Keonte Wells
Hessmer,Louisiana
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
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Facilitator
Stand For Children Louisiana
2022.08 - Current
- Planned and facilitated workshops
- Identified areas in need of improvement and implemented solutions.
- Provided leadership for program workers and attendees, guiding day-to-day activities and facilitating enriched learning environments.
- Provided ongoing direction and leadership for program operations
Teacher
Avoyelles Parish School Board
2019.01 - Current
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
- 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.
- Registered student progress and attendance on database to enable tracking history and maintain accurate records
Shift Manager
American Pizza Company
2016.07 - 2019.01
- Trained and mentored new employees to maximize team performance.
- Kept employees operating productively and working on task to meet business and customer needs.
- Supervised employees and oversaw quality compliance with company standards for food and services.
- Worked closely with team members to schedule breaks and shifts to meet state regulations.
- Coached crew members to optimize performance and motivate toward more efficient work.
Customer Service Representative
Sutherland Global Services (Veteran's Choice Program on behalf of Triwest)
2015.09 - 2016.07
- Handled customer inquiries and suggestions courteously and professionally.
- Actively listened to customers, handled concerns quickly and escalated major issues to supervisor.
- Answered constant flow of customer calls with minimal wait times.
- Offered advice and assistance to customers, paying attention to special needs or wants.
- Maintained confidential patient, employee and company information in compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
Education
Master of Science - Curriculum And Instruction
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT03.2024
Bachelors Degree Awarded - Interdisciplinary Studies, with concentrations in History, and Sociology
Loyola University New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana01.2021
Degree Awarded - General Studies
Bossier City Community College
Bossier City, Louisiana01.2018
High School or equivalent -
Marksville High School
Marksville, Louisiana01.2013
Skills
- Advocacy
- Staff Management
- Contract Management
- Workshop Coordination
- Classroom Instruction
- Student Engagement
- Small Group Instruction
- Curriculum Implementation
- Instructional Methods
- Program Development
- Critical Thinking
- Behavior Management
Accomplishments
- Named "Teacher of the Year" at Cottonport Elementary in 2023.
- Designed and conducted a well-received professional development workshop for Cottonport Elementary staff in October, 2023.
- Won “Teacher of the Month” award at Cottonport Elementary in 2023.
- Won “Teacher of the Month” award at Cottonport Elementary in 2022.
- Won “Teacher of the Month” award at Cottonport Elementary in 2021.
- Led class to an average 16% increase in math and science standardized test scores during the 2021-2022 school year.
Job Related Training
- Microsoft Office Applications (2 years)
- Management (4 years)
- Customer Service (3 years)
- Corrections (Less than 1 year)
- Workeys Skill Assessment
- Google Level 1 Educator
References
- Tomika Simmons, Avoyelles Parish School Board, Teacher, (318) 717-0677, Professional
- Ashley Ducote, Avoyelles Parish School Board, Assistant Principal, (318) 305-5285, Professional
- Khalil Roy, Avoyelles Parish School Board, Teacher, (318) 359-1957, Professional
Certification
- Google Level 1
- Microsoft Office
- Science of Reading
Timeline
Facilitator
Stand For Children Louisiana
2022.08 - Current
Teacher
Avoyelles Parish School Board
2019.01 - Current
Shift Manager
American Pizza Company
2016.07 - 2019.01
Customer Service Representative
Sutherland Global Services (Veteran's Choice Program on behalf of Triwest)
2015.09 - 2016.07
Master of Science - Curriculum And Instruction
Western Governors University
Bachelors Degree Awarded - Interdisciplinary Studies, with concentrations in History, and Sociology
Loyola University New Orleans
Degree Awarded - General Studies
Bossier City Community College
High School or equivalent -
Marksville High School
- Google Level 1
- Microsoft Office
- Science of Reading
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