Abigail Cook
Jefferson ,GA
Summary
Professional Teacher focused on maximizing student learning potential through diverse instructional strategies and classroom management techniques. Skilled lecturer, discussion facilitator and hands-on leader focused on student success. Excels at developing engaging lessons to leverage student success of district standards. Team player who values supporting colleagues and promoting a positive work environment.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
7th Grade Social Studies Teacher
Russell Middle School
07.2022 - Current
- Develop engaging lessons that align with district standards within my professional learning community.
- Develop and carry out a classroom management plan that aims to provide for a community of caring and promote the unique attributes of all students.
- Maintain clear and consistent communications with all stakeholders.
Accomplishment:
Appointed to 7th Grade Level Chair for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Middle Grades Social Studies Teacher
Christ The King School
07.2018 - 06.2022
- Planned learning activities that provided students with opportunities to observe, question and investigate social studies topics.
- Established and communicated clear objectives for all educational activities.
- Established and supported positive educational environment for student learning.
- Conducted regular parent-teacher conferences to keep parents informed of student progress.
- Increased student engagement within the community through guiding members of middle school student council as they worked to establish "Free Little Libraries" to support multilingual young readers.
7th Grade Social Studies Teacher
Bay Springs Middle School
07.2015 - 07.2018
- As Social Studies Lead, I oversaw both yearly and long-term instructional objectives and coordinated the annual Veterans Day event in which I had the opportunity to honor service men and women across the school community.
- Organized social and educational activities for students and their families, including sponsoring the Junior Beta Club.
- Employed a broad range of instructional techniques to retain student interest and maximize learning.
- Worked to identify areas of weakness with individual students while tailoring lessons accordingly.
- Invited to work alongside district employees to both modify curriculum documentation and design new and engaging instructional content that is tailored to updated curriculum standards
7th Grade English and Language Arts Teacher
The Troup County Board of Education
06.2014 - 06.2015
- Employed a broad range of instructional techniques to retain student interest and maximize learning.
- Identified areas of weakness with individual students and tailored lessons accordingly.
- Established clear objectives for all lessons, units and projects.
- Pursued professional development activities to broaden and deepen knowledge of content and teaching skills
Education
Master of Arts - Middle Grades Education
LaGrange College
LaGrange, GA2013
Bachelor of Science - Criminology
University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA2011
Skills
- Strong written and verbal communicator
- Behavior management techniques
- RTI progress monitoring documenter and meeting facilitator
- Project-Based Learning
- Formative assessment platform user
- Character Strong user
- GO-IEP familiarity
- Curriculum development
- In-depth knowledge of Georgia state standards
- Purposeful lesson planning expert
- Adaptive
- Decisive
Timeline
7th Grade Social Studies Teacher
Russell Middle School
07.2022 - Current
Middle Grades Social Studies Teacher
Christ The King School
07.2018 - 06.2022
7th Grade Social Studies Teacher
Bay Springs Middle School
07.2015 - 07.2018
7th Grade English and Language Arts Teacher
The Troup County Board of Education
06.2014 - 06.2015
Master of Arts - Middle Grades Education
LaGrange College
Bachelor of Science - Criminology
University of West Georgia
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