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Amanda Rauser

Pasadena,Maryland

Summary

Innovative educator seeking a school that promotes collaboration and open communication in service of the whole child. By creating high expectations students can realize their potential to become real world critical thinkers within a student centered classroom environment.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Literacy Interventionist - Grade 3-5

Maree G Farring
08.2022 - Current
  • Supported grades 3 -5 with test administration and data analysis to determine student intervention needs.
  • Implemented Sound Sensible, Just Words, fluency protocols, and LETRS Science of Reading comprehension strategies
  • Applied proven strategies to improve students' phonological awareness, fluency, comprehension, and writing skills.
  • Assisted students with creating rigorous yet achievable student goals and used progress monitoring tools to track student growth and altering goals as needed.
  • Conducted assessments of students to determine individual needs.
  • Worked closely with parents and guardians to address student learning needs on multiple fronts.

Third and Fourth Grade ELA Teacher

Maree G Farring
08.2016 - 06.2022
  • Data driven grade level lesson development to provide high-quality and equitable content differentiated to all learner instructional levels, K – 4.
  • Work closely with SPED and ESOL teachers in a co teaching model to provide a multi-tiered support system to provide instruction to all learners through universal design, individualized academic and behavioral accommodations, and learning programs. Best practices are analyzed and planned in weekly meetings.
  • Weekly 90-minute collaborative planning sessions with a progressive grade band team to capitalize on team expertise to design and evaluate instructional strategy best practices to promote student growth and achievement.
  • Create and maintain accurate student profile records to include both progress towards CCSS based grade level skills and foundational literacy acquisition. Profiles are used to inform instruction for intervention and extension, communicate present levels of progress with families for collaboration, and articulate with progressive grade level educators for ease of grade level advancement.
  • Create, implement, and monitor dynamic small reading groups for foundational literacy acquisition, curriculum extension, and student driven authentic use of skills. Groups are progress monitored and adapted using formal and informal data practices on a fixed schedule.
  • Foster relationships with students and families to establish productive communication of student present levels of progress. Maintain a team-based approach for creation of student academic and social goals to include families, content area teachers, service providers, and an SST team, as necessary.

Resident Teacher

Urban Teachers
06.2015 - 06.2016
  • Designed detailed learning plans for struggling students based on test, homework and assignment records.
  • Participated in department meetings to provide input to colleagues about student achievement and improvement.
  • Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
  • Supported student teachers by mentoring on classroom management, lesson planning, and activity organization.

Program Manager/ Director of Programs

Regal Decision Systems
05.2004 - 10.2013
  • Acted as project manager for all General Service Administration (GSA) sponsored design and capacity studies for the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) land ports of entries (LPOE), balancing in excess of 10 projects at all times
  • Developed and maintained relationships with customers and suppliers through account development. Maintained positive customer relations by addressing problems head-on and implementing successful next steps.
  • Recruited, hired, and coached team members and implemented mentoring program to promote positive feedback and engagement.
  • Developed and monitored company project labor hour projections and expenditures; predicting and controlling risks
  • Analyzed data through entirety of project life cycle to include post mortem analysis, mitigating project loss and promoting growth for both company and clients
  • Directed and led the company’s management team in all organizational operations.



Education

Master of Science - Psychology

UMBC

Master of Arts - Elementary Education

Lesley University
Cambridge, MA
05.2017

Master of Arts - Special Education

Lesley University
Cambridge, MA
05.2017

Skills

  • Team Collaboration
  • Student Centered Positive Learning Environment
  • Strong Classroom Management
  • Intrinsic Motivation Positive Reinforcement Strategies
  • Reflective and Adaptive Literacy Strategies
  • Ongoing Data Analysis and Progress Monitoring

Certification

MSDE Professional

  • Elementary Education 1 -6
  • Generic Special Education 1- 8

Leadership Experience

ILT: 2017 to present

Team Lead: 2018 to 2022

Student Teacher Mentor: 2018 to 2022

New Teacher Mentor: 2022 to present

SLP Ambassador:  2022 to present

SLO Ambassador:  2022 to present

Professional Development

LETRS Volumes 1 and 2 (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) - Mastery Certification - Volume 1 - 2020 - 2021/ Volume 2 - 2022 - 2023

Learner Profiles - 2021

Blended Learning -  2021

Teaching Writing - Six plus One Traits  - 2021

ESOL - Applying Strategies in the Content Areas - 2021

ESOL - Intro to Supporting English Learners - 2020

ESOL - Fifty Strategies for Teaching ELLs - 2020

Debate - Academic Talk Curricular Integration  - 2020

Comprehensive Literacy - Word Study - 2018

LEE Membership- Leadership for Educational Equity

2021 - Present

GAL - Gifted 101, ILP

2016 - 2019

Maryland State Conference on Gifted and Talented Education

2017 

Response to Intervention

2015 - 2016

Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment

2015 - 2016

Timeline

Literacy Interventionist - Grade 3-5

Maree G Farring
08.2022 - Current

Third and Fourth Grade ELA Teacher

Maree G Farring
08.2016 - 06.2022

Resident Teacher

Urban Teachers
06.2015 - 06.2016

Program Manager/ Director of Programs

Regal Decision Systems
05.2004 - 10.2013

Master of Science - Psychology

UMBC

Master of Arts - Elementary Education

Lesley University

Master of Arts - Special Education

Lesley University

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