Sonja Gedde

Background

About Sonja Gedde

Experienced and visionary educational leader with a demonstrated history of working in diverse public school settings while concurrently serving in higher education. PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE To obtain a leadership role in the field of Education where my interest in co-creativity leads students toward a love of learning and higher achievement and faculty toward an increased sense of efficacy and professional inspiration LEADERSHIP INTERESTS • Instructional communication • Pedagogy • Qualitative data analysis • Visioning and staff development • Gifted & Talented services • Educational Statistics • School culture • Differentiation & intervention • Service learning • STRQ (Student-teacher relationship quality) • Schoolwide systems • Equity and Inclusion Pathways PROFESSIONAL SKILLS • Building staff capacity and collective teacher efficacy • Systems analyses and implementation • Expertise in andragogy, adult learning, and design of professional development • Extensive knowledge of pedagogy and educational philosophies • Experience teaching at every educational level (elementary, middle, high school, summer school, community college, undergraduate, graduate) • Experience in urban and rural settings with varied socio-economic and cultural groups • Providing targeted interventions for learners with varying educational needs • Knowledge of educational statistics and data analysis PERSONAL SKILLS • Relationship-focused approach • Ability to work in a team, yet self-directed • Organized and thorough • Positive and highly energetic • Strong communicator, coach, and provider of meaningful feedback