Caprice Walters
Summary
Skilled Language Arts Teacher knowledgeable about building strong verbal and written communication skills in minority students. Familiar with curriculum selection, lesson planning, and classroom management. Experienced middle School teacher successful at building positive teacher-parent relationships to support student success. Open and clear communicator and creative problem-solver. Highly qualified with over 20 years in classroom environments. Dedicated teacher, resourceful and passionate educator with an adaptable and approachable style. Expertise includes interventions, progress monitoring, and other ongoing evaluations.
Committed to creating comfortable learning environments for students. Responsible Educator certified in Illinois to teach K-9 students. Learns and integrates new technologies and teaching strategies as part of leadership and classroom management. Realizes consistent improvement in test scores year after year. Highly effective at promoting learning and encouraging well-rounded development through written assignments, oral exercises, and testing protocols.
Ready to apply leadership expertise to a dynamic new position. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. A hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure an administrative position. Ready to help a team achieve company goals. Seeking and maintaining a full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management, and problem-solving skills.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Language Arts Teacher, School Technology Teacher, Based Team Leader
Middle School Language
- Culture and Climate Lead Facilitator
- Facilitate biweekly meetings addressing city and state-mandated safety protocols; and establish, implement, and maintain strategies that develop a positive and engaging school-wide culture and climate.
- Create meeting agendas and provide summary notes.
- Facilitate weekly meetings analyzing COVID-19 testing data.
- Develop social distancing strategies and various other school-wide safety protocols.
- Analyze the effectiveness of safety protocols, implementing new strategies and/or adjusting other protocols.
- Standards-, Serve as liaison to the district to aid in the design of curriculum map.
- Administer training and professional development for elementary staff with standards-based curriculum and quarterly maps.
- Promoted effective verbal and written communication through listening, speaking, reading, and writing practice.
- Utilized multimedia strategies and technology to convey information in fresh and interesting ways.
- Promoted effective verbal and written communication through listening, speaking, reading, and writing practice.
Technology Coordinator & Committee Chair, Department Chair
Medgar Evers Fine & Performing Arts
- Manage short film video projects for student submission to the DePaul Adobe Youth Voices competition.
- Authored school Technology Plan.
- Provided ongoing staff training on new innovations to integrate innovations into instruction and administration.
- Configured devices, set up computers, and updated software.
- Develop and maintain the school's website and content.
- Selected, purchased, and maintained instructional technology materials and equipment.
- Administer school-wide technology and e-mail training for faculty and staff.
- After-School Creative Writing Teacher & Writing Committee Chair.
- Develop and implement a curriculum focused on expository writing and editing.
- Teach late and middle school students writing strategies Discipline Committee Co-Chair.
- Designed an in-school suspension program centered around Social Emotional Learning.
- Implemented strategies to deter repeat offenses of unfavorable behavior fosters student learning and reform.
Head Coach
Medgar Evers Fine & Performing Arts
- Girls Basketball Team | Girls Softball | Girls & Boys Tennis | Girls Track & Field | Girls & Boys Cross Country Girls & Boys Bowling
- Evaluated individual knowledge, skills, and strengths, and assigned team positions to maximize talent areas.
- Increased overall team proficiency by using educational drills and activities.
- Promoted good sportsmanship with competing teams on- and off-field.
- Organized and led practices and scrimmages to increase competitive attitude and skills.
- Used previous game and team data to make informed decisions regarding game strategies.
- Planned and facilitated team travel to games and events.
- Monitored team members' academic performance to support consistent progress and commitment to education.
Interventionist
Medgar Evers Elementary School
01.2022 - Current
- Dynamically lead an assigned portfolio of teachers to build their skills in pursuit of goals for improved practice and improved student outcomes
- Continuously facilitate regular meetings and conduct classroom observations for portfolio teachers
- Meet weekly with the principal and/or assistant principal to keep them updated on work with teachers and students
- Participate in bi-weekly professional development sessions led by the CPS Office of Teaching and Learning
- Model or co-teach lessons to aid the teacher in development, provide small group instruction as needed to help students' progress
- Collect feedback from supervisor and team members to improve professional skills
- Support and design instructional process elements (lesson planning, large-group instruction, small-group instruction, individual interventions, data analysis, grading, etc.) among a team of teachers based on teacher strengths, content knowledge, and professional goals
- Conduct and facilitate parent sessions detailing student strategies and development, parent resources for assisting students with instructional practices
Adjunct Professor
Moraine Valley Community College
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Instructed class of twenty-five students for 1 hour and 50 minutes, one time per week
- Maintained a class syllabus, assignment log, class grades, and additional material aid for students
- Planned lectures, assignments, and in-field experiences to collaborate with the necessary course curriculum
- Graded quizzes, tests, homework, and projects to provide students with timely academic progress information and feedback.
- Encouraged class discussions by building discussions into lessons, actively soliciting input, asking open-ended questions, and using techniques to track student participation.
- Developed curriculum standards, lesson plans, and syllabi.
- Used exams, quizzes, and assignments to assess student comprehension.
- Created and implemented course agendas, lesson plans, and activities to successfully meet course objectives.
Teacher, Language Arts Teacher
Medgar Evers Elementary School
01.2003 - 01.2003
- Rd/4th Grade Language Arts | 4th /5th Grade Self-Contained | h Grade
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into the classroom.
- Developed and implemented classroom routines to address varying student needs.
- Modified lessons and curriculum to accommodate diverse learners by using strategies such as peer-assisted learning and group work.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students, and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
Student Financial Aid Advisor
Columbia College Chicago
01.1994 - 01.2002
- Operated as alternative loan coordinator and verified financial aid files for more than 1,000 students
- Conducted budgeting and financial aid workshops and seminars for students and parents
- Accurately packaged federal and state aid, scholarships, and Federal Direct Loans
- Processed FFELP loans and electronic corrections to Student Aid Reports (SAR) before college participating in the Direct Loan Program
- Developed the college's first Alternative Education Student Loan Brochure
- Innovatively created and transitioned department forms and letters to incorporate computer technology
- Supervised student workers
- Counseled students and parents about financial aid options and program details.
- Communicated with prospective students to illustrate available financial aid opportunities.
- Reviewed initial financial aid applications for accuracy and compliance with reporting standards.
- Provided financial aid counseling to enrolled and prospective students.
- Processed loan applications and monitored progress from start to finish.
- Helped college students obtain financial aid through loan programs.
Editor, Staff and Faculty
Columbia College Chicago
01.1997 - 01.1999
- Utilized journalism experience to author stories including investigative, features, and departmental news
- Effectively gathered and implemented story ideas
- Excellent attention to detail and editing skills
- Skillfully formatted and edited stories received from various contributors
- Competently corrected layouts replaced images and photographs, and changed fonts as necessary
- Created catchy story ideas and headings
- Prepared, rewrote, and edited pieces to improve readability and impact.
- Reviewed articles for grammar, spelling, punctuation, syntax, accuracy, and compliance with quality standards.
- Determined readiness of written pieces, made changes and approved final versions for publication.
- Adhered to Associated Press and internal style guidelines, educating staff on standards.
Election Clerk
Chicago Board of Election Commissioners
01.1991 - 01.1994
- Competently prepared, distributed, and secured more than 9,000 civilian nursing home and military absentee ballots for city elections
- Conducted election-day voter projection polls, phone inquiries, and tabulations
- Compiled final absentee and military voting tabulations after each election
- Supervised nursing home absentee election judges and temporary election clerks
- Competently served as department liaison to local civic groups, political representatives, and government officials
- Edited the city's published specimen ballots, department forms, and letters
- Performed routine data entry or document management.
- Responded to requests for information from the public, other municipalities, or state and federal legislative offices.
- Updated operational records or licensing information using computer terminals.
Education
Master of Education - Educational Leadership
American College of Education
Chicago, IL2009
Administration Degree -
Master of the Art of Teaching -
Chicago State University
Chicago, IL2003
contained General Education (K - Social Science
Language Arts Middle School
Bachelor of Arts Degree - Journalism
Columbia College
Chicago, IL1994
Skills
- Behavioral Skills Development
- Student-Centered Learning
- Clear Public Speaking Skills
- Emergent Curriculum
- Team Leadership
- Middle School Education
- Classroom Instruction
- Technology Integration
- Group and Individual Instruction
- Educational Strategies
- RTI Familiarity
- Parent and Student Communication
- Family Involvement
- Creative Lesson Plan Development
- Teacher Support
- Parent Conferences
- Faculty Collaboration
- Differentiated Instruction
- Standardized Testing Techniques
- Active Participation in Groups or Events
- Behavior Management
- Innovative Lesson Planning
- Excellent Reading Comprehension
- Community Involvement
- Effectively Work with Parents
- Effective Listening
- Social-Emotional Learning Training
- Student Evaluation
- Co-Teaching and Co-Planning
- Positive Student Engagement
- Classroom Technology Implementation
- Tutoring
- Advocacy
Accomplishments
- Directed school-wide math remediation project focused on improving standardized math scores.
- Improved student performance by an average of 30 percent by revamping the instructional approach.
- Commended for exemplary teaching and service to students - 2006 Drive Teacher Award Finalist
- Directed Adobe Youth Voices after-school technology project - First Place
Certification
Master of Education: Educational Leadership (Type 75 Administration Degree Certificate)
Master of the Art of Teaching
Elementary Education (K-9)
Timeline
Interventionist
Medgar Evers Elementary School
01.2022 - Current
Adjunct Professor
Moraine Valley Community College
01.2015 - 01.2016
Teacher, Language Arts Teacher
Medgar Evers Elementary School
01.2003 - 01.2003
Editor, Staff and Faculty
Columbia College Chicago
01.1997 - 01.1999
Student Financial Aid Advisor
Columbia College Chicago
01.1994 - 01.2002
Election Clerk
Chicago Board of Election Commissioners
01.1991 - 01.1994
Language Arts Teacher, School Technology Teacher, Based Team Leader
Middle School Language
Technology Coordinator & Committee Chair, Department Chair
Medgar Evers Fine & Performing Arts
Head Coach
Medgar Evers Fine & Performing Arts
Master of Education - Educational Leadership
American College of Education
Administration Degree -
Master of the Art of Teaching -
Chicago State University
contained General Education (K - Social Science
Language Arts Middle School
Bachelor of Arts Degree - Journalism
Columbia College
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