DEMETRIA SAUNDERS LANE

Highly effective veteran ELA Teacher, Teacher Trainer, Curriculum Developer, Instructional Designer & Coach, and Student Engagement Specialist with 26 years of experience. Extensive expertise in rigorous student learning and motivational engagement. Exceptional knowledge of delivering instruction utilizing technology and empowering students to use valuable resources. Adept at creating assessment & instructional methods based on students' unique learning needs. Keen ability to be a team player and resolve problems and conflicts professionally. Extraordinarily skilled at politely communicating complex information simply and entertainingly.

TEACHER TRAINER/EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT & INSTRUCTIONAL COACH 

Last Role: Language Arts Specialist

Elizabeth Board of Education: Division of Staff Development, Best Practices & Innovative Programs | Elizabeth, NJ | 2001-2005

• Peer coached educators district-wide who needed pedagogical assistance
• Conducted half-day, full-day & after-school trainings to district staff (teachers & administrators) in various pedagogical and administrative disciplines as assigned by Director of Staff Development
• Active member of Language Arts Committee responsible for selecting 2003-2004 district's Language Arts program for grades 6-8 (utilized for 10+ years afterwards)
• Prepared and analyzed summative reports of evaluations of all trainings conducted by the Division of Staff Development
• Served as the direct liaison between Division of Staff Development and “Project SELF” Character Education Program within district
• Responsible for meeting and consulting with outside parties as assigned by Director of Staff Development
• Chosen as Elizabeth School District “Teacher Leader” for the Eisenhower Novice Teacher Program (2001-2002) in conjunction with Montclair State University & supervised 6 novice teachers through 1st year of teaching

READING & WRITING TUTORIAL SPECIALIST

Huntington Learning Center | Springfield, NJ | 1999-2000

• Tutored both teens and adults in successful ELA strategies
• Conducted writing workshops at Barnes & Nobles for local C.E.O.s at recommendation and on behalf of Huntington Learning Center

EDUCATION POLICY RESEARCH INTERN (AID TO ENFORCEMENT OFFICER) 

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights | Washington, DC | Summer 1995 

• Worked with Policy, Enforcement, and Program Services (alongside a designated attorney) in area of higher education desegregation
• Researched and submitted reports on various U.S. desegregation cases
• Conducted extensive research & presented summarized reports on disadvantages of urban students & strategies for ensuring their success

• FL STANDARD TEACHER CERTIFICATION: ENGLISH ENDORSEMENT (GR. 6-12) & READING ENDORSEMENT (K-12), FL Dept. of Ed., 2019
• GLOBAL & NATIONAL TEACHER TRAINER: CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES, Center for Teacher Effectiveness, 2019
• AVID CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR: ELA, Summer Institute (Philadelphia, PA), 2017
• AP CERTIFICATION: ENGLISH LITERATURE & COMPOSITION, College Board, 2008
• NJ TEACHER OF ENGLISH (GR. 7-12), NJ Dept. of Ed., 1997

• Elected as an RA Delegate for the NEA Convention in Denver, CO (Summer 2014)
• School Union Rep for Elizabeth Public Schools in Elizabeth, NJ (2010-2011)
• Member of NEA (National Education Association)

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