Cynthia Pezzullo
Woodbury,CT
Summary
Hardworking Middle School Teacher with many years of classroom experience. Adept at delivering lessons, evaluating student progress, and preparing for standardized tests. Dedicated educator offering friendly, creative and relatable lessons. Specialties include process writing and specific strategies to improve reading comprehension.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sixth Grade Middle School Teacher
Region 14 Schools
Woodbury, CT
08.2012 - 06.2024
- Differentiated instruction for students with wide range of skill and interest levels. Conducted flexible groupings based on skill level addressing targeted reading and writing objectives.
- Incorporated engaging activities into lesson plans to enrich student learning, including: Pear Deck, numerous interactive white board activities, Google Classroom, Kahoot!, Flipgrid, Screen Castify and more.
- Developed Integrated Language Arts curriculum for all sixth grade learners; aided colleagues in teaching and aligning curriculum vertically in an effort to meet state standards.
- For two years of tenure, served as Sixth Grade Team Leader. Responsible for daily and weekly meeting agendas and implementation, tracking of student progress included in intervention process, and brainstorming and implementation of varied remediation strategies for students requiring academic and/or social/emotional support.
Fifth Grade Elementary School Teacher
Region 14 Schools
Woodbury, CT
08.2005 - 06.2012
- Utilized a variety of instructional techniques such as lectures, demonstrations, videos, hands-on activities and field trips to engage students in the learning process.
- Worked collaboratively with special education staff members to ensure that all students had access to necessary resources; routinely provided individualized modifications for special education students as outlined in their Individual Education Plan.
- Assessed student performance using formative/summative assessments and anecdotal records to measure growth in academic achievement.
Education
Master of Arts - Education
Dowling College
Oakdale, NY05-1990
Bachelor of Science - Communication Disorders
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO05-1986
Skills
- Project-based learning
- Data-Driven Instruction
- Student Engagement
- IEP familiarity
- Tutoring experience
- Hands-on learning
- Learning Assessments
- Behavior Management
- Academic Performance Evaluations
- Verbal and written communication
- Team Collaboration
- Curriculum Development
- Curriculum Implementation
- Individualized Instruction
- Literacy strategies
- Progress Monitoring
- Lesson Planning
- Group leadership
Affiliations
- Avid reader, writer, tennis and pickleball player. Love to travel and hike.
Accomplishments
- Responsible for rewriting integrated language arts curriculum with colleague. Aided in the implementation of curriculum across subject areas. Modeled guided reading lessons for colleagues.
Certification
^ State of CT K-6 certification
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Sixth Grade Middle School Teacher
Region 14 Schools
08.2012 - 06.2024
Fifth Grade Elementary School Teacher
Region 14 Schools
08.2005 - 06.2012
Master of Arts - Education
Dowling College
Bachelor of Science - Communication Disorders
Colorado State University
^ State of CT K-6 certification
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