Mark Chollak
Rock Springs,WY
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher
Sweetwater County School District #1
2011.08 - Current
- Collaborated with parents, administrators and counselors to develop improvement plans for struggling students.
- Planned lessons, activities and trips to cover all required course material.
- Administered quizzes and tests to assess student understanding of material.
- Documented attendance, assignments, grades and participation for over 150 students.
- Instructed groups of up to 27 students and provided individual support.
- Used PowerSchool, Canvas, My Big Campus, and other platforms to upload student grades and absence data into district computer systems.
- 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.
- Participated in parent teacher conference to discuss developments of students and increase support.
- Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
- Conducted evaluations to measure performance and progress of students, providing guidance for areas requiring improvement.
- Supported student physical, mental, and social development using classroom games and activities such as Kahoot!, Wordwall, Kagan Silly Sports and Games, and other similar products.
- Graded and evaluated student assignments, papers, and course work.
- Advised and counseled students to help them develop skills and knowledge required to succeed.
- Implemented academic and personal goal planning strategies with students
- Have solid understanding of PLC process.
- Registered student progress and attendance on database to enable tracking history and maintain accurate records.
- Developed and administered tests for students to measure academic proficiency and understanding.
- Established and enforced rules of behavior to drive social development and maintain positive interactions.
- Drove student learning by establishing clear classroom plans and group objectives, as well as actionable strategies to achieve each goal.
- Helped school revitalize our Credit Recapture program by taking leading role in planning, teaching, and implementing lessons for struggling students to help them graduate.
- Became early adopter of practices to improve school climate by participating in training offered by Don't Ever Quit LLC.
- Became early adopted of standards based grading at my high school.
- Served on district AdvanceED accreditation committee.
- Have served my district by voluntarily serving on district insurance committee, policy committee, community curriculum committee, and others.
- I have served my building by being on junior high building leadership team, been part of guiding coalition at my current building, have led after school study groups, and have been active supporter in implementing administrator initiatives
- I have served as student council advisor, led student teams in Academic Olympics in Montana where our students swept competition by winning every category,
- I led junior high National Geography Bee team for 5 years
- I am currently working to implement participation in National History Day at our school in collaboration with other colleagues
- Previous non-education experience includes work in newspaper industry, retail sales, customer service, and variety of experiences that have given me excellent customer service skills.
Substitute Teacher, K-12
Sweetwater. County School District #1
2008.08 - 2011.07
- Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
- Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Repeatedly requested as substitute teacher by teachers based on excellent past referrals and trusted performance.
- Supervised lunchroom and recess activities.
- Kept accurate and current attendance records and assignment sheets to maintain file compliance.
- Incorporated technology into learning to enhance student engagement and learning.
Classroom Teacher
Richey Public Schools
2006.08 - 2008.05
- Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking, and communication.
- Collaborated with parents, administrators and counselors to develop improvement plans for struggling students.
- Established and enforced rules of behavior to drive social development and maintain positive interactions.
- Drove student learning by establishing clear classroom plans and group objectives, as well as actionable strategies to achieve each goal.
- Planned lessons, activities and trips to cover all required course material.
- Administered quizzes and tests to assess student understanding of material.
- Documented attendance, assignments, grades and participation for over 75 students.
- Instructed groups of up to 10 students and provided individual support.
- Used PowerSchool to upload student grades and absence data into district computer systems.
- 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.
- Participated in parent teacher conference to discuss developments of students and increase support.
- Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
- Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
- Conducted evaluations to measure performance and progress of students, providing guidance for areas requiring improvement.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Graded and evaluated student assignments, papers, and course work.
- Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet national standards.
- Advised and counseled students to help them develop skills and knowledge required to succeed.
- Registered student progress and attendance on database to enable tracking history and maintain accurate records.
- Developed and administered tests for students to measure academic proficiency and understanding.
- Supported student teachers by mentoring on classroom management, lesson planning, and activity organization.
- Served as Student Council advisor, led our district's Academic Olympic team which swept all categories and won championship that year, accompanied students to Aim Higher student leadership program, and participated in every way to ensure student achievement.
- Served as key note graduation speaker in 2008 for graduating class of 1 student.
Education
Master of Arts - US History
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY2007
Bachelor of Arts - Secondary Social Studies Education
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY2004
Bachelor of Arts - US History
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY2004
Associate of Arts - Education
Western Wyoming Community College
Rock Springs, WY05.2001
High School Diploma -
Rock Springs High School
Rock Springs, WY05.1987
Skills
- Classroom management
- Group and individual instruction
- Testing and grading
- Test Proctoring
- Lesson Planning
- Secondary education
- Inquiry-based learning
- Student engagement
- Fundraising
- Differentiated instruction
- Middle school education
Timeline
Teacher
Sweetwater County School District #1
2011.08 - Current
Substitute Teacher, K-12
Sweetwater. County School District #1
2008.08 - 2011.07
Classroom Teacher
Richey Public Schools
2006.08 - 2008.05
Master of Arts - US History
University of Wyoming
Bachelor of Arts - Secondary Social Studies Education
University of Wyoming
Bachelor of Arts - US History
University of Wyoming
Associate of Arts - Education
Western Wyoming Community College
High School Diploma -
Rock Springs High School
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