Gunnar Clayton
Dothan,AL
Summary
Inspiring Coach bringing extensive experience guiding and mentoring athletes to reach optimum potential. Driven and high-achieving with winning-team seasons throughout career history. Passionate about mentoring athletes to build sustainable training habits.
Passionate Teacher with experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering wide range of subjects. 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, social and learning skills.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Basketball Coach
Dothan Preparatory Academy
03.2024 - Current
- Built strong, cohesive teams by fostering a positive and supportive environment.
- Managed drills and fitness circuits to bolster athletes' coordination and performance levels.
- Optimized practice sessions by focusing on skill development, conditioning, and situational drills.
- Helped team bring in funds to pay for travel and other expenses.
- Managed team logistics, such as scheduling games, coordinating transportation, and overseeing equipment inventory.
- Promoted good sportsmanship with competing teams on- and off-field.
- 20-1 Overall Record
Social Studies Teacher
Dothan City Schools
07.2023 - Current
- Cultivated strong relationships with parents, maintaining open lines of communication to support student progress at home.
- Planned learning activities that provided students with opportunities to observe, question and investigate social studies topics.
- Maintained awareness of relevant current events and quickly incorporated study into curriculum.
- Planned and implemented integrated Social Studies lessons to meet State Curriculum Standards.
- Completed documentation of attendance, grades, and other required details.
- Used computers, audio-visual aids and other equipment to supplement presentations.
Education
Master of Science - Social Science Teaching
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL05-2023
Bachelor of Science - Social Science Education
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL05-2022
Skills
- Player conditioning
- Safety awareness
- Behavior improvements
- Discipline management
- Classroom management
- Relationship building
- Student assessment
- Subject matter expertise
Certification
- Secondary Social Science Education Certificate - Alabama Department of Education.
- Secondary Social Science Education Certificate - Florida Department of Education.
Timeline
Basketball Coach
Dothan Preparatory Academy
03.2024 - Current
Social Studies Teacher
Dothan City Schools
07.2023 - Current
- Secondary Social Science Education Certificate - Alabama Department of Education.
- Secondary Social Science Education Certificate - Florida Department of Education.
Master of Science - Social Science Teaching
Florida State University
Bachelor of Science - Social Science Education
Florida State University
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