lessons and enrichment activities for Biology and Earth and Space science students
- Coach Cross-Country and Swimming
Science Teacher: Biology and Honors Chemistry
Eastern Technical High School
08.1999 - 06.2000
- Conduct lessons and labs for Biology and Honors Chemistry
- Assess students based on labs, tests, classwork, and homework
Education
Doctoral Degree - Policy, Planning, and Administration
West Chester University
West Chester, PA05-2023
Bachelor’s Degree - Dual Major: Biology and Secondary Education
La Salle University
Philadelphia, PA05-1999
Skills
- STEM integration
- Differentiated instruction
- Laboratory management
- Progress monitoring
- Discussion facilitation
- Activity planning
- Strong mathematical skills
- Information analysis
Certification
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Education
- Secondary Education, Biology July 1999
- Secondary Education, Chemistry July 2012
- Secondary Education, Physics August 2017
Timeline
Long-Term Substitute: Chemistry
Downingtown West High School
08.2014 - 12.2014
Brandywine Virtual Academy: Chemistry Teacher
Chester County Intermediate Unit
03.2014 - 06.2014
Science Teacher: General Science 7th Grade
Palisades Middle School
08.2001 - 12.2003
Science Teacher: Biology and Honors Chemistry
Eastern Technical High School
08.1999 - 06.2000
Biology, Chemistry, and Physics Teacher
Downingtown Area School District
- Current
Bachelor’s Degree - Dual Major: Biology and Secondary Education
La Salle University
Doctoral Degree - Policy, Planning, and Administration
West Chester University