Cara Scales-Judkowitz
Summary
Persistent professional educator with solid experience in leadership roles. Adept at curriculum development and instructional implementation. Skilled in strategic planning, problem-solving, and communication with good team leadership. Collaborative and dedicated to building and leading talented and motivated individuals.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Bilingual Department Chair
Norman S. Edelcup, Sunny Isles Beach K-8
08.2022 - Current
- Bilingual Department Chair of 22 teachers
- Lead Mentor for New Teachers
- Develops and Presents Training for Teachers of English Language Learners
- Oversees the teachers of ELL students
- Maintains ELL student records to comply with federal, state, and local policy
- Facilitates evaluation meetings with new and current parents of ELL students
- Oversees the dissemination of Title III funds to obtain ELL resources
- Administrator for Imagine Learning
- Administered ELL Assessments: WIDA ACCESS, CELLA
- Administered Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST).
Third Grade ESOL Teacher and Grade Chair
Norman S. Edelcup, Sunny Isles Beach K-8
08.2016 - 06.2022
- Developed and Presented Training for Teachers of English Language Learners
- Grade Chair of 13 teachers
- Nominated Teacher of the Year (2017)
- Implemented Imagine Learning
- Administered ELL Assessments: WIDA ACCESS, CELLA
- Administered Florida State Assessments (FSA)
- Administered Intervention for low level readers.
High School and Middle School ELL Teacher: Summer Program
The Sagemont School
06.2017 - 08.2018
- Developed and instructed ELL curriculum.
Fourth Grade ESOL Teacher
Norman S. Edelcup, Sunny Isles Beach K-8
08.2010 - 06.2016
- 2015-2016 school year, 90% of my fourth grade ELL students (levels 1-3) showed gains in their reading level
- Implemented Imagine Learning
- Administered ELL Assessments: WIDA ACCESS, CELLA
- Administered Florida State Assessments (FSA)
- Administered Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test (FCAT)
- Administered Intervention for low level readers.
Fifth Grade Teacher (ESE students) and First Grade ESOL Teacher
Ojus Elementary School
08.2007 - 06.2010
- Nominated Rookie Teacher of the year (2007)
- Taught inclusion classes, departmentalized classes and self-contained classes, all subjects
- First grade student with Apraxia (communication disorder), used personal background in American Sign Language to communicate and teach student (skill not a requirement on IEP).
Education
Doctorate of Education - Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment (Ed.D)
Walden University
Minneapolis, Minnesota01.2022
Master of Arts in Psychology - Child and Adolescent Behaviors
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Chicago, Illinois01.2011
American Sign Language -
Miami-Dade College
Miami, Florida01.2009
Bachelor of Science in Education and English - Double Major
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL01.2006
Associate of Science in Early Childhood Education -
Holyoke Community College
Holyoke, Massachusetts01.2001
Skills
- Curriculum and Instructional Development
- Professional Learning
- Performance Assessment and Analysis
- Organizational Leadership
- Responsive Leadership
- Strategic Planning
- Teaching Excellence
- Relationship and Team Building
- Ethical Conduct
- Conflict Resolution
Certification
- Professional Teacher Certification Elementary Education K-6, Florida
- English as a Second Language Endorsement
- Reading Endorsement
- Civics Endorsement
- Lead Mentor for New Teachers
- Clinical Educator Certificate (New Teacher Supervisor)
- Professional ESE Training Certificate
- WIDA: ACCESS 2.0 Certificate (ESL assessment)
- Golden Key International Honour Society (Academic Honors in Graduate School)
- National Society of Leadership and Success
- Teacher of the Year Nominee (2017)
- Rookie Teacher of the Year Nominee (2007)
- First Aid/CPR/AED: Adult, Child, and Infant Certificate
- Reducing the Risk of SIDS and SUID in Early Education and Child Care Certificate
- Head Choreographer for School Performances/ Talent Shows
Professional Developments
- Professional Learning Community (PLC) for Teachers of ESOL students
- ELL workshops (Imagine Learning program, ACCESS 2.0, CELLA, ELLevation) to K-8 Teachers
- ELL (Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment) to K-8 teachers
- FSA (Florida State Assessment) Reading Workshop
- FSA (Florida State Assessment) Reading and Math Curriculum Night for parents
- FCAT (Florida Comprehension Achievement Test) Curriculum Night for parents
- FCAT (Florida Comprehension Achievement Test) Writes workshop K-5 Teachers
- Science workshop for colleagues
Publications
Teacher Perspectives of Professional Development and the Implementaion of Instruction Practice for English Language (with Sunddip Panesar-Aguilar and Brenda Kennedy) World J Journal of Education Research 9(4): 16-27.
Timeline
Bilingual Department Chair
Norman S. Edelcup, Sunny Isles Beach K-8
08.2022 - Current
High School and Middle School ELL Teacher: Summer Program
The Sagemont School
06.2017 - 08.2018
Third Grade ESOL Teacher and Grade Chair
Norman S. Edelcup, Sunny Isles Beach K-8
08.2016 - 06.2022
Fourth Grade ESOL Teacher
Norman S. Edelcup, Sunny Isles Beach K-8
08.2010 - 06.2016
Fifth Grade Teacher (ESE students) and First Grade ESOL Teacher
Ojus Elementary School
08.2007 - 06.2010
Doctorate of Education - Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment (Ed.D)
Walden University
Master of Arts in Psychology - Child and Adolescent Behaviors
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
American Sign Language -
Miami-Dade College
Bachelor of Science in Education and English - Double Major
University of Miami
Associate of Science in Early Childhood Education -
Holyoke Community College
- Professional Teacher Certification Elementary Education K-6, Florida
- English as a Second Language Endorsement
- Reading Endorsement
- Civics Endorsement
- Lead Mentor for New Teachers
- Clinical Educator Certificate (New Teacher Supervisor)
- Professional ESE Training Certificate
- WIDA: ACCESS 2.0 Certificate (ESL assessment)
- Golden Key International Honour Society (Academic Honors in Graduate School)
- National Society of Leadership and Success
- Teacher of the Year Nominee (2017)
- Rookie Teacher of the Year Nominee (2007)
- First Aid/CPR/AED: Adult, Child, and Infant Certificate
- Reducing the Risk of SIDS and SUID in Early Education and Child Care Certificate
- Head Choreographer for School Performances/ Talent Shows
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