Jennifer Blackburn
Guidance Counselor/Educator
Allendale,MI
Summary
Determined School Counselor with success in helping students achieve educational goals and personal well-being. Talented in meeting the objectives of the counseling program by providing preventative education, advocacy, mediation and counseling to students. Sensitive to socioeconomic and cultural difference of students. Adept School Counselor offering 21 years of experience counseling students on mental health, academics and interpersonal conflicts. Driven to help students achieve success by providing guidance on career options, higher education choices and life planning. Attentive in identifying early warning signs of harmful behavior in students to provide preventive counseling. Consistent in meeting the established goals of the counseling program.
Overview
16
16
years of post-secondary education
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Second Grade Teacher
Wyoming Public Schools
Wyoming, MI
08.2000 - Current
- Over 2+ decades taught all grades K-5 with 4 years of looping
- Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.
- Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking and communication.
- Maintained work schedule that maximized availability to students, parents, colleagues and administration.
- Boosted individual perseverance and resilience by setting challenging goals and providing realistic support.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Used data to monitor students' progress and recommend solutions for improvement
Middle School Guidance Counselor
Wyoming Public Schools
Wyoming, MI
08.2009 - 01.2010
- Empowered students through counseling and skill-building exercises.
- Delivered supportive and knowledgeable counseling to students with academic or personal concerns.
- Used standardized assessments to evaluate abilities, interests and characteristics of different students.
- Provided crisis intervention in response to emergencies, employing existing trust and rapport to deescalate situations.
- Identified and addressed concerns of incoming students and parents.
- Responsible for 7th grade class, which was about 300 students
Education
Various Post-Master -
Marygrove College
Detroit, MI 12.2010 - 08.2017
Master of Science - School
Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI 01.2000 - 06.2005
Bachelor of Science - Group Science Biology
Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI 08.1995 - 12.1999
Skills
Behavioral improvements
Affiliations
Accomplishments and
Honors
Met building behavior classroom goal past 6 out of
6 months.
Highly Effective status past 6 years
Featured twice in School News Network for
Brain-Based and Co-Teaching Classroom
In District presenter for Google Classroom and
Clever touch Board
Capturing Kids' Hearts Initiator
Capturing Kids' Hearts Process Champion
School Improvement Science Chair
Timeline
Various Post-Master -
Marygrove College
12.2010 - 08.2017
Middle School Guidance Counselor
Wyoming Public Schools
08.2009 - 01.2010
Second Grade Teacher
Wyoming Public Schools
08.2000 - Current
Master of Science - School
Grand Valley State University
01.2000 - 06.2005
Bachelor of Science - Group Science Biology
Grand Valley State University
08.1995 - 12.1999
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