Lauren Buchan
Chicago,IL
Summary
Experienced educator with a strong focus on providing support and guidance to students. Skilled in collaborating with colleagues and designing effective lesson plans. Known for ability to work closely with struggling students, offering personalized attention and guidance. Committed to maintaining keen eye for detail in observing classroom management, student progress, and teacher dynamics.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Teacher (PreK - Fourth)
Chicago Public Schools
02.2021 - Current
- Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
- Collaborated with teaching staff to implement coordinated educational strategies and student support networks.
- Enhanced classroom engagement through the use of interactive teaching methods, such as group projects and hands-on activities.
- Leveraged classroom discussion strategies to engage students, promote topics and boost learning opportunities.
- Adapted teaching methods and materials to meet students' varying needs.
- Assessed student performance regularly using both formative and summative assessments to inform future lesson planning.
- Mentored new teachers, sharing best practices and providing guidance to help them adapt to their new roles successfully.
- Developed strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues by maintaining open lines of communication and fostering a supportive learning environment.
- Managed classroom behavior effectively by establishing clear expectations, modeling appropriate conduct, and consistently enforcing established rules and consequences.
Student Teacher (Greeley ES-2nd)
Chicago Public Schools
08.2020 - 12.2020
- Delivers personalized educational, behavioral and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes via Remote Learning.
- Aligns instructional approaches with development levels of students to enhance individual learning.
- Supports instructor with test administration, curriculum development and assignment grading via Remote Learning.
- Integrates new strategies for optimal classroom management and behavioral control via Remote Learning
Teacher's Assistant (Lebanon Rd ES)
Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
01.2018 - 02.2020
- Facilitated Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) from Kindergarten to 5th grade students.
- Helped teachers recognize learning issues evidenced in one-to-one support instruction.
- Collaborated with teachers for lesson preparation by preparing materials and setting up equipment.
Instructor
Surge Summer Camp
06.2019 - 08.2019
- Closely tracked student progress in phonological and phonemic awareness, frequently checking in with struggling students and identifying root causes of problems.
- Used learning assessments to regularly monitor student understanding of class concepts and materials
Seasonal Recreational Counselor
LeafSpring Schools
06.2018 - 08.2018
- Instructed Junior Division Campers (ages 5-6), on activities' goals, procedures and safety considerations to promote beneficial outcomes for all campers.
- Supported children by actively listening and offering encouragement.
Boys and Girls Club of America-Program Aide
The Salvation Army-The Greater Charlotte Area
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Communicated nonverbally with children to provide comfort, encouragement and positive reinforcement.
- Organized instructional material; Healthy Habits, Smart Moves, Smart Girls, Triple Play, Power Hour, and Summer Brain Gain.
- Observed and monitored children's activities.
Girls Go Beyond Program Facilitator
Girl Scouts Hornet's Nest Council
04.2016 - 01.2017
- Facilitated Girl's Go Beyond Curriculum and monitored effectiveness against individual participant needs.
- Developed team communications for Outreach Department.
- Identified areas in need of improvement and implemented solutions.
Education
Master of Education - Elementary Education
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ12.2020
Bachelor of Science - Marriage And Family Studies
Brigham Young University - Idaho
Rexburg, ID12.2015
Skills
- Classroom management
- Student rapport
- ESL- english as second language
- Differentiated instruction
- Flexible and adaptive
- Curriculum implementation
- Small group instruction
- Social-emotional learning training
- iReady
- Common Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA)
- Amplify
- Google Workspace
Professional Educator License
IL-IEIN: 1290747
AZ-Educator ID: 6093941
Certification
- English as a Second Language (ESL-PK-12) Endorsement
- Early Childhood Education (Self Contained General Education- Birth through Grade 2) Endorsement
- Elementary Education (Self Contained General Education Grade 1 through Grade 6) Endorsement
- GOLD Interrater Reliability Certification, Pre-K
- KIDS- Kindergarten Individual Development Survey Implementation Training Certification
- CPS Student Teacher Professional Development Summit
- LIT Leveled Literacy Intervention Training for Grades K-6
- Girl Scouts Hornets' Nest-Most Dependable Award
CLASS-PRE-K Observation CLASS-PRE-K Observation Dec 2022
- CLASS Scores for Pre-K:
Emotional Support Domain-6.375
Classroom Organization Domain-6.25
Instructional Support Domain-4.416
Low Range-1-2
Mid Range-3-5
High- 6-7
Timeline
Teacher (PreK - Fourth)
Chicago Public Schools
02.2021 - Current
Student Teacher (Greeley ES-2nd)
Chicago Public Schools
08.2020 - 12.2020
Instructor
Surge Summer Camp
06.2019 - 08.2019
Seasonal Recreational Counselor
LeafSpring Schools
06.2018 - 08.2018
Teacher's Assistant (Lebanon Rd ES)
Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
01.2018 - 02.2020
Boys and Girls Club of America-Program Aide
The Salvation Army-The Greater Charlotte Area
01.2017 - 01.2018
Girls Go Beyond Program Facilitator
Girl Scouts Hornet's Nest Council
04.2016 - 01.2017
Master of Education - Elementary Education
Grand Canyon University
Bachelor of Science - Marriage And Family Studies
Brigham Young University - Idaho
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