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.
Energetic educator with proven skills in teaching diverse subjects.
Keep classrooms organized and students on-task to facilitate effective learning.
Diligent and adaptable in meeting individual student needs with warm, safe educational environments.
Caring facilitator with 18 years of experience in educational instruction.
Expert in closely monitoring student progress while implementing modern educational techniques into daily practices.
Committed to long-term student success through well-rounded educations.
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.
To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher
Promise Christian Academy
09.2004 - 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.
Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
Graded and evaluated student assignments, papers, and course work.
Conducted evaluations to measure performance and progress of students, providing guidance for areas requiring improvement.
Participated in parent teacher conference to discuss developments of students and increase support.
Advised and counseled students to help them develop skills and knowledge required to succeed.
Supported student teachers by mentoring on classroom management, lesson planning, and activity organization.
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.
Developed and implemented classroom routines to address varying student needs.
Shifted between formal and informal methods of teaching to keep students engaged.
Met with students, parents and administrators to address and resolve students' behavioral and academic issues.
Prepared quizzes, tests and examinations to gauge how well students were learning.
Participated in department meetings to provide input to colleagues about student achievement and improvement.
Scheduled conferences with parents to discuss students' progress and classroom behavior.
President of Operations
Sky's The Limit After-School
09.2009 - Current
Hired and managed employees to maximize productivity while training staff on best practices and protocols.
Identified opportunities to improve business process flows and productivity.
Established performance goals for department and outlined processes for achievement.
Devised and presented business plans and forecasts to expand.
Founded performance- and merit-based evaluation system to assess staff performance.
Teacher
First Academy
09.2007 - 06.2008
Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
Supported student physical, mental, and social development using classroom games and activities.
Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
Graded and evaluated student assignments, papers, and course work.
Teacher
Reading Town
09.2005 - 06.2007
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.
Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
Education
Master of Arts - Education
Queens College
Queens, NY
06.2005
Bachelor of Science - Finance
SUNY At Binghamton
Binghamton, NY
06.2004
Skills
Strategic Networking
Critical Thinking
Activity Development
Revenue Growth
Appointment Scheduling
Payroll Operations
Wages and Salary
English Fluency
Pricing Structures
Food Preparation
Accomplishments
Administration - Managed a Specialized High School Program that resulted in over 40+ student admittance into NYC's top high schools.
Curriculum Implementation - Taught reading comprehension, editing/proofreading, history, mathematics, and physical science to pupils.
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