Augustine Ragsdale
Williamstown,NJ
Summary
Veteran Teacher Leader Coordinator with twenty-three years of experience supporting effective educational structure for both teachers and students. Liaises between faculty, staff, parents and students to unite all parties in pursuit of common goals for student success. Dedicated to building foundations for excellence.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Inclusion Teacher
Gloucester Township Schools
09.2007 - Current
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.
- Utilized technology to create meaningful lessons that engage students.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional, and social growth.
- Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
- Implemented behavior modification techniques to improve student social and academic performance.
- Facilitated small group instruction to address individual learning needs.
- Collaborated with other educators to develop instructional strategies.
- Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities
Education Generalist/Instructional Coach
School District of Philadelphia
09.1999 - 08.2007
- 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.
- Participated in department meetings to provide input to colleagues about student achievement and improvement.
- Worked with staff members and teachers to design comprehensive and individualized plans to optimize student education.
- Analyzed and evaluated team performance metrics to identify areas of improvement.
- Collaborated with other coaches to create and execute staff development.
- Met diverse student population needs by planning and implementing lessons with wide variety of teaching strategies.
- Provided direction and coordination to learners and provided ongoing feedback to learners.
- Increased literacy benchmarks by 86% through instructional strategies and feedback
- Increased math benchmarks by 84% through instructional strategies and feedback
Education
Master of Science - Educational, Instructional, And Curriculum Supervision
Mary Grove University
Detroit, MI05.2013
Master of Science -
Cheyney University
Cheyney, PA05.2002
Bachelor of Science -
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA05.2000
Skills
- Student Records Management
- Individualized Education Plans
- Bias & Sensitivity Training
- Differentiated Instruction
- Team leadership and coaching
- Teacher Training
- Educational leadership
- Excellent communication abilities
- Special Education
- Instructional technology
References
References available by request
Timeline
Inclusion Teacher
Gloucester Township Schools
09.2007 - Current
Education Generalist/Instructional Coach
School District of Philadelphia
09.1999 - 08.2007
Master of Science - Educational, Instructional, And Curriculum Supervision
Mary Grove University
Master of Science -
Cheyney University
Bachelor of Science -
Temple University
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