Elizabeth Crentsil
Wesley Chapel
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate educator with experience teaching elementary and middle school students, including special needs learners. Skilled in classroom management, differentiated instruction, and providing targeted academic and behavioral support. Known for clear communication, strong collaboration with teachers and families, and creating structured, positive learning environments. Brings a teacher’s expertise to the instructional assistant role, supporting lessons, small‑group learning, and daily classroom operations with professionalism and care.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher
Pinecrest Academy Charter School
Wesley Chapel, FL
08.2024 - 05.2025
- Taught Leader in Me principles to middle school students, integrating the 7 Habits framework into daily lessons to build responsibility, initiative, and personal accountability.
- Facilitated social-emotional learning activities that strengthened students' self-management, communication, conflict resolution, and goal-setting skills.
- Supported a positive, leadership-driven school culture by modeling habits, reinforcing expectations, and coordinating classroom routines aligned with the program.
- Guided students through leadership projects that promoted teamwork, creativity and community involvement.
- Maintained clear, supportive communication with families and collaborated with teachers and counselors to reinforce leadership habits across academic subjects.
- Provided individualized coaching to help students identify strengths, set goals, and track progress toward personal and academic growth.
Teacher, Grade 1
Pinecrest Academy Charter School
Wesley Chapel, FL
08.2023 - 05.2024
- Taught 1st grade students subjects of ELA, reading, math, science, social studies, and Leader in Me.
- Designed and implemented engaging lesson plans that cater to diverse learning styles.
- Integrated technology into daily lessons to enhance learning experiences and engagement.
- Communicated effectively with parents regarding student development and academic performance.
- Organized classroom activities that promote social skills, critical thinking, and creativity.
- Collaborated with colleagues for curriculum development, sharing best practices and creating interdisciplinary units.
- Improved students'' reading comprehension by implementing diverse teaching strategies and materials.
- Provided a warm supportive environment for developing academic, social, and emotional growth.
- Reinforced positive behavior by encouraging efforts through affirmation statements and praising accomplishments.
- Prepared and administered grade-specific tests and examinations regulated by the school district to monitor students' growth and to report progress to parents.
Teacher- Autism Spectrum Disorder
Watergrass Elementary
Wesley Chapel, FL
08.2022 - 05.2023
- Created individualized education programs for each special education student in an Autism Spectrum Disorder classroom.
- Employed diverse techniques to promote active learning such as individualized instruction and problem solving assignments.
- Managed students behaviors while developing and teaching behavioral strategies to support students self control and self-regulation.
- Developed interactive lesson plans in accordance with access points curriculum to deliver high-quality special education instruction in an ASD and varying exceptionalities classroom consisting of 10 students K-2nd grade.
- Assessed students’ skills to determine their needs and develop effective teaching plans particular to each student's abilities.
- Documented and monitored student’s data with teacher-developed checklists to remain on target with students’ IEP goals.
- Met with students, parents and administrators to address and resolve students' behavioral and academic issues.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Sociology
College of Staten Island
Staten Island, NY05-2020
Skills
- Differentiated Instruction
- Classroom management
- Student engagement
- Special needs support
- Behavioral intervention
- Instructional support
- Assessment support
- Lesson and material prep
- Team collaboration
- Parent Communication
- Relationship building
Timeline
Teacher
Pinecrest Academy Charter School
08.2024 - 05.2025
Teacher, Grade 1
Pinecrest Academy Charter School
08.2023 - 05.2024
Teacher- Autism Spectrum Disorder
Watergrass Elementary
08.2022 - 05.2023
Bachelor of Science - Sociology
College of Staten Island