Dena Gaddie
Peachtree Corners,GA
Summary
Dynamic educator with more than 20 years of experience in multilingual education. Passion for helping educators make a greater impact and create a learning environment that feels possible.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Teacher, Multilingual Learners
Beaver Ridge Elementary School
Norcross, GA
07.2010 - Current
- Served as ML Department team leader.
- Directed the Spring Saturday Intervention program.
- Served as the SST (MTSS) Coordinator.
- Facilitated professional developments on the topics of Instructional Conversation, maximizing academic writing for ML's, and creating and using the ELPP.
- Taught fourth grade as a classroom teacher.
- Developed and implemented ML-differentiated materials and assessments aligned with WIDA standards across Grade 3-5 content areas.
- Collaborated with grade level teams to enhance accessibility of the curriculum for ML's.
- Mentored new teachers, providing guidance on best practices in instruction, equity for ML's, and classroom management.
- Served as a Spanish interpreter.
Teacher, Multilingual Learners
Pinckneyville Middle School
Peachtree Corners, GA
07.2003 - 05.2010
- Facilitated differentiated instruction for multilingual learners in grades 6-8 in language arts, social studies, and mathematics.
- Created differentiated assessments and writing tasks for WIDA levels 1-4.
- Facilitated professional developments Maximizing Academic Writing for ML's, Spanish for Educators.
- Facilitated an informational workshop for parents on the ML (formerly ESOL) program at Pinckneyville MS.
- Teacher of the Year finalist.
- Served as the Assistant Orchestra Director.
- Served as a Spanish interpreter.
Education
Master of Divinity -
Mercer University
Atlanta, CA04-2014
Master of Science - Adult Education
Troy University
Troy, AL10-2009
Bachelor of Music Education, Bachelor of Music - Education, Music Performance
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, ILSkills
- Writing and proofreading
- Creating instructional materials
- Assessment development (GCPS Assessment Leadership Team 2025 participant)
- Linguistic studies
- Certified Spanish interpreter
- Public speaking
- Private music instructor (ages 6 to adult)
Certification
- K-12 Music Education
- K-5 Early Childhood Education
- ESOL Endorsement (GCPS Endorsement Program graduate)
Languages
English
Spanish
German
Timeline
Teacher, Multilingual Learners
Beaver Ridge Elementary School
07.2010 - Current
Teacher, Multilingual Learners
Pinckneyville Middle School
07.2003 - 05.2010
Master of Divinity -
Mercer University
Master of Science - Adult Education
Troy University
Bachelor of Music Education, Bachelor of Music - Education, Music Performance
Illinois Wesleyan University