Gina Lavoie
Newry,ME
Summary
Passionate Teacher with 30+ years experience with success in providing educational assistance and instruction to various levels of learners. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Successful in helping students develop strong literacy, numeracy, social and learning skills. Committed to providing students with necessary tools to achieve academic success, social emotional well-being and instilling a love of learning.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Teacher
SAD#44, Crescent Park School
Bethel, ME
08.2004 - Current
- Taught grades 2 and 3 Looping classroom - 2004 -2011 Taught grade 2 - 2011 - Present.
- Plan and implement integrated lessons to meet national standards.
- Review curriculum and devised alternative and differentiated approaches to presenting lessons to increase student understanding.
- Communicate frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss academic and social-emotional progress.
- Work cooperatively with grade level team, administrators and parents to create flexible groups to help students reach learning objectives.
- Use best practices in direct instruction to promote academic growth including research and evidence based strategies.
- Enhance student knowledge of technology by integrating iPads and 21st-century skills.
- Promote physical, mental and social well-being by incorporating mindfulness techniques, how the brain works, and self-regulation strategies in the classroom.
- Support colleagues through professional and student outcome goals to increase educator skill.
Teacher
Auburn School Department
Auburn, ME
07.1991 - 06.2004
- Taught self-contained classrooms of grades 1 through 3 along with multi-age grades 1-2, and 2-3.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education (K-8)
University of Maine
Orono, ME05.1991
Skills
- District Resiliency Team Member 2021 - Present
- School Resiliency Team Member 2018- -Present -The goal is to develop and execute a plan to become a Trauma-Responsive School by increasing knowledge and implementation in the areas of trauma-responsive practices, organization support, family & community connections, and professional development
- TEPG (Teacher Evaluation & Professional Growth) Facilitator -2018 - Present - Assist colleagues in setting and achieving professional goals, setting student learning objects and plans to meet them, as well as fostering reflection of teaching practices to become skillful educators
- Summer Technology Institute Workshop Presenter - University of Maine 2021 - Workshop Topic - Team Collaboration That Empowers
- Professional Development Presenter - August 2020- Workshop Topic - User-Friendly Framework and Tools for Organizing Distance Learning
- Professional Development Presenter - August 2020 - Workshop Topic - Mindfulness
- Professional Learning Facilitator Certification - August 2019 - to provide candidate support services to those pursuing National Board Certification
- District Comprehensive RTI Planning Committee - 2019-2020
- Created 8 week PD Workshop on Mindfulness for Teachers 2016-2017 - Designed to improve skills and knowledge of educators through collaborative study, expertise exchange, and professional dialogue, while working toward improving the educational achievement of students through stronger leadership and teaching
- School Leadership Team - 2013-2019 - Decision-making team for initiation of school procedures, programs, and PD to meet state ESSA requirements
Certification
- Maine State Teaching Certificate / 34 Professional
- NBCT - National Board Certified - Early Childhood Generalist - Certified in 2017- Expires 2022
- Maintenance of NBCT Certification - Expires 2027
Timeline
Teacher
SAD#44, Crescent Park School
08.2004 - Current
Teacher
Auburn School Department
07.1991 - 06.2004
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education (K-8)
University of Maine
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