Deborah Fisher
Jeffersonton,VA
Summary
Knowledgeable educator and teacher leader with 10 years of experience providing educational guidance and mentorship to high school students. Possess capabilities in the areas of planning and instruction to meet the needs of all students while ensuring a safe and engaging classroom environment for diverse populations. Eager to implement critical teaching expertise to a position teaching Biology using creative abilities to develop lessons and activities that require students to apply essential concepts to authentic real word problems and prepare them for a rapidly changing workforce, and post-secondary education.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Biology Teacher
Fauquier County High School
08.2014 - Current
- Teach Honors & General Biology, as well as co-teach inclusion biology classes to freshmen and sophomores. Teach AP Biology and Marine Biology to mostly juniors and seniors. Also teach ecology and AP Environmental Science.
- Oversees all Science Department Operations
- New Teacher Mentor and Instructional Coach
- Member of Fauquier High School Leadership Team
- Member of Fauquier High School Improvement Team, where I serve as Lead for the Science Committee.
- Member of Fauquier County Division-Wide AP Course Committee
- Member of Fauquier County Division-wide Innovation Team
- Advisor for Fauquier High School Chapter of Science National Honor Society
- Advisor for Fauquier High School ECO Club.
- Recipient of John Marshall SWCD Educator of the Year Award, 2016.
- Establish positive and encouraging relationships with students which help to foster appreciation for learning. Employ various hands-on lessons and teaching strategies to encourage student understanding and build community within the classroom.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues in the Biology PLC to create valuable common formative and summative assessments and embedded tasks to help drive appropriate instruction.
- Utilize performance-based learning and assessment as well as inquiry-based learning instructional strategies.
- Employ new technologies to help students to become scientifically literate.
- Encourage student critical thinking through discussion of current events.
- Collaborate with specialists to meet the needs of Special Education, 504, and ELL (English Language Learner) students requiring extra support.
- Ensure classroom expectations are clear and consistent to allow for proper focus on learning by establishing meaningful objectives.
- Communicate with parents to discuss student progress and classroom behavior.
- Plan, develop and execute lessons reflecting Fauquier High School curriculum and Virginia State Standards of Learning.
- Inspire academic success based on the belief that all students can achieve excellence, regardless of background.
- Established positive and encouraging relationship with students and helped to foster appreciation for biology and science
Fauquier Environmental Summer Camp Teacher
Fauquier County
06.2014 - 08.2015
- Collaborated with other camp counselors to design fun and enriching learning activities for campers.
- Led groups of children safely through variety of camp activities.
- Oversaw and taught campers basic principles to enhance wellbeing and safety measures in nature.
- Inspected equipment and machinery to verify functionality and safety.
Long Term Substitute Teacher, Chemistry
Fauquier High School
03.2014 - 06.2014
- Took over class for regular classroom teacher, managing assignments, student needs, and recordkeeping.
- Provided instruction for students in core subject areas.
- Developed and implemented engaging lesson plans to accommodate varied student learning styles.
- Monitored student progress and provided feedback to students, parents and school administrators.
- Adapted lesson plans and student activities to meet needs of students with special learning needs.
- Assisted students in mastering subject material and preparing for State SOL test.
- Collaborated with other educators to plan and review instruction.
Education
Masters Certificate, Gifted Education - Education of The Gifted And Talented
Shenandoah University
Winchester, VA05.2023
Virginia Teaching Licensure - Science Teacher Education
Virginia Career Switchers Program
Virginia Department Of Education12.2013
Bachelor of Science - Wildlife Biology
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA01.1996
Skills
- Instructional Design
- Curriculum Development
- Detail-Oriented
- Creativity
- Teaching Organizational and Academic Strategies
- Virginia State Standards of Learning Implementation
- Differentiated Instruction and IEP Compliance
- Time Management
- Technology Integration
- Active Listener
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Problem Solving
- Teacher Mentor
- College preparation
Certification
- Praxis Certification, Biology
Timeline
Biology Teacher
Fauquier County High School
08.2014 - Current
Fauquier Environmental Summer Camp Teacher
Fauquier County
06.2014 - 08.2015
Long Term Substitute Teacher, Chemistry
Fauquier High School
03.2014 - 06.2014
Masters Certificate, Gifted Education - Education of The Gifted And Talented
Shenandoah University
Virginia Teaching Licensure - Science Teacher Education
Virginia Career Switchers Program
Bachelor of Science - Wildlife Biology
Pennsylvania State University
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