Certified Elementary Teacher seeks an opportunity to work outside of the traditional classroom and transition into a coaching position focused on mentoring students through their academic pathway.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Teacher – Grade 2
New Haven Public Schools
08.2019 - Current
Successfully plan and implement integrated lessons to meet CCSS standards and meet diverse learners academic needs
Implement reading, writing, and math workshops to boast student literacy and numeracy competency
Maintain student data to pinpoint student learning achievements and improvement to support decision-making for necessary tiered support
Participate in department meetings to provide student data relative to SRBI, Progress Monitoring, IEPs, or to resolve students' behaviors
Nurture reliable and open lines of communication between faculty, parents, and students
Embrace a warm, caring, and culturally rich learning environment
Possess proficient grasp of Collaborative Classroom (literacy and writing), Fundations (phonics), and i-Ready (mathematics) programs
Provided In January 2023, I facilitated the pilot of HMH, literacy and writing program, for New Haven Public Schools. HMH was chosen by NHPS and its instruction was launched SY2023-2024
Literacy Interventionist
Irving Elementary School
09.2018 - 06.2019
Provided ELA intervention to K-5 Tier 1 and Tier 2 students in accordance with team's SRBI objectives
Pushed in small group lessons during ELA blocks under guidance of K-5 Literacy Coaches
Often utilized ECRI decodables for certain student groups and, created lesson plans for other small groups that targeted students’ needs
Occasionally covered classrooms as needed
Literacy Interventionist
Augusta Lewis Troup School
01.2016 - 06.2018
Provided supportive Tier 2 and Tier 3 literacy education to K-2 students within small group sessions utilizing Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention program.
Attended SRBI and progress monitoring team meetings with collected Tier 2 and Tier 3 data to share with Administrators
Collaborated with Literacy Coach and grade level teams to review student data to determine intervention/enrichment needs and plan for small group instruction to address those needs moving forward
Education
M.S. Curriculum and Instruction -
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City
12.2021
Teacher Certification -
Relay, Graduate School of Education
New Haven, CT
06.2018
B.S. Finance -
Sacred Heart University, John F. Welch College of Business
Fairfield, CT
12.2013
Skills
Experienced in serving diverse communities
Prioritizes student engagement and data-driven instruction
Appreciative of differentiated learning in curriculum implementation
Knowledgeable in contemporary instructional strategies
Reassuring, motivating, and calm to students
Critical thinker and problem solver
Focused on student needs and success
Timeline
Certified Teacher – Grade 2
New Haven Public Schools
08.2019 - Current
Literacy Interventionist
Irving Elementary School
09.2018 - 06.2019
Literacy Interventionist
Augusta Lewis Troup School
01.2016 - 06.2018
M.S. Curriculum and Instruction -
Western Governors University
Teacher Certification -
Relay, Graduate School of Education
B.S. Finance -
Sacred Heart University, John F. Welch College of Business
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