Ken Newton
Santa Clarita,CA
Summary
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.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Teacher
Sulphur Springs School District
Santa Clarita, CA
06.1996 - Current
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
- Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet national standards.
- Encouraged creative thinking and motivated students by addressing individual strengths and weaknesses based on standardized testing results.
Education
Teaching Credential - Elementary Education
National University
La Jolla, CA05.1995
Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Studies
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA05.1994
Skills
- Student-centered learning
- Group learning mechanics
- Classroom management
- RTI familiarity
- Differentiated instruction
- Lesson Planning
- Inquiry-based learning
- Completed BTSA (Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment) program
- Social-Emotional Learning training
- Elementary education
- Student engagement
- Testing and grading
Accomplishments
- Named "Teacher of the Year" at Fair Oaks Ranch Elem. School in 2004 and 2017.
- Organized World's Largest Dr. Seuss Read-In to put Fair Oaks Ranch Elem. School into Guinness Book of World Records
- 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.
- Technology Integration - Participated in technology training courses and trained colleagues in new technology concepts and practices applicable for the classroom.
Certification
-Apple Certified Teacher
-Google Certified Teacher
-CLAD Credentialed Teacher
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Teacher
Sulphur Springs School District
06.1996 - Current
Teaching Credential - Elementary Education
National University
Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Studies
San Diego State University
-Apple Certified Teacher
-Google Certified Teacher
-CLAD Credentialed Teacher
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