LaTonya Hall- Jones
Homestead,FL
Summary
Driven and motivated to be an effective teacher and positive influence. Skilled in uncovering and adopting successful teaching methods and technologies. Adept at modifying plans to different student learning styles.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Teacher
Miami- Dade County Public Schools
Miami, FL
01.2007 - Current
- Helped students explore foundational learning concepts by coordinating diverse activities.
- Offered hands-on learning opportunities to develop students' self-esteem and life skills.
- Helped students learn to persevere with challenging tasks, and build resilience for later educational efforts.
- Administered and graded class tests, and standardized assessments, to evaluate student progress and comprehension.
- Maintained positive classroom environments by reinforcing rules for behavior and relationship-building actions.
- Established and communicated clear objectives to help students grasp concepts.
- Maintained a safe, clean, and organized classroom environment.
- Improved class and student behavior by implementing management improvements.
- Taught students subject-specific material, learning strategies, and social and citizenship skills.
- Utilized district standards to plan lessons that addressed all requirements, and prepared students to take standardized assessment tests.
- Attended in-service training and professional development courses to stay on top of policy and education changes.
- Instructed classes on subject information, as well as general learning strategies and skills for social development and citizenship.
- Involved parents in student education by cultivating strong relationships.
- Administered tests and assessed results to evaluate students' understanding of the material.
- Provided innovation in classroom instruction by introducing one-on-one technology, using the Promethean Board, in daily classroom instruction.
- Formed deep relationships with parents and students by engaging groups through conferences, emails, texts, and phone calls.
- Ensured students received feedback, with emphasis on learning from mistakes, to establish a solid foundation for progress.
- Embraced teaching children from diverse educational, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds.
- Instructed students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods such as whole group lectures, small group instruction, discussions, hands-on activities, and individual skill work.
- Integrated a variety of educational programs to develop a strong academic foundation.
- Prepared, administered, and graded daily work and tests to evaluate students' progress.
- Created a collaborative environment in the classroom where students worked together to support everyone's learning.
- Created and enforced a hands-on curriculum to promote student interest and receptive learning.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education K-6
Florida International University
2006
Skills
- Performance standards and analysis
- Data-driven instruction
- Data analysis and reporting
- Technologies integration
- Instructional plan implementation
- Excellent classroom management
- Differentiated instruction
- Interactive teaching/learning
- Teaching, tutoring and counseling
- Technologies Integration
- Learning style assessment
Certification
ESOL Endorsed
Timeline
Teacher
Miami- Dade County Public Schools
01.2007 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education K-6
Florida International University