Emily Pursley
Belton,TX
Summary
Seasoned teacher and Library Media Specialist familiar with successful strategies for building relationships with students from all socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. Flexible and friendly team player with encouraging and motivational approach. Offering sixteen years of experience in small group instruction and providing student needs assessments. Sharp and highly trained with a desire to work with elementary students.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Library Media Specialist
Brookhaven Elementary School
Killeen, TX
08.2023 - Current
- Organized and maintained library collections, including books and electronic resources.
- Collaborated with teachers to determine appropriate library resources for curricular units.
- Managed student circulation of library materials.
- Evaluated existing library services and identified areas for improvement or expansion.
- Planned special events such as story time sessions or book fairs.
- Participated in professional development seminars related to librarianship.
- Organized library equipment and collections.
- Publicized and promoted library services, programs and collections.
- Developed and enforced circulation policies and procedures.
- Compiled circulation statistics and drafted reports to illustrate metrics.
- Handled in-person and telephone requests for information and materials.
- Ordered and processed various library materials and media.
- Conducted book talks and other activities to promote reading among students.
- Served on the school's Leadership Team.
- Tutored struggling readers three days a week.
Third Grade Teacher
McDavid-Jones Elementary School
Citronelle, AL
11.2021 - 05.2023
- Developed and implemented lesson plans to cover core subjects such as math, science, language arts, and social studies.
- Created a positive learning environment that encouraged students to strive for excellence.
- Established classroom rules and expectations with students to ensure a safe and productive learning environment.
- Encouraged students to take responsibility for their own learning through individualized instruction and group activities.
- Provided feedback on student progress through conferences, reports, assessments, or parent-teacher meetings.
- Communicated regularly with parents about student progress via phone calls, emails, meetings.
- Maintained accurate records of attendance and grades according to school policies and procedures.
- Facilitated small groups of students during independent work time providing guidance when needed.
First Grade Teacher
Southern Choctaw Elementary School
Gilbertown, AL
12.2014 - 11.2021
- Taught Reading Horizons to first grade students
- Taught struggling readers at this Title 1 school
- Involved parents in student education by cultivating strong relationships
- Oversaw class field trips to keep students safe and educate about related topics
- Attended in-service training and professional development courses to stay on top of policy and education changes
- Administered tests such as Scantron, DIBELS, STAR and assessed results to evaluate student understanding of material
- Instructed students individually and in groups using varied teaching methods.
Second Grade, Kindergarten, Reading Intervention
Whitesboro Elementary School
Boaz, AL
08.2004 - 05.2008
- Used data driven information such as Accelerated Reader, STAR Reading, DIBELS Progress Monitoring and test scores to plan reading lessons for students
- Collaborated with the Reading Coach and grade level teachers to develop intervention lessons and increase student learning
- Planned small group lessons to differentiate instruction
- Planned activities to increase parental involvement
- Routinely sent home materials with helpful hints for parents of struggling readers and met with parents regarding accomplishments and issues or learning interruptions to discuss solutions
- Consistently received positive teacher evaluations from students, parents, and administration.
Kindergarten Teacher
Eton Elementary School
Chatsworth, GA
08.2002 - 05.2004
- Utilized district standards to plan lessons that addressed all requirements and prepared students to take standardized assessment tests
- Served on the technology and student support team committees
- Assisted in the summer-school tutoring program to teach struggling students
- Monitored, documented and reported students' progress and performance
- Reinforced skills taught in centers in the classroom
- Guided reading aloud to spark imagination and foster reading comprehension as well as vocabulary development
- Fostered language development, comprehension and vocabulary using traditional poetry, nursery rhymes and riddles
- Provided focused lessons for readiness highlighting phonics, language, writing and reading
- Coordinated conferences with parents to discuss student progress and establish goals for improvement and advancement.
Education
Master of Science - Library/Media
The University of West Alabama
08.2021
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education
Jacksonville State University
01.2002
Skills
- Creative Lesson Planning
- Classroom Management & Discipline
- Positive Learning Environment
- Differentiated Instruction
- Communicates Effectively with Parents, Peers, and Administration
- Flexible and Adaptive
- School Improvement Committee Member
- Reading Mastery
- Leadership Team Member
- Project Coordination
- Organizational Skills
- Team Collaboration
Certification
- Alabama Professional Educator Certificate Grades P-3
- Certified Library/Media Specialist Grades K-12
- Highly Qualified Teacher Early Childhood Education P-3
- Highly Qualified Teacher Reading P-12
References
- LaStencia Boykin - Reading Specialist, Southern Choctaw Elementary School, 10935 AL-17, Gilbertown, AL, 36908, 251-843-2461
- Jonathan Johnson - Principal, Southern Choctaw Elementary School, 10935 AL-17, Gilbertown, AL, 36908, 251-843-2461
Timeline
Library Media Specialist
Brookhaven Elementary School
08.2023 - Current
Third Grade Teacher
McDavid-Jones Elementary School
11.2021 - 05.2023
First Grade Teacher
Southern Choctaw Elementary School
12.2014 - 11.2021
Second Grade, Kindergarten, Reading Intervention
Whitesboro Elementary School
08.2004 - 05.2008
Kindergarten Teacher
Eton Elementary School
08.2002 - 05.2004
Master of Science - Library/Media
The University of West Alabama
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education
Jacksonville State University
- Alabama Professional Educator Certificate Grades P-3
- Certified Library/Media Specialist Grades K-12
- Highly Qualified Teacher Early Childhood Education P-3
- Highly Qualified Teacher Reading P-12
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