DEBORAH SWANSON

Conferred with colleagues, parents, and students to change student attendance habits.

• Create and monitor the activities department budget.
• Developed and implemented organizational systems to better manage club attendance documentation and progress reporting.
• Use student survey data and suggestions to create new opportunities to help students connect to their school community.
• Developed a President’s Club to serve as an outlet for collaborating and training our student leaders.
• Collected data on program efficacy through data analysis and implemented solutions for improvement.

• Coordinated professional development for school staff while serving in the role of a Teacher Leader (2015-2016), PD2020 Facilitator (2017-2020), and We are HLR (Health, Learning and Respectful) Facilitator (2021-present).
• Assisted teachers in implementing best practices into their lesson plans as it relates to our school and district initiatives.

• Diversified teaching techniques and learning tools help students with differing ability levels and varied learning modalities.
• Dealt with inappropriate behavior quickly and effectively to maintain calm learning environment.
• Assessed submitted class assignments, determined grades and reviewed work with struggling students to boost success chance.
• Maintained open and productive communication with teaching staff, administration, students and parents.
• Observed student appearance and behavior and notified principal, school nurse and proper authorities of any emotional or physical concerns.
• Mentored new teachers within the department.

• Teach traditional college students and adult learners in Methods of Secondary Math Education, Inferential Statistics for Elementary Teachers, and College Algebra.

• Scored edTPA portfolios for teacher candidates seeking state licensure.

• Wrote test items for the ACT Mathematics test.