Colleen O'Connell
Cornelius,NC
Summary
Patient, professional educator with over 14 years of experience communicating complex information clearly and ensuring comprehension. Skilled in customer engagement, active listening, and resolving issues calmly and effectively. Passionate about helping others achieve long-term financial security. Eager to leverage teaching abilities in a new role as a Financial Services Consultant. Highly adaptable and committed to ongoing learning.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Teacher
Charlotte Mecklenburg School System
Huntersville, NC
08.2020 - Current
- Establish positive relationships and effectively communicate with students, parents, and colleagues.
- Adapt teaching methods and materials to meet diverse needs, interests, and learning styles.
- Design and implement engaging, standards-based lessons in core subjects like math and reading.
- Conducted peer training sessions on specific learning programs,illustrating the ability to facilitate professional development workshops and training modules.
Teacher
Iredell County Schools
Mooresville, North Carolina
01.2010 - 06.2020
- Creates, develops, and implements core school curriculum with an emphasis on technology integration.
- Establishes a rapport with students, parents and family members.
- Mentored new educators and supervised student teachers, indicating strong leadership potential and foundation for talent mentoring in an HR context.
- Enhances student engagement for learning science through STEM activities.
- Adapts teaching methods and materials to meet students needs, interest, and abilities.
- Developed, wrote and lead IEP meetings with parents and other professionals.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Education
University of North Carolina At Charlotte
Charlotte, NCSkills
- Customer Service Mindset - Multitasking/Prioritization
- Clear Communication - Digital Savviness
- Client Needs Assessment - Attention to Detail
- Teamwork/Collaboration - Problem Solving
- Process/Procedure Adherence - Time Management
Certification
- North Carolina Elementary Education License K-6
- North Carolina Special Education License
- North Carolina Real Estate License
- Apple Certified Teacher
Systems/Tools
- Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams), Google Workspace, Zoom
Timeline
Teacher
Charlotte Mecklenburg School System
08.2020 - Current
Teacher
Iredell County Schools
01.2010 - 06.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Education
University of North Carolina At Charlotte
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