Jessica Best

I am a teacher offering a strong educational background and more than 30 years of teaching and facilitating experience. I adapt to new situations and technologies with ease. I am self-motivated, flexible, maintains a sense of humor under pressure, results driven, dedicated, attention to detail, responsible individual with an ambition to succeed whatever the task. I am detail-oriented and effectively multitask multiple assignments and responsibilities while remaining composed and meeting deadlines. I am enthusiastic, open-minded, love to learn and I am always willing to accept a challenge. ACHIEVEMENTS Co-operating Teacher (Caldwell College and Montclair University) Successful in mentoring college seniors in training to become Early Childhood Teachers attain their Teaching Degree Mentor (Newark Big Picture Urban Academy, Newark Harold Wilson High School Internship) Successful in mentoring and preparing high school students interested in becoming teachers attend college. Successful in mentoring students with challenging behaviors and students with an IEP join the workforce, attend college, business schools, trade schools. Achievements Successful in building students' social competence, confidence, communication, negotiation, and problem -solving skills using T-POT and Second Steps Successful in teaching 95 Percent of PreK 4 students to read beginning readers books and 5 percent of my PreK 4 students recognize and read sight words, words from themes, and stories. Successful in helping 100 percent of IEP students reach their IEP goals. Earn positive, verbal feedback from parents regarding my classroom instruction and their child's learning success and accomplishment in passing the Kindergarten Entrance Test for various charter schools. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level [Job Title] position. Ready to help team achieve company goals. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. 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. Passionate Teacher with experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering wide range of subjects. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Successful in helping students develop strong literacy, numeracy, social and learning skills. Energetic educator with proven skills in teaching diverse subjects. Keep classrooms organized and students on-task to facilitate effective learning. Diligent and adaptable in meeting individual student needs with warm, safe educational environments. Industrious educator with solid history of successfully stepping into diverse classroom environments and supporting students with solid lectures, discussions and activities. Implement intervention strategies and discipline management techniques to enhance student success. Trained in attendance, assessment and grading requirements. Caring [Job Title] with [Number] years of experience in [Area of expertise] instruction. Expert in closely monitoring student progress while implementing modern educational techniques into daily practices. Committed to long-term student success through well-rounded educations. Highly tolerant [Job Title] dedicated to supporting safe classroom environment. Energetic and motivated with extensive knowledge in various subjects. Creative [Job Title] offering [Number] years of experience developing and implementing [Type] course curriculum. Proficient in evaluation, monitoring student performance and organizing examinations. Hardworking and energetic individual with excellent communication and supervisory skills.

• Curriculum Design - Designed, developed and implemented daily lessons for 90 students.
• Curriculum Implementation - Taught reading, language arts, social studies, mathematics, science, art and physical education to pupils utilizing course of study adopted by the Board of Education.
• Data Organization - Organized scores of over 80 students into online database for parents' immediate access.
• Student Mentor - Volunteered as temporary student guidance counselor to help resolve student personal issues.
• Dynamic Teaching Techniques - Instructed students in academic subjects using variety of techniques such as phonetics, multisensory learning and repetition to reinforce learning.
• Curriculum Development - Tailored educational curriculum to students with range of learning styles, disabilities, strengths and weaknesses. Developed innovative semester lesson plans and practical application exercises for classroom, reversing scores on Physical Science tests from 65% average to 87% average.
• Lesson Implementation - Met all assigned learning goals through the implementation of [learning activities].
• Student Progress Conferences - Conducted conferences with parents, administrators, testing specialists and social workers to discuss educational plans designed to promote students' educational/social development.
• Targeted Development - Met with parents and guardians to discuss children's progress and to determine priorities and resource needs.
• Designed and conducted a well-received professional development workshop for [School Name] staff in [Month, year].
• Student Motivation - Developed materials for after-school book club to motivate student to read classic novels and increase literacy among middle school students.
• Interactive Learning - Introduced and encouraged debate-style classroom setting to increase student active participation and critical thinking.
• Led class to an average [Number]% increase in math and reading standardized test scores during the [year]-[year] school year.
• Student Involvement - Volunteered as faculty member representative for student-led Mock Trial club, supervising weekly after school meetings and attending bi-weekly weekend conferences.
• Technology Integration - Participated in technology training courses and trained colleagues in new technology concepts and practices applicable for the classroom.
• Employed [activities] and [techniques] techniques to encourage student learning and build community within the classroom.
• Administration - Managed [program] that resulted in [positive outcome].

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