Jessica Waford
Frankfort,Kentucky
Summary
Offering blend of strong communication and organizational skills tailored for educational environments, eager to learn and develop in this field. Brings foundational understanding of curriculum development and instructional strategies, combined with ability to implement technology in classroom. Ready to use and develop coaching and mentoring skills in Instructional Coach role
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Instructional Coach
Franklin County Schools
07.2019 - Current
- Coached and provided professional learning and support for K-5 teachers across the school district
- Built capacity within school building leaders and instructional coaches in literacy
- Created customized professional development workshops tailored to address specific challenges identified within each department or grade level team.
- Led ELA HQIR adoption process for the school district
- Planned and implemented lessons utilizing variety of teaching strategies to meet diverse student needs.
- Facilitated workshops on innovative teaching methods, enabling teachers to effectively incorporate new strategies into their lesson plans.
Interventionist/Instructional Coach
Franklin County Schools
07.2015 - 06.2019
- Planned and implemented daily remedial instruction for struggling readers in grades K-3
- Coaching and training teachers
Primary Teacher
Franklin County Schools
07.2002 - 06.2015
- Planned and implemented daily lessons in a self-contained primary classroom
- Led PLCs and grade-level planning as team lead
- Held leadership roles as writing coach and writing assessment
Education
Masters of Arts - Elementary Education
Georgetown College
Georgetown, KY08.2005
Bachelors of Science - Elementary Education, Communications
Georgetown College
Georgetown, KY05.2002
Skills
- Teacher Mentor
- Excellent communication
- Feedback delivery
- Student engagement
- Collaborative learning
- Teamwork and collaboration
Awards
- Franklin County Schools Teacher of the Year, 2012-2013, Westridge Elementary
- National Board Certification for Professional Teachers, 2008
- National Board for Professional Teachers Renewal, 2018
Skills and Activities
- National Board Certified Teacher
- National Board Certified Teacher Assessor
- Participated in Curriculum alignment study for ETS Winsight ELA and Mathematics item pools.
- Level 1 Google Certified Educator
- Writing Coach for Westridge Elementary
- Brigance Coordinator and District Trainer
- Facilitated book studies on Science of Reading
- Mentored Classroom Teachers in LETRS
- Completed LETRS training-Cohort 1
- Cognitive Coaching Trained
- RTA and RDIF grant writer for district
- Curriculum and Pacing Coherence Document Development
- Nation
Certification
National Board Certified Teacher
LETRS Trained
Timeline
Instructional Coach
Franklin County Schools
07.2019 - Current
Interventionist/Instructional Coach
Franklin County Schools
07.2015 - 06.2019
Primary Teacher
Franklin County Schools
07.2002 - 06.2015
Bachelors of Science - Elementary Education, Communications
Georgetown College
Masters of Arts - Elementary Education
Georgetown College
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