Cortney Shaller
Canyon,TX
Summary
Organized High School Teacher with twenty-four years of experience teaching over one hundred seventy students. Monitored large classrooms and cultivated positive relationships with students. Committed to academic and personal growth through communication and change. Orderly High School Teacher with distinguished knowledge of Biology. Design detailed lesson plans and closely oversee comprehensive student growth. Successful at cultivating relationships with students and faculty.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher
Canyon High School
Canyon, Texas
08.2006 - Current
- Professional development Project-based learning
- Lesson planning, Created lesson plans following state curriculum and school-wide curriculum standards
- Implemented remedial programs for students requiring extra assistance
- Performed student background reviews to ascertain learning deficiencies and strengths to develop tailored lessons based on student needs
- Identified and documented learning achievements by reporting outcomes, performance information, and program adjustments to boost comprehension
- Collaborated with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning and student engagement
- Strengthened parent-teacher and parent-child communication by holding regular parent-teacher conferences
- Set and communicate ground rules for the classroom based on respect and personal responsibility
- Established positive relationships with students, parents, fellow teachers, and school administrators
- Modeled lesson planning strategies and classroom management techniques to student teachers
- Observed children and recorded activities, maintained daily records, and created safe environments during activities, meals, and naps
- Applied proactive behavior management techniques for classroom discipline
- Communicated with students needing extra attention and made plans to assist with problems
- Integrated technology into classroom settings to engage students and diversify instruction
- Created lesson plans to address the needs of entry-level and upper-level science students.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students, and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Biology
West Texas A&M University
MS - Commerce - Commerce
Texas A&M University
Skills
- Multicultural education
- Common core standards Textbook solution
- AP Biology expert
- Smart classrooms
- Differentiated instruction
Timeline
Teacher
Canyon High School
08.2006 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Biology
West Texas A&M University
MS - Commerce - Commerce
Texas A&M University