Bridget Dickson-Gibson
Fairburn,GA
Summary
“My ability to provide exceptional support motivates and encourages educators and colleagues. I actively pursue new knowledge and research to leverage the latest insights and best practices when engaging with stakeholders. I believe in providing equitable access and experiences that build communication, creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration skills.” Bridget D. Gibson
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Curriculum Field Trip Coordinator
SST/RTI Chair
- Interpret data after students’ assessments
- Represent team at leadership meetings
- Coordinates and manages team activities
- Assist with grade level scheduling
- Coordinates parent conferences
- Serves as a resource to substitute teaching
- Support administrators with GMAP and GMAS Testing
- Foster relationships with community
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Completing order forms for approved vendors
Fifth Grade Team Lead
Atlanta Public Schools, M. Agnes Jones Elementary
07.2022 - Current
- Collaborate with educators and school administrators to help develop curriculum plans based on data
- Interpret data after students’ assessments
- Lead PD meeting on student’s data and ensuring we implement next steps
- Strategic Planning with teams
- Represent team at leadership meetings
- Coordinates and manages team activities
- Assist with grade level scheduling
- Coordinate team parent conferences
- Serves as a resource to substitute teaching
- Organizing 5th grade end of year festivities
- Student Conflict Resolution
- Enforcing attendance rules
- Meeting with parents to discuss student behavior or academics
- PBIS
- Maintaining school safety procedures
- Evaluating teachers and use of learning materials
- Assessing data such as state standards and test scores
- Community Engagement
- Coaching Bootcamp
- Interview Undergraduates to prepare them for education interview
- Overseeing and organizing STEAM Implementation for the grade level.
- Coached team members in techniques necessary to complete job tasks.
- Managed schedules, accepted time off requests and found coverage for short shifts.
- Worked different stations to provide optimal coverage and meet production goals.
- Trained new team members by relaying information on company procedures and safety requirements.
- Minimized resource and time losses by addressing employee or production issue directly and implementing timely solutions.
- Designed strategic plan for component development practices to support future projects.
- Mentored and guided employees to foster proper completion of assigned duties.
th Grade Teacher
Atlanta Public Schools, M. Agnes Jones Elementary, Ready
07.2021 - 07.2022
- Create teaching materials
- Fall Festival Committee
- Counsel students to help them discover their strengths and their weakness
- Create interactive classroom environments for students
- Conduct student assessments and analyze student work
- Attend professional development workshops
- Interpret data after students’ assessments
- Develop classroom standards to maintain student discipline and behavior
- Formative assessments
- Project-Based Learning through STEAM Education
- Vertical Teaming
- Development and Implementation of curriculum documents
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Team Lead
Clayton County Public Schools
07.2018 - 07.2021
- Assist teachers in understanding how to use interventions to target deficit behaviors/skills when working through the SST/RTI process
- Collaborate with educators and school administrators to help develop curriculum plans based on data.
Clayton County Public Schools, J. Swint Elementary
07.2017 - 07.2018
- Th Grade Reading, Math and Science, E
- Worked with teachers, students, and administration to assist with behavioral concerns that hinder academic and social growth for students
- Assist teachers in understanding how to use interventions to target deficit behaviors/skills when working through the SST/RTI process
- Assist alongside my assistant principal with the Master Schedule in regard to students’ schedules
- Support students in small groups while collecting and charting academic data
- Assist with end-of-the-year records for middle school
- Support administrators with GMAP and GMAS Testing
- Use various methods such as oral presentations, workshops, discussions, etc
- To provide instructions to individual students and the class
- Create interactive classroom environments for students
- Prepare lesson materials, homework, assignments, tests, etc
- To meet curriculum goals
- Establish learning objectives and goals clearly.
Reading Teacher
FULTON COUNTY SCHOOLS, CONLEY HILLS ELEMENTARY
07.2015 - 01.2017
- Administers And develops subject specific assessments for the purpose of assessing student competency levels and/or developing individual learning plans
- Counsels students for improving performance, health status, appropriate behavior, problem-solving techniques, and a variety of personal issues
- Demonstrates And Differentiates methods required to perform classroom and/or subject-specific assignments for providing an effective program that addresses individual student requirements
- Assesses student progress toward learning targets, objectives, expectations, and/or goals for the purpose of providing feedback to students, parents, and administration.
EBD Paraprofessional
Clayton County Schools
08.2004 - 01.2015
- Actively engaged students in the learning process with authentic lessons; employed literature, fine arts, movies, and songs to encourage participation and ownership of their learning
- Differentiated instruction to identify the needs of individual students, and work to help each child develop his or her own potential
- Conferred with parents or guardians, teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems
- Attended professional development courses to gain insight on how to maximize and enhance instructional time
- Differentiated instruction for varying ability levels
- Assisted the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interest, and abilities
- Applied student accommodations based on their IEPs
- Maintained a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality due to knowledge of the information about students as is expected of fully licensed teachers
- Instructed students using the Corrective Reading Assessment Tool and direct instruction
- Assisted with CRCT testing in the small group setting based on IEP accommodations
Education
GA Milestone Writing Training, (Griffin RESA) -
i-Ready Training - Leadership
Thomas University
Masters of Teaching and Learning - Reading
Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FlBachelors - Early Childhood
Shorter University
April-May 2022 - undefined
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Skills
- Instructional Leadership
- Parent Relations
- School & Education Improvement
- Special Education
- Staff Training & Development
- Student Safety
- Teacher Mentoring
- Supervising Teacher
Accomplishments
- A flexible, enthusiastic, dedicated, empathetic, ability to build trust, detailed oriented, resourceful, goal-driven, and passionate educator, I believe that all children, educators, and stakeholders can grow academically, socially, and economically in any striving institution, Early Childhood Education
- Aspiring Assistant Principal
- Educational Leadership (May 2023)
Additional Information
- Collaborate: Collaborate with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning and student engagement Create: Positive reinforcements for students and interactive games for meetings Critical Thinking: each lesson uses various teaching aids, and motivational, and implementation strategies to actively engage students in active learning. Communicating: Foster positive relationships with stakeholders, partners, and students. Technology: Experienced in the use of a variety of educational software. Utilize a constructivist approach with consistency to help students and educators pass the threshold of not-knowing to know and develop to their fullest extent.
Timeline
Fifth Grade Team Lead
Atlanta Public Schools, M. Agnes Jones Elementary
07.2022 - Current
th Grade Teacher
Atlanta Public Schools, M. Agnes Jones Elementary, Ready
07.2021 - 07.2022
Team Lead
Clayton County Public Schools
07.2018 - 07.2021
Clayton County Public Schools, J. Swint Elementary
07.2017 - 07.2018
Reading Teacher
FULTON COUNTY SCHOOLS, CONLEY HILLS ELEMENTARY
07.2015 - 01.2017
EBD Paraprofessional
Clayton County Schools
08.2004 - 01.2015
Curriculum Field Trip Coordinator
SST/RTI Chair
GA Milestone Writing Training, (Griffin RESA) -
i-Ready Training - Leadership
Thomas University
Masters of Teaching and Learning - Reading
Nova Southeastern University
Bachelors - Early Childhood
Shorter University