Gioia Buchanan
Frisco,TX
Summary
Results-driven professional seeking position as Business Account Manager. Focused on performance and flexible with specific needs of different assignments. Collaborates professionally with individuals from a broad array of backgrounds and cultures.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Paraprofessional Aide
Frisco ISD
Frisco, Texas
09.2021 - 07.2022
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, emotional, self-care and social skills support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Oversaw up to 27 students in classroom and common areas monitored, enforce rules, and support lead teacher.
- Instructed small groups of students in basic concepts such as alphabet, shapes, and color recognition.
- Implemented practice exercises and used repetition, enabling students to grasp new concepts quickly collecting data for lead teacher to build reports for parents.
- Set up digital visual aids, equipment, and classroom displays to support teacher's lesson delivery.
Teacher
Broken Arrow Public Schools
Broken Arrow, Oklahom
08.2013 - 07.2021
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
- Held conferences with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress and encourage learning goals.
- Completed daily reports, meal count sheets and attendance logs.
- Graded and evaluated student assignments, papers and course work.
- Encouraged creative thinking and motivated students by addressing individual strengths and weaknesses based on standardized testing results.
- Implemented creative ways to foster curiosity for complex principles through hands-on learning and planned activities.
- Enhanced student knowledge of technology by integrating various web-based applications for research and assignments.
- Developed and implemented lesson plans that addressed general students as well as those with individualized 504 plans as part of integrated classroom.
- Attended and facilitated IEP meetings for students and families.
- Collaborated with faculty to develop after-school tutoring program for struggling students.
- Maintained system required passing rate for years.
Teacher
Tulsa Public Schools
Tulsa, Oklahoma
08.2011 - 07.2013
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
- Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet national standards.
- Graded and evaluated student assignments, papers and course work.
- Encouraged creative thinking and motivated students by addressing individual strengths and weaknesses based on standardized testing results.
- Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
- Held conferences with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress and encourage learning goals.
- Reviewed curriculum and devised alternate approaches to presenting lessons to increase student understanding.
- Fostered team collaboration between students through group projects.
- Developed and implemented lesson plans that addressed general students as well as those with individualized 504 plans as part of integrated classroom.
- Attended and facilitated IEP meetings for students and families.
- Directed after-school tutoring and mentoring program serving elementary school students.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Education
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, OK05.2010
Skills
- Calm and Patient Demeanor
- Positive Learning Environment
- Encouraging Participation and Inclusivity
- Online Teaching using CANVAS, Google, and MS Office tools
- Differentiated Instruction
- Classroom Management Techniques
- Technological Integration as well as running Robotics Team teaching coding in C
- Test and Assignment Evaluation Data organization using MS Excel and Google Sheets
- Performance Optimization Strategies
- Critical and Creative Thinking
- Online Systems MS Office, Google applications, CANVA
Certification
- Elementary Education Levels 1-8 Training - Valid 1/1/2020-6/30/2025
Timeline
Paraprofessional Aide
Frisco ISD
09.2021 - 07.2022
Teacher
Broken Arrow Public Schools
08.2013 - 07.2021
Teacher
Tulsa Public Schools
08.2011 - 07.2013
Bachelor of Arts - Education
Northeastern State University
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