Lynn Oxendine
Little River,SC
Summary
An experienced educator offering a strong educational background and more than 17 years of teaching and coaching experience. Excellent interpersonal and organization skills. 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
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Instructional Coach
Horry County Schools
08.2021 - Current
- Coached teachers to improve practices through professional development and modeling instructional strategies.
- Developed staff members' attitudes, skills, and knowledge through various professional development targeted topics.
- Maintained confidentiality while recording and keeping detailed track of student performances.
- Planned and implemented lessons utilizing variety of teaching strategies to meet diverse student needs.
- Provided one-on-one instruction for students having difficulties or falling behind.
- Modeled lessons for daily or weekly instruction.
- Built and maintained positive relationships with students, parents, colleagues and administrators.
- Reviewed formative and summative data and information from diagnostic tests to accurately assess students.
- Mentored and coached students with focus on developing independence and self-confidence.
- Collaborated with teachers, administrators and parents to determine how best to support student success.
- Monitored student progress and provided feedback and support.
- Maintained records of student assessments, tutoring activities and results.
- Issued reports updating students, parents and teachers on student progress.
Teacher
Horry County Schools
09.2011 - 08.2021
- Observed and assessed student performance and kept thorough records of progress
- Implemented a variety of teaching methods such as lectures, discussions and demonstrations
- Established clear objectives for all lessons, units and projects
- Encouraged students to persevere with challenging tasks
- Set and communicated ground rules for the classroom based on respect and personal responsibility
- Tutored children individually and in small groups to help them with difficult subjects
- Scheduled and held parent-teacher conferences to keep parents up-to-date on children's academic performance
- Collaborated with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning and student engagement
- Employed a broad range of instructional techniques to retain student interest and maximize learning
- Improved students' reading levels through guided reading groups and whole group instruction
- Created lesson plans in accordance with state curriculum and school-wide curriculum standards
- Accepted coaching from fellow teachers and administrators and immediately incorporated feedback.
- Implemented reading and writing workshops to increase student literacy and support school reading programs.
- Helped students explore concepts with engaging, learning-focused activities.
- Designed detailed learning plans for struggling students based on test, homework and assignment records.
Teacher
Richmond City Schools
09.2007 - 06.2011
- Implemented reading and writing workshops to increase student literacy and support school reading programs.
- Helped students explore concepts with engaging, learning-focused activities.
- Modified lessons and curriculum to accommodate diverse learners by using strategies such as peer-assisted learning and group work.
- Evaluated students' understanding of course material through examinations and in-depth essay writing.
- Scheduled conferences with parents to discuss students' progress and classroom behavior.
- Completed student progress reports mid-term to notify students and parents of strengths and areas of improvement.
- Designed detailed learning plans for struggling students based on test, homework and assignment records.
- Developed and implemented classroom routines to address varying student needs.
- Increased educational expertise and knowledge by participating in instructor-oriented workshops.
- Boosted cultural awareness by incorporating children's literature from world cultures.
- Created lessons and online testing materials to facilitate remote learning.
Education
Master of Arts: Teaching and Learning in Technology -
Coastal Carolina University
Conway, SC01.2016
Early Childhood Education - undefined
Coastal Carolina University
Conway, SC01.2005
Skills
- Teaching Certificate with Early Childhood Education endorsement
- Positive Role Model and Mentor
- Title I knowledge
- Curriculum development
- Learning assessments
- Flexible and adaptive
- Organizational development knowledge
- Differentiated instruction specialist
- Decisive
- Curriculum Implementation
- Assigning and Grading Work
- Learning Strategies
- Student rapport
- Curriculum compliance with South Carolina Standards
- Instructional Best Practices
- Faculty Collaboration
Timeline
Instructional Coach
Horry County Schools
08.2021 - Current
Teacher
Horry County Schools
09.2011 - 08.2021
Teacher
Richmond City Schools
09.2007 - 06.2011
Master of Arts: Teaching and Learning in Technology -
Coastal Carolina University
Early Childhood Education - undefined
Coastal Carolina University
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