Passionate Teacher with more than 5 years of experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering wide range of subjects. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Successful in helping students develop strong literacy, numeracy, social and learning skills.
Skills
Experiential learning
Classcape knowledge
Special education
Test Proctoring
Technological Instruction
Student-Centered Learning
SMART Board Aptitude
Positive Reinforcement
Innovative Lesson Planning
Group Learning Mechanics
Differentiated Instruction
Creative Questioning
Age-Appropriate Lesson Planning
Middle School Education
Education
East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC, Expected in 05/2014 – –Bachelor of Science:Elementary Education (K-6) - GPA:
William G. Enloe High SchoolRaleigh, NC, Expected in 05/2009 – –High School Diploma: - GPA:
Work History
Hutto Independent School District - Teacher Hutto, TX, 09/2015 - Current
Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to reinforce student participation and hands-on learning.
Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom including kinesthetic, written, oral and hands-on.
Supported student teachers by mentoring on classroom management, lesson planning and activity organization.
Implemented creative ways to foster curiosity for complex principles through hands-on learning and planned activities.
Held conferences with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress and encourage learning goals.
Supervised learning groups of students in classroom stations including Science, ELA, and Math.
Reviewed curriculum and devised alternate approaches to presenting lessons to increase student understanding.
Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to facilitate and moderate classroom discussions and student-centered learning.
Completed and filed daily paperwork for classroom activities, including meal count sheets and attendance logs.
Attended and facilitated IEP meetings for students and families.
Developed and implemented lesson plans that addressed general students as well as those with individualized 504 plans as part of integrated classroom.
Implemented and encouraged debate-style classroom environment to increase student engagement and promote critical thinking.
Encouraged creative thinking and motivated students by addressing individual strengths and weaknesses based on standardized testing results.
Pima Medical Institute - Receptionist Las Vegas, NV, 07/2014 - 09/2015
Kept reception area clean and neat to give visitors positive first impression.
Answered telephone calls to field inquiries from clients, vendors and various other callers seeking information.
Answered high-volume, multi-line telephone, directing callers to appropriate company personnel.
Monitored premises, screened visitors, updated logs and issued passes to maintain security.
Welcomed all customers with friendly greeting, answered general questions, gathered nature of visit and directed to specific offices.
Sorted, received and distributed mail correspondence between departments and personnel.
Prepared packages for shipment, pickup and courier services for prompt delivery to customers.
Corresponded with clients through email, telephone or postal mail.
North Country Academy - Student Teacher Jonesboro, GA, 08/2013 - 05/2014
Collaborated with teaching staff to devise and implement coordinated educational strategies and student support networks.
Stood in for teachers, checking lesson plans to provide consistent teaching to students.
Took detailed notes while observing teachers and teaching methods, gaining deep understanding of learning techniques
Developed all subject level lesson plans for 5th grade classrooms, took detailed notes on impact and adapted methods based on results.
Evaluated student progress through analysis of test scores and homework completion.
Conferred with qualified teacher to establish instructional targets and prepare lessons to cover source topics.
Accomplishments
Interactive Learning - Introduced and encouraged debate-style classroom setting to increase student active participation and critical thinking.
Data Organization - Organized scores of over 80 students into online database for parents' immediate access.
Targeted Development - Met with parents and guardians to discuss children's progress and to determine priorities and resource needs.
Student Involvement - Volunteered as faculty member representative for student-led Mock Trial club, supervising weekly after school meetings and attending bi-weekly weekend conferences.
Curriculum Development - Tailored educational curriculum to students with range of learning styles, disabilities, strengths, and weaknesses. Developed innovative semester lesson plans and practical application exercises for classroom, reversing scores on Physical Science tests from 65% average to 87% average.
Administration - Managed cheerleading program that resulted in one of the best years of cheer the school has seen in quite a while.
Administration - Managed theater that resulted in a new outlook on what theater could be like in a small school.
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