Amy Burks

• Leads a collaborative team of teachers and paraprofessionals with a goal of reaching and growing students
• Coaches teachers and provides feed back resulting in improved instructional practices, strategies, and classroom management
• Guides teachers in practices to help them become effective leaders
• Interviewing and hiring effective teachers and school staff
• Analyzes data from multiple sources (including NWEA, Acadience, ACT, and curriculum assessments) to identify weaknesses and create responses
• Leads a team in creating, editing, and revising essential standards, assessments, and standards-based report cards using state standards and common core
• Develops and facilitates professional learning to both small and large audiences using PowerPoint, GoogleSlides, Zoom, and Google Meets.
• Acts as a liaison between staff and administrators to problem solve and facilitate communication

• Trainer for Pre-K Literacy, Pre-K Standards, Early Childhood Inclusion, Social/Emotional Learning, and INDEX (Investigating, Discovery, Exploring - teaching science and math to pre-school children)
• Applies adult learning theory when designing and delivering courses to ensure participants gain knowledge of best practices

Designed and delivered professional development sessions at the school, district, state, and national level.

• Designed and delivered curriculum to support gifted learning including K-2 whole class enrichment and 3-5 pull-out classes
• Used assessment data and NWEA Learning Continuums to inform instruction and provide acceleration in both literacy and math
• Used a variety of testing instruments and assessments, including CogAT, NAT, OLSAT, STAR, NWEA, and Torrance to identify gifted learners

• Taught students subject-specific material, learning strategies, and social skills, and analyzed assessments to create appropriate instruction
• Mentored/Evaluated new teachers and supervised student teachers
• Worked with parents at off-site locations to train and encourage involvement