AMBER MASTERS
LAKE CITY,FL
Summary
Passionate educator with 18 years of experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering wide range of subjects, one who prioritizes building strong relationships with all students, parents and staff and one who is all about fostering a positive school culture. Highly skilled at creating an environment where everyone feels valued and motivated to work towards shared goals of academic excellence and student success. Much success in maintaining great classroom management, amazing rapport with parents and other staff, as well as all other stakeholders within a school setting. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Successful in helping students develop strong literacy, numeracy, social and learning skills. Strives to create a challenging and engaging learning environment for life long learners. Experience in training teaching staff in the usage of technology media and equipment in support of technology integration in classroom instruction.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Teacher
Belmont Academy Charter School
08.2018 - Current
- Incorporates multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom instruction.
- Communicates frequently with parents, students, and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Keeps students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Works cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Incorporates exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
- Advises and counsels students to help them develop skills and knowledge required to succeed.
- Participates in parent teacher conference to discuss developments of students and increase support.
- Participates in team meetings to provide input to colleagues about student achievement and improvement.
- Works with staff members and teachers to design comprehensive and individualized plans to optimize student education.
Teacher
Columbia County Schools
08.2014 - 07.2018
- Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
- Developed and administered tests for students to measure academic proficiency and understanding.
- Experience in writing and amending IEPs as well as providing quarterly IEP progress reports to monitor progress towards meeting annual goals.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students, and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Participated in parent teacher conference to discuss developments of students and increase support.
- Worked with staff members and teachers to design comprehensive and individualized plans to optimize student education.
Teacher
Suwannee Elementary School
01.2009 - 06.2014
- Planned lessons according to district standards to cover requirements and prepare for standardized tests.
- Implemented classroom management improvements to enhance class morale and engagement.
- Trained teaching staff in the usage of technology media and equipment in support of technology integration in classroom instruction.
- Stayed abreast of new trends in education by attending professional development courses and in-service trainings.
- Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.
- Assessed student progress by administering tests and evaluating results.
- Collaborated with administrators on classroom policies, management strategies, and discipline.
- Adapted lessons to differentiate instruction and meet students' diverse learning needs and abilities.
Lead Teacher- VPK
Suwannee Valley 4C’s Head Start
01.2005 - 01.2008
- Consulted with parents to build and maintain positive support networks and support continuing education strategies.
- Monitored students' academic, social, and emotional progress and recorded in individual files.
- Promoted physical, academic, and social development by implementing diverse classroom and outside activities.
- Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
- Worked with teaching staff to evaluate individual progress and recommend appropriate learning plans.
- Maintained well-controlled classrooms by clearly outlining standards and reinforcing positive behaviors.
- Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
Education
Master of Arts - Instructional And Curriculum Design
Saint Leo University
Saint Leo, FL12.2012
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
Saint Leo University
05.2008
Associates of Arts - Elementary Education
Florida Community College
Jacksonville, FL2006
Skills
- Student-centered learning
- Differentiated instruction
- Strong and effective classroom management
- Highly adept in providing instruction and integrating technology into existing curriculum and creating new lesson plans to encompass technology in all classrooms
- Highly effective student engagement
- Curriculum development experience
- Group and individual instruction
- Positive learning environment
- Instructional best practices
- Innovative lesson planning
Certification
Elementary Education, (grades K - 6); Pre-K-3rd grade, Professional Certificate English For Speakers Of Other Languages Endorsement; Reading Endorsed, Professional Certificate DOE number: 1123377
Timeline
Teacher
Belmont Academy Charter School
08.2018 - Current
Teacher
Columbia County Schools
08.2014 - 07.2018
Teacher
Suwannee Elementary School
01.2009 - 06.2014
Lead Teacher- VPK
Suwannee Valley 4C’s Head Start
01.2005 - 01.2008
Master of Arts - Instructional And Curriculum Design
Saint Leo University
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
Saint Leo University
Associates of Arts - Elementary Education
Florida Community College
Elementary Education, (grades K - 6); Pre-K-3rd grade, Professional Certificate English For Speakers Of Other Languages Endorsement; Reading Endorsed, Professional Certificate DOE number: 1123377
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