Lisa Morse
Orlando,FL
Summary
Passionate Lead Teacher, and Level Lead 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. Gifted Certified teacher, and trained in Leadership skills.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Level Lead and Lead Teacher
Innovation Montessori Of Ocoee
Ocoee, Florida
07.2018 - Current
- Planned and implemented different daily activities to enhance overall development and growth of every student.
- Communicated frequently with parents about student growth and progress, recommending at-home reinforcement to support struggling students.
- Conferred with parents about student progress to boost family involvement and enhance student support.
- Developed and optimized rich learning environment by capitalizing on diverse engagement strategies and enriching teaching techniques.
- Worked one-on-one with students and student teachers to increase overall classroom success.
- Chose optimum curriculum for each class and devised creative daily lesson plans to meet requirements and needs of different learners.
- Organized rooms in line with current educational thinking to maximize educational opportunities for students.
- Designed lesson plans for teaching staff and worked closely with administration for compliance with state curricula.
- Coordinated field trips for classes and wrote detailed itineraries for student safety.
- Oversaw work of teaching team to optimize student education.
- Designed training program to teach new teachers school guidelines and increase overall success.
Second Grade Teacher
Dr. Phillips Elementary
Orlando, Florida
06.2014 - 07.2018
- Planned lessons according to district standards to cover requirements and prepare for standardized tests.
- Collaborated with administrators on classroom policies, management strategies and discipline.
- Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.
- Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking and communication.
- Implemented classroom management improvements to enhance class morale and engagement.
- Taught students subject-specific material, learning strategies and social skills.
- Drove student learning by establishing clear classroom plans and group objectives, as well as actionable strategies to achieve each goal.
- Assessed student learning progress and comprehension with routine tests and standardized examinations.
- Established and enforced rules of behavior to drive social development and maintain positive interactions.
- Assessed student progress by administering tests and evaluating results.
Kindergarten Teacher
Dr. Phillips Elementary
Orlando, Florida
07.2009 - 06.2014
- Delivered lesson plans, implemented school curriculum and used data to create, monitor and establish personalized learning plan for each student.
- Identified characteristics, needs, abilities and problems of each child through personal interaction and progress reports to optimize approaches.
- Exercised good classroom management focused on positive behavior support by clearly articulating fair and consistent expectations along with appropriate natural consequences.
- Reported to parents and administration about student progress.
- Played games with students to increase understanding of subjects.
- Applied evidence-based practices for classroom management to enhance learning results.
- Created child-centered learning environment characterized by consistent application of sound mental health and educational psychology practices.
- Collaborated with other faculty and staff to promote rigorous learning opportunities, general well-being of school and collective interest of staff and student body.
Substitute Teacher, K-5
Kelly Services
Orlando, Florida
07.2007 - 06.2009
- Helped students develop life-long learning skills and good study habits.
- Kept accurate and current attendance records and assignment sheets to maintain file compliance.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
- Organized lesson plans using teaching software for long-term interim assignments.
Education
Montessori Certification - Montessori Teacher Education
North American Montessori Center
08.2019
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education And Liberal Studies
University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida12.2000
Skills
- Elementary education
- Special education
- Student records management
- Lesson development
- Key decision making
- Classroom management
- Team Building
- Training and mentoring
- Group and individual instruction
- IEP support
- Lesson Planning
- Differentiated instruction
- Parent-teacher collaboration
- Curricula development
- Teacher training
- Department planning
Certification
- ESOL Certified
- Certified to teach Gifted Learners
Timeline
Level Lead and Lead Teacher
Innovation Montessori Of Ocoee
07.2018 - Current
Second Grade Teacher
Dr. Phillips Elementary
06.2014 - 07.2018
Kindergarten Teacher
Dr. Phillips Elementary
07.2009 - 06.2014
Substitute Teacher, K-5
Kelly Services
07.2007 - 06.2009
Montessori Certification - Montessori Teacher Education
North American Montessori Center
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education And Liberal Studies
University of Central Florida