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Haley West

Wagener,SC

Summary

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, numeracy, social and learning skills.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Teacher, 5th Grade

Clear Dot Charter School
08.2022 - Current
  • Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
  • Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
  • Communicated frequently with parents, students, and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
  • Supported student physical, mental, and social development using classroom games and activities.
  • Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
  • Graded and evaluated student assignments, papers, and course work.
  • Conducted evaluations to measure performance and progress of students, providing guidance for areas requiring improvement.
  • Advised and counseled students to help them develop skills and knowledge required to succeed.
  • Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet S C State standards.
  • Developed and administered tests for students to measure academic proficiency and understanding.
  • Registered student progress and attendance on database to enable tracking history and maintain accurate records.
  • Created and developed lesson plans to meet students' academic needs.
  • Helped students explore concepts with engaging, learning-focused activities.

Elementary Teacher, 4th Grade

Busbee Elementary
12.2018 - 08.2022
  • Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.
  • Communicated student progress, academic difficulties, or behavioral concerns to parents, guardians and administration using tact and professionalism to improve student academic performance.
  • Prepared materials for lessons, assignments, and assessments, and evaluated, corrected and graded student performance to identify gaps in skills or knowledge and set realistic goals.
  • Worked one-on-one with students to determine strengths, weaknesses, and learning patterns.
  • Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking, and communication.
  • Evaluated individual student abilities and created action plans based on current level and desired growth goals to support preparedness for transition to next grade level.
  • Drove student learning by establishing clear classroom plans and group objectives, as well as actionable strategies to achieve each goal.
  • Maintained student portfolios to monitor learning progress and completion of work required for promotion to next grade level.
  • Adapted lessons to differentiate instruction and meet students' diverse learning needs and abilities.
  • Taught lessons encompassing skill-building activities in speaking, writing, reading and listening.
  • Taught students subject-specific material, learning strategies, and social skills.
  • Provided regular feedback to students on progress and assigned grades based on performance.

Camp Counselor

YMCA Aiken
06.2017 - 06.2018

· Collaborated with 4 or more other camp counselors to design fun and enriching learning activities for campers daily

· Worked with 15 children of varying age, interest, skill and developmental levels daily.

· Led group of 15 children safely through variety of camp activities.

· Resolved conflicts that arose between campers by listening to complaints and finding appropriate solutions.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education

University of South Carolina Aiken
Aiken, SC
12.2018

Skills

    Proficient in Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint

    Team collaboration

    Organizational skills

    Problem-solving skills

    Time management

    Activity Planning

  • Curriculum Implementation
  • Student Engagement

Timeline

Teacher, 5th Grade

Clear Dot Charter School
08.2022 - Current

Elementary Teacher, 4th Grade

Busbee Elementary
12.2018 - 08.2022

Camp Counselor

YMCA Aiken
06.2017 - 06.2018

Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education

University of South Carolina Aiken
Haley West