Versatile teacher with education degree and highly diverse teaching background. Excelled in elementary school and adult ESL classroom instruction, education delivery. Great communications and adaptability skills enabled achievement of positive outcomes.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Elementary Teacher - Kindergarten to First
Stamford Charter School For Excellence
Stamford, United States
10.2015 - Current
Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet national standards.
Encouraged creative thinking and motivated students by addressing individual strengths and weaknesses based on standardized testing results.
Supervised learning groups of students in classroom stations.
Held conferences with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress and encourage learning goals.
Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
Developed and implemented lesson plans that addressed general students as well as those with individualized 504 plans as part of integrated classroom.
Identified characteristics, needs, abilities and problems of each child through personal interaction and progress reports to optimize approaches.
Worked one-on-one with students to determine strengths, weaknesses, and learning patterns.
ESL Teacher
Norwalk Community College
Norwalk, CT
01.2018 - Current
Increased ESL students' reading levels by integrating online word games and altering lesson plans for students needing extra guidance.
Developed activities and integrated technology to diversify instruction.
Collaborated with teachers and department heads to meet quarterly and yearly educational goals.
Improved instruction methods by using various assessment tools and strategies.
Developed and taught ESL curriculum to improve students' conversational abilities.
Educated students in basics of English grammar and conversational speaking.
Attended workshops to learn about student motivation and engaging learning activities.
Assigned lessons and corrected homework.
Advised students on course selection, progress toward graduation and career decisions.
Education
Master of Arts - Education
University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, CT
05.2004 - 05.2004
Bachelor of Science - Biology
St. John University
Jamaica, NY
05.2002 - 05.2002
Skills
Creole and Some French
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Quote
I cannot believe the purpose of life is to be happy. I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be compassionate. It is, above all, to matter, to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all.