Jenny Byrd

Teach core subjects of math, science, history and ELA through an IB curriculum.

• Met with parents to review Individualized Education Plans for at-risk students.
• Established open communication and positive relationships with students, parents, peers, and administrative staff.
• Provided warm, supportive environment for developing academic, social, and emotional growth.
• attends professional development opportunities to help gain a better understanding of content and pedagogy: NCTE National Conference 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023
• Writing IB curriculum for 17 years and is constantly reflecting and changing practices to fit the philosophy of IB and to implement best practice for children. Knowledge of the content being taught helps to connect concepts and teach in a transdisciplinary way.
• Provides students opportunities to build a classroom community through morning meeting.
• Uses many accommodations to meet the needs of students.
• Served on the school racial equity team
• References state standards and IB expectations when planning for instruction.
• Collaborates to create rigorous, transdisciplinary, IB units that include clearly stated instructional outcomes in the form of Lines of Inquiry. Unit plans also include descriptions of how the outcomes will be assessed.
• Reports out on student progress toward instructional goals. Individualized updates are given to parents and students in the form on report cards, Schoology grades, conferences, and student portfolios.
• Designs assignments that will clearly indicate whether a student has achieved mastery of a learning outcome.
• Has been a mentor to many student teachers from area universities.
• Teacher directs and produces a school musical for 70 students in grades 3rd-8th.

• Design and create props for musicals at a youth theatre.

• Taught in classroom where needed in grades K-6 as well as special area classes.

• Lead theatre camp for 2nd-8th graders