Dana Landers
Educator
Lakeland,FL
Summary
Skilled Language Arts Teacher knowledgeable about building strong verbal and written communication skills in students on a variety of academic levels. Familiar with curriculum selection, lesson planning and classroom management. Desiring to contribute 10 years of experience to long-term position.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Language Arts and Reading Teacher
Mulberry Middle School
Mulberry, FL
01.2014 - Current
- Utilized multimedia strategies and technology to convey information in fresh and interesting ways.
- Promoted effective verbal and written communication through listening, speaking, reading and writing practice.
- Led interesting and diverse group activities to engage students in course material.
- Earned highly effective rating from 2017 to present.
- Decreased Level 1 performance from 54% to 49% proficiency in 2023.
- Increased student proficiency of Level 3 or better by 9% in 2023.
Language Arts Teacher 6th-10th
Victory Christian Academy
Lakeland, FL
01.2012 - 01.2014
- High school, Academy
- Balanced planning and teaching of 7th-10th grade language arts, Bible, business elective, and co-teaching PE class
- Improved student participation in classroom through integration of creative role-playing exercises, collaborative structures, and asking open-ended higher order thinking questions to facilitate classroom discussions
- Developed standards based formative and summative assessments to monitor student progress providing differentiation and small group instruction as needed to ensure academic success.
Education
Master of Education - Teaching And Learning
Southeastern University
Lakeland, FL 04.2008 - 05.2010
Bachelor of Business And Professional Leadership - Business
Southeastern University
Lakeland, FL 04.2006 - 04.2008
Skills
Leadership
Lesson Planning
Lesson plan implementation
Verbal and written communication
Certification
1015/1, ENGLISH (6-12) 1016/E, ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES ENDORSEMENT 1046/E, READING ENDORSEMENT
Timeline
1015/1, ENGLISH (6-12) 1016/E, ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES ENDORSEMENT 1046/E, READING ENDORSEMENT
07-2020
Language Arts and Reading Teacher
Mulberry Middle School
01.2014 - Current
Language Arts Teacher 6th-10th
Victory Christian Academy
01.2012 - 01.2014
Master of Education - Teaching And Learning
Southeastern University
04.2008 - 05.2010
Bachelor of Business And Professional Leadership - Business
Southeastern University
04.2006 - 04.2008