Juana Adams
Melbourne,FL
Summary
Patient and dedicated ESL Teacher skilled at developing and promoting interactive learning within group environment. Experienced working with children and adults from wide array of cultural backgrounds to teach language skills. Positive educator patient with students, consistently dedicating extra time for one-on-one instruction to teach difficult lessons. Motivated ESL Teacher with 22 years of experience working with school faculty and staff to develop vocational and post-secondary goals for students.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
ELA/ESOL Teacher
Stone Magnet Middle School
2019.11 - Current
- Developed and taught ESL curriculum to improve students' conversational abilities.
- Developed activities and integrated technology to diversify instruction.
- Increased ESL students' reading levels by integrating online word games and altering lesson plans for students needing extra guidance.
- Educated students in basics of English grammar and conversational speaking.
- Gave one-on-one attention to each student while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
- Attended workshops to learn about student motivation and engaging learning activities.
- Created new lesson plans based on course objectives.
- Designed seasonal programs emphasizing vocabulary, pronunciation, and reading comprehension.
- Administered and graded tests and assignments to evaluate student progress.
- Documented student attendance and progress against goals.
- Improved instruction methods by using various assessment tools and strategies.
- Emphasized critical thinking through small group activities.
- Assisted department head in establishing daily schedules, curriculum, and ESL activities.
- Administered language proficiency tests and awarded highest-scoring students.
- Collaborated with teachers and department heads to meet quarterly and yearly educational goals.
- Coordinated communication between students and school administration to create culturally-sensitive learning environment.
- Prepared students for tests by teaching relevant concepts and enforcing good test-taking skills.
- Provided individual mentoring and special tutoring to struggling students.
- Supplemented instruction and increased student understanding with use of audio-visual equipment and other technology.
- Collaborated with other professionals to develop creative solutions to challenges faced by adult learners.
- Assigned lessons and corrected homework.
- Encouraged students to deepen knowledge with additional learning opportunities.
- Reviewed course materials and student progress to identify strengths and weaknesses for future improvements.
- Conducted skills assessments to uncover performance gaps.
- Maintained complete student records with accurate grades and attendance information.
- Employed variety of assessment tools and strategies to improve instruction methods.
- Used positive reinforcement and provided clear feedback to help students succeed.
- Facilitated class discussion to help students work through questions and expand understanding.
- Balanced instruction, demonstration and personal work time for optimal student learning.
- Managed several internet-based language programs.
- Developed and maintained effective record keeping system for tracking learner attendance, participation and progress.
- FY 2023-2024 - 25% of ESL students made gains on FAST assessment from PM3 to PM1
- Promoted effective verbal and written communication through listening, speaking, reading and writing practice.
- Utilized multimedia strategies and technology to convey information in fresh and interesting ways.
Exceptional Student Education Facilitator, Teacher
Brevard Public Schools
2017.01 - 2019.01
- Use of Reading Plus and UNIFY to gather assessment information in order to write IEP goals
- Monitor students in testing environment
- Use appropriate techniques and strategies that promote and enhance critical, creative, and evaluative thinking of students
- Use appropriate Instruction strategies and materials that reflect each student's culture, learning styles, special needs and socioeconomic background
- Prepare materials and adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests in classroom for class activities
- Assist in administering tests and assignments in order to evaluate students' progress
- Confer with parents or guardians, teachers, counselors, and administrators in order to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems as well as progress monitoring
- Attend Professional Development activities to better enhance student learning
- Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula
- Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress
- Use computers, audiovisual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations
- Gather data on students to update Individual Education Plans (IEPs)
- Meet with professionals, parents, and students to update Individual Education Plans (IEPs).
- Worked with lowest 25% of ESE student population
Intensive Language Arts 7th and 8th Grade, Teacher
Brevard Public Schools
2014.01 - 2017.01
- Use of Language! Live, Lexia5.com, and 95% Group reading programs to supplement Intensive Reading
- Monitor students in testing environment
- Use appropriate techniques and strategies that promote and enhance critical, creative, and evaluative thinking of students
- Increase reading fluency, through grammar, spelling and vocabulary building
- Use appropriate Instruction strategies and materials that reflect each student's culture, learning styles, special needs and socioeconomic background
- Prepare materials and adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests in classroom for class activities
- Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments in order to evaluate students' progress, as well as assign and grade class work and homework
- Confer with parents or guardians, teachers, counselors, and administrators in order to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems as well as progress monitoring
- Attend Professional Development activities to better enhance student learning
- Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, including remedial programs for students requiring extra help
- Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula
- Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress
- Use computers, audiovisual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.
Reading Tier 1, 7th Grade, Teacher
Brevard Public Schools
2014.01 - 2014.06
- Monitor students in testing environment
- Use appropriate techniques and strategies that promote and enhance critical, creative, and evaluative thinking of students
- Increase reading fluency, through grammar, spelling and vocabulary building
- Use appropriate Instruction strategies and materials that reflect each student's culture, learning styles, special needs and socioeconomic background
- Prepare materials and adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests in classroom for class activities
- Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments in order to evaluate students' progress, as well as assign and grade class work and homework
- Confer with parents or guardians, teachers, counselors, and administrators in order to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems as well as progress monitoring
- Attend Professional Development activities to better enhance student learning
- Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, including remedial programs for students requiring extra help
- Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula
- Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress
- Use computers, audiovisual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.
- Worked with lowest 25% of ESE student population
- Created positive and engaging environment in classroom that encouraged literacy skills.
Reading Tier 2 and Tier 3, 7th and 8th Grade, Teacher
Brevard Public Schools
2013.09 - 2013.12
- Use appropriate techniques and strategies that promote and enhance critical, creative, and evaluative thinking of students
- Increase reading fluency, through grammar, spelling and vocabulary building
- Use appropriate Instruction strategies and materials that reflect each student's culture, learning styles, special needs and socioeconomic background
- Prepare materials and adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests in classroom for class activities
- Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments in order to evaluate students' progress, as well as assign and grade class work and homework
- Confer with parents or guardians, teachers, counselors, and administrators in order to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems as well as progress monitoring, including planning and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula
- Attend Professional Development activities to better enhance student learning
- Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, including remedial programs for students requiring extra help
- Use computers, audiovisual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.
- Worked with lowest 25% of student population
Elementary Education 3rd/4th Grade VE/SLD Teacher
Brevard Public Schools
2011.01 - 2013.01
- Prepare materials and adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests in classroom for class activities
- Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments in order to evaluate students' progress, as well as assign and grade class work and homework
- Confer with parents or guardians, teachers, counselors, and administrators in order to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems as well as progress monitoring
- Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations including IEP records and conferences
- Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, including remedial programs for students requiring extra help
- Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula
- Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress
- Use computers, audiovisual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.
- Worked with lowest 25% of ESE student population, Self-Contained classroom setting
Elementary Education 4th Grade Teacher
Brevard Public Schools
2011.10 - 2011.11
- Prepare materials and adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests in classroom for class activities
- Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments in order to evaluate students' progress, as well as assign and grade class work and homework
- Confer with parents or guardians, teachers, counselors, and administrators in order to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems as well as progress monitoring
- Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations including IEP records and conferences
- Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, including remedial programs for students requiring extra help
- Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula
- Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress
- Use computers, audiovisual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.
- Worked with lowest 25% of student population
Language Arts Teacher
Brevard Public Schools
2008.08 - 2011.06
- Increase reading scores of 7th and 8th grade students within lower 25 percentile in regular and exceptional education
- Used team strategies to modify student behavior and increase student classroom attendance
- Update and maintain Individual Education Plans for each of students on responsibility list
- Update and maintain parent contact logs
Reading and Language Arts Teacher
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
2004.08 - 2008.06
- Increase reading scores of 6th and 7th grade students with varying exceptionalities
- Utilize Language! Reading Program Lesson plans to increase phonemic awareness of students with varying exceptionalities
- Update and maintain Individual Education Plans for each of students on responsibility list
- Update and maintain parent contact logs
- Work with lowest 25% of ESE student population
- Evaluated academic skills of each student through verbal assessments, graded assignments and standardized tests.
- Prepared and implemented lesson plans covering required course topics.
- Completed in-service and additional training to maintain professional growth.
- Supported student skill development in alignment with personal and academic goals.
- Devised and implemented classroom management strategies, maintaining safe and pleasant learning environment.
- Implemented differentiated instruction to meet needs of diverse learners.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Varying Exceptionalities
Nova Southeastern University
Davie, FL01.2001
Skills
- Vocabulary Building
- Integrating Technology
- Language Proficiency
- Content-based Instruction
- Fluency Development
- Error Correction
- Self-assessment Techniques
- Student Motivation
- Lesson Planning
- Cooperative Learning
- Pronunciation Coaching
- Cultural Sensitivity
- Lesson Planning
- Cooperative Learning
- Pronunciation Coaching
- Cultural Sensitivity
Certification
- Varying Exceptionalities (K-12)
- Spanish (K-12)
- Middle Grades English (5-9)
- Elementary Education (K-6)
- ESOL Endorsement (K-12)
- Reading Endorsement (K-12)
Timeline
ELA/ESOL Teacher
Stone Magnet Middle School
2019.11 - Current
Exceptional Student Education Facilitator, Teacher
Brevard Public Schools
2017.01 - 2019.01
Intensive Language Arts 7th and 8th Grade, Teacher
Brevard Public Schools
2014.01 - 2017.01
Reading Tier 1, 7th Grade, Teacher
Brevard Public Schools
2014.01 - 2014.06
Reading Tier 2 and Tier 3, 7th and 8th Grade, Teacher
Brevard Public Schools
2013.09 - 2013.12
Elementary Education 4th Grade Teacher
Brevard Public Schools
2011.10 - 2011.11
Elementary Education 3rd/4th Grade VE/SLD Teacher
Brevard Public Schools
2011.01 - 2013.01
Language Arts Teacher
Brevard Public Schools
2008.08 - 2011.06
Reading and Language Arts Teacher
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
2004.08 - 2008.06
Bachelor of Science - Varying Exceptionalities
Nova Southeastern University
- Varying Exceptionalities (K-12)
- Spanish (K-12)
- Middle Grades English (5-9)
- Elementary Education (K-6)
- ESOL Endorsement (K-12)
- Reading Endorsement (K-12)
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