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Donna Coan

Seaville,New Jersey

Summary


Results-driven education professional prepared to contribute to forward-thinking institution. Experience in curriculum development, faculty mentoring, and student engagement. Strong focus on collaborative team efforts and achieving educational goals. Reliable and adaptable with well-honed instructional skills and leadership abilities.

Overview

33
33
years of professional experience

Work History

PLC Teacher Leader

Somers Point Board of Education
09.2014 - 06.2023

*Attended and facilitated monthly PLC meetings for colleagues.

*Attended monthly teacher leader meetings with other PLC leaders and administration.

*Attended professional development workshops.

*Turn keyed professional development to colleagues.

Elementary School Teacher

Somers Point Board of Education
09.1990 - 06.2023

*Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet national standards.

*Supervised learning groups of students in classroom stations.

*Held conferences with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress and encourage learning goals.

*Reviewed curriculum and devised alternate approaches to presenting lessons to increase student understanding.

*Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.

*Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.

*Encouraged creative thinking and motivated students by addressing individual strengths and weaknesses based on standardized testing results.

*Keep students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.

*Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into the classroom.

*Devised and implemented strategies to create and maintain cohesive school community within virtual classroom setting.

Education

Master of Arts - Reading Teacher Education

Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ
05-1997

Master of Science - Elementary Education

Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD
05-1990

Skills

  • Student centered learning
  • Classroom management
  • DRA Familiarity
  • Student engagement
  • Standardized Testing
  • Differentiated instruction
  • Group and individual instruction
  • Social-Emotional Learning training
  • RTI familiarity
  • Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark familiarity
  • iReady Benchmark familiarity

Accomplishments

    2010- Somers Point School District Teacher of the Year

    2019- Life Changer of the Year Nominee

    2021-Somers Point School District Teacher of the Year

    2023- Atlantic County Teacher of the Year Nominee

Timeline

PLC Teacher Leader

Somers Point Board of Education
09.2014 - 06.2023

Elementary School Teacher

Somers Point Board of Education
09.1990 - 06.2023

Master of Arts - Reading Teacher Education

Rowan University

Master of Science - Elementary Education

Salisbury University
Donna Coan