Amanda Crocker

• Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
• Monitored 23 students' academic, social, and emotional progress and recorded in individual files.
• Maintained well-controlled classrooms by clearly outlining standards and reinforcing positive behaviors.
• Supervised student teachers to provide objective feedback.
• Collaborated with teachers, parents and administrators to facilitate positive outcomes for students.

• English Teacher for 48 Egyptian students using the Common-Core Curriculum, while integrating Service-Learning & Entrepreneurship.
• Promoted effective verbal and written communication through listening, speaking, reading and writing practice.
• Led interesting and diverse group activities to engage students in course material.
• Evaluated academic skills of each student through verbal assessments, graded assignments and standardized tests.

• Created and managed special education programs to support students with Autism and other developmental disabilities within multiple settings.
• Provided resources and worked collaboratively within the Team (OT, PT, Speech, BCBA, Co-Teacher, 1:1 aids, families) to ensure inclusion, data collection and proper case management.
• Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
• Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.

• Redesigned the “workbook” driven curriculum for English Language Learners to ensure engaging, integrated literacy for students ages 4-12.
• Created an extensive library program with lessons for families to facilitate at home.
• Optimized administrative approaches to ease student assessment, staff and parent communication.
• Hired and trained the foreign team.

• Hired, trained and collaborated with local and foreign staff.
• Created an integrated Chinese and English curriculum for children aged 2-6.
• Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
• Engaged parents in workshops and presented literacy and ESL topics at the Early Literacy Conference in January, 2018.

• Taught biweekly classes with advanced, beginner and intermediate levels of students in a co-gen program.
• Provided supportive, nurturing learning environment to encourage student retention by using community-based curriculum.
• Delivered and developed lesson plans by using broad range of techniques including visuals and games to improve writing, speaking, and reading skills.
• Designed and taught curriculum for the US Citizenship test and was honored to attend many Naturalization Ceremonies.

• Created, managed, and participated in variety of learning environments and activities to support opportunities for students to develop full potential and achieve learning objectives using the Common Core Standards via Imagine It! & Eureka Math curriculums.
• Assessed/Progress Monitored students using Standards-Based Learning Scales, STAR Assessments, Developmental Reading Assessments and DIBELS Data Systems.
• Collaborated with colleagues through Data-Team Meetings and Professional Learning Communities.
• As a Teacher-Leader, I planned and facilitated regional Professional Development for hundreds of early childhood educators and mentored dozens of new teachers toward Professional State Certification.

• Provided individualized instruction on an integrative and student-centered manner
• Honored various learning styles, demonstrating creativity and resourcefulness through the development of innovative solutions.
• Facilitated Student-Led Research and nurtured family-school communication on an ongoing basis.
• Managed the school library texts and collaborated with classroom teachers to prepare literacy activities for all K-8th graders.

Project EX-CELL, Bridges to Understanding Institute

GPA: 4.0

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