Cheryl Lockhart
Tuscumbia,AL
Summary
Experienced Instructional Partner/Reading Specialist /Adjunct Instructor with over 23 years of experience in education. Excellent reputation for classroom instruction, student achievement, coaching and professional development.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Adjunct Instructor
University Of North Alabama
Florence, Alabama
08.2021 - Current
- Engages students with insightful and compelling classroom discussion of topics relevant to coursework to boost student learning and retention.
- Collaborates with faculty members in designing curriculum for departmental courses in which I teach.
- Creates student-centered lesson plans and assignments for each class to promote maximum learning and knowledge retention.
- Consistently communicates with students to acknowledge and reward positive strides and discuss areas of improvement.
- Improves student understanding by efficiently managing teaching materials and answering students' discussion inquiries.
- Uses lectures, discussions and demonstrations to increase learning and classroom success.
Instructional Partner/Reading Specialist
Muscle Shoals City Schools
Muscle Shoals, Alabama
08.2013 - Current
- Builds positive and productive relationships with teachers to drive improvements to reading programs.
- Uses approaches such as Structured Literacy to achieve dramatic results with students.
- Performs assessments and analyzes results to spot students in need of further help.
- Develops goals and realistic plans for achieving each target.
- Cultivates connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Creates plans and communicates deadlines to ensure projects are completed on time.
- Uses coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule.
- Writes and delivers customized instruction to individual students and groups or faculty.
- Mentors and coaches new teachers on student progress monitoring and effective implementation of best practices in literacy.
- Provides professional development training to educate faculty and staff on course of study implementation and best practices in literacy.
Lead Teacher
Muscle Shoals City Schools
Muscle Shoals, AL
08.2000 - 08.2012
- Chose optimum curriculum for each class and devised creative daily lesson plans to meet requirements and needs of different learners.
- Established and enforced rules related to respect and personal responsibility in classroom.
- Planned and prepared activities for 5th-grade students.
- Improved academic performance by diversifying teaching techniques.
- Worked one-on-one with students and student teachers to increase overall classroom effectiveness.
- Adopted technological advancements that engaged and empowered children.
- Communicated frequently with parents about student growth and progress, recommending at-home reinforcement to support struggling students.
- Assisted students of all ability levels develop life-long learning skills and good study habits.
- Completed documentation on individual children and teachers for recordkeeping.
- Developed and optimized rich learning environment by capitalizing on diverse engagement strategies and enriching teaching techniques.
- Organized rooms in line with current educational thinking to maximize educational opportunities.
- Observed and recorded teacher methods to suggest improvements and increase student interest.
- Collaborated with teachers of 5th-grade students to adapt lesson plans to changing student interests.
- Administered assessments for each child and tracked results.
- Planned and implemented different daily activities to enhance overall development and growth of every student.
- Motivated teaching staff to continually improve strategies and maximize student learning.
Teacher
L.E. Willson Elementary School
Sheffield, AL
08.1999 - 05.2000
Teacher
Threadgill Primary School
Sheffield, AL
08.1998 - 05.1999
Education
Specialist of Education, Elementary - Education
University of North Alabama
Florence, Al08.2017
Master of Arts - Education
University of North Alabama
Florence, Al12.2003
Bachelor of Science - Education
University of North Alabama
Florence, Alabama05.1998
Skills
- Teacher collaboration
- Intervention planning
- Improvement plans
- Assessments understanding
- One-on-one support
- Group facilitation
- Orton Gillingham expertise
- Classroom management
- Differentiated instruction
- Student records management
- Lesson Planning
- Conflict resolution techniques
- Group and individual instruction
- Flexible & Adaptable
Additional Information
Currently working to complete LETRS Training.
Timeline
Adjunct Instructor
University Of North Alabama
08.2021 - Current
Instructional Partner/Reading Specialist
Muscle Shoals City Schools
08.2013 - Current
Lead Teacher
Muscle Shoals City Schools
08.2000 - 08.2012
Teacher
L.E. Willson Elementary School
08.1999 - 05.2000
Teacher
Threadgill Primary School
08.1998 - 05.1999
Specialist of Education, Elementary - Education
University of North Alabama
Master of Arts - Education
University of North Alabama
Bachelor of Science - Education
University of North Alabama