Carrie Jones
Crawfordsville,IN
Summary
With 10 years of experience in the classroom, I am a trailblazer in cross-curriculum teaching, student engagement, and classroom management. Faculty members consistently recognize my expertise, as evidenced by my highly proficient scores in evaluations each year. Additionally, I was honored as the 2014 Teacher of the Year at RMS and later named the 2024 Best Teacher of Montgomery County. My proudest accomplishment is creating and fostering a safe, positive learning environment where students from diverse backgrounds interact and thrive academically.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Classroom Teacher
Hoover Elementary School
08.2018 - Current
- Planned lessons according to district standards to cover requirements and prepare for standardized tests.
- Designed daily lesson plans customized to student needs.
- Taught core subjects of math, science, technology, and history.
- Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.
- Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking, and communication.
- Introduced classroom games and various outdoor recreational events to promote physical, mental and social development.
- Provided warm, supportive environment for developing academic, social, and emotional growth.
- Coached, mentored and evaluated student teachers for progress against program objectives.
- Participated in the intervention committee for addressing special education needs for individual students.
2nd/3rd Grade Teacher
Nicholson Elementary
08.2016 - 06.2018
- Planned lessons according to district standards to cover requirements and prepare for standardized tests.
- Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking, and communication.
Boys and Girls Varsity Tennis Coach
Crawfordsville High School
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Challenged athletes by consistently using positive reinforcement and gentle criticism.
- Explained and demonstrated basic tennis techniques to team members.
- Maintained equipment, facilities and inventory to avoid accidents, mishaps, and damage.
- Promoted positive environment for all athletes, which helped to diminish stress and increase enthusiasm.
- Prepared athletes for special competitions and tournaments.
- Maintained and improved facilities for tennis programs through dedicated fundraising, grant applications and solicitation of corporate sponsorships.
- Hired assistants for coaching and summer camp support.
6th Grade English Language Arts teacher
08.2012 - 12.2015
Certified Ophthalmic Assistant
Tauber Eye Center
09.2009 - 01.2012
- Operated and maintained ophthalmic equipment in alignment with safety procedures.
- Presented preliminary medical evaluation of clinical patients, delivering comprehensive reports to physicians.
- Maintained inventory of medical supplies and tools to address needs of patients.
- Triaged phone calls from patients and outside contacts and handled in order of importance.
Web Specialist
Center of Inquiry in the Liberal Arts
01.2004 - 08.2005
- Planned website development, converting mockups into usable web presence with HTML, JavaScript, AJAX, and JSON coding.
- Oversaw technical issues and troubleshooting requests to resolve user problems.
- Discussed site and app requirements with clients to produce actionable development plans.
- Tested websites at different design and production stages to assess conformance with designs.
- Utilized Google Analytics to monitor websites and other digital content and recommended strategies and updated channels to improve performance.
Practice Administrator
Lowry Ophthalmology
01.2006 - 08.2008
- Ordered all office supplies and kept check on inventory levels.
- Oversaw accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting.
- Supervised clinical team and office personnel.
- Created and implemented organizational policies and procedures.
- Boosted staff morale by offering constructive feedback and specific direction.
- Assessed processes and procedures, complying with OSHA, and HIPAA regulations.
- Developed close working relationships with front office and back office staff.
- Managed centralized marketing resources for the practice.
Education
Master of Science - Elementary Education
Indiana University
Bloomington, INBachelor of Science - Elementary Education, Technology concentration
Ball State University
01.2003
Skills
- Multimedia integration and project based learning
- Problem-solving skills
- Community Engagement
- Team Collaboration
- Proficient in Google applications, Word, excel, powerpoint
- Safety awareness
- Organizational Skills
- Relationship Building
- Student Motivation
- Positive Reinforcement
- Classroom Management
- Scheduling
- Activity Planning
- Data-Driven Instruction
Accomplishments
- Won “Teacher of the Year” award at Richardson Middle School in 2014.
- Named "Best Teacher of Montgomery County" in 2024.
Affiliations
- Tri Kappa, philanthropic sorority
- ISTA member
Timeline
Classroom Teacher
Hoover Elementary School
08.2018 - Current
2nd/3rd Grade Teacher
Nicholson Elementary
08.2016 - 06.2018
Boys and Girls Varsity Tennis Coach
Crawfordsville High School
01.2016 - 01.2018
6th Grade English Language Arts teacher
08.2012 - 12.2015
Certified Ophthalmic Assistant
Tauber Eye Center
09.2009 - 01.2012
Practice Administrator
Lowry Ophthalmology
01.2006 - 08.2008
Web Specialist
Center of Inquiry in the Liberal Arts
01.2004 - 08.2005
Master of Science - Elementary Education
Indiana University
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education, Technology concentration
Ball State University
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