Zionsville Middle School
Zionsville Community Schools, Zionsville, Indiana
Sixth Grade Science and Language Arts Teacher (2003 – 2010)
Webmaster (2003 – 2010)
Science Department Chair (2004 – 2010)
State of Indiana Certified Mentor Teacher (2006 – 2010)
At ZMS, Ms. Sweeney was recognized by her colleagues as a standout resource for the latest classroom technology and a driver of 21st Century curricular change. In addition to the monthly staff development sessions she hosted, Ms. Sweeney helped to steer the ZCS Corporation through a successful launch of a one-to-one laptop pilot program with her teaching team in August 2008 resulting in a growing initiative throughout grade levels.
- Voted by the community as 2009 Zionsville Best Teacher – Times Sentinel
- Hired first from a field of 118 applicants prior to graduation from IU
- Four Star and Blue Ribbon School
- Launched Indiana’s first 1:1 laptop classrooms 2008
- Team Teach Setting – a three teacher team that coordinates cross-curricular units
- Co-teaching environment
- Focus of hands-on, cross-curricular, problem or project-based learning
- Novel-based literature circles and lessons
- Grammar, vocabulary, and 6+1 Writing Traits English journals
- Scientific method and inquiry-centered academically talented and general science
- Technology integration: Online Portfolios, Google Apps, Probeware, Podcasting, Video Editing, etc.
- Equal experience with both Mac and PC platforms
- Managed budget and curriculum scope and sequence as Science Department Chair
- Maintained school website through HTML & CSS as the Web Master
- Coached 5/6 Cross Country & Girl’s Rugby Coach
