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Work History
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Teacher
Lauren Andersen

Lauren Andersen

Teacher
Wall Township,NJ

Summary

Compassionate, creative and effective Teacher with valuable experience in classroom administration, professional development and project planning. Equipped with extensive background in versatile education environments. Student-centric instructor, academic facilitator and motivational coach. Competent at performing independently or as member of teaching team. Well-versed in classroom and online technologies. Dependable Teacher with success providing educational assistance and instruction to various levels of learners. Committed to providing students with necessary tools to achieve academic goals, instilling love of learning and cooperative teamwork. Skilled Teacher with 25 years teaching at elementary and middle school levels. Well versed in developing and implementing core curricula. Provided safe learning environment that fostered growth of students both academically and emotionally. Optimized student performance by promoting goal-oriented activities and encouraging critical thinking.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Teacher

Jackson School District
Jackson, NJ
09.1998 - 04.2022
  • Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
  • 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.
  • Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet national standards.
  • Promoted physical, mental and social development using classroom games and activities.
  • Graded and evaluated student assignments, papers and course work.
  • Encouraged creative thinking and motivated students by addressing individual strengths and weaknesses based on standardized testing results.
  • Held conferences with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress and encourage learning goals.
  • Supervised learning groups of students in classroom stations.
  • Developed and implemented lesson plans that addressed general students as well as those with individualized 504 plans as part of integrated classroom.

Education

ESL Certification - Teaching English As A Second Language (ESL)

Georgian Court University
Lakewood, NJ
05.1996

Masters in Education - Education

Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ
05.1995

Bachelor of Science - Human Resources Training

University of Delaware
Newark, DE
05.1992

Skills

  • Interdisciplinary Teaching
  • Differentiated Learning Techniques
  • Student-Centered Learning
  • Student Motivation and Engagement
  • Online Teaching
  • Learning Assessments
  • Social and Academic Development
  • Google Slides
  • Middle School Education
  • Class Engagement
  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • Smart Board

Timeline

Teacher

Jackson School District
09.1998 - 04.2022

ESL Certification - Teaching English As A Second Language (ESL)

Georgian Court University

Masters in Education - Education

Monmouth University

Bachelor of Science - Human Resources Training

University of Delaware
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