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LISA WILLIS
Teacher
Orange City,FL
Summary
Accomplished educator successful in classroom management, student evaluations and test preparation. Proven history of improving student learning outcomes by adapting lesson plans to student needs. Dedicated to promoting academic performance and fostering social skills and character development.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Grade Four Teacher
Ivy Hawn Charter School of the Arts, Volusia County Schools
Lake Helen, FL
07.2022 - Current
- Phone: 386-228-3900
- Planned and taught grade four reading, writing, and social studies.
- Organized small group intervention groups and lessons to adjust for learning deficits and enrichment.
- Graded and evaluated student assignments, papers, and course work.
- 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.
- Conducted evaluations to measure performance and progress of students, providing guidance for areas requiring improvement.
- Increased educational expertise and knowledge by participating in instructor-oriented workshops.
- Implemented reading and writing workshops to increase student literacy and support school reading programs.
Upper Elementary Teacher
Sunrise Elementary, Volusia County Schools
Deltona, FL
06.2009 - 07.2022
- Led teams for multiple grade levels
- Hosted intern in teacher training program
- Participated in ongoing learning and professional training including Kagan structures, interactive student notebooks, Stephen Covey’s Leader In Me program, Number Talks instructional strategies to support conceptual math understanding and fluency
- Drove student learning by establishing clear classroom plans and group objectives, as well as actionable strategies to achieve each goal.
- Worked one-on-one with students to determine strengths, weaknesses, and learning patterns.
- Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking, and communication.
- Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.
- Prepared materials for lessons, assignments, and assessments, and evaluated, corrected and graded student performance to identify gaps in skills or knowledge and set realistic goals.
- Incorporated technology such as Canvas and Nearpod into lesson planning to create engaging, multi-dimensional lessons.
- Scheduled and directed field trips and hands-on activities to foster student learning and creativity.
- Maintained student portfolios to monitor learning progress and completion of work required for promotion to next grade level.
- Provided individualized and diversified instruction to support student comprehension and assist with navigating challenges.
- Utilized study guides and interactive study tools to increase standardized test scores.
- Integrated technology and multimedia tools into lessons to enhance student learning.
- Taught students subject-specific material, learning strategies, and social skills.
- Created supportive and inclusive learning environments, fostering positive classroom atmospheres supporting student growth and learning.
- Attended students' concerts, sporting events and performances to offer support and encourage extracurricular activities.
- Provided regular feedback to students on progress and assigned grades based on performance using Leader In Me Data notebooks and student led conferences.
- Implemented classroom management improvements to enhance class morale and engagement.
Eighth Grade ELA Teacher
Galaxy Middle School, Volusia County Schools
Deltona, FL
07.2007 - 07.2009
- Volusia County Schools
- Explicitly taught note taking and Socratic Seminars for AVID college preparation
- Implemented WICR strategies to engage students in higher levels of thinking
- Utilized a wide variety of texts including high interest texts for struggling readers
- Lessons incorporated Bloom’s Taxonomy levels of questions
- Administered assessments and standardized tests to evaluate student progress.
Education
Master of Education - Reading
08.2005 - 07.2007
Bachelor of Science - Education K-6
08.1989 - 05.1993
Skills
Behavioral improvements
Certification
Florida Professional Certificate
Additional Information
My passion is to develop leadership skills in myself and others. I am a reflective practitioner striving to improve and adjust myself to meed the needs of the people and students I serve. I am a team player and do my best work when I collaborate with others as I am always open to learn and improve my skillsets.
Interests
Writing
Leader In Me leadership development
Stephen Covey developed a program to be implemented in four stages within a school environment to help build leadership skills and boost student engagement and learning. I helped lead a book study to bring the program to Sunrise Elementary School. Sunrise Elementary is a Leader In Me school and was working toward Lighthouse status to be a model for other schools to follow.
Timeline
Grade Four Teacher - Ivy Hawn Charter School of the Arts, Volusia County Schools
07.2022 - Current
Upper Elementary Teacher - Sunrise Elementary, Volusia County Schools
06.2009 - 07.2022
Eighth Grade ELA Teacher - Galaxy Middle School, Volusia County Schools
07.2007 - 07.2009
Stetson University - Master of Education, Reading
08.2005 - 07.2007
The Defiance College - Bachelor of Science, Education K-6
08.1989 - 05.1993
Florida Professional Certificate
Reading K-12
Elementary K-6
ESOL Certified
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