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Lavora Wicks

Chicago,IL

Summary

Motivated and hard-working collaboratives teacher seeking an opportunity to boost engagement, improve test scores and tackle learning.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Elementary School Teacher

Regeneration School
Chicago, IL
04.2023 - Current
  • Engaged parents in meaningful dialogue about their child's academic performance.
  • Maintained accurate records of student attendance and grades.
  • Monitored lunchroom behavior and enforced appropriate conduct standards.
  • Handled challenging classroom behaviors with positive and affirming techniques.
  • Worked with students individually to address areas of concern.
  • Created classroom environment that was conducive to learning, including establishing rules and procedures.
  • Developed and implemented lesson plans to meet the needs of a diverse student population.
  • Assessed students' progress through formal and informal tests, quizzes, assignments, and observations.
  • Facilitated small group activities to support individualized instruction.
  • Helped students learn to persevere with challenging tasks and build resilience for later educational efforts.
  • Built relationships with students and guardians through active communication and positive feedback.

Teacher

Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC
Evanston, IL
02.2020 - 06.2023
  • Helped students build learning and study skills to achieve educational goals.
  • Mentored and supported teachers on classroom teaching practices using professional development programs and instructional techniques training.
  • Applied proactive behavior management techniques to facilitate classroom discipline.
  • Engaged students and boosted understanding of material using focused instructional strategies and hands-on activities.
  • Taught students in various stages of cognitive, linguistic, social and emotional development.
  • Used children's literature to teach and reinforce reading, writing, grammar and phonics.
  • Worked one-on-one with students to create individualized lesson plans to increase progress.
  • Taught reading, language arts, mathematics and other subjects utilizing course of study adopted by Board of Education.
  • Assisted fellow teachers with assignment development, special projects, tests, administrative updates and grading.
  • Observed children and recorded activities, maintained daily records and created safe environments during activities, meals and naps.
  • Built and strengthened positive relationships with students, parents and teaching staff.
  • Differentiated instruction according to student skill level.
  • Scheduled and held parent-teacher conferences to keep parents up-to-date on children's academic performance.
  • Created and enforced child-based, hands-on curriculum to promote student interest and receptive learning.

Lead Instructional Coach

Bright Horizons Childcare
Evanston, IL
08.2022 - 03.2023
  • Mentored and supported teachers on classroom teaching practices using professional development programs and instructional techniques training.
  • Assisted in the collection of analysis to determine the best instructional strategies.
  • Collaborated with staff members to develop skills and knowledge through development targeted designs.
  • Communicated with students, guardians, peers and school administrators to foster strong relationships.
  • Held one-on-one instructional sessions with teachers in need of additional help.

Teacher

The Roy Center
Holly Springs , MS
10.2016 - 05.2019
  • Built and strengthened positive relationships with students, parents and teaching staff.
  • Differentiated instruction according to student skill level.
  • Helped students build learning and study skills to achieve educational goals.
  • Established positive relationships with students, parents, fellow teachers and school administrators.
  • Taught students subject-specific material, learning strategies and social skills.
  • Encouraged student critical thinking and discussion using variety of teaching techniques.
  • Offered hands-on learning opportunities to develop student self-esteem and life skills.
  • Worked with school administrators to develop classroom management policies for grade level.
  • Oversaw class field trips to keep students safe and educate about related topics.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - English Literature

Rust College
Holly Springs, MS
2019

Skills

  • Time Management
  • Good work ethic
  • Dependable
  • Flexible
  • Behavioral/cognitive skills development
  • Emergent curriculum
  • Effective listening
  • Calm under pressure
  • CPR/First-aid certified
  • Effectively work with parents
  • Curriculum development
  • Creative lesson plan development

Timeline

Elementary School Teacher

Regeneration School
04.2023 - Current

Lead Instructional Coach

Bright Horizons Childcare
08.2022 - 03.2023

Teacher

Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC
02.2020 - 06.2023

Teacher

The Roy Center
10.2016 - 05.2019

Bachelor of Arts - English Literature

Rust College
Lavora Wicks