Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
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CLAD/ESOL Certified
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Teacher

Jennifer Durrett

Wichita,Kansas

Summary

Compassionate, creative and effective Teacher with valuable experience in classroom administration, professional development and project planning. Equipped with extensive background in versatile education environments. Student-centric instructor, academic facilitator and motivational coach. Competent at performing independently or as member of teaching team. Well-versed in classroom and online technologies. Caring Teacher with expertise in behavior modification and extensive experience in modernizing classrooms for long-term student success. Dedicated to individualized student care.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Teacher

USD 259 Wichita Public Schools
Wichita, KS
08.2020 - Current
  • Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
  • Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
  • Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
  • Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
  • Graded and evaluated student assignments, papers and course work.
  • Encouraged creative thinking and motivated students by addressing individual strengths and weaknesses based on standardized testing results.
  • Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
  • Held conferences with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress and encourage learning goals.
  • Supported student teachers by mentoring on classroom management, lesson planning and activity organization.
  • Fostered team collaboration between students through group projects.
  • Enhanced student knowledge of technology by integrating various web-based applications for research and assignments.
  • Attended and facilitated IEP meetings for students and families.
  • Collaborated with faculty to develop after-school tutoring program for struggling students.
  • Devised and implemented strategies to create and maintain cohesive school community within virtual classroom setting.
  • Directed after-school tutoring and mentoring program serving elementary school students.
  • Piloted program to address proposed state subject area competencies and standards.

Teacher

Lancaster School District
Lancaster, CA
11.1998 - 06.2020
  • Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
  • Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
  • Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
  • Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
  • Master teacher, working with numerous student teachers, some who were struggling in their perspective program.
  • Lead Student Study Chair for 20 years, setting up and facilitating meetings with the parent, admin, SpEd team and Gen Ed teacher, training teachers in data collection and interventions, and helping to decide on whether to move to SpEd assessment on students.
  • AVID Site Team participant, multiple years of training, and working with staff on AVID implementation.
  • Capturing Kids' Hearts lead, training teachers on proper protocols
  • District SST Chair in which I worked with a team to help develop new protocol for SST input

Education

Elementary Education

CSUB
Bakersfield, CA
06.1999

Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Studies

CSUB
Bakersfield, CA
06.1998

Skills

  • Student-centered learning
  • Classroom management
  • Group learning mechanics
  • Standardized Testing
  • Differentiated instruction
  • Student engagement
  • RTI familiarity
  • SMART Board aptitude
  • Elementary education
  • ESL- English as Second Language
  • Testing and grading
  • Test Proctoring
  • Lesson Planning
  • Student records management
  • Group and individual instruction

CLAD/ESOL Certified

CLAD k-12 self-contained/ESOL k-6

CKH Trainer

Avid Certified

Thinking Maps Certified

Timeline

Teacher

USD 259 Wichita Public Schools
08.2020 - Current

Teacher

Lancaster School District
11.1998 - 06.2020

Elementary Education

CSUB

Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Studies

CSUB

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