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Linda M.

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Simpsonville, SC 29681

Female

Member since:02/2015

I am a Certified Teacher

Rates from $30 to $40

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  • In-home

Will travel up to 10 miles

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$30 per student per hour or 2 students for $40 for tutoring both during the same hour.

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Experience Summary

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY August 2007 to present Bethel Elementary, Greenville County School District—Greenville, SC Position: Classroom Teacher, 4th Grade and 5th grade, Team teaching Math and Science; Team teaching Reading/Social Studies Duties: Assess and monitor reading progress of students; guide students through instructionally appropriate novels and informational text Plan and implement meaningful curriculum through a variety of techniques, including conceptual development with hands-on learning, rote memorization of basic facts, technology, and meaningful situations. Subject areas include: Math and Science, Develop weekly math assessments for grade level, monitored math planning sessions to ensure progress towards all standards being addressed by PASS; help teachers on my grade level with hands-on ideas for lessons (for example—fraction fringes, function machines, area of rectangles with Cheez-its, use of geo-boards), Math Minds School Representative/Curriculum Chair for school 2007-2009 and 2014-2015; Elementary VP for Greenville County Council of Mathematics Teachers 2011-2013, President elect GCCTM 2013-2014, Current President for GCCTM 2014-2015 Highest percentage for 5th grade students meeting MAP goal 2012-2013 and 2013-2014; Highest percentage school-wide reading MAP 2012-2013 Professional Development: Promethean Active Inspire, Writer’s Handbook, Fountas and Pinnell August 2001 to 2007 East North Street Academy, Greenville County School District—Greenville, SC Position: Classroom Teacher, 5th Grade Duties: Self-contained classroom— planned and implemented meaningful curriculum in all subject areas through a variety of techniques, including conceptual development with hands-on learning, rote memorization of basic facts, technology, and meaningful situations. Integrated Social Studies and Language arts through novels, developed weekly math assessments for grade level, monitored math planning sessions to ensure progress towards all standards being addressed by PACT; helped teachers on my grade level with hands-on ideas for lessons (for example—surface area nets, line graphs, percentage grids)--Developed unit study guides and assessments for Science units; created PACT-like assessments; encouraged team members to participate in Science Fair; incorporated Notebooking into curriculum; added hands-on lessons/ experiments beyond the Science kits to allow opportunities for students to build meaningful knowledge Teacher Advancement Mentor (TAP) Mentor for 5th grade, Aug. 2002—Dec. 2003

Teaching Style

I teach for understanding, not just rote memorization.

Credentials

Type Level Year Title Issued By
Degree Masters 2003 ESOL Furman University
Certification National Boards 2008 Middle Child generalist CERRA National Board
Certification Elementary Ed Highly qualified 2001 Elementary South Carolina
Degree Bachelors 1990 Elementary Education Florida State University

Subject Commentary

Algebra Proficiency: Experienced
Taught 7th grade math for 2 years
Algebra I Proficiency: Experienced
Taught 7th grade math for 2 years
Elementary Vocabulary Proficiency: Expert
Love to teach roots, stems, and affixes. Once students learn parts of words they can decode multi-syllabic words while they read.

All Subjects I Tutor

  • Algebra
  • Algebra I
  • Elementary
  • Elementary Grammar
  • Elementary Math
  • Elementary Reading
  • Elementary Science
  • Elementary Social Studies
  • Elementary Vocabulary
  • Math
  • Pre-Algebra