Jack Gilchrist
Mason,MI
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
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Substitute Teacher
Edustaff
05.2023 - Current
- Substitute taught in several districts including East Lansing, Holt, Mason, Okemos, Haslett, and the Wilson Talent Center
- Taught at both middle and high school levels
- Went to 3 different districts to work 10 days in special education as a para-pro, CI classroom teacher, and a adapted PE teacher.
- Enhanced classroom management by implementing positive reinforcement strategies and maintaining clear expectations for behavior.
- Used available resources to make sure students learned the given content the best they could
- Worked as a building substitute 2 days in 2 different districts working in different classrooms throughout the same day.
Coaching Assistant
Mason High School
05.2023 - 06.2023
- Held small clinics for players in linemen positions 1-2x a week
- Worked on overall positional drills
- Worked on drills that emphasized scheme with their coaching style
Student Supervisor
Okemos Public Schools And Edustaff
05.2022 - 06.2022
- Primary focus was on hallway monitoring
- Worked all lunches to ensure students safety and keep students within the lunchroom
- Would escort students to and from classrooms
- Would work before or after school monitoring parking lots and school grounds depending on certain dates and events
Farm Hand
Droscha Sugarbush
12.2017 - 03.2021
- Split and stacked wood during the winter time using a log splitter and other farm equipment.
- Collected sap in the springtime's using 5 gallon buckets walking through woods and roadside.
- Bailed hay in the summers sending hay up into the barn and stacking it once it was collected.
- Cleaned up areas throughout the farm including throwing old equipment away, landscaping, and organizing cluttered junk on the farm
- Raised 100 chickens in summer of 2019 giving them food and water each day, moving their pen, and cleaning up their waste.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Health And Physical Education
Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI05.2025
High School Diploma -
Mason High School
Mason, MI05.2020
Skills
- Parent Teacher Communication
- Lesson Planning
- Familiarity working with individuals with disabilities
- People person
- Familiar with school daily functions
- Understand behind scenes of after school activities such as sports or clubs
- Ability to have a flexible schedule day to day
references
Scott Wooster-Grand Valley state University Head Football Coach- (616)-201-8237
Casey Droscha-Microbiologist and Owner of Sugarbush Farms- (989)-854-0501
Tess Armstrong- Assistant professor in Health and Physical Education at Grand Valley State University-(616) 331-9368
Timeline
Substitute Teacher
Edustaff
05.2023 - Current
Coaching Assistant
Mason High School
05.2023 - 06.2023
Student Supervisor
Okemos Public Schools And Edustaff
05.2022 - 06.2022
Farm Hand
Droscha Sugarbush
12.2017 - 03.2021
Bachelor of Science - Health And Physical Education
Grand Valley State University
High School Diploma -
Mason High School
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