Patrick Klan

Experience

1. Secondary Science Teacher

   Cobb County School District

   Jul 2022 — Present · Marietta, GA, US

   Teaches Physics at North Cobb High school. Past experience co-teachingEnvironmental Science at Kell High School. Transformed Physics instruction by efficiently structuring daily schedules toaddress significant curriculum gaps in Electricity and Modern Physics, achievingfull Georgia state standard compliance within one semester. Led the 20••••25 Physics group, enhancing collaboration andinstructional effectiveness by implementing advance agendas, sharingcollaborative resources, and driving data-driven analysis of low-scoringassessment questions, resulting in an average student improvement of 12 pointson assessments within the group compared to the previous year. Reduced the achievement gap by up to 20 points on assessments for historicallyunderperforming student groups through a responsive instructional approachthat leveraged daily formative assessments, weekly scaffolded labs, and grouprecitations to quickly address conceptual misunderstandings. Excels beyond peers by frequently using phone calls rather than CTLS forfollowing up with parents. Received a 4 in TKES on communication in the20••••24 school year.

Skills

• Student Affairs
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Matlab
• Public Speaking
• Microsoft Word
• Leadership
• Research
• Analysis
• Microsoft Access
• Academic Tutoring
• Mathcad
• Chemical Engineering
• Data Entry
• Data Analysis
• Student Development
• Chemistry
• Higher Education
• Customer Service
• C
• Microsoft Office
• Databases