Summary
Kindergarten Teacher with 13 years of experience. Detail-oriented planner with talent for developing individualized lesson plans and cultivating classroom atmospheres of positivity and progress. Committed to comprehensive student growth. Excellent collaboration skills when working with team and administrators.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Kindergarten Teacher
Foster and Butler Elementary
08.2021 - Current
- Completed one year of Holdsworth training
- Dream Team district award for 2021-2022
- Surplussed due to low enrollment from Butler to Foster in Sept. 2022.
Kindergarten Teacher
Arlington Classics Academy
08.2013 - 05.2021
- Kindergarten Team Leader 2016-2020.
- Served on District Advisory Committee and Hospitality Committee.
- Technology Representative for the 2016-17 school year.
Kindergarten Teacher
Parkway Elementary
08.2010 - 05.2013
- Teacher of the Year Nominee 2012-2013.
Kindergarten Teaching Assistant
Johns Elementary
08.2009 - 05.2010
- Worked full-time for a mentor teacher as a Title I Early Childhood Assistant in an ESL kindergarten classroom.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Education
05.2010
- summa cum laude graduate
- 3.8 GPA
- Honor Roll Fall 2008 and Fall 2009
- Kappa Delta Pi- Honor Society for Education Majors
Skills
- Excellent Classroom Management: Whole Brain Teaching techniques, Love and Logic, uses Class Dojo consistently, consistent behavioral expectations, routines and classroom organization to help students succeed, clear communication to students and parents
- Student Performance Evaluations: Familiar with several formal assessments including NWEA MAP, Amplify MClass/DIBELS, Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System, TELPAS, DRA, and TPRI
- Leadership: Completed 4-year term as Team Leader at Arlington Classics Academy to a team of nine teachers As Team Leader, I attended monthly leader meetings, ran weekly team meetings, and maintained the grade level website
- Communicating with Parents: Uses Class Dojo to send images to parents daily of classroom happenings Frequent communication on curriculum, events, and progress with all parents For in-person conferences, parents are provided with ample evidence of student performance, as well as a detailed, personalized conference summary
- Organizational and Planning Skills: Uses Google Drive and other online, shareable websites to collaborate with team
- Technology: Uses Google apps such as Slides, Docs, etc daily, email, Seesaw, Class Dojo, Remind, and class website for communication and planning Uses document camera, projectors, iPads, smart boards, and more for instruction daily
- Curriculum Planning: Familiar with many curricula including Core Knowledge, Saxon Math and Phonics, Texas Treasures, enVision Math, Phonics Dance, and more
Certification
- EC-4 Generalist
- ESL Supplemental
- GT 30 hours
- CPI Certified
- Reading Academy projected completion date July 2023
References
Jacquelyn Burden: Principal at Foster Elementary
- Phone: (682) 867-5350 Email: jburden1@aisd.net
Jennifer Bohannon: Former Principal at Butler Elementary
- Phone: (972) 207-4546
Roxanna Sutherland: Lead Kindergarten Teacher at Butler Elementary
- Phone: (817) 455-7996 Email: rsutherl@aisd.net
Monica Cobbey: Former Team Lead at Arlington Classics Academy
- Phone (817) 475-5623 Email: mcobbey@acaedu.net
Timeline
Kindergarten Teacher - Foster and Butler Elementary
08.2021 - Current
Kindergarten Teacher - Arlington Classics Academy
08.2013 - 05.2021
Kindergarten Teacher - Parkway Elementary
08.2010 - 05.2013
Kindergarten Teaching Assistant - Johns Elementary
08.2009 - 05.2010
University of Texas At Arlington - Bachelor of Arts, Early Childhood Education
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