BRITTANY YEATTS
Lynchburg,VA
Summary
Dedicated Elementary Teacher for eleven years delivering a supportive and engaging learning environment for a diverse group of students. A passionate educator who actively collaborates with the school community and parents to ensure the learning needs of all students are met. Inclusion, collaboration, and differentiation are an important part of my classroom.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Fourth Grade Elementary Math/ English Teacher
Yellow Branch Elementary- Campbell County Schools
Rustburg, VA
07.2022 - Current
- Experience teaching regular, advanced, English Language Learners, and special needs 4th grade students.
- Develop/implement lesson plans and instructional materials for students, provide guidance, prepare activities, and utilize technology to engage student learning in accordance with district guidelines, standards, and expectations.
- Create and implement effective classroom management techniques that foster a positive, engaging, safe, and welcoming learning environment for all students.
- Meet the needs of all students including both below level and above level students as well
as students with specific diagnoses through customized lesson plans, personal interventions, and adherence to individual IEP/504 specifications. - Encourage and motivate struggling students through constructive feedback, small group
remediation, and individual remediation. - Participate in parent teacher conferences, faculty meetings, and IEP/504 meetings.
- Observed and assisted individual student teachers and partnership Liberty University students for the purpose of curriculum clarification, classroom management, lesson implementation, and teaching
techniques. - Observed and assisted individual high school students in the Teacher for Tomorrow program for the purpose of entering the teaching field, curriculum clarification, classroom management, teaching techniques, and lesson implementation
- Completed LETRS 1 (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) professional development program- addressing student deficits and implementing strategies to close the student achievement gap
- Completed the English Language Learners Cohort through Longwood University- learning and implementing best instructional practices in working with English Language Learners, creating strategies to improve student success, building positive school-family relationships
- Improved language and math proficiency by designing engaging lesson plans.
- Developed and implemented curriculum to enhance student comprehension and fluency.
- Encouraged critical thinking with interactive group activities.
- Taught reading, grammar, and vocabulary, increasing student retention with creative exercises.
- Taught Math increasing student academic success, through engaging lesson plans.
- Served on the Family Engagement Committee for three years- organized multiple Title I Family nights promoting a positive relationship between families and school
- Created a Kindness Club for Inclusion- with the help of two special education teachers- to ensure inclusion of all students and build a positive relationship between the special needs community and their peers
Language Arts Teacher
Appomattox Elementary School
Appomattox, VA
07.2014 - 06.2022
- Experience teaching regular, advanced, collaborative, virtual, and hybrid 5th grade students
- Develop/implement lesson plans and instructional materials for students, provide guidance, prepare activities, and utilize technology to engage student learning in accordance with district guidelines, standards, and expectations
- Create and implement effective classroom management techniques that foster a positive, safe, and welcoming learning environment
- Meet the needs of all students including both below level and above level students as well as students with specific diagnoses through customized lesson plans, personal interventions, and adherence to individual IEP/504 specifications
- Encourage and motivate struggling students through constructive feedback, small group remediation, and individual remediation
- Participating in VDOE Strategic Instruction Teams Initiative - Word Mapping Strategy; implementing and documenting strategies introduced to students to address learning gap deficits
- Participate in parent teacher conferences, faculty meetings, and IEP/504 meetings
- Served as Grade Level Chair for two years and on Teacher Advisory Board for one year
- Observed and assisted individual student teachers and partnership Longwood University students for the purpose of curriculum clarification, classroom management, and teaching techniques
- Attended a variety of professional development workshops including Celebrate Literacy Conference, Whole Teacher EclecticCon, and Flow Reading Fluency
Education
Bachelor of Science - Liberal Arts
Longwood University
Farmville, VA12.2013
Skills
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Video Conferences
- Educational Social Media and technology
- Standards-Based Grading Platform
- Multi-Subject Instruction
- Classroom Management
- Standardized Test Preparation and Implementation
- Lesson Planning and progress reportin
- Parent Relations and Communication
- IEP/504 Implementation
- Curriculum and assessment development
- ESL methodologies and cultural awareness
- Differentiated instruction
- Inclusive education
- Cross-cultural communication
Certification
State of Virginia - Teaching License, Pre-K - 6
Timeline
Fourth Grade Elementary Math/ English Teacher
Yellow Branch Elementary- Campbell County Schools
07.2022 - Current
Language Arts Teacher
Appomattox Elementary School
07.2014 - 06.2022
Bachelor of Science - Liberal Arts
Longwood University
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