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Joi Rucker

Reynoldsburg,OH

Summary

Energetic academic professional driven to promote student learning outcomes through engaging curriculum and innovative teaching techniques. Well-versed in coordinating in-class instruction, activities and exams to reinforce core concepts and gauge student comprehension. Attentive to individual student requirements with expertise in adapting to varied learning modalities.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Instructional Coach

Stewart Alternative Elementary School
Columbus, OH
08.2021 - Current
  • Designed and facilitated professional development for teachers on best instructional strategies and techniques
  • Collaborated with school administrators to prioritize, develop, and implement instructional practices
  • Conducted classroom observations and provided feedback and support to teachers resulting in enhanced instructional practices
  • Analyzed student assessment data to identify instructional gaps and develop targeted intervention strategies

First Grade Teacher (2nd Grade 2018-2019)

Fairwood Alternative Elementary School
Columbus, OH
08.2015 - 07.2021
  • Worked with school administrators to develop classroom management policies.
  • Established and communicated clear learning objectives to foster student progress and academic performance.
  • Explored foundational learning concepts with students through hands-on activities, videos and class discussions.
  • Referred to district standards to plan lessons and prepare students to take standardized assessments.
  • Instructed students individually and in groups using varied teaching methods.

Second Grade Teacher

Renaissance Academy School Of Multi-Media Arts
Columbus, OH
08.2014 - 07.2015
  • Instructed students in standardized subjects, as well as general learning strategies and skills for social development and character.
  • Explored foundational learning concepts with students through hands-on activities, videos and class discussions.
  • Maintained positive classroom environments by reinforcing rules for behavior and relationship-building actions.
  • Embraced teaching children of diverse educational, cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
  • Employed diverse instructional resources, including online learning management systems to offer student remote assistance with assignments.
  • Supervised paraprofessionals in facilitating classroom activities.

Kindergarten Teacher

Mansion Day School
Columbus, OH
07.2010 - 06.2011
  • Integrated technology into lesson plans.
  • Designed lesson plans based on comprehensive teaching of academic, social and personal skills.
  • Monitored student progress to ensure cooperation and growth.
  • Formed deep relationships with parents and students by engaging groups through conferences, emails, texts and phone calls.
  • Motivated and supported students in growing reading independence using methodical, sensory lessons on phonemic awareness and decoding by sounding out words.
  • Worked closely with peers to devise and utilize advanced technology and smart boards.

First Grade Teacher

FCI Academy
Columbus, OH
08.2008 - 01.2010
  • Administered and graded class tests to evaluate student progress and comprehension.
  • Established and communicated clear learning objectives to foster student progress and academic performance.
  • Referred to district standards to plan lessons and prepare students to take standardized assessments.
  • Instructed students individually and in groups using varied teaching methods.
  • Met with parents to communicate students' progress, achievements and classroom issues.

Education

Teaching License - Early Childhood Education

Notre Dame College
Euclid, OH
05.2008

Bachelor of Arts - Communications

The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
06.2004

Master of Education - Integrated Curriculum

American College Of Education
Indianapolis, IN
06.2021

Skills

  • Critical thinking
  • Adaptable style
  • Classroom management
  • Parental communication
  • Professional demeanor

Additional Information

  • LETRS Facilitator - Volume 1 and 2
  • Member of: PBIS, Building Leadership Team
  • School Testing Facilitator
  • Attended the CCS Summer PD Institute 2023
  • Attended the ReImagine Me conferences held by Columbus City Schools, 2018 and 2019
  • Attended the Get Your Teach On National Conference in San Diego, CA 2018
  • Cohort participant of K-2 IMPACT (Investigating Mathematical Practices And Classroom Teaching), 2018
  • Cohort participant of NFTI (NonFiction Texts in Inquiry-based) science K-2 Program, 2016 and 2017
  • Invited to attend the Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color (COSEBOC) conference in New York City, 2016

Timeline

Instructional Coach

Stewart Alternative Elementary School
08.2021 - Current

First Grade Teacher (2nd Grade 2018-2019)

Fairwood Alternative Elementary School
08.2015 - 07.2021

Second Grade Teacher

Renaissance Academy School Of Multi-Media Arts
08.2014 - 07.2015

Kindergarten Teacher

Mansion Day School
07.2010 - 06.2011

First Grade Teacher

FCI Academy
08.2008 - 01.2010

Teaching License - Early Childhood Education

Notre Dame College

Bachelor of Arts - Communications

The Ohio State University

Master of Education - Integrated Curriculum

American College Of Education

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