DeLaron "Larry" Hines
English Teacher
Seminole,FL
Summary
Dedicated and knowledgeable instructor with strong understanding of teaching English. Committed to enhancing overall student success by maintaining productive relationships with students and parents and updating educational protocols. Detail and goal oriented with training in classroom management, ESOL, and differentiated instruction.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
Work History
English and Language Arts Teacher
Baypoint Middle School
2151 62nd Ave S, St., St. Petersburg
08.2021 - Current
- Developed teaching materials to supplement standard curriculum, enhancing learning concepts and promoting student engagement.
- Identified students struggling with material and made arrangements to meet one-on-one during study hall or other time periods to provide additional instruction in one-on-one environment.
- Administered assessments and standardized tests to evaluate student progress.
- Evaluated academic skills of each student through verbal assessments, graded assignments and standardized tests.
- Built relationships with students to understand obstacles to learning such as difficult home situations, illness or social hurdles.
- Teamed with other faculty members and parents to outline IEPs for gifted, talented and special education students, addressing diverse teaching approaches for special learning requirements.
English/ Language Arts Teacher
School/ High School, The Broach School
01.2020 - Current
- Provide exciting and engaging instruction to students
- Serves as a mentor and coach to students
- Able to use multi-media and differentiated instruction to ensure lessons are applicable to all learning abilities
- Create and implement a curriculum, syllabus, lesson plans, and rubric
- Help students gain a love for reading and language arts by incorporating a diverse group of authors who provide meaningful and aesthetic rhetoric
- Utilize research-based instruction for vocabulary development
- Develop rapport with students to ensure a positive classroom environment
- Build relationships with stakeholders to give students the best opportunity for success
- Attend weekly meetings with principal and other staff
- Take daily attendance, keep grade book updated, and all other administrative duties
Substitute Teacher
Pinellas County School Board
08.2019 - 01.2020
- Follow all policies, rules and procedures in accordance with regular teacher
- Remain in assigned classroom until all students have been dismissed for the day
- Assumes responsibility for overseeing pupil behavior in class and surrounding areas
- Reviews with principal or designee, all plans, duties and schedules to be followed during the teaching day, teaches the outlined lesson, maintains as fully as possible the established routines and procedures of the school and classroom to which he/she is assigned
- Complete evaluation at the end of the day, checks out with authorized personnel prior to leaving at the end of the day.
Recreation Leader II
City of Seminole
03.2016 - 08.2019
- Oversee all sports programming including but not limited to Basketball Leagues, Soccer
- Leagues, Pickle Ball Leagues, and Flag Football Leagues
- Lead fitness classes and coach sports teams
- Planning and facilitating sports camps
- Creation of marketing materials, which includes flyers, brochures, email blast, and attending community events
- Supervise fitness programs and fitness staff
- Implement new ideas and policies for recreation programming
- Open and Close facility
- Office duties including answering phones, filing paperwork, cash handling, registering programs and new members
- Providing positive customer service
Long-Term Substitute Teacher (English 1 & 2)
Dixie Hollins High School
08.2015 - 03.2016
- Took over class for regular classroom teacher, managing assignments, student needs and recordkeeping.
- Communicated with parents regarding lesson plans and upcoming activities and provided feedback on student performance.
- Instructed students in core educational principles, concepts and in-depth subject matter.
- Diversified classroom instruction and group activities to successfully support students with unique strengths and learning styles.
- Implemented outlined grading and assessment techniques to document growth, development and knowledge advancements during teacher absence.
Education
B.S - Recreation Management
Southern Illinois University
08.2003 - 01.2008
No Degree - Education
Florida Southern College
Lakeland, FL 12.2021 - 01.2022
Skills
Classroom management
Classroom technology
Curriculum Development
Student engagement
IEP familiarity
Individualized instruction
Student assessments
Student-centered learning
Certification
English Grades 6-12 - 07/01/2021-6/30/2024
Timeline
No Degree - Education
Florida Southern College
12.2021 - 01.2022
English and Language Arts Teacher
Baypoint Middle School
08.2021 - Current
English/ Language Arts Teacher
School/ High School, The Broach School
01.2020 - Current
Substitute Teacher
Pinellas County School Board
08.2019 - 01.2020
Recreation Leader II
City of Seminole
03.2016 - 08.2019
Long-Term Substitute Teacher (English 1 & 2)
Dixie Hollins High School
08.2015 - 03.2016
B.S - Recreation Management
Southern Illinois University
08.2003 - 01.2008