Dana Cray
VERGENNES,VT
Summary
Passionate literacy educator with a strong vision to provide literacy services to developing readers or coaching services to colleagues or other professionals. Data-driven and dedicated with a successful track record of supporting colleagues and implementing effective literacy instruction that focuses on transferrable skills, building background knowledge, and vocabulary acquisition. Dynamic and engaging educator, coach, presenter, and lifelong learner. Enthusiastic about applying skills to the business sector.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Literacy Interventionist
Middlebury Union Middle School
Middlebury, Vermont
07.2021 - Current
- Assess literacy needs of school by reviewing student data and current curriculum
- Conduct ongoing evaluations of literacy improvement action and communicate results to teachers and administrators
- Explicitly teach transferrable literacy skills through authentic meaningful inquiry based units
- Provide explicit instruction for vocabulary acquisition, comprehension of text, and writing strategies
- Use Backwards by Design and Universal Design principles to align learning objectives as well as formative and summative assessments
- Differentiate instruction in order to ensure accessibility
- Interpret and utilize assessment data to ascertain intervention methods/settings and provide tier 2 intervention options
- Design and implement responsive, accessible, inclusive curriculum for diverse learners
- Utilize Common Core State Standards to design assessments and guide instruction
- Provide targeted feedback to support student growth.
- Analyze and use state and local data to drive instruction.
- Serve as literacy coach by providing support with curriculum delivery and classroom management
- Collaborate closely with colleagues to address student needs and design appropriate programs to maximize learning and growth over time
- Utilize technology to maximize student engagement and growth
- Co-taught in the Social Studies classroom and served as literacy coach
- Collaborate with stake holders on EST and MTSS to ensure student success
Language Arts Teacher
Middlebury Union Middle School
Middlebury, Vermont
07.2017 - 08.2021
- Created concept-based, inquiry-based units of study that engaged students in International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme
- Used Backwards by Design and Universal Design principles to align learning objectives, formative and summative assessments
- Differentiated instructional activities, resources, and course technologies ensuring rigorous and equitable curriculum for all
- Ensured accessibility, inclusivity, and relevancy for learner
- Provided explicit instruction to support student growth in reading, writing, vocabulary, and thinking skills
- Ensured student success by teaching transferable literacy skills, strategies, and concepts
- Embedded authentic social-emotional learning into units of study and individual lessons
- Engaged with all students with respect and dignity while building strong, enduring relationships
- Ensured that all students felt connected and valuable in learning community
- Supported students through safe, responsive, and engaging teacher advisory
Literacy Interventionist
Middlebury Union Middle School
Middlebury, Vermont
07.2006 - 08.2017
- Assessed literacy needs of school by reviewing student data and current curriculum
- Conducted ongoing evaluations of literacy improvement action and communicated results to teachers and administrators
- Explicitly taught transferrable literacy skills through authentic meaningful inquiry based units
- Provided explicit instruction for vocabulary acquisition, comprehension of text, and writing strategies
- Used Backwards by Design and Universal Design principles to align learning objectives as well as formative and summative assessments
- Differentiated instruction in order to ensure accessibility
- Design and implement responsive, accessible, inclusive curriculum for diverse learners
- Utilized Common Core State Standards to design assessments and guide instruction
- Provided targeted feedback to support student growth.
- Analyzed and use state and local data to drive instruction.
- Served as literacy coach by providing support with curriculum delivery and classroom management
- Collaborated closely with colleagues to address student needs and design appropriate programs to maximize learning and growth over time
- Co-taught in Social Studies classroom and served as literacy coach
Education
Bachelor of Arts - English/Secondary Education
Castleton University
Castleton, VT05.1992
Skills
- Literacy program development
- Standards-referenced system knowledge
- Differentiated instruction
- Creative and academic writing
Accomplishments
Middle Level Endorsement, 2021
Invited Presenter at Vermont Reads Institute at University of Vermont, 2012
Vermont Outstanding Teacher Award, 2011
Vermont Outstanding Teacher Award, 1996
Timeline
Literacy Interventionist
Middlebury Union Middle School
07.2021 - Current
Language Arts Teacher
Middlebury Union Middle School
07.2017 - 08.2021
Literacy Interventionist
Middlebury Union Middle School
07.2006 - 08.2017
Bachelor of Arts - English/Secondary Education
Castleton University
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