Tes Fields
Idaho Falls,ID
Summary
Resourceful and innovative educator with experience in instructor-led, e-learning, performance support, and curriculum development for wide variety of cultural and educational backgrounds.
Offering insightful analysis of content and design to create value-added learning programs that achieve desired outcomes. Strong communication and interpersonal skills to build relationships with stakeholders and assess learning needs.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Elementary Education Teacher (onsite and Remote)
District 91: Sunnyside Elementary
Idaho Falls, Idaho
08.2019 - Current
- Develop interactive media rich learning solutions for instructor-led, blended, online/virtual environments
- Create hybrid learning models that include a blend of both asynchronous and synchronous online learning.
- Produce learning media in various formats including text, graphic, audio, and video.
- Assess the need for content, material, and learning activities (LMS and non-LMS environments) in collaboration with team members, and subject matter experts.
- Effectively prioritize and manage multiple projects to completion and meet the desired milestones.
- Understand, articulate, and document clear learning objectives and behavioral outcomes.
- Design instruction using the backward design method to determine success criteria, identify goals, plan assessments, and create content to reach the desired outcome.
- Analyze common misconceptions with learning objectives.
- Facilitate meetings through video conferencing software and virtual classrooms using blackboard collaborate.
- Leveraged instructional design and multi-media skills to conceptualize design, develop, and deliver course materials.
- Develop assessments and user polls to evaluate course effectiveness altering content and delivery to achieve student learning goals.
- Incorporate strategic learning techniques in the development of course content to meet the needs of diverse learners.
- Managed over 25 students and increased reading and math scores exceeding the state goals by approximately 35%.
Curriculum Consultant
Idaho Public Broadcasting
Boise , ID
07.2018 - Current
- Work with SMEs to create and develop lessons to meet state standards, engage learners, and comply with best education practices.
- Identify developmentally appropriate content and material targets for specific age groups.
- Design training modules that facilitate reference-based learning.
Mentor Teacher
Filer Intermediate
Filer , ID
08.2018 - 06.2019
- Served as a mentor for new teachers recommending teaching strategies and ensuring the understanding and execution of the organization's preferred practices.
- Lead the development of comprehensive new teacher training.
- Organized, scheduled, and facilitated training meetings for new teachers on an as needed basis.
- Delivered private instruction to adult learners in a variety of fields on leadership development, lesson planning, best teaching practices, intrapersonal communication, and delivery of presentations.
- Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parents, students, and teachers.
- Maintained strict confidentiality in all situations.
International English Teacher
Vipkid
Remote
07.2014 - 06.2018
- Taught English to Mandarin speaking students age 5-18 in a remote immersive setting.
- Utilized the direct method teaching model to improve students grammar, listening, writing, and speaking skills.
- Explored and implemented innovative use of technology in language education.
- Planned and taught between 8-12 virtual classes daily adjusting teaching methods to meet the students individual needs.
- Used total physical response method of teaching to help learners make associations with words and sentences in a new language.
Fourth Grade Teacher
Filer Intermediate
Filer , ID
08.2016 - 08.2019
- Served on a board to perform comprehensive benefit analysis between English Language Arts Curriculum and Common Core State Standards.
- Established and enforced rules of behavior to drive social development and maintain positive interactions.
- Assessed student learning progress and comprehension with routine tests and standardized examinations.
- Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking and communication.
- Drove student learning by establishing clear classroom plans and group objectives, as well as actionable strategies to achieve each goal.
- Boosted individual perseverance and resilience by setting challenging and achievable goals while providing necessary support.
- Kept up with education trends by attending professional development courses and in-service trainings and then brought that knowledge back to the organization.
- Utilized the lean approach when incorporating lessons learned to continuously improve standard practices.
- Established and maintained professional and healthy working relationships with key stakeholders.
- Created and taught engaging lessons in the core subject areas with an emphasis on arts and science integration, differentiation, technology, and cooperative learning aligned with Common Core State Standards.
- Established a classroom learning environment that was encouraging, engaging, and adaptive to student needs.
- Created the 2018 and 2019 Math, ELA, and Social Studies curriculum pacing guide for fourth grade.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
University of Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona 12.2016
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Articulate Storyline
- Project Management Tools (smartsheets, microsoft project)
- G Suite
- Virtual Classroom Applications (blackboard collaborate)
- G suite
- Learning Management Systems (blackboard) (canvas) (moodle) (unified classroom)
- Child and Adult Learning Theories
- Asynchronous/ Synchronous Instruction
- Backward Planning Design Process
- Screen Casting (snag it, camtasia)
Timeline
Elementary Education Teacher (onsite and Remote)
District 91: Sunnyside Elementary
08.2019 - Current
Mentor Teacher
Filer Intermediate
08.2018 - 06.2019
Curriculum Consultant
Idaho Public Broadcasting
07.2018 - Current
Fourth Grade Teacher
Filer Intermediate
08.2016 - 08.2019
International English Teacher
Vipkid
07.2014 - 06.2018
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
University of Phoenix