Lori Hanna
Mesa,AZ
Summary
Passionate Teacher 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.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Teacher
Mesa Unified School District
08.1987 - Current
- 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.
- Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
- Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
- Supervised learning groups of students in classroom stations.
- Held conferences with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress and encourage learning goals.
- Reviewed curriculum and devised alternate approaches to presenting lessons to increase student understanding.
- Implemented creative ways to foster curiosity for complex principles through hands-on learning and planned activities.
- Supported student teachers by mentoring on classroom management, lesson planning and activity organization.
- Instructed students in core educational principles, concepts and in-depth subject matter.
- Enhanced student knowledge of technology by integrating various web-based applications for research and assignments.
- Developed and implemented lesson plans that addressed general students as well as those with individualized 504 plans as part of integrated classroom.
- Designed dynamic lesson plans based on student interests to increase overall student GPA.
- Collaborated with faculty to develop after-school tutoring program for struggling students.
- Devised and implemented strategies to create and maintain cohesive school community within virtual classroom setting.
- Directed after-school tutoring and mentoring program serving elementary school students.
- Maintained system required passing rate for years.
Education
Master of Arts - Education
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ1993
Bachelor of Arts - Education
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE05.1987
Skills
- Group Learning Mechanics
- Instructional Methods
- SMART Board Aptitude
- Creative Lesson Plan Development
- Assess Students
- Parent and Student Communication
- Technology Integration
- Student-Centered Learning
- Group and Individual Instruction
- Plan Lessons
- Behavior Management
- Analytical Decision-Making
- Positive Learning Environment
- Classroom Management
- Differentiated Instruction
- Esl-English as Second Language
- Test Proctoring
- Innovative Lesson Planning
- Standardized Testing Techniques
- Quizzes, Tests and Exams
- Thinking Maps
- Excellent Reading Comprehension
- Title I Knowledge
- Performance Assessment
- Distance Learning Platforms
- Develop Courses
- Organizational Development Knowledge
- DIBELS Knowledge
- Student Records Management
- Standardized Testing
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Differentiated Learning Techniques
- Critical Thinking
- Co-Teaching and Co-Planning
- Instructional Materials Creation
- Instructing
- Documentation
- Tutoring
- Research
- Grading
- Teaching
Certification
Early Childhood Endorsement
Reading Endorsement
STEM/STEAM work with Discovery Education
Coding
Technology
Timeline
Teacher
Mesa Unified School District
08.1987 - Current
Master of Arts - Education
Northern Arizona University
Bachelor of Arts - Education
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
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