Latrice Burkhalter
Chicago,IL
Summary
Experienced teaching professional with a talent for gaining the trust and confidence of students and guardians as well as establishing cooperative, professional relationships with staff and administration. Seeking a full time position with a school where student success and well-being are the top priorities. Enthusiastic educator with communication and interpersonal skills necessary to lead classrooms and execute lesson plans. Provides instruction and guidance to students of all ages. Creates positive classroom environments and effectively manages student behavior. Organized and detail-oriented individual with proven ability to effectively manage and motivate student learning. Collaborates with fellow professionals to promote stimulating learning environment. Offers strong organizational and student engagement skills.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Substitute Teacher, K-12
Chicago Public Schools, Garfield Park Office
2023.08 - Current
- Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
- Repeatedly requested as substitute teacher by teachers based on excellent past referrals and trusted performance.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Managed classroom behavior effectively, implementing clear expectations and consistent consequences for all students.
- Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
- Maintained day-to-day classroom management and discipline to promote learning initiatives.
- Kept accurate and current attendance records and assignment sheets to maintain file compliance.
- Enhanced classroom engagement by incorporating hands-on activities and group projects.
- Utilized variety of instructional strategies to meet individual student needs.
Teacher/Restorative Justice Coordinator
Chicago Public Schools, Garfield Park Office
2021.08 - 2022.08
- Provided rigorous instruction in all subjects in a 5th grade classroom (2016-2017).
- Support the behavior needs of the school by: facilitating restorative mediation conversations between students and students/staff, supporting high-risk students in and out of the classroom, facilitating small group behavior intervention groups, providing feedback and coaching for staff (2016).
- Creating and facilitating monthly professional development for the staff around creating restorative practices in classrooms and throughout the school (2016).
- Served as the school assessment coordinator (SAC) for ACCESS, PARCC, and CMAS testing (2015-2016).
- Provided rigorous Math, Science, and Social Studies instruction in departmentalized 2nd and 4th grade classrooms (2015-2016).
- Assessed at-risk students and provided small group math interventions for 5th grade students (2015-2016)
Instructional Coach
Aurora Public Schools
2000.08 - 2021.06
- Work collaboratively with Literacy Instructional Coach to co-teach a group of students and share an instructional space.
- Met diverse student population needs by planning and implementing lessons with wide variety of teaching strategies.
- Plan and facilitate professional development for staff.
- Built and maintained positive relationships with students, parents, colleagues and administrators.
- Recorded student performances for critical review and examination.
Interventionist
Department Children Family Services
2009.08 - 2010.05
- Provided small group instruction for at-risk Children/ Adults.
- Observed and gave instructional feedback, planning/instructional support,
- Completed required documentation such as evaluations, treatment notes and exit summaries.
- Assessed and documented progress with established goals.
- Determined appropriate interventions and planned support milestones.
- Implemented tracking tools to evaluate successes and areas in need of improvement.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Speech Communication/ Emphasis in Elementary Education
University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL05.2000
Skills
- Advanced training and implementation of Restorative Practices
- School academic/behavior coach
- Facilitating professional development
- Collaborative teammate
- Strong understanding of best practices in mathematics instruction
- Positive and encouraging
- Organized
- Develops strong relationships and implements restorative practices to create a safe classroom environment.
- Dependable and Responsible
- Flexible and Adaptable
- First Aid/CPR
- Training and Development
- Multi-Subject Instruction
- Curriculum knowledge
- Positive Reinforcement
- Student Engagement
- Special Needs Support
- Instructional Strategies
- Social studies knowledge
- Classroom Management
- Verbal and written communication
- Relationship building and management
- Behavior Management
- Classroom Organization
- Safety awareness
- Lesson Planning
- Behavior Modeling
- Group Instruction
- Group and individual instruction
- Complex Problem-Solving
Accomplishments
- Outstanding New Teacher of the Year - Aurora Public Schools 2000
- Presenter- Restorative Justice Conference 2016
- Supervised team of 30 staff members.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
- Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
Timeline
Substitute Teacher, K-12
Chicago Public Schools, Garfield Park Office
2023.08 - Current
Teacher/Restorative Justice Coordinator
Chicago Public Schools, Garfield Park Office
2021.08 - 2022.08
Interventionist
Department Children Family Services
2009.08 - 2010.05
Instructional Coach
Aurora Public Schools
2000.08 - 2021.06
Bachelor of Science - Speech Communication/ Emphasis in Elementary Education
University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
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