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SECONDARY EDUCATION TEACHER
Summary
Highly engaged High School Science Teacher with proven talents in Chemistry, Biology, D.I., PBIS and student engagement. Excellent in utilizing scientific concepts to create project based, student-centered learning experiences. Motivational and caring with special expertise in NGSS, PBIS, ACE's and differentiated instruction. Offering 18 years of experience and a dedication to helping students achieve academic success with diverse educational needs. Driven to remain a life long learner by participating in ongoing professional development coursework. Currently seeking National Board Certification.
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Experience
Secondary Education Teacher - Rich Township High School District 227 (City , STATE)August 2006 - present
- Create detailed lesson plans to address needs of entry-level and upper-level science students in core principles and advanced concepts that meet all district and state requirements for instruction for biology, chemistry and reading.
- Establish and enforce clear class objectives and requirements to promote consistent education for all students.
- Address student learning needs through diverse teaching methods and styles to increase behavioral, cognitive and emotional student engagement.
- Use school and public library online resources to provide extra educational opportunities for students.
- Integrate technology into classroom settings to engage students and diversify instruction.
- Coordinate with other professional staff members to evaluate and assess science-based curriculum.
- Collaborate with other subject and grade-level teachers to build complementary educational frameworks for students.
- Built life-long learning skills and strong study habits in students to help each prepare for higher-level education.
- Cultivate a collaborative and innovative learning environment while meeting each student's unique educational needs, interests and maturity.
- Tutor students needing extra attention and work with students to develop problem solving methods based on their learning styles.
- Assess student performance, behavior and social development and devised improvement strategies for struggling children.
- Administer standardized ability and achievement tests and interpreted results to determine students' strengths and areas of need.
- Promote safe and clean classroom environment conducive to individualized and small group needs.
- Facilitate student success and academic growth through implementation of NGSS standards, common core curriculum, Labster, PhET programs, Explore Learning programs, HHmi Biointeractives, Schoology, SchoolNet, EdPuzzle. Think CERCA, CK-12, FlipGrid, Academic Approach, STAR learning, and project based learning with a strong emphasis on differentiation and student choice.
- Facilitate individual and small group instruction in order to adapt curriculum to needs of each pupil.
- Maintain school-wide culture of respect and actively use positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) disciplinary methods.
- Monitor student growth and academic process with formative and summative evaluations and standardized testing.
- Continually study and stay abreast of current topics in education.
- Maintain accurate attendance records and report cards for over 2000 students throughout the years.
- Keep regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
- Demonstrate scientific concepts through use of laboratory experiments, charts, sketches, graphs, diagrams, online interactive programs, (Labster, PhET, Explore Learning, Biointeractives) and other instructional aids.
- Confer with parents and administration about student needs and progress development.
- Strategize with school administration to provide opportunities for students to engage in corporate-sponsored scientific programs including HOSA and the ComEd STEM IEEE PES T&D conference challenge as well as the ACS Olympiad challenge.
- Review academic records to develop complete understanding of each student's abilities and initiated learning solutions to address any areas of concern.
- Once student needs are identified, refer and cooperate with other professional staff members to develop solutions for health, behavioral and learning challenges.
- Proctor class and state assessments for 19 years.
- Plan and supervise out of classroom activities and overnight field trips.
Secondary Education Teacher - Homewood Flossmoor Community High School District 233 (City , STATE)June 2005 - May 2006
- Addressed student learning needs through diverse teaching styles taking into account student interest and maturity.
- Developed class lesson plans to meet all district and state requirements for instruction.
- Established and enforced clear class objectives and requirements to promote consistent education for all students.
- Created detailed lesson plans to address needs of entry-level and upper-level science students in chemistry.
- Built life-long learning skills and strong study habits in students to help each prepare for higher-level education.
- Cultivated collaborative and innovative learning environment to meet each student's unique educational need which included small group and individualized instruction.
- Talked with students needing extra attention and made plans to assist with problems.
- Assessed student performance, behavior and social development and devised improvement strategies for struggling children.
- Facilitated and monitored student success and academic growth through implementation of NGSS and common core curriculums.
- Studied and stayed abreast of current topics in education.
- Maintained accurate attendance records and report cards for over 150 students.
- Kept regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
- Demonstrated scientific concepts through use of laboratory experiments, charts, sketches, diagrams, graphs and other instructional aids.
- Conferred with parents and administration about student progress.
- Strategized with school administration to provide opportunities for students to engage in corporate-sponsored scientific programs.
- Identified students' needs and cooperated with other professional staff members to develop solutions for health, behavioral and learning challenges.
- Proctored class and state assessments for 30 students.
- Planned and supervised out of classroom activities and trips.
- Provided individual and small group instruction in order to adapt curriculum to needs of each pupil.
Secondary Education Teacher - St. Joseph's High School (City , STATE)August 2001 - May 2005
- Addressed student learning needs through diverse teaching styles.
- Educated students on core principles and advanced concepts of mathematics and chemistry.
- Developed class learning plans to meet all district and statement requirements for instruction.
- Established and enforced clear class objectives and requirements to promote consistent education for all students.
- Integrated technology into classroom settings to engage students and diversify instruction.
- Coordinated with other professional staff members to evaluate and assess science-based curriculum.
- Created detailed lesson plans to address needs of entry-level and upper-level science students.
- Collaborated with other subject and grade-level teachers to build complementary educational frameworks for students.
- Built life-long learning skills and strong study habits in students to help each prepare for higher-level education.
- Cultivated collaborative and innovative learning environment to meet each student's unique educational needs.
- Tutored students needing extra attention and made plans to assist with problems.
- Assessed student performance, behavior and social development and devised improvement strategies for struggling children.
- Administered standardized ability and achievement tests and interpreted results to determine students' strengths and areas of need.
- Promoted safe and clean classroom environment conducive to individualized and small group needs.
- Facilitated student success and academic growth through implementation of courses in computer science, chemistry, algebra utilizing NGSS standards, and common curriculums that were differentiated based on student need and interest.
- Monitored student growth and academic process utilizing both formative and summative assessments.
- Studied and stayed abreast of current topics in education.
- Maintained accurate attendance records and report cards for over 600 students.
- Kept regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
- Demonstrated scientific concepts through use of laboratory experiments, charts, sketches, graphs, diagrams, and online learning programs as well as other instructional aids.
- Conferred with parents and administration about student progress.
- Created detailed lesson plans for students on various subject matters, including algebra, chemistry and computer science.
- Strategized with school administration to provide opportunities for students to engage in corporate-sponsored scientific programs.
- Identified students' needs and cooperated with other professional staff members to develop solutions for health, behavioral and learning challenges.
- Proctored class and state assessments for 600 students.
- Planned and supervised out of classroom activities and trips.
- Referred students with suspected learning disabilities to appropriate support personnel.
- Maintained classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate for maturity and interests of students.
Secondary Education Teacher - St. Xavier University - Merwick Academy (City , STATE)May 2003 - July 2021
- Managed and updated student records.
- Addressed student learning needs through diverse teaching styles.
- Used school and public library resources to provide extra educational opportunities for students.
- Educated students on core principles and advanced concepts of mathematics.
- Developed class learning plans to meet all district and statement requirements for instruction.
- Established and enforced clear class objectives and requirements to promote consistent education for all students.
- Integrated technology into classroom settings to engage students and diversify instruction.
- Created lesson plans to address needs of entry-level and upper-level science students.
- Built life-long learning skills and strong study habits in students to help each prepare for higher-level education.
- Cultivated collaborative and innovative learning environment to meet each student's unique educational needs.
- Talked with students needing extra attention and made plans to assist with problems.
- Assessed student performance, behavior and social development and devised improvement strategies for struggling children.
- Promoted safe and clean classroom environment conducive to individualized and small group needs.
- Facilitated student success and academic growth through implementation of differentiated instruction, NGSS standards, common core curriculum, and numerous other programs based on student need.
- Monitored student growth and academic process.
- Studied and stayed abreast of current topics in education.
- Maintained accurate attendance records and report cards for over 2000 students.
- Kept regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
- Demonstrated scientific concepts through use of laboratory experiments, charts, diagrams, graphs, sketches, and other instructional aids.
- Conferred with parents and administration about student progress.
- Created detailed lesson plans for students on various subject matters, including algebra, chemistry, biology, and sociology.
- Reviewed academic records to develop complete understanding of each student's abilities and initiated learning solutions to address any areas of concern.
- Identified students' needs and cooperated with other professional staff members to develop solutions for health, behavioral and learning challenges.
- Provided individual and small group instruction in order to adapt curriculum to needs of each pupil.
- Maintained classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate for maturity and interests of students.
Education and Training
Master of Arts in EducationMay 2005St. Xavier University, City
Bachelor of Science in Biology May 2003St. Xavier University, City
- Cum laude graduate
- American Cancer Federation Award Recipient
- 3.51 GPA
- National Biological Honors Society - Tri Beta President and Member
- Minor in Chemistry
Bachelor of Arts in SociologyMay 2003St. Xavier University, City
Associate of Science in ChemistryMay 2003St. Xavier University, City
High School DiplomaJune 1983Morgan Park High School, City
Additional Information
Each Summer, I complete 2 professional development courses to remain current on strategies and methodologies in education and I am a trainer in the following programs: D.I., R.T.I., P.B.I.S. (Building coach for 8 years), N.G.S.S., and A.C.E.'s. I also continue my professional development throughout each school year. Specifically for this year I earned certificates in: Redefining STEM, Interdisciplinary Learning: Making Connections, Redefining Student Engagement, Bringing Students Back to Center. I am a strong believer in lifelong learning.
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School Attended
- St. Xavier University
- Morgan Park High School
Job Titles Held:
- Secondary Education Teacher
Degrees
- Master of Arts in Education
Bachelor of Science in Biology
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
Associate of Science in Chemistry
High School Diploma
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