Laura Cavanaugh
Hopkinsville,KY
Summary
Upbeat Primary Teacher devoted to promoting student learning and enhancing individual potential. Skillful in directing classroom environments and enhancing student behavior through positive and forward-thinking approaches. Caring relationship-builder with analytical mindset and good decision-making skills. Accomplished and successful in classroom management, student evaluations and test preparation. Proven history of improving student learning outcomes by adapting lesson plans to student needs. Dedicated to promoting academic performance and fostering social skills and character development. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
First Grade Teacher
Freedom Elementary School
Hopkinsville, United States
08.2015 - Current
- Kept classroom clean, organized, and safe for students and visitors.
- Taught students subject-specific material, learning strategies and social skills.
- Stayed abreast of changes to school and district policies as well as new trends in education by attending professional development courses and in-service trainings.
- Organized classroom supplies and decorated walls to create fun, nurturing settings and meet learning needs.
- Established and enforced rules of behavior to drive social development and maintain positive interactions.
- Instructed up to 70 students individually and in groups Eureka Math.
- Drove student learning by establishing clear classroom plans and group objectives, as well as actionable strategies to achieve each goal.
- Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.
- Assessed student learning progress and comprehension with routine tests and standardized examinations.
- Implemented classroom management improvements to enhance class morale and engagement.
- Assessed student progress by administering tests and evaluating results.
- Collaborated with administrators on classroom policies, management strategies and discipline.
- Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking and communication.
- Incorporated Google for Education into lesson planning to create engaging, multi-dimensional lessons.
Kindergarten Teacher
Freedom Elementary School
Hopkinsville, Kentucky
08.2015 - 08.2021
- Delivered lesson plans, implemented school curriculum and used data to create, monitor and establish personalized learning plan for each student.
- Provided guidance on policies and initiatives for kindergarten teaching team.
- Created, managed and participated in variety of learning environments and activities to support opportunities for students to develop full potential and achieve learning objectives.
- Exercised good classroom management focused on positive behavior support by clearly articulating fair and consistent expectations along with appropriate natural consequences.
- Delegated tasks to teacher assistants and school volunteers.
- Identified characteristics, needs, abilities and problems of each child through personal interaction and progress reports to optimize approaches.
- Collaborated with colleagues to create and use enhanced technology and smart boards.
- Applied evidence-based practices for classroom management to enhance learning results.
- Encouraged and prepared students to become independent readers through systematic, multi-sensory instruction in phonemic awareness and decoding skills.
- Introduced read-aloud literature to stimulate imagination and build comprehension and vocabulary.
- Pioneered multi-age kindergarten and first-grade class to build early literacy and math skills and promote independent reading.
- Delivered structured lessons on readiness skills by emphasizing phonics, language skills, literature and handwriting.
- Instructed children between ages 4 and 6 on mathematical basics.
- Arranged parent-teacher conferences to address student progress and collaboratively set goals for areas of improvement.
- Observed and assessed student performance and charted progress.
Kindergarten and First Grade Teacher
Holiday Elementary School
Hopkinsville, KY
08.1998 - 05.2015
- Provided guidance on policies and initiatives for kindergarten teaching team.
- Encouraged and prepared students to become independent readers through systematic, multi-sensory instruction in phonemic awareness and decoding skills.
- Delivered lesson plans, implemented school curriculum and used data to create, monitor and establish personalized learning plan for each student.
- Created child-centered learning environment characterized by consistent application of sound mental health and educational psychology practices.
- Collaborated in planning, organizing and implementing instructional programs to facilitate academic, intellectual and social development.
- Delegated tasks to teacher assistants and school volunteers.
- Cultivated language skills through use of traditional poems, nursery rhymes and riddles to help students develop comprehension, vocabulary and love of language.
- Arranged parent-teacher conferences to address student progress and collaboratively set goals for areas of improvement.
- Delivered structured lessons on readiness skills by emphasizing phonics, language skills, literature and handwriting.
- Applied evidence-based practices for classroom management to enhance learning results.
- Instructed children between ages 4 and 8 on mathematical basics.
- Reported to parents and administration about student progress.
- Observed and assessed student performance and charted progress.
- Collaborated with colleagues to create and use enhanced technology and smart boards.
- Collaborated with other faculty and staff to promote rigorous learning opportunities, general well-being of school and collective interest of staff and student body.
- Exercised good classroom management focused on positive behavior support by clearly articulating fair and consistent expectations along with appropriate natural consequences.
- Identified characteristics, needs, abilities and problems of each child through personal interaction and progress reports to optimize approaches.
- Created, managed and participated in variety of learning environments and activities to support opportunities for students to develop full potential and achieve learning objectives.
Education
Master of Arts - Reading And Writing
Murray State Universtiy
Murray, KY05.2006
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN12.1991
Associate of Arts - General Studies
Hopkinsville Community College
Hopkinsville, KY05.1989
Skills
- Proficient in Google Education and Microsoft Word/Excel
- PBIS/Classroom Management
- Classroom Organization
- Teamwork
- Eureka Math
- Problem Solving
- Lesson Planning
- Time Management
- Building Relationships with Students and Parents
- Differentiated Instruction
- Leadership
Timeline
First Grade Teacher
Freedom Elementary School
08.2015 - Current
Kindergarten Teacher
Freedom Elementary School
08.2015 - 08.2021
Kindergarten and First Grade Teacher
Holiday Elementary School
08.1998 - 05.2015
Master of Arts - Reading And Writing
Murray State Universtiy
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
Austin Peay State University
Associate of Arts - General Studies
Hopkinsville Community College
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