Allison Schaechter
North Brunswick,NJ
Summary
Dedicated Teacher offering 10 years of experience in education. Resourceful and passionate educator with adaptable and approachable style. Expertise includes test preparation, higher order thinking, and curriculum development. Committed to creating comfortable learning environments for students.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
7th & 8th Grade English Language Arts Teacher
Joyce Kilmer School
01.2019 - Current
- Classes I Teach: Honors, Basic Skills, and General Education 7th & 8th Grade Language Arts, Career Readiness Elective
- Develop units, lesson plans, tests, quizzes, and assignments
- Implement Responsive Classroom as classroom management practice
- Professional Development Chairperson
- Clubs and Extracurricular Activities I advise and facilitate: National Junior Honor Society, assistant director of the musical production, ELA Extra Help, Homework Club
- Teach Extended School Year
- Committees: Curriculum Committee, ScIP Team, School Leadership Team, District Leadership Team, Professional Development Planning Committee, Schoolwide Plan Team
- Maintain contact with parents and families
- Lead PLC groups that focus on social justice novel implementation, incorporation of digital resources, and development of cross-curricular lessons
- Coach teachers to help improve their pedagogical practices in different subjects.
6th & 7th Grade English Language Arts Teacher
College Achieve Central Charter School
09.2017 - 12.2018
- Teach 6th & 7th Grade English Language Arts using CollegeBoard's Springboard Curriculum
- Facilitate Intervention Lab for Mathematics and Language Arts
- Teach various electives relating to music, theater, and poetry
- Support a 6th Grade English Language Arts Teacher with classroom management
- Participate in weekly professional development sessions
- Enhanced curricula for teaching William Shakespeare's Hamlet and Julius Caesar
- Teach 7th Grade Character Education
- Develop a curriculum for Character Education
- Implement a Growth Mindset curriculum.
8th Grade Language Arts Teacher
Sussex Middle School
09.2015 - 06.2017
- Teach Language Arts to 8th Grade students using the Lucy Calkins Reader's and Writer's Workshop Program
- Teach Language Arts Basic Skills Instruction
- Teach an After School PARCC Enrichment Program twice a week
- Create lesson plans, materials, prompts, and assessments
- Modify assignments and assessments for my students with IEPs.
Education
Masters Degree in English (British Literature) -
Montclair State University
Montclair, NJBachelors Degree in Secondary English Education (P-12 Certification) -
Montclair State University
Montclair, NJSkills
- Conversational Spanish
- Hebrew (reading)
- Certification in CPR
- Experience working with Students with Autism and other Special Needs
- Music and Theatre Performance Experience
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Grading systems: Genesis, PowerSchool, RealTime
- Document Cameras
- Google Programs
- Smartboards/SMART TVs, Projectors
- Online Teaching Tools: PearDeck, Nearpod, Edpuzzle, Commonlit, Readworks, Newsela, Coursesites, IXL, Floabulary, IDE Portal
- Assessment Tools: No Red Ink, NWEA MAP, SRI, ANET
Affiliations
- New Jersey Council of Teachers of English, 2018
- National Council of Teachers of English, 2018
Internship
Mabel G. Holmes School Number 5, Elizabeth, NJ, 01/2013, 12/2013
Awards
- Montclair State University English Department Teacher Education Award, 2013
- English Education Award, East Brunswick High School, 2009
Volunteer Experience
- Teaching assistant for a class of 1st graders at the Religious School in my synagogue.
- Lead Youth Services to expand the religious minds of young children.
- Writing Tutor in Mount Hebron Middle School to assist students with the enhancement of their writing skills while reinforcing various techniques to successfully complete reading comprehension activities.
Timeline
7th & 8th Grade English Language Arts Teacher
Joyce Kilmer School
01.2019 - Current
6th & 7th Grade English Language Arts Teacher
College Achieve Central Charter School
09.2017 - 12.2018
8th Grade Language Arts Teacher
Sussex Middle School
09.2015 - 06.2017
Masters Degree in English (British Literature) -
Montclair State University
Bachelors Degree in Secondary English Education (P-12 Certification) -
Montclair State University
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