Addie L. Griffin
Bowie,MD
Summary
Experience working as a special education teachers. Where I work with students in small groups of students inside and outside the classroom. Attend IEP meetings and complete progress reports. Periodically co-teach 5th grade level class. I also have school experience as a guidance counselor. In spare time give advise to high school and first and second year college students on career choices online
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Long term Special education substitute teacher
I Dream Academy Public Charter School
- Current
- I pull out small groups
- Meet with parents and teachers regarding student concerns and progress
- Attend IEP meetings
- Write quarterly progress reports
- Co-teach math 4th and 5th grade classes
- Assist students in general education classes with work
Long term special education substitute
Two Rivers Public Charter School
09.2024 - 06.2024
- I get small groups of first graders and work on their IEP goals in ELA and math
- I observe students in class to see if they are working and able do and complete their work
- Often help students with work within classroom
- I attend IEP meeting with parents and school administrators
Summer teacher
Campagna Center, Alexandria Virginia
06.2023 - 08.2023
- I provided recreational activities for students from 3 to 6 years old such as catch and kick ball as well as other games
- I serve students breakfast, lunch and snacks.
- I accompanied students on fried trips twice a week
- I read stories to students on weekly basis
- I showed students movement videos where they often participated in dance routines
Head start teacher
Southern Maryland Tri – Community Action Community, Waldorf Maryland
11.2022 - 04.2023
- I taught 4- and 5-year-old students about weather patterns and seasons such as Summer and Fall
- I provided students with dotted letters to trace to practice writing letters
- Taught students the sound of letters for both vowels and consonants
- I taught students different colors and had them point to objects in the classroom of the color being taught
- I taught students to count numbers repeatedly
Assistant teacher
High Road Academy, Laham Maryland
06.2021 - 11.2022
- I assist a teacher at an alternative special education school.
- I assist a teacher in teaching English/RLA classes to 9th graders
- I teach reading and vocabulary to students in rotations during the class period. Reading and vocabulary are taught on alternate days during the week.
- I co-teach writing to students one day a week
- I also teach a Practical Law class to 12th graders.
Temporary substitute
Delta T Group, Columbia Maryland
09.2019 - 02.2020
- I taught a number of kinder garden classes at a character elementary school.
- I assisted in serving breakfast to students in the morning and snacks in the evening s.
- I taught students letter sounds and how to make simple three and four letter words
- I taught and reinforced students' knowledge of basic colors
- I taught lessons where students counted to a certain number
Long term substitute
Maryland State Department of Education, Baltimore Maryland
04.2019 - 09.2019
- I taught math to juveniles in correctional facility.
- I taught pre-algebra and algebra to students in the facility
- I provided gave students math worksheets of pre-algebra and algebra as well let students work on math problems on the board as needed
- Provided students with recreational activities such as movies or music at the end of the week after work was completed and good behavior displayed under permission of the principal.
Substitute teacher
Align Staffing, Washington DC
12.2018 - 04.2019
- I taught a variety of classes to middle students in charter school
- I taught American history were students worked in chrome books as well as participated in class discussion about the topic being taught
- I taught English were students read from textbooks as well as worked in chrome books for the subject being taught. Students also participated in classroom discussions.
Long term Substitute Teacher
Mary Kraft Staffing, Hunt Valley Maryland
01.2018 - 06.2018
- Taught elementary life skill classes from 1st through 4th grade.
- Taught students addition substation and how to make arrays and do simple multiplication problems
- Provided students with handwriting worksheets to assist and improve writing skills.
- Read stories to students and created and used worksheets asking questions about the story which they were to write down answer s.
- Taught students science which included doing experiments and watching films about the subject
Community Support worker
Contemporary Family Services, Washington DC
12.2014 - 01.2018
- Provided outreach services by way of working on treatment plans for both children and adults with mental health issues, helped them with obtaining housing and with occupational or job needs
- Took clients to appointments when needed.
- Provided counseling or support to clients as needed.
Substitute/ Long Term Assistant Teacher
Kelly Services, Alexandria Virginia
08.2013 - 10.2014
- Substituted for Friendship Charter elementary and middle schools.
- Provided classroom assignments as outlined by regular classroom teacher.
- Long term assistant Teacher at Martha's Table after school enrichment program.
- Assisted students with homework assignments, taught class, and assisted students with research.
Guidance Counselor
Buck Lodge Middle School, Adelphi Maryland
08.2010 - 06.2012
- Taught guidance lessons to 8th and 7th graders, developed and created schedules for students.
- Set up and scheduled conferences, discussed with parents, teachers and students' strategies for making improvements in school and established future counseling sessions.
- Provided individual and group counseling to students
- Assisted with high school registrations.
Education
M.Ed. - Guidance and Counseling, Certificate in Family Counseling
Bowie State University
Bowie, Maryland01.2004
Bachelors degree of Science - Psychology
Morgan State University
Baltimore, Maryland01.1988
Skills
- Elementary school counseling
- Secondary school counseling
- Conducts meeting with school administrators
- Meeting with parents
- Team player
- Problem solver
- Collaborative teamwork
- Positive reinforcement
Affiliations
- Memberships: American Counseling Association
- Member of the Parent encourage Program (PEP)
Timeline
Long term special education substitute
Two Rivers Public Charter School
09.2024 - 06.2024
Summer teacher
Campagna Center, Alexandria Virginia
06.2023 - 08.2023
Head start teacher
Southern Maryland Tri – Community Action Community, Waldorf Maryland
11.2022 - 04.2023
Assistant teacher
High Road Academy, Laham Maryland
06.2021 - 11.2022
Temporary substitute
Delta T Group, Columbia Maryland
09.2019 - 02.2020
Long term substitute
Maryland State Department of Education, Baltimore Maryland
04.2019 - 09.2019
Substitute teacher
Align Staffing, Washington DC
12.2018 - 04.2019
Long term Substitute Teacher
Mary Kraft Staffing, Hunt Valley Maryland
01.2018 - 06.2018
Community Support worker
Contemporary Family Services, Washington DC
12.2014 - 01.2018
Substitute/ Long Term Assistant Teacher
Kelly Services, Alexandria Virginia
08.2013 - 10.2014
Guidance Counselor
Buck Lodge Middle School, Adelphi Maryland
08.2010 - 06.2012
Long term Special education substitute teacher
I Dream Academy Public Charter School
- Current
Bachelors degree of Science - Psychology
Morgan State University
M.Ed. - Guidance and Counseling, Certificate in Family Counseling
Bowie State University
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