MYA D. SPECIALIST
Mentoring Movement Inspiration
I help overwhelmed K-12 dance educators build lessons and dance curriculum that engages and assess students through an inclusive community-oriented model
Dancing Towards Mindfulness & Inclusivity
10 Dance Education Best Practices. A cohesive collection of my reflections on building a more mindful inclusive dance class experience presented as an E-Book
HERE FOR YOU
Mentoring. Movement. Inspiration.
Is your dance curriculum engaging and inclusive or are you struggling to reach students and are overwhelmed with trying to figure out what to teach next?Creating an engaging inclusive dance curriculum doesn’t have to be overwhelming and stressful Mya D. Specialist is here for you
CV
MFA Dance/ BA Dance
Certification: K-12 Teacher Certification & Leading with DEI in Higher Education
Community-based programming development and management. Experience in: DEI work, curriculum writing for K-12 and higher education, recruitment, hiring, student advisement, and program assessment. More than two decades of research performance and instruction centered in the movement of the African Diaspora. Movement research includes time with the National Senegal and Ivory Coast.
PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Current
Serves as the interface between local K-12 schools, community colleges, and the College of Business by building and maintaining relationships with community educators and facilitating professional development activities.
Define and document the scope, objective, and outcomes of projects
Manages the development and execution of outreach activities including attending and suggesting recruitment activities to full-time faculty.
Create monthly status reports to be shared with the leadership team and facilitate strategy meetings with stakeholders.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
August 2018- December 2023
University-level Outstanding Teaching Award recipient for online course.
Built and implemented engaging curricula for 800+ students, including 2 interdisciplinary courses.
Advanced inclusive excellence efforts to diversify the hiring pool and collaborated with internal committees to establish an Inclusive Casting Program for departmental productions
DANCE TEACHER
August 2018 -June 2018
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The Bryn Mawr School for Girls courses: Gym Drill ( Movement Instruction) grades 6-8
Gym Drill( Movement Instruction) grades 9-11
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DANCE SPECIALIST
August 2010- June 2017
Baltimore County Public Schools:
Curriculum Writer and Dance Specialist(2010-2017)
Experimental Movement Concepts for grades 6-8 and Curriculum Writer
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