Gina Marie Hyne
Wallingford,CT
Summary
Enthusiastic Literacy Coach providing high-quality individual and group literacy tutoring services. Building beneficial and strong relationships with teachers, students, and parents. Skilled at creating and leading workshops, designing effective lesson plans, and personalizing individual student instruction based on assessment data.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Kindergarten Teacher
Shepherd Glen School, Hamden Public Schools
Hamden, CT
08.2023 - Current
- Collaborated with a special education teacher, paraprofessionals, and therapists to create and execute individualized education plans (IEPs).
- Co-taught a 50/50 inclusive kindergarten classroom, integrating special education and general education students to foster an inclusive learning environment.
- Developed and implemented differentiated lesson plans to meet the diverse needs of students with varying abilities and learning styles.
- Conducted ongoing assessments and progress monitoring to tailor instruction and provide targeted support.
- Organized and facilitated small group interventions to address specific academic and developmental needs.
Third Grade Teacher
Shepherd Glen School, Hamden Public Schools
Hamden, CT
08.2022 - 08.2023
- Established classroom rules and expectations with students to ensure a safe and productive learning environment.
- Created a positive learning environment that encouraged students to strive for excellence.
- Developed and implemented lesson plans to cover core subjects such as math, science, language arts, and social studies.
- Assessed student performance by administering tests, quizzes, and other assignments.
Sixth Grade Language Arts and Social Studies Teacher
John S Martinez Sea and Sky STEM Magnet School
New Haven, CT
08.2019 - 08.2022
- Teach a large, diverse student group, collaboratively with grade level partners
- Evaluate daily how students learn and adjust teaching techniques to maximize the students' potential
- Develop strong working relationships with faculty, parents, and students to effect positive change
- Use cooperative workgroups centered around student discourse
- Produce and implement lessons for struggling readers during an intervention block.
Special Needs Camp Counselor
Camp Happiness, Milford Recreation Department
Milford, CT
07.2006 - 08.2019
Special Education Paraprofessional
Moses Y Beach Elementary School, Wallingford Public Schools
Wallingford, CT
09.2017 - 06.2019
Second Grade Teacher
Saint Lawrence School
West Haven, CT
11.2010 - 09.2017
- Teach in an inclusive classroom environment that works to meet each individual's multiple intelligences for a higher mastery rate
- Evaluate daily how students learn and adjust teaching techniques to maximize the students potential
- Develop strong working relationships with faculty, parents, and students to effect positive change
- Implemented hands-on learning for all learning styles to ensure success
- Advise first through eighth grade student representatives of Student Council
- Participate on the NEASC committee on the evaluation of the school's accreditation process.
Pre-Kindergarten Paraprofessional
Saint Lawrence School
West Haven, CT
08.2009 - 11.2010
Education
M.Ed - Literacy
American College of Education
Indianapolis, IN07-2024
B.S. English - Elementary Education -
Central Connecticut State University
05.2009
Skills
- Progress Monitoring
- Student Engagement
- Instructional Strategies
- Teacher Mentoring
- Individualized Instruction
- Small Group Instruction
- Program implementation
- Teaching methods knowledge
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Kindergarten Teacher
Shepherd Glen School, Hamden Public Schools
08.2023 - Current
Third Grade Teacher
Shepherd Glen School, Hamden Public Schools
08.2022 - 08.2023
Sixth Grade Language Arts and Social Studies Teacher
John S Martinez Sea and Sky STEM Magnet School
08.2019 - 08.2022
Special Education Paraprofessional
Moses Y Beach Elementary School, Wallingford Public Schools
09.2017 - 06.2019
Second Grade Teacher
Saint Lawrence School
11.2010 - 09.2017
Pre-Kindergarten Paraprofessional
Saint Lawrence School
08.2009 - 11.2010
Special Needs Camp Counselor
Camp Happiness, Milford Recreation Department
07.2006 - 08.2019
M.Ed - Literacy
American College of Education
B.S. English - Elementary Education -
Central Connecticut State University
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