Laura Kang
Teacher
Dallas,TX
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. Even through being diagnosed and going through harsh treatment with breast cancer in the midst of the pandemic (August 2020), I continued to work as a teacher.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages
Work History
Teacher
Richardson ISD
Dallas, TX
08.2015 - Current
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Supported student physical, mental, and social development using classroom games and activities.
- Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
- Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet national standards.
- Graded and evaluated student assignments, papers, and course work.
- 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.
- Implemented creative ways to foster curiosity for complex principles through hands-on learning and planned activities.
- Registered student progress and attendance on database to enable tracking history and maintain accurate records.
- Participated in parent teacher conference to discuss developments of students and increase support.
- Conducted evaluations to measure performance and progress of students, providing guidance for areas requiring improvement.
- Advised and counseled students to help them develop skills and knowledge required to succeed.
- Supported student teachers by mentoring on classroom management, lesson planning, and activity organization.
- Developed and administered tests for students to measure academic proficiency and understanding.
- Worked with staff members and teachers to design comprehensive and individualized plans to optimize student education.
- Improved students' analytical skills by introducing state-of-the-art computer program technologies.
- Scheduled conferences with parents to discuss students' progress and classroom behavior.
- Participated in department meetings to provide input to colleagues about student achievement and improvement.
- Increased educational expertise and knowledge by participating in instructor-oriented workshops.
- Shifted between formal and informal methods of teaching to keep students engaged.
- Modified lessons and curriculum to accommodate diverse learners by using strategies such as peer-assisted learning and group work.
- Completed student progress reports mid-term to notify students and parents of strengths and areas of improvement.
- Created and developed lesson plans to meet students' academic needs.
- Helped students explore concepts with engaging, learning-focused activities.
- Designed detailed learning plans for struggling students based on test, homework and assignment records.
- Created lessons and online testing materials to facilitate remote learning.
- Evaluated students' understanding of course material through examinations and in-depth essay writing.
- Met with students, parents and administrators to address and resolve students' behavioral and academic issues.
- Boosted cultural awareness by incorporating children's literature from world cultures.
- Developed and implemented classroom routines to address varying student needs.
- Prepared quizzes, tests and examinations to gauge how well students were learning.
- Fostered student curiosity and interest through creative hands-on activities.
- Implemented reading and writing workshops to increase student literacy and support school reading programs.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Interdisciplinary Studies
University of North Texas
Denton, TX 08.2009 - 05.2014
Skills
Classroom management
Student-centered learning
Group learning mechanics
Standardized Testing
Student records management
Lesson Planning
Testing and grading
Elementary education
Test Proctoring
DRA familiarity
Inquiry-based learning
SMART Board aptitude
Child development
Social-Emotional Learning training
Student engagement
ESL- English as Second Language
Differentiated instruction
Group and individual instruction
RTI familiarity
Special Needs Students
Special education
Certification
English as a Second Language Generalist (Grades EC-6)
Timeline
Teacher
Richardson ISD
08.2015 - Current
English as a Second Language Generalist (Grades EC-6)
10-2014
Bachelor of Science - Interdisciplinary Studies
University of North Texas
08.2009 - 05.2014