Alexis Howlett

• Collaborated and developed lesson plans to meet students' academic needs within the Odyssey II curriculum for grades three through five.
• Organized learning resources and classroom environment to facilitate positive learning experience for in-person and virtual learners.
• Shifted between formal and informal methods of teaching to keep students engaged.
• Balanced individual and group instruction to accommodate different academic levels and learning styles.
• Integrated Social and Emotional items into classroom to create a safe and positive learning environment.
• Boosted cultural and diversity awareness by incorporating literature from world cultures.
• Implemented and taught BrainBoosters (Spartanburg District 7's Talent Development program) to second graders at four elementary schools.

• Prepared lesson plans and executed different modalities to accelerate individual success for grades three through five.
• Identified children's collective and individual learning needs to plan, prepare and deliver instruction designed to maximize individual learning and capture interest.
• Diversified teaching techniques and learning tools to help students with differing abilities and varied learning modalities.
• Shifted between formal and informal methods of teaching to keep students engaged.
• Introduced guest speakers and used nationally recognized gifted materials to inspire students during class lectures.

• Fully supported overall needs of the students in a creative and engaging environment enhancing their learning environment.

• Provided meaningful math instruction to improve math skills of children.
• Prepared and implemented lesson plans covering required course topics.
• Utilized multimedia strategies and technology to convey information in fresh and interesting ways.
• Led interesting and diverse group activities to engage students in course material.
• Assessed submitted class assignments, determined grades and reviewed work with struggling students to boost success chance.
• Kept classroom environments consistent and focused on learning by establishing and enforcing clear objectives.

• Repeatedly requested as a substitute teacher by teachers based on excellent past referrals and trusted performance.

• Instructed four levels of mathematics courses (Inclusion, General Ed, Honors, and Pre-Algebra) to middle school students through lectures, discussions, group activities and demonstrations.
• Engaged students in diverse and creative ways to further advance their math capabilities.
• Administered assessments and standardized tests to evaluate student progress.
• Provided one-on-one attention to students, while maintaining overall focus on entire group.

• Built and implemented an after-school program for inner-city students from ages ten to fifteen in one of the largest at-risk neighborhoods in the city.
• Collaborated with local outreach programs and organizations to build relationships for the program.
• Created and developed a peer-tutoring program for students with a local university.

• Developed and supported company policy and procedures relating to human resources activity.
• Provided advice to leadership on implementation of HR policies and procedures, collective bargaining and union agreements and business rollouts.
• Implemented and supervised orientation procedures for new hires.
• Conducted career fairs, screened resumes, and interviewed applicants to build candidate pipelines and enhance company culture.
• Handled new-hire orientation and basic recruiting tasks for best-in-class talent identification.
• Delivered strategic workforce planning, benefits administration, labor relations, succession planning and reporting systems.
• Developed and built internal and external relationships with project teams, department managers and consultant teams to improve delivery of HR services.
• Managed employee rewards programs.
• Provided guidance to managers and employees on talent management, payroll, FMLA, and benefits.
• Understood, interpreted and mediated human resources inquiries to support administration of human resources policies, procedures and programs.
• Coached and educated management throughout organization on appropriate guidelines for maintaining legally-compliant workplace.

Managed employee rewards programs.