
Renee O'Brien
Education / Training
Services offered
A results-oriented professional with extensive and varied experience in classroom and leadership roles who continually strives to develop knowledge, skills, and expertise to assist students.Experienced in creating educational opportunities for students through cross-curricular, technology-based education at both the high school and college levels. Lead mentor aiding new teachers, as well as providing professional development for new and experienced staff. Specializes in helping students reach academic potential by fostering growth mindsets, creating educational opportunities tailored to students' needs at the high school and college level.
Extensive experience in the development of student writing for Advanced Placement, contests, and scholarship essays.
Experience
Pinellas County Schools, Boca Ciega High School English Department Chair/Lead Mentor, 2015 - Present
Currently leading a department of 9 educators while teaching Advanced Placement English Composition and Language, focusing on rhetorical analysis, argument, and academic writing. Dual-enrollment instructor for the University of South Florida and Saint Petersburg College. Instructor for students pursuingCambridge AICE diploma credits. A member of Nationwide Demonstration School AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) team.
New TeacherLead Mentor: Mentor and train new teachers and teacherstransitioning from other careers while monitoring and assisting fellow mentors. Observe and advise beginning teachers in best practices for classroom success. Assist teachers in implementing new programs and integrating cross-curricular activities, AVID protocols, and district initiatives. Awarded “Model Equitable Classroom”, co-sponsor school literary magazine and National English Honor Society.
Curriculum/Technology Integration: Project PCS Connects TechnologyInnovator Micro-credential
Assist the tech coordinator in training and implementation of technology initiatives.
Serve as a model for technology applications and uses in the classroom
Multiple Student Award Winners
National History Day Competition
Florida Heritage and Maritime Award
Optimist Oratorical Contest
Multiple National Scholastic Art and WritingAward Winners
Countywide Certification Specialist: Create and lead workshops, facilitator/trainer for professionals seeking state teaching certification
NationalBoard-Certified Teacher Accomplished and met professional standards as evidencedby performance-based assessments. Continue to mentor and guide teachers through NBC process
Pinellas CountyTeachers’ Association Representative: Represent teachers through contract negotiations, grievances, legal issues, and certification, disseminating information pertaining to legal obligations, rights, and responsibilities.
Holocaust Education Expert/Auschwitz Birkenau Fellow 2026 -Expert on lessons about human rights, genocide, and tolerance, assistfaculty in integrating lessons into various curricula and subject areas
Education
Earned a PhD in English education in 2022 and added a Reading endorsement in 2025.
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