Christopher J. Gibala

• Taught Economics, Sociology, World History, US History, and Global Studies.
• Prepared and presented lesson plans in academic subjects using traditional and modern teaching techniques.
• Supervised students throughout day, both in classroom and outside during breaks.
• Assisted fellow teachers with assignment development, special projects, tests, administrative updates and grading.
• Utilized behavior management skills to foster environment conducive to student learning.
• Scheduled and held parent-teacher conferences to keep parents up-to-date on children's academic performance.

• Built and strengthened positive relationships with students, parents and teaching staff.
• Prepared and maintained classroom environments appropriate for student learning and physical, social and emotional development.
• Managed student behavior in classroom by establishing and enforcing rules and procedures.

• Taught 6th & 7th Grade Language Arts, advanced 8th Grade American History, and 6th Grade World History (Gifted), developed and implemented lesson plans that were designed to enhance student engagement and interaction through the utilization of classroom technology, role-playing activities, small group exercises, and project development
• Also have extensive experience in the utilization of alternative testing and assessment methods that were designed to more effectively gauge student understanding and achievement.

• Taught 7th Grade World Geography in both advanced and on-level classrooms, developed lesson plans that were designed to maximize engagement and interaction for students of varying ability levels while incorporating a variety of assessment methods, worked as the school’s In-School Suspension Specialist which involved enforcing student rules and procedures while assigning disciplinary consequences for Kindergarten through 9th grade students with behavioral issues and concerns ranging from minor to severe.

Worked closely with children and families who were brought to the attention of state protective services for being at risk of abuse, neglect, or harm in order to identify immediate and long-term child needs and placement goals, developed case plans for both children and caregivers while identifying tasks and objectives that were designed to ensure safety and permanency of children’s placement and made regular updates and recommendations to the courts as to the family’s progress and child’s long- term safety and needs.

• Worked closely with ESOL students from a variety of different cultures and possessing varying in a small classroom setting while performing exercises developed to enhance understanding and mastery of the English language.