Career / Experience

OBJECTIVE
I desire to apply my bilingual, mathematical, scientific, and technological skills to effect theoretical as well as practical education that prepares today’s students as tomorrow’s professionals.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS, ACCREDITATIONS, AND SKILLS

June 2007-present online Algebra II instructor for North Carolina Virtual Public School(NCVPS) upon receiving extensive training in Blackboard by LEARN NC

January 2007–June 2007 online physical science instructor for Cumberland County Schools (CCS) Web Academy, Fayetteville, NC upon receiving Jones e-education (JESS) certificate from CCS Web Academy and e-learning platforms expertise: WebCT

October 18, 2006 -attended NC “Future Ready Students – Learning in a Global Economy” joint online teaching and learning meeting hosted by Lt. Governor Beverly E. Perdue and BETA for NCVPS

May 1992- earned B.S. in physics w/minor in math from Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA

October 27, 2006- Science Magazine article, “Diola Bagayoko: Failure is not an Option for these Minority Students”describing Dr. Bagayoko’s influence upon my daughter and me is published.

August 2006 – present alternate e-reader of federal grant proposals for the US Department of Education; received official statement of eligibility for a Florida professional teaching certificate; certified online scorer for ETS of Praxis II PLT grades 7-12

March 2006- Pearson online scorer for SAT and OAT; March 2005 received 6 cont. ed. hrs from IACET for online scoring of new SAT

June 2005- EAP, 2004 HSTW, 2003 CAHSEE, summer 2003 NJASK online scorer for ETS
April 2004- designed physics problems (nomograms) for the ACT

March 2004- received award of 40 hrs credit of Professional Development in Online Teaching from Southern Oregon Education District

April 2002-Accepted into prestigious North Carolina Teach program and teacher in an accredited homeschool who develops and teaches online courses for community colleges

August 2000, 2003- present bilingual Catequista accreditada por la Diócesis de Charlotte, miembro del Consejo Pastoral a Basílica de San Lorenzo; excellent problem solving, writing, and Spanish skills

EXPERIENCE

07/2007,01/2007,5/2004,08/2003-PRESENT (ONLINE) NCVPS, CCS WEB ACADEMY, NC; EDTOGO/THOMSON LEARNING,CA; TUTOR.COM, BRAINFUSE, NY

Algebra II online instructor for NCVPS and Physical Science online instructor for CCS Webv Algebra I online course developer and instructor for EdToGo/Thomson Learning, leading course provider for the nation’s community collegesv Online bilingual (English, Spanish) tutor in math, sciences for Tutor.com and for Brainfuse Inc.


05/2002- PRESENT SHARON TUTORS (ONLINE) ASHEVILLE, NC
Statistical Data Analyst/Programming Consultant§ Statistical analysis (normal, F, t, distributions) using Microsoft Excel and C++§ System architecture (and data modeling engineering) w/ERD’s and Access database

06/92-08/93 LORAL AEROSPACE HOUSTON, TX Programmer Engineer§ Coded in C, tested unit/integral telemetry for quality assurance on Unix and Posix operating systems for the Space Shuttle and Space Station

COURSES TAKEN
On 9/9/99, GRE scores: 550=V, 630=Q, 620=A; Quantitative Physics, Intermediate PhysicsI,II, Modern Physics, Chemistry, MechanicsI,II, Thermodynamics, Mathematical Physics, Experimental PhysicsI,II, Special Problems in Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Calculus, Differential Equations I, II, Advanced Mathematics, Computer Science (references on reverse side)