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Clark Cooks

Mesquite,TX

Summary

Highly qualified certified Physical Education Teacher passionate about fostering students' physical, mental, and social development using lesson designs that provide engaging and inclusive activities that are aligned to the Texas educational standards.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Physical Education Teacher- Designated Recognized

Dallas Independent School District, DISD
08.2001 - Current

Physical Education-


Promoting fitness, teaching sports and movement skills, safety encouraging proper nutrition for a healthy lifestyle using differentiate instructional practices.

  • Encouraged students to set and achieve fitness goals to develop sense of accomplishment.
  • Established a positive rapport with parents, conducting regular communication to keep them informed about their child's progress and achievements in physical education classes.
  • Participate in Weekly Special Team's Professional Learning Community meetings with instructional leader to use protocols to identify TEKS, assess lesson designs, state-level curriculum, provide and receive feedback to enhance instruction and improve student learning outcomes.
  • To promote effective reading and writing skills, students are given opportunities to practice constructing sentences and paragraphs about weekly taught PE lessons.


Accelerated Instruction Afterschool Teacher-

  • Provide high impact tutoring supplemental instruction in math and Reading Language Arts and project based learning activities.
  • Identified struggling students early on and provided additional support through tutoring sessions and modified lesson plans.


Extracurricular Afterschool Program Teacher-

ABC Curriculum Program, UIL E-Sports , Destination Imagination

  • Accommodate diverse learning needs, ensuring each student had an equal opportunity for success with exploring academics, sports, technology, and creative arts.
  • Collaborated with other teachers to plan interdisciplinary units that connected subjects and promoted deeper understanding among students.

Education

Master of Science - Kinesiology

Prairie View A&M University
Prairie View, TX
05-1999

Bachelor of Science - Kinesiology

Prairie View A&M University
Prairie View, TX
06-1996

Skills

  • Physical Education (PK-12)-Designated Recognized Teacher
  • Campus Safety Coordinator
  • Annual Campus Field Day and Sports Tournament
  • UIL Coordinator-Destination Imagination Finalist, Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Annual Faculty and Staff Appreciation Coordinator
  • Campus African American Mentorship Co-Coordinator
  • Dallas STEM Expo Parental CPR Trainer
  • Campus Physical Fitness State Assessment Coordinator
  • Crisis Prevention Intervention
  • CPR Trained

Timeline

Physical Education Teacher- Designated Recognized

Dallas Independent School District, DISD
08.2001 - Current

Master of Science - Kinesiology

Prairie View A&M University

Bachelor of Science - Kinesiology

Prairie View A&M University
Clark Cooks