Ann Marie Jessup

While working in the Intensive Math classroom, I had students for which I was responsible. I did all the roles of a teacher: planning, teaching, grading, contacting the parents if necessary and discipline. The program RMA used was called Corrective Math. It was a really good program that made sure the students mastered the skill before moving one. The teacher and I were able to help our students learn so much that around 73% of our students tested out of our class last year.

At RMA, I also have been asked to be long term subs for math teachers. I have done that three times. The classes I have subbed for includes: advanced 7th grade math, Pre-Algebra, Algebra and Geometry.

While working at Manatee School of the Arts and Science I was their Sign Language teacher. This job I did two days a week. I would travel from classroom to classroom teaching the students. This gave the teachers a chance to have a planning time. The other 3 days of the week I was the technology person. I would help with any technology problems teachers and students might have.

While working at Manatee High School I was a sign language interpreter. I would travel from class to class with my students. Sometimes I just needed to support my students by taking notes and making sure that they knew when homework was due or when there was a test. Other times I had to sign everything the teacher said. There would also be one period a day that the students would be in our resource room. During that time I would help them with any work they needed. There was also times that we had students that were not mainstreamed. When that was the case, I would help teach those students life skills. I was the only interpreter that liked math, so I would go to all the math classes. I loved learning new ways to teach math while in the classroom.