Heather Coker
Cadiz,KY
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Kindergarten Teacher
Dickson County Schools
08.2013 - 12.2023
- Built positive relationships with students and families for safe, trusted learning support.
- Exercised good classroom management focused on positive behavior support by clearly articulating fair and consistent expectations along with appropriate natural consequences.
- Delivered lesson plans, implemented school curriculum and used data to create, monitor, and establish personalized learning plan for each student.
- Monitored and evaluated student progress through regular assessments and observations.
- Collaborated with other faculty and staff to promote rigorous learning opportunities, general well-being of school and collective interest of staff and student body.
- Identified characteristics, needs, abilities, and problems of each child through personal interaction and progress reports to optimize approaches.
- Reported to parents and administration about student progress.
- Arranged parent-teacher conferences to address student progress and collaboratively set goals for areas of improvement.
- Kept accurate documents about student progress for school and parent records.
- Teamed with other professionals to enhance student learning experiences.
First Grade Teacher
Lewis County Schools
09.2001 - 08.2013
- Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.
- Taught students subject-specific material, learning strategies, and social skills.
- Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking, and communication.
- Implemented classroom management improvements to enhance class morale and engagement.
Education
Master of Science - Administration And Supervision
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN05.2009
Bachelor of Science - Education
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN05.1999
Associate of Science -
Columbia State Community College
Columbia, TN08.1997
Skills
- Lesson Planning
- Student Records Management
- Educational Games
- Common Core
- Behavior Modeling
- Behavior Management
- Team Collaboration
- Early Reading
Timeline
Kindergarten Teacher
Dickson County Schools
08.2013 - 12.2023
First Grade Teacher
Lewis County Schools
09.2001 - 08.2013
Master of Science - Administration And Supervision
Middle Tennessee State University
Bachelor of Science - Education
Middle Tennessee State University
Associate of Science -
Columbia State Community College
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