AMY BELELLO
Rancho Santa Margarita,CA
Summary
A talented teacher who empowers students with the tools needed to become ambassadors of knowledge and valuable members of society. Over fourteen years experience in education, teaching a variety of grade levels and subjects. A wonderful, experienced addition to any school environment.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Kindergarten Teacher
Saint Anne School
08.2016 - Current
- Instruct kindergartners on common core mathematical concepts
- Deliver structured lessons on readiness skills by emphasizing phonics, language skills, literature and handwriting
- Collaborated in planning, organizing and implementing instructional programs to facilitate academic, intellectual and social development of students
- Pioneered multi-age kindergarten and first-grade class to build early literacy, math skills, and promote independent reading
- Arrange parent-teacher conferences to address student progress and collaboratively set goals for areas of improvement
- Encourage and prepare students to become independent readers through systematic, multi-sensory instruction in phonemic awareness and decoding skills
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students based on various instructional techniques and technologies
Teacher-Junior High
St. Pius V Catholic School
09.2006 - 08.2016
- Administer and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students progress
- Communicated objectives for all lessons, units and projects to students and their parents
- Integrated technology into classroom as instructional tool (Chromebooks)
- Instruct more than 30 middle school students through lectures, discussions, group activities and demonstrations
- Planned and supervised class projects, field trips, and visits by guest speakers
- Prepare daily lesson plans for learning activities
- Prepare instructional materials including copying, construction of bulletin boards, grading work and set up of work areas
- Established positive rapport with all students and parents through home calls, emails, and notes sent home
Substitute Teacher
Orange Unified School District
08.2005 - 09.2006
- Follow lesson plans left by absent teacher
- Preserve students normal routine as much as possible, conduct accurate account of student attendance
- Communicate with homeroom teacher regarding daily completed activities and any concerns or discipline problems
Substitute Teacher
Placentia Yorba Linda Unified School District
10.2004 - 09.2005
- Maintained head count and attendance sheets
- Graded tests and papers and recorded grades for teaching staff
Education
Clear Credential (R2M/R242/ELA1) - BTSA
Concordia University - Irvine
1530 Concordia, Irvine, CA 926122006
Bachelor of Arts - Education
Concordia University Irvine
Irvine, CA2004
Skills
- Lesson planning
- Early reading
- Group and individual instruction
- Conflict resolution techniques
- Classroom Management
- Project based learning
- Inquiry-based learning
- Student centered learning
- Creative learning strategies
- Field trip planning
- Run, administer Google accounts for every student, establish students in Google Classroom
- Technology training of teachers
- Outgoing
- Diverse classroom settings
- Strong collaborator
- Creative questioning
- Excellent communication skills
- Self Motivated
- First Aid and CPR Certified
- Organized and facilitate school geography bee through National Geography Bee Organization
- Plan, organize, and facilitate school events
Technology Experience
ABC Clio, Accelerated Reader/ Renaissance, Atlas Rubicon, Discovery Education, Edmodo, Flubaroo (to be used with Google sheets), Gradelink, Google, Google Docs, Google sheets, Google slides, Google forms, Khan Academy, Image Quest, IXL, Orangeslice (to be used with Google docs), Planbookedu, Prezi, Remind, Renweb, Sycamore Education, Spelling City, ST Math, Zoom, Lalilo, Happy Numbers, Vooks, ClassDojo, Go Noodle, Loom, SeeSaw,
Timeline
Kindergarten Teacher
Saint Anne School
08.2016 - Current
Teacher-Junior High
St. Pius V Catholic School
09.2006 - 08.2016
Substitute Teacher
Orange Unified School District
08.2005 - 09.2006
Substitute Teacher
Placentia Yorba Linda Unified School District
10.2004 - 09.2005
Clear Credential (R2M/R242/ELA1) - BTSA
Concordia University - Irvine
Bachelor of Arts - Education
Concordia University Irvine
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