Alison Wheeler
Saint Augustine,FL
Summary
Dynamic teacher with strong classroom management skills demonstrated through 20 years of classroom experience and various leadership roles.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Classroom Teacher
Saint Johns County School District- R.B. Hunt
Saint Augustine, Florida
08.2001 - Current
- Collaborated with teachers and administrators to discuss academic needs of students as team leader/grade level chair
- Tutored in SJCSD Intensive Reading Initiative program
- Obtained ESOL Certification and Reading Endorsement
- Headed Professional Learning Community for my team and attended Statewide PLC conference
- Member of P.B.I.S. Leadership Team
- Communicated staff needs to administration as team leader
- Provided leadership as grade level chair
- Participated in training for Instructional Literacy Coaches
- Wrote mini- grants to obtain needed instructional materials
- Created and digitally distributed newsletters and memos to parents
- Planned lessons and activities to meet objectives of varied population of students
- Worked on district curriculum maps over the summer
- Collaborated with parents, administrators and counselors to develop improvement plans for struggling students through MTSS - Multi-Tiered System of Support
- Mentored numerous practicum students and interns
- Implemented different strategies such as Guided Cognitive Instruction to engage students in class instruction and diversify approaches.
Classroom Teacher
Volusia County School District
Port Orange, Florida
10.1999 - 06.2001
- Wrote and implemented lesson plans and learning paths for a diverse student population
- Obtained mini-grants to purchase classroom technology for grade level
- Represented grade level team as PTO representative
Success By Six Administrator
AmeriCorps
05.1998 - 05.1999
- Designed numerous educational materials by collaborating with local experts in early childhood
- Distributed educational materials to parents and over ten schools
- Taught summer classes to prepare students to enter kindergarten
- Taught monthly parenting classes
- Helped write grants to obtain needed funds
Education
Master of Science - Early Literacy
Wilkes University
Wilkes-barre, PA2015
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
State University Of New York At Oswego
Oswego, NY1998
Skills
- Cognitive Guided Instruction
- District Curriculum Mapping
- ESL- English as Second Language
- Positive Behavior Invention Systems
- Team Leader/PBIS Leadership Team
- Instructional Literacy Coach Leadership Training
- Student Records Management
- Curriculum Implementation
- Staff Development
- Character Education
- Performance Monitoring
- Course Planning
- Progress Tracking
- Written And Oral Communication
- Able To Travel
Accomplishments
- Awarded Teacher of the Year for R.B. Hunt in 2015
- Best and Brightest Scholarship 2016-2018
- PBIS Leadership Team
- Accepted to and attended leadership training for Instructional Literacy Coaches(ILC)
Timeline
Classroom Teacher
Saint Johns County School District- R.B. Hunt
08.2001 - Current
Classroom Teacher
Volusia County School District
10.1999 - 06.2001
Success By Six Administrator
AmeriCorps
05.1998 - 05.1999
Master of Science - Early Literacy
Wilkes University
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
State University Of New York At Oswego
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