Brenna Kenney
Johnson City,NY
Summary
Dynamic educator with a rich background at Johnson City Central School District, excelling in lesson planning expertise and relationship building. Leveraged standards-based curriculum development and data assessment to significantly enhance student learning outcomes. Skilled in differentiated instruction and fostering community involvement, consistently achieving remarkable educational achievements.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Teacher
Johnson City Central School District
Johnson Cit, NY
09.2017 - Current
- Professional Teaching Certificate : 1-6 Elementary Education (2022)
- Designed grade-specific educational content applying Universal Based Design techniques.
- Instructed students in academic subjects such as math, science, language arts, social studies, and history.
- Created lesson plans and chose supporting materials to promote positive learning experiences.
- Overcame challenges with diverse students and secured remarkable educational achievement.
- Scheduled and held parent-teacher conferences to keep parents up-to-date on children's academic performance.
- Met with administrators and department team members to work on curriculum planning and assessment methods.
- Performed student background reviews to ascertain learning deficiencies and strengths to develop tailored lessons based on student needs.
- Identified and documented learning achievements by reporting outcomes, performance information and program adjustments used to boost comprehension.
Student Teaching
Bellevue Elementary School
Syracuse, NY
10.2016 - 12.2016
- Developed and designed lessons incorporating differentiated instruction for various skill levels.
- Evaluated information to pinpoint deficiencies in students' abilities and formed focused learning groups accordingly.
- Established meaningful connections between students' cultures and academic content.
- Worked with grade level team to evaluate student performance data and develop growth strategies.
Student Teacher
Vauxhall Road Elementary School
Auckland, New Zealand
08.2016 - 09.2016
- Planned and prepared lessons that include differentiated instruction and materials appropriate for an inclusion class.
- Crafted comprehensive intervention plans for math and reading through teamwork with grade level colleagues.
- Created a constructive workplace by delivering academic and behavioral feedback.
- Created and organized a writing unit that incorporated research on renewable energy resources.
Education
Master of Science - Literacy
SUNY Oneonta
Oneonta, NY05-2022
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
SUNY Oswego
Oswego, NY 12-2016
Skills
- Lesson Planning Expertise
- Standards-Based Curriculum Development
- Data Assessment Expertise
- Collaboration Facilitation
- Relationship Building
- Parent-teacher communication
- Project Based Learning
- Flexible and adaptive
- Differentiated instruction
- Community involvement
Affiliations
BT-BOCES Literacy Acceleration Training (2023 - present)
Choosing and Using Decodable Text and Developing Comprehension and Vocabulary in Primary Grades (2023)
BT LIT Camp Strengthening the Literacy Foundation of all Learners K-5 (2023)
Bias Series - Unpacking Explicit Bias (2023)
Oswego County Autism Task Force : Social Understanding and Emotional Regulation (2017)
Central New York Reading Council Spring Literacy Conference Reinvigorating Literacy Education (2016)
Certification
Johnson City Elementary Literacy Team (Present)
Johnson City Elementary Tier 1 Best Practices (Present)
Wildcat Guide (Present)
Wildcat Mentor (2023)
Timeline
Teacher
Johnson City Central School District
09.2017 - Current
Student Teaching
Bellevue Elementary School
10.2016 - 12.2016
Student Teacher
Vauxhall Road Elementary School
08.2016 - 09.2016
Master of Science - Literacy
SUNY Oneonta
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
SUNY Oswego
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