Christy Thrasher
Retired Teacher
Birmingham,AL
Summary
Seasoned collaborator experienced in meeting needs, improving processes and exceeding requirements in team environments. Diligent worker with strong communication and task prioritization skills. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
First Grade Teacher
Jefferson County Board Of Education
08.1996 - 07.2023
- Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.
- Taught students subject-specific material, learning strategies, and social skills.
- Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking, and communication.
- Implemented classroom management improvements to enhance class morale and engagement.
- Organized classroom supplies and decorated walls to create fun, nurturing settings, and meet learning needs.
- Planned lessons according to district standards to cover requirements and prepare for standardized tests.
- Assessed student learning progress and comprehension with routine tests and standardized examinations.
- Collaborated with administrators on classroom policies, management strategies, and discipline.
- Established and enforced rules of behavior to drive social development and maintain positive interactions.
- Assessed student progress by administering tests and evaluating results.
- Stayed abreast of new trends in education by attending professional development courses and in-service trainings.
- Incorporated Software technology into lesson planning to create engaging, multi-dimensional lessons.
- Prepared materials for lessons, assignments, and assessments, and evaluated, corrected and graded student performance to identify gaps in skills or knowledge and set realistic goals.
- Worked one-on-one with students to determine strengths, weaknesses, and learning patterns.
- Provided individualized and diversified instruction to support student comprehension and assist with navigating challenges.
- Directed class discussions to spark conversation about key concepts, complex problems and overarching themes.
- Communicated student progress, academic difficulties, or behavioral concerns to parents, guardians and administration using tact and professionalism to improve student academic performance.
- Integrated technology and multimedia tools into lessons to enhance student learning.
- Attended students' concerts, sporting events and performances to offer support and encourage extracurricular activities.
Psychologist Assistant
East Mississippi State Hospital
09.1992 - 06.1995
- Evaluated patients' goals, as well as mental and practical conditions, to develop individualized courses of treatment.
- Conducted patient observations by monitoring behavior and documented physical health, family history and medications in mental health assessment reports.
- Implemented sound, peer-reviewed methodologies and interventions to foster psychological health.
- Performed research on effectiveness of interventions and proposed changes to intervention structures based on evaluation outcomes.
- Used therapeutic communication techniques to build rapport and guide discussion with patients.
- Presented implementation guides to clinicians outlining interventions focused on various specific issues.
- Documented diagnoses, interventions implemented and outcomes across outpatient clinics.
- Managed caseload of individual clients, couples, and family therapy sessions.
- Interviewed, observed and surveyed patients to gain necessary information for psychological diagnosis.
- Updated records and prepared reports to outline program actions, results and recommended improvements.
- Facilitated group therapy sessions to provide interactive and supportive environment for clients to process experiences and learn new coping skills.
- Collaborated with other healthcare professionals to coordinate care plans and implement continuity of care.
Education
MAEd (mastered In Education Grades 1-6) - Elementary Education
University of Alabama At Birmingham
Birmingham, AL05.1996
BA - Psychology
University of Mississippi
University, MS05.1992
Skills
- Self-Contained Classrooms
- Informative Lectures
- Class Engagement
- Materials Sourcing
- Problem-Solving Skills
- Differentiated Instruction
- Team Collaboration
- Instructional Techniques
- Instructional Strategies
- Family Involvement
- Activity Planning
- Behavioral Improvement
- Positive Interactions
- Classroom Managment
- Time Management
- Behavior Modeling
- Multimedia Instruction
- Diverse Audiences
- Office Supplies and Inventory
- Academic Instruction
- Student Monitoring
- Community Partnerships
Timeline
First Grade Teacher
Jefferson County Board Of Education
08.1996 - 07.2023
Psychologist Assistant
East Mississippi State Hospital
09.1992 - 06.1995
MAEd (mastered In Education Grades 1-6) - Elementary Education
University of Alabama At Birmingham
BA - Psychology
University of Mississippi
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