Experience Summary
Elementary School Teacher
? Passionate, dedicated, resourceful, and flexible professional educator with a commitment to each student to grow socially and academically.
? Talented individual who has an aptitude for developing interactive lessons and projects that allow students to take an active role in their learning.
? Highly skilled interpersonal and communication skills to foster significant relationships with students, staff, and parents.
? Aptitude to remain flexible, ensuring that every child’s learning styles and abilities are addressed.
Areas of Teaching Proficiency:
? Assessment Tools
? Guided Reading
? Individualized Educational Plans
? Creative Lesson Planning
? Technology Integration
? Parent Teacher Communication
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Education and Training
Master of Arts, University of Phoenix, 2009
Bachelor of Science, Miles College, 1997
Bachelor of Science, Tuskegee Institute, 1980
Midsouth Reading and Writing Institute, 2010 and 2012
Writing Workshop, 2010
Science Workshop, 2010
Professional Teaching Experience
PHILLIPS ACADEMY-Birmingham, AL 2011
Teacher (K-5th Grade) Summer Enrichment Academy for Reading
Facilitated students’ visits to local library. Assessed students’ reading abilities and provided literacy intervention. Provided students with reading strategies to improve reading and literacy in the classroom and life.
EPIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL—Birmingham, AL 2009-2010
Teacher (4th Grade)
Instruct 4th Grade curriculum as a Certified and Highly Qualified Resource Teacher, designing and developing plans to meet the academic, intellectual and social needs of students. Instruct ELA, Math, Reading and Technology in a remedial environment. Assessed student performance through anecdotal records, student-teacher conferencing, checklists and paper tests.
REDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL—Lithonia, GA 2009
Student Teacher (5th Grade)
~Used centers for math, reading, social studies and science, which incorporated hands on activities.
~Implemented a positive discipline plan using tickets for treats, which promoted student responsibility and accountability.
~School district curriculum maps provided guidelines for teaching math, science and social studies, additional activities were incorporated into these lessons to meet students’ needs, increase students’ interest as well as make real life connections to make materials more interesting and applicable to real life.
BIRMINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS – Birmingham, AL
Substitute Teacher/ Paraprofessional 2006-Present
W.J. Christian K-8 School (Paraprofessional) 2010-Present
Alternative School the Opportunity Academy at Riggins 2009
Alternative School the Opportunity Academy at Riggins 2006-2007
ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS – Orlando, FL
Substitute Teacher/ Paraprofessional 2006
DEKALB COUNTY SCHOOLS – Decatur, GA 200-2009
Special Education, Paraprofessional
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS & COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
Organizer of Summer Reading and Math Workshops, Established 2010
W.J. Christian K-8 Elementary School 2010-2011, Chairperson and Mentor
Birmingham Area Reading Council, Member
OES, LLC, Owner and Tutor
TECHNICAL INTEGRATION & PROFICIENCIES
Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Internet Navigation, Promethean Board
Teaching Style
Guided and Scaffolding Strategy--I do (model); we do (teacher and student work together); you do (student demonstrates knowledge.
Scaffolding-Teach basic foundation, add more to subject matter each session.
My Hobbies
Gardening, reading, traveling