DeAngelo Pegues
Memphis,TN
Summary
Enthusiastic and creative individual with solid understanding of student development and learning styles. Possesses excellent communication and interpersonal skills and connects with students from diverse backgrounds. Experienced developing engaging lesson plans and assessments to measure student progress while creating and fostering learning environments for students to raise confidence and expand knowledge base.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher/ Educator ( Balmoral Ridgeway Elementary)
Memphis Shelby County School
Memphis, TN
08.2013 - 08.2023
- Improved students' analytical skills by 80% by introducing state-of-the-art computer program technologies.
- Designed detailed learning plans for struggling students based on test, homework and assignment records. Which increase overall classroom performance by 40 % yearly.
- Modified lessons and curriculum to accommodate diverse learners by using strategies such as peer-assisted learning and group work.
- Participated in department meetings to provide input to colleagues about student achievement and improvement which led to the district adopting a new grading protocol for more than 130,000 students in the district.
- Shifted between formal and informal methods of teaching to keep students engaged while providing a 360 scope of learning.
- Worked with staff members and teachers to design comprehensive and individualized plans to optimize student education goals which increase student performance on state standardized test steadily for 5 years in a row.
- Led professional development workshops, sharing innovative teaching strategies with peers which led to an overall TVASS score of 3-5 for 8 years in a row.
- Fostered culture of curiosity and exploration, encouraging students to pursue independent research projects which led to formal recognition by the district in 2022.
- Integrated feedback from students and parents to continuously improve teaching methods and classroom management techniques which led to less than 5% of formal discipline problems with students over 10 years.
Teacher (Sheffield Elementary School)
Memphis Shelby County Schools
Memphis, TN
08.2010 - 05.2013
- Led after-school tutoring sessions for 40 struggling students, increasing their confidence in subject areas and improving overall academic success.
- Boosted cultural awareness by incorporating children's literature from world culture.
- Increased educational expertise and knowledge by participating in instructor-oriented workshops
Education
M.Ed. - Educational, Instructional, And Curriculum Supervision
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN05.2013
BA. - Education
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN05.2010
Skills
- Subject matter expertise
- Group and individual instruction
- Collaborative learning
- Remote Learning
- Program Development
- Academic goals
- Professional training
- Literacy strategies
- Excellent Communication
- Relationship Building
- Team Teaching and Collaboration
- Social Development
- Analytical Thinking
Accomplishments
* Access, Equity, and Student grading Protocol Co-Chair
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkn1cXqUauM
* Active Member of the MSCS District Teaching Advisory Council (DTAC)
Timeline
Teacher/ Educator ( Balmoral Ridgeway Elementary)
Memphis Shelby County School
08.2013 - 08.2023
Teacher (Sheffield Elementary School)
Memphis Shelby County Schools
08.2010 - 05.2013
M.Ed. - Educational, Instructional, And Curriculum Supervision
University of Memphis
BA. - Education
University of Memphis