Skilled teacher with a background in improving student performance. Focused on working with students, parents, colleagues, and administrators alike to teach and motivate students.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher
Hollywood Park Elementary
Hollywood, Florida
08.2014 - Current
Taught 1st & currently teach 2nd Grade
Work cooperatively with other teachers, administrators and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
Plan and implement integrated lessons to meet national standards.
Communicate frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
Keep students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
Incorporate multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
Hold conferences with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress and encourage learning goals.
Review curriculum and devise alternate approaches to presenting lessons to increase student understanding.
Implement creative ways to foster curiosity for complex principles through hands-on learning and planned activities.
Develop and implement lesson plans that address general students as well as those with individualized 504 plans as part of integrated classroom.
Attended and facilitated IEP meetings for students and families.
Teacher
New River Middle School
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
08.1995 - 06.2014
Taught 6th, 7th, and 8th grade math and Algebra for high school credit.
Taught 6th grade reading, Language Arts, and science.
Education
Master of Science - Curriculum And Instruction
Master of Science
Indianapolis, IN
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
Skills
Florida Elementary Education, Math 5-9, Reading, and ESOL Florida Certification