Iris Mahegan
Weymouth,MA
Summary
Confident ELL teacher delivering results-focused teaching for consistent, measurable academic achievement. Easily manages both large and small classes using adaptable strategies that appeal to diverse personalities, backgrounds and learning types. Accustomed to both in-person and online instruction environments, allowing for optimal lesson engagement and schedule flexibility.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
ELL Teacher
Weymouth Public Schools
09.2010 - Current
- Educated students in basics of English grammar and conversational speaking.
- Created new lesson plans based on course objectives.
- Developed and taught ESL curriculum to improve students' conversational abilities.
- Designed seasonal programs emphasizing vocabulary, pronunciation, and reading comprehension.
- Gave one-on-one attention to each student while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
- Attended workshops to learn about student motivation and engaging learning activities.
- Collaborated with teachers and department heads to meet quarterly and yearly educational goals.
- Personalized instruction based on needs, interests and capabilities of individual students.
- Balanced instruction, demonstration and personal work time for optimal student learning.
- Coordinated communication between students and school administration to create culturally-sensitive learning environment.
Education
Master of Arts - Education
Lesley University
Cambridge05.2018
Skills
- Scoring Standards
- Strong English Language Skills
- Educational Activities
- Vocabulary Enrichment
- Teacher Education
- Progress Reporting
- IEP Comprehension
- Esl-English as Second Language
- Emotional Support
- Conversational Language Acquisition Techniques
- Positive Learning Environment
- Personalized Support
- Language Acquisition Support
- ELL Accommodations
Languages
Icelandic
Native or Bilingual
Portuguese
Limited Working
Timeline
ELL Teacher
Weymouth Public Schools
09.2010 - Current
Master of Arts - Education
Lesley University
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