Lori Young
Puyallup,WA
Summary
Accomplished teacher 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
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
2nd Grade Teacher
Sumner-Bonney Lake School District
Sumner, WA
08.2017 - Current
- Planned lessons according to district standards to cover requirements and prepare for standardized tests.
- Kept classroom clean, organized, and safe for students and visitors.
- Collaborated with administrators on classroom policies, management strategies and discipline.
- Stayed abreast of changes to school and district policies as well as new trends in education by attending professional development courses and in-service trainings.
- Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.
- Implemented classroom management improvements to enhance class morale and engagement.
- Taught students subject-specific material, learning strategies and social skills.
- Assessed student progress by administering tests and evaluating results.
- Sourced supplies to fill gaps in student activities.
- Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking and communication.
- 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.
- Organized classroom supplies and decorated walls to create fun, nurturing settings and meet learning needs.
- Boosted individual perseverance and resilience by setting challenging goals and providing realistic support.
- Taught lessons encompassing skill-building activities in speaking, writing, reading and listening.
- Retained student interest and maximized receptive learning.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
Kindergarten Teacher
Sumner-Bonney Lake School District
Sumner, WA
08.1995 - 06.2017
- 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.
- Created, managed and participated in variety of learning environments and activities to support opportunities for students to develop full potential and achieve learning objectives.
- 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.
- Provided guidance on policies and initiatives for kindergarten teaching team.
- Delegated tasks to teacher assistants and school volunteers.
- Arranged parent-teacher conferences to address student progress and collaboratively set goals for areas of improvement.
- Delivered structured lessons on readiness skills by emphasizing phonics, language skills, literature and handwriting.
- Encouraged and prepared students to become independent readers through systematic, multi-sensory instruction in phonemic awareness and decoding skills.
- Observed and assessed student performance and charted progress.
- Collaborated in planning, organizing and implementing instructional programs to facilitate academic, intellectual and social development.
- Assessed comprehensive student growth across academic, social and personal skills.
- Introduced read-aloud literature to stimulate imagination and build comprehension and vocabulary.
- Cultivated language skills through use of traditional poems, nursery rhymes and riddles to help students develop comprehension, vocabulary and love of language.
- Instructed children between ages 5 and 6 on mathematical basics.
Special Education Teacher
Sumner-Bonney Lake School District
Sumner , WA
08.1990 - 06.1995
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.
- Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
- Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
- Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional and social growth.
- Coordinated special education students and teacher assistant schedules with master schedule.
- Instructed students with physical and cognitive disabilities.
- Organized instruction material, constructed bulletin boards and set up work areas.
- Worked with students with moderate to severe autism to increase life skills.
- Designed and implemented point system to encourage positive behavior.
- Communicated nonverbally with children to provide comfort, encouragement and positive reinforcement.
- Created learning and content strategies to meet needs of mentally and physically disabled students.
- Provided life skills programming for students with moderate to severe autism.
- Completed intensive leadership training and provided training to colleagues on applied behavior analysis.
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students
- Taught reading, language arts and social sciences in self-contained ED and LD classroom
- Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional and social growth
- Worked with students with moderate to severe autism to increase life skills
Education
Associate of Arts - Education
Northwest Community College
Powell, WY06.1988
Bachelor of Science - Special Education And Elementary Education
Easter Montana College (MSU Billings Montana)
Billings, MT06.1988
Skills
- Setting Learning Targets
- Family Involvement
- Instructional Practices
- Distance Learning
- Common Core Standards
- Positive Reinforcement Strategies
- State Standards Adherence
- Materials Sourcing
- Classroom Management
- Instructional Strategies
- Student Needs Assessments
- Differentiated Instruction
- District Standards
- Positive Interactions
- Professional Development
- Standardized Tests
Timeline
2nd Grade Teacher
Sumner-Bonney Lake School District
08.2017 - Current
Kindergarten Teacher
Sumner-Bonney Lake School District
08.1995 - 06.2017
Special Education Teacher
Sumner-Bonney Lake School District
08.1990 - 06.1995
Associate of Arts - Education
Northwest Community College
Bachelor of Science - Special Education And Elementary Education
Easter Montana College (MSU Billings Montana)
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