Experience Summary
Ducketts Lane Elementary School, Elkridge, MD August 2013 – Present
5th Grade Inclusive Classroom Teacher (Mathematics and Science)
• Providing exceptional planning, preparation and support to open a brand new school
• Supporting school community by organizing and assisting with team building restaurant night, ribbon cutting ceremony, 5th grade fundraisers and other school social community events
• Providing a quality education to all learners by engaging students in all disciplines while developing rapport with the children
• Co-teaching a inclusion math and science classes with the special education teacher
• Implementing and differentiating HCPSS Essential Curriculum in Science and Common Core State Standards in Mathematics
• Differentiating math and science instruction to homogenous and heterogeneous student groupings and departmentalization
• Executing school-wide PBIS behavior management plan
• Using a wide range of interactive technology in the classroom (i.e. Epson BrightLink, Interactive White Board Tools, MacBook, iPad, document camera, Pixie, etc.)
• Active member of the STEM and Technology School Committee
Deep Run Elementary School, Elkridge, MD August 2011 – June 2013
3rd Grade Inclusive Classroom Teacher
• Provided a quality education to all learners by engaging students in all disciplines while developing rapport with the children
• Implemented and differentiated HCPSS Essential Curriculum and CCSS of all content areas to meet the needs of all students
• Executed school-wide behavior management plan and participated on the PBIS team
• Participated in Profession Development including a PBIS Presentation titled Change Your Language, Change Their Lives by The Upside Down Organization, Non-Tenured Teacher meetings, and Math and Reading Modules
• Co-taught an inclusion math class with the special education teacher, special education para-educator, and general para-educator
• Assumed the role of creating publishing projects for the Writing CCSS
• Used a wide range of technology in the classroom (i.e. MacBook lab, computer lab, iPad, iPod, document camera, LCD projector, Kidspiration, Prezi, PowerPoint, Word, etc.)
• Member of the Green School Committee and assumed responsibly of developing team website (i.e. taking and uploading pictures, writing captions, uploading student work etc.)
Deep Run Elementary School, Elkridge, MD June 2012 – July 2013
Rising 3rd and 4th Grade ESY/AI Summer School Teacher
• Implemented ESY/AI Summer School curriculum to reinforce skills previously taught and prepared students for upcoming school year
• Established relationships and developed rapport with rising 3rd and 4th graders
• Modified curriculum for ESY and ELL students
Building Bridges, Deep Run Elementary School, Elkridge, MD April 2012 – May 2013
3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade Teacher
• Taught and modified lessons from Do the Math by Marilyn Burns
• Participated in art and dancing enrichment with all age groups
Deep Run Elementary School, Elkridge, MD February – May 2011
Long-Term Substitute Math Focus Teacher
• Co-taught 2nd grade Investigations curriculum, engaging students in math investigations using manipulatives and concrete materials
• Taught 3rd grade HCPSS Essential Curriculum for Mathematics using Contexts for Learning Mathematics by Catherine Twomey Fosnot
• Completed math interventions for 2nd and 3rd grade students on addition, subtraction, multiplication and division strategies