Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Timeline
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Calisha Michelle Hudspeth

Junction City,KS

Summary

Experienced and dedicated educator with 15+ years of proven success. Passionate about fostering a positive and engaging learning environment that nurtures students' love for learning. Skilled in implementing innovative teaching strategies to meet diverse student needs. Committed to cultivating a growth mindset and empowering students to achieve their full potential.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Teacher

Trinity Leadership
  • Responsible for the academic and social development of students
  • Ensure that all students achieve high levels of learning and social-emotional development
  • Responsibilities include: Lesson planning: Creating lesson plans that teach students subjects like reading, science, and math
  • Instructing students in groups or individually using methods like lectures, discussions, demonstrations and one on one
  • Evaluating students: Observing students to evaluate their abilities, strengths, and weaknesses
  • Grading assignments, homework, and tests
  • Communicating with parents: Keeping parents updated on their child's progress, challenges, growth, and accomplishments
  • Preparing for standardized tests: Helping students prepare for standardized tests required by the state
  • Classroom management
  • Adapting teaching methods: Adapting teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests
  • Creating an inclusive environment by cultivating an environment of positive social development
  • Collaborating with colleagues: Meeting and working with other teachers and supervisors to discuss school policies

E-05 / 89A

Army National Guard
  • Maintain hardware and software systems, manual records and bookkeeping required to successfully perform stock control and accounting procedures for ammunition and explosives

Teacher

UAMS Head Start
12.2013 - Current
  • Preparing children ages 3-5 years of age for their kindergarten years
  • Introducing various interactive learning experiences (created in weekly lesson plans) Toward: social, emotional, cognitive and physical growth (fine and gross motor)
  • I am involved with children and families daily

Teacher

Nova Academy
08.2022 - 08.2024
  • Provide 3rd-4th grade students with appropriate learning activities and experience designed to help them fulfill their potential for intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth
  • Enable students to develop competencies and skills to function successfully in society
  • Assist and support building principal to ensure on-site administration and execution of the district's educational programs, policies, and regulations and quality instruction for all students in a safe and healthy environment
  • Develop and implement lesson plans that fulfill requirements of the district's instruction curriculum program and show written evidence of preparation as required
  • Prepare lessons that reflect accommodations for differences in student learning styles
  • Present subject matter according to guidelines established by Texas Education
  • Establish efficient classroom management procedures
  • Establish and maintain standards of pupil behavior
  • Establish a system of student evaluation within the guidelines prescribed in state law or adopted by the school district
  • Continually evaluate and record various aspects of students’ progress and report to parents as needed and required
  • Teach within the course of study for the subject area at the grade level as prescribed in state law or adopted by the school district
  • Understand and plan lessons leading to subject area objectives and assume the responsibility for written lesson plans for substitutes
  • Provide a variety of planned learning experiences using a variety of media and methods to motivate students and best utilize available time for instruction
  • Identify pupil needs and cooperate with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students resolve health, attitude, and learning problems
  • Be available for counseling with students and parents before and after school
  • Share the responsibility of interpreting the educational programs to the community through such activities as open house and PTA meetings
  • Plan and coordinate the work of aides and other paraprofessional and student teachers (when applicable)

Teacher

Vogel Alcove
11.2020 - 08.2022
  • Plan and implement age-appropriate activities that support the social, emotional, cognitive, language and physical development of the children in care
  • Flexible and able to communicate well with parents, volunteers, and staff on a consistent basis
  • Collaborating with other teachers to support the team approach in classroom staffing
  • Also providing case management, parent education, consultation, information/referral and supportive services for children and families

1st Grade Teacher

Capital City Lighthouse Academy
09.2019 - 11.2020
  • Planning and Instruction: Use the state standards to create rigorous, objective-driven, arts-infused lessons aligned with curriculum maps
  • Identify in each lesson what thinking skills will be explicitly taught and practiced; what physical, social, or content skills students will be able to do and how students will know if they can do it
  • Differentiate for individual students based on their unique learning needs so all students are appropriately engaged and challenged
  • Ensuring students are engaged through activities and technology that accommodate various learning styles, personality styles, and the need for physical movement
  • DELIVERY of INSTRUCTION: Explicitly introduce learning objectives to activate students’ prior knowledge as it relates to the objectives and conclude the lesson by revisiting the learning objective and having students apply it in context
  • Present academic content through a variety of instructional strategies to reach all learners
  • Provide many and varied opportunities for students to achieve mastery while working to promote achievement by all students without exception
  • ASSESSMENT: Develop standards-aligned, measurable, ambitious big goals that will increase student opportunities for achievement; assess and track performance against these goals
  • Measure student achievement of, and progress toward, the learning objectives and big goals with formative and summative assessment tools
  • Provide ongoing and timely feedback to students on their progress towards meeting big goals by frequently checking for understanding and listening
  • Use data to reflect on effectiveness of lessons and student achievement progress in order to improve instruction and personal practice
  • Use data to update each student’s Individual Learning Plan
  • FAMILY and COMMUNITY RELATIONS: Communicate respectfully and thoughtfully with parent/guardians remaining sensitive to different families’ cultures, values and needs
  • Initiate and maintain timely communication with all parents/guardians (through daily/weekly folders, notes home, weekly newsletters, phone calls, in-person meetings, conferences, report cards) concerning student progress and to provide a clear picture of the curriculum and high expectations
  • Work collaboratively with parents/guardians, families, and other members of the community to involve them in academic activities and to support the success of a diverse student population and to bring in volunteers and additional resources

Lead Pre-K Teacher

D.R.E.A.M. Academy
06.2017 - 06.2019
  • As lead teacher of a preschool facility; I’m in charge of the supervision, safety and education of the students
  • While following a curriculum based upon the foundations of early childhood development, emphasizing language, motor skills and relationship building; I also implemented art, reading, puzzles, role-playing and music to assist my students
  • As an experienced educator, I work with other teachers, administrators and parents to help both teachers and students have a positive, productive school experience
  • As well as providing support for new teachers or for those dealing with a challenging population of students

Teaching, Billing and Behavioral Intervention

Ascent Children’s Health
08.2012 - 12.2012
  • Teaching, billing and behavioral intervention at a mental health day treatment program, which is designed for children who are struggling with mental health disorders while our developmental delay day treatment program is for children who are struggling to meet developmental milestones

Home Based Educator (HIPPY)

Pulaski County Special School District
09.2011 - 08.2012
  • Educational and literacy advocate for children and families

Education

Masters - Education (Elementary Literacy)

American Military University
10.2025

Bachelor of Science - Social Psychology/Human Development

Park University
05.2012

Associate Degree - Early Childhood Development Education

Pulaski Technical College
05.2004

Skills

  • Proficient in Word, Office, and Excel
  • Application Processing
  • Recruitment
  • Brigance Testing & Administering
  • Observation
  • Anecdotal
  • Creative Curriculum
  • Family and Community Outreach
  • Referral Goals/Objectives
  • IEP, IDP
  • Communication Skills
  • Advocacy
  • Social/Family Services
  • Day Treatment
  • Intervention
  • Conscious Discipline
  • Supervisory
  • Lesson Planning/Modifications
  • Case Management
  • CKLA
  • Eureka Math
  • DIBELS
  • ELA
  • NWEA
  • T-TESS
  • IXL
  • Differentiation Learning
  • Clever
  • MCLASS
  • Eduphoria
  • SEL
  • STAAR

Accomplishments

  • Sergeant the United States Army, successfully served in several operations. Currently serving.
  • Curriculum Implementation - Taught reading, language arts, social studies, mathematics, science, art and physical education to pupils utilizing course of study adopted by the Board of Education.
  • Student Progress Conferences - Conducted conferences with parents, administrators, testing specialists and social workers to discuss educational plans designed to promote students' educational/social development.
  • Won “Teacher of the Month” award at Trinity Leadership in 2023.
  • Curriculum Development - Tailored educational curriculum to students with range of learning styles, disabilities, strengths and weaknesses. Developed innovative semester lesson plans and practical application exercises for classroom, reversing scores in Math andReading scores from 65% average to 87% average.
  • Student Motivation - Developed materials for after-school book club to motivate student to read classic novels and increase literacy among middle school students.
  • Curriculum Design - Designed, developed and implemented daily lessons for 90 students.

Certification

Arkansas Better Chance/COPA Mental Health Paraprofessional Certification, 10/01/11

Timeline

Teacher

Nova Academy
08.2022 - 08.2024

Teacher

Vogel Alcove
11.2020 - 08.2022

1st Grade Teacher

Capital City Lighthouse Academy
09.2019 - 11.2020

Lead Pre-K Teacher

D.R.E.A.M. Academy
06.2017 - 06.2019

Teacher

UAMS Head Start
12.2013 - Current

Teaching, Billing and Behavioral Intervention

Ascent Children’s Health
08.2012 - 12.2012

Home Based Educator (HIPPY)

Pulaski County Special School District
09.2011 - 08.2012

Bachelor of Science - Social Psychology/Human Development

Park University

Associate Degree - Early Childhood Development Education

Pulaski Technical College

Teacher

Trinity Leadership

E-05 / 89A

Army National Guard

Masters - Education (Elementary Literacy)

American Military University

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