LORRI BECKNER
Burnet
Summary
High-achieving educator offering experience managing classrooms, evaluating students and preparing groups for standardized tests. Expert at presenting information to classrooms of students and working individually or in small groups to maximize comprehension. Successful background of producing strong academic performance.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Elementary Teacher, Grades 3-4
R.J. Richey Elementary
08.2018 - Current
- Devise lesson plans in alignment with state curriculum standards and created balanced instructional programs, demonstrations and work time to meet educational and instructional goals.
- Directed individualized instruction in various subjects to achieve educational goals and drive curriculum requirements.
- Established and communicated clear learning objectives to foster student progress and academic performance.
- Prepared, administered and graded evaluative materials such as examinations and quizzes and created and maintained accurate student records.
- Maintained positive classroom environments by reinforcing rules for behavior and relationship-building actions.
- Met with parents to communicate students' progress, achievements and classroom issues.
- Participated in professional development workshops during academic school year and summer.
- Attended in-service training and professional development courses to stay on top of policy and education changes.
Elementary Teacher, Grades 3-5
Faith Academy of Marble Falls
08.2014 - 05.2018
- Adapted teaching methods and instructional strategies to promote learning in students of differing skill levels.
- Managed consistent, learning-focused classroom environments by establishing and communicating clear objectives for students.
- Created lesson plans corresponding to yearly curriculum, incorporating broad variety of activities, hands-on experiences, basic academic skills and opportunities for creativity.
- Engaged students and boosted understanding of material using focused instructional strategies and hands-on activities.
- Monitored student progress using exams and assignments to check for thorough understanding.
- Scheduled and held parent-teacher conferences to keep parents up-to-date on children's academic performance.
- Encouraged student critical thinking and discussion using variety of teaching techniques.
- Maintained positive classroom environments by reinforcing rules for behavior and relationship-building actions.
- Maintained safe, clean, and organized classroom environment.
Teller Manager
Wells Fargo
11.2005 - 12.2007
- Supervised teller team by enforcing policies and procedures related to teller operations, security and compliance.
- Reviewed and approved transactions above limits and authority levels of teller staff.
- Controlled cash and carried out cash use forecasting to maximize availability while minimizing risk.
- Oversaw daily actions of tellers, responded to escalated customer inquiries and assigned tasks to meet operational needs.
- Filed government-mandated reports related to large cash transactions and sale of monetary instruments.
- Maintained current and accurate cash balances for all programs, departments and projects.
- Set and reinforced consistent and compliant control and operational policies for accounts tracking, reconciliation and reporting.
- Managed contract administration, maintained files, validated codes and monitored reporting.
Pharmacy Technician
Atkins Pharmacy
03.2002 - 11.2005
- Teamed with peers, technicians and pharmacists to prioritize and complete orders.
- Created new customer profiles and updated demographics, allergies and new medications in pharmacy computer systems.
- Interpreted and processed medication orders under supervision of pharmacist.
- Inspected medication storage locations to monitor drug expiration dates and supply adequate inventory.
- Received and verified daily incoming drug inventories, reported discrepancies and logged items into inventory system.
- Refilled medications, offered insight into over-the-counter products and verified insurance benefits.
- Transmitted claims to insurance companies for payment and reconciled EOBs.
- Transmitted daily bulk orders to maintain inventory levels.
- Maintained strict patient confidentiality to adhere to HIPAA regulations and avoid data compromises.
- Efficiently processed cash register transactions for new and refilled prescription orders.
- Prepared prescription labels, promoting accuracy in medication administration and dosing.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Multidisciplinary Studies/ESL
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX08-2014
Associate of Arts - General Studies
Central Texas College
Killeen, TX07-2013
High School Diploma - undefined
Mary Carroll High School
Corpus Christi, TX05-1987
Skills
- Materials sourcing
- Multimedia instruction
- Behavior modeling
- Compliance standards
- Classroom management
- Planning
- Differentiated instruction
- Relationship building
- Team collaboration
Certification
- Generalist EC-6 valid through 05/31/2032
- AVID Summer Institute
- Marco Math
- Gifted and Talented
- TCEA Social and Emotional Learning
- Grading Committee
- ARC Foundations Training
- Restorative Training
- Fountas and Pinnell Guided Reading
- 6+1 Trait Writing
- Eureka Math K-5
- NBCT Summer Investigation Series
- 2025 Math: TEA Grade 3 Mathematics Achievement Academy
- Region 13 Math RBIS 2-day Experience
- Region 13 Rockin' Review Workshop-2023 - 2026
- ESC Region 13 Texas Reading Academies
- PLC Solution Tree -PLC at Work Institute 2023
- RJ Richey 3rd Grade Team Lead-2 years
- Leader in Me - Lighthouse Committee
Timeline
Elementary Teacher, Grades 3-4
R.J. Richey Elementary
08.2018 - Current
Elementary Teacher, Grades 3-5
Faith Academy of Marble Falls
08.2014 - 05.2018
Teller Manager
Wells Fargo
11.2005 - 12.2007
Pharmacy Technician
Atkins Pharmacy
03.2002 - 11.2005
Associate of Arts - General Studies
Central Texas College
High School Diploma - undefined
Mary Carroll High School
Bachelor of Science - Multidisciplinary Studies/ESL
Texas Tech University