DANA CARRICO
Palmyra,VA
Summary
Dedicated teacher, team leader, and curriculum developer with expertise in classroom management, curriculum design and development, and differentiated instruction. Passionate about education, designing challenging and enriching activities that engage and inspire students. Recognized for flexible teaching style and commitment to student success.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
3
3
Certification
Work History
Gifted Resource Teacher
Summit Elementary School
01.2019 - Current
- Balanced individual and group instruction to accommodate different academic levels and learning styles.
- Identified children's collective and individual learning needs to plan, prepare and deliver instruction designed to maximize individual learning and capture interest.
- Organized learning resources and classroom environment to facilitate positive learning experience for over 200 students.
- Prepared lesson plans and executed different modalities to accelerate individual success.
Virtual Kindergarten Teacher
Charlottesville City Schools
08.2020 - 06.2021
- Created, managed, and participated in variety of learning environments and activities to support opportunities for students to develop full potential and achieve learning objectives.
- Reported to parents and administration about student progress.
- Collaborated with other faculty and staff to promote rigorous learning opportunities, general well-being of school and collective interest of staff and student body.
- Applied evidence-based practices for classroom management to enhance learning results.
Preschool Team Leader
Clark Elementary
01.2015 - 01.2019
- Organize, facilitate, and lead team meetings.
- Evaluate testing data and design appropriate interventions.
- Problem solve behavioral, social and academic issues.
- Teach and help implement new curriculum
- Worked with special needs students to determine specific plans for success.
- Developed educational curricula that promoted development in key behavioral and educational areas.
- Evaluated staff and offered guidance to enhance knowledge, skills, and professional development to optimize learning environment.
Preschool Teacher/Curriculum Development Specialist
Clark Elementary
01.2007 - 01.2015
- Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
- Built and delivered learning content according to priority and scope.
- Collaborated with colleagues in developing benchmark lessons and identifying curriculum needs of faculty.
- Created curricula, research topics and conceptualized course format, subject matter and presentation.
- Monitored students' academic, social, and emotional progress and recorded in individual files.
- Worked with teaching staff to evaluate individual progress and recommend appropriate learning plans.
Education
Master of Education - Reading Education
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA01.2007
Bachelor of Arts - English
University Of Vermont
Burlington, VT01.2002
Skills
- Teaching
- Coaching
- Educational Leadership
- Inquiry-based learning
- Curriculum Development
- Talent development
- Student advocacy
- Special needs support
- Instructional Design
- Social-emotional learning
- Project-based learning
- Lesson Planning
Certification
- EARLY CHILDHOOD K-2
- READING INSTRUCTION K-12
- GIFTED RESOURCES K-12
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Limited Working
Timeline
Virtual Kindergarten Teacher
Charlottesville City Schools
08.2020 - 06.2021
Gifted Resource Teacher
Summit Elementary School
01.2019 - Current
Preschool Team Leader
Clark Elementary
01.2015 - 01.2019
Preschool Teacher/Curriculum Development Specialist
Clark Elementary
01.2007 - 01.2015
Master of Education - Reading Education
University of Virginia
Bachelor of Arts - English
University Of Vermont
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