Jamie Pond
Colville,WA
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Health & Fitness Teacher
Colville School District
08.2022 - Current
- Member of Colville High School Leadership cadre.
- Member of health & fitness professional learning community that develops like minded curriculum, assess lessons and uses student data to drive direction of programming.
- Two - time mentor teacher to beginning teachers at Colville High School.
- Implementing and co - teaching a districted wide social & emotional learning (SEL) curriculum, Stephen Covey's Leader In Me to multi - grade students.
- Designed units, lesson plans, formative and summative assessments to gauge student understanding of the Washington State Health & Fitness standards to over 150 students in a Health 9 class.
- Directed the CSD Health & Fitness cadre through the sexual health curriculum development process.
- Dissection of data and assessments to give administration and special education departments further insight of students in the health & fitness setting.
- Oversaw and taught over 300 students through lifetime fitness and advanced weight training classes.
- Collaborated with state level health & fitness content specialists to better understand Washington State learning standards and best practices.
Elementary Physical Education Teacher
Colville School District
08.2017 - 06.2022
- Managed transitional kindergarten, kindergarten, 1st grade and 2nd grade students in safe, productive environments.
- Communicated performance data, behaviors, and growth of students with parents, colleagues and administrators on a regular basis.
- Documented summative and formative assessment data weekly to track progress of over 300 students.
- Problem solved with content level colleagues to align state and national standards K-12.
- Implemented social & emotional learning (SEL) curriculum, emphasizing the importance of mental health.
- Collaborated with colleagues to create summative skill assessments tied to state and national standards.
- Collaborated with colleagues to promote a professional learning community within the K-2 grade levels.
- Created developmentally appropriate and state/national standard aligned lessons for kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade and adapted physical education classes.
- Designed and integrated nutrition and body systems material into various activities and games.
- Communicated with occupational and physical therapists to create individualized goals for students.
- Member of the Hofstetter Elementary leadership team with goals of communicating and managing specialists in the building.
- Member of the Colville School District Ed Tech cadre during online learning transitions of 2020-21.
- Problem solved with other ed tech members during the roll outs of online learning.
Elementary Physical Education Teacher
Cheney Public Schools
08.2016 - 06.2017
- Developed and implemented developmentally appropriate and state/national standard aligned lessons for preschool, kindergarten, 1st grade, 3rd grade and adapted physical education classes.
Student Teacher Candidate
Health & Fitness, Shadle Park High School
10.2015 - 03.2016
- Created individualized instruction for students with a variety of abilities including: English Language Learners, IEPs/504s, and gifted/talented students.
- Worked with diverse populations and varying socioeconomic classes, such as students who come from non-English speaking homes and single parent households.
- Integrated technology resources into the classroom setting, fitness center, and gymnasium, including heart rate monitors and fitness watches to assess personal performance, and cell phone applications, such as a Tabata timer, My Fitness Pal, SworkIT, and Pocket WOD, giving students resources to enhance their fitness outside of the classroom.
- Developed, organized and taught lessons and unit plans for the health and PE setting, including; Human Growth & Development, Healthy Relationships, Personal Safety, Nutrition, Infectious/Non-Infectious Diseases, Alcohol & Drug Prevention, Badminton, Basketball, Volleyball, Pickleball, and skill & health related fitness testing.
- Collaborated with mentor teachers to gain advice regarding classroom management techniques.
- Implemented research-based classroom management and discipline techniques in the health & PE setting.
- Reflected on each lesson and unit plan taught with mentor teachers to enhance the lesson for future classes and students.
- Maintained and organized appropriate student records to guarantee confidentiality for each student regarding assignments.
- Utilized informal and formal assessments to check for understanding from students throughout each lesson.
- Communicated openly to parents regarding their student’s learning and progress made in each of my classes.
Student Teacher Candidate
Cheney High School
09.2014 - 06.2015
- Observed 5 different teachers and multiple content areas (health, lifetime fitness, women's weights and athletic training) of the Cheney High School Physical Education Department to gain knowledge of direct instruction and understanding of health and PE classes.
Peer Health Educator
Eastern Washington University
10.2013 - 01.2015
- Developed and presented over 10 on-campus presentations regarding health topics, including alcohol and drug prevention, sexual health promotion, nutrition, physical activity, healthy relationships and body image.
- Developed and organized quarterly on-campus awareness events and activities promoting sexual assault prevention, low risk drinking, healthy behaviors, and safe sex.
- Designed and distributed promotional materials to increase attendance at campus events.
- Presented educational information to peers and other clubs and organizations including dorm residents, sororities, fraternities and other organizations.
- Promoted diversity by educating, interacting and collaborating with different clubs and organizations, including Athletics, Greek Life, PRIDE Center, and Women’s Center.
- Researched health trends, collegiate health journals, and scholarly articles to better educate college students on relevant health topics.
- Created and delivered educational flyers, brochures, and posters to campus departments to increase awareness on healthy behaviors.
- Participated in health promotion campaigns to raise awareness of health issues.
Education
Master of Science - Curriculum And Instruction
Western Governors University
01-2021
Bachelor of Arts - Education; Health & Fitness
Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA03-2016
Skills
- Expertise in Washington State Health & Fitness Standards
- 10 years of Health & Physical Education curriculum development
- Classroom Technology Integration
- Educational Software Proficiency (MS Office, Google Classroom, Canvas, Moodle)
- Data analysis of student performance
- Differentiated Instruction
- Team teaching and collaboration with peers over multiple academic content areas (Leadership, Special Education, Behavioral counseling)
Timeline
Health & Fitness Teacher
Colville School District
08.2022 - Current
Elementary Physical Education Teacher
Colville School District
08.2017 - 06.2022
Elementary Physical Education Teacher
Cheney Public Schools
08.2016 - 06.2017
Student Teacher Candidate
Health & Fitness, Shadle Park High School
10.2015 - 03.2016
Student Teacher Candidate
Cheney High School
09.2014 - 06.2015
Peer Health Educator
Eastern Washington University
10.2013 - 01.2015
Master of Science - Curriculum And Instruction
Western Governors University
Bachelor of Arts - Education; Health & Fitness
Eastern Washington University