Jon Booker
Detroit
Summary
Passionate for education and wellbeing of student and families. Skilled at communicating and developing relationships with partner teachers and admin throughout school. Creative and detail oriented. Devoted Geography Teacher with 3 years in classroom instruction. Equips students with strong knowledge of fundamentals of geography while introducing peripheral concepts in history and economics to flesh out understanding. Committed to cultivating excellence in every learner.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
6th Grade Geography Teacher Fellow
University Prep Science & Math Middle
08.2021 - Current
- Guides students to develop critical, analytical, intellectual, and communication skills
- Facilitates writers' workshops where students think critically about content to perform analytics in essay format
- Plans and facilitates gold standard project-based learning experiences
- Builds relationships with students and fosters a sense of belonging to create a strong community of learners.
Paraprofessional
University Prep Science & Math Middle
08.2019 - 01.2021
- Worked with lead teachers to develop activities to develop students' physical, emotional, social, and academic growth
- Utilized a variety of teaching methods including lectures, technology, small and whole group discussion, and role playing
- Reported on student progress, behavior, and social skills to Dean of Culture
- Gave one-on-one attention to selected students with IEPs or 504 Plans
- Documented behaviors and interventions for IEP plans
- Assisted teachers in managing student behavior and completing instruction.
AmeriCorps Member
City Year
08.2017 - 01.2018
- Met one-on-one with partner teacher develop a plan for the week to tutor ELA students and implement strategies to increase student attendance
- Helped to improve over twenty students' ELA standardized testing scores by at least 100 points
- Improved DESSA 40 social and emotional learning in 6 students through group and one-on-one learning sessions
- Assisted Impact Manager to help create school attendance initiatives to move students from chronic absentee to moderate.
Education
Masters in Elementary Education -
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ05.2021
Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology - Educational Studies
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI12.2016
Skills
- Classroom Management
- Lesson Planning
- Student assessments
- Physical geography
- Human geography
- Cultural Geography
- Population Studies
- Climate Change Education
- Student Engagement
- World Geography
Certification
- 6-12 Social Studies, Teachers of Tomorrow - 2026
Timeline
6th Grade Geography Teacher Fellow
University Prep Science & Math Middle
08.2021 - Current
Paraprofessional
University Prep Science & Math Middle
08.2019 - 01.2021
AmeriCorps Member
City Year
08.2017 - 01.2018
Masters in Elementary Education -
Grand Canyon University
Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology - Educational Studies
Michigan State University
- 6-12 Social Studies, Teachers of Tomorrow - 2026
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