Jenn McGregor
Chantilly,VA
Summary
A passionate and experienced elementary teacher with 13 years of experience in adapting existing curriculum plans to meet the needs of all students. Skilled in creating nurturing learning environments and utilizing teaching methods and materials to meet the varying needs, abilities and interests of students. Committed to providing quality education and ensuring student success. Patient and dedicated Kindergarten teacher with a record of achieving math, reading, writing and speaking functions in formal assessments. Experienced working with children from wide variety of cultural backgrounds to teach all academic skills. Positive educator patient with students, consistently dedicating small group instruction to teach difficult lessons and concepts.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Kindergarten Teacher
Fairfax County School District
08.2010 - Current
- Created, managed, and participated in variety of learning environments and activities to support opportunities for students to develop full potential and achieve learning objectives.
- Identified characteristics, needs, abilities, and problems of each child through personal interaction and progress reports to optimize approaches.
- Exercised good classroom management focused on positive behavior support by clearly articulating fair and consistent expectations along with appropriate natural consequences.
- Delivered lesson plans, implemented school curriculum and used data to create, monitor, and establish personalized learning plan for each student.
- Engaged administrators, parents and colleagues with learning programs to improve educational outcomes.
- Promoted learning through play with engaging activities, games and lessons.
- Played games with students to increase understanding of subjects.
- Built positive relationships with students and families for safe, trusted learning support.
- Recognized children's physical, emotional and social needs for personalized support.
- Delivered structured lessons on readiness skills by emphasizing phonics, language skills, literature, and handwriting.
Second Grade Teacher
Carson City School District
08.2008 - 06.2010
- Taught students subject-specific material, learning strategies, and social skills.
- Established and enforced rules of behavior to drive social development and maintain positive interactions.
- Directed class discussions to spark conversation about key concepts, complex problems and overarching themes.
- Maintained student portfolios to monitor learning progress and completion of work required for promotion to next grade level.
- Communicated student progress, academic difficulties, or behavioral concerns to parents, guardians and administration using tact and professionalism to improve student academic performance.
- Boosted individual perseverance and resilience by setting challenging goals and providing realistic support.
Education
Master of Education - Transformative Education
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA06.2016
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
University of Wyoming
Laramie, United States12.1993
Skills
- Flexible and adaptable
- Classroom Management
- Classroom Instruction
- Classroom Organization
- Early Reading
- Social Skills
- Group and Individual Instruction
- Behavior Modeling
- Parent Communication
- Orton-Gillingham trained
- AddVantage MR
- Technology Integration
- Differentiated Instruction
Timeline
Kindergarten Teacher
Fairfax County School District
08.2010 - Current
Second Grade Teacher
Carson City School District
08.2008 - 06.2010
Master of Education - Transformative Education
George Mason University
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
University of Wyoming