MELANIE KRAMER
Boca Raton,USA
Summary
Passionate Elementary School teacher devoted to promoting student learning through standards-based instruction and enhancing individual potential. Skillful in managing classroom environments and enhancing student behavior to optimize all learning and social experiences.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Elementary School Teacher
Sunrise Park Elementary
12.2014 - Current
- Taught standards-based instruction in all subject areas in First and currently in Second Grades
- Served as the First-Grade team leader and currently serve as the Second-Grade team leader
- Serve as a mentor to brand new teachers and teachers new to the district.
- Implement effective classroom management strategies, structures, and procedures to optimize student academic achievement and social development
- Attend academic, mental-health, and student safety trainings and workshops
- Utilize strong interpersonal and communication skills to foster meaningful relationships with students, parents, and staff
- Follow all protocols pertaining to the safety and well-being of all the students under my tutelage
- Work in coordination with school administration and grade staff to meet educational goals
- Adapt and differentiate lessons to accommodate students at varying levels of ability
- Attend 504, SBT, and IEP meetings to help develop and implement goals and accommodations to meet students' individual needs.
Elementary School Teacher
TASIS School at Dorado
08.2013 - 05.2014
- Worked with the head teacher in a co-teaching manner implementing and participating in all grade planning and instruction
- Attended professional development in all facets of the school processes and implemented their GRITS principle of courage, conscientiousness, perseverance, resilience, and passion
- Assisted in assessing students and in writing progress reports in a bilingual atmosphere
- Worked with a diverse and multicultural group of students and was able to teach engaging lessons in all subject areas
- Created and led an afterschool club for students in grades 3-5
Elementary School Teacher
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
08.2000 - 05.2006
- Taught First Grade and Kindergarten for three years each in a multi-cultural environment
- Instructed grade appropriate curriculum that included a 90-minute literacy block, mathematics, and social studies
- Assessed students and kept anecdotal records through conferring and individual student portfolios
- Guided students through academic and play centers to help them develop their vocabulary and social skills as well as fine and large motor skills
- Promoted the fostering of kindness, sharing, and cooperative play
- Attended many trainings at Teacher's College at Columbia University and served as the reading liaison to my First-Grade and Kindergarten teams
Education
Master of Science - Elementary Education
Hunter College of the City University of New York
06.2000
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Stony Brook University
06.1994
Skills
- Balanced literacy program
- Standards based instruction
- Data collection
- Strong Classroom management
- Multisensory teaching approach
- Google Workspace
- Interpersonal skills
- Strong Communication skills with parents, students, and staff
- Differentiated instruction
- Team Leader
Accomplishments
- Won Boca Raton Rotary Teacher of the Year Award
- Nominated for Palm Beach County Teacher of the Year
- Nominated for Mentor of they Year
- Served as First and then Second Grade Team Leader at Sunrise Park Elementary School
- Trained in Readers and Writers Workshop, CKLA and the Benchmark Advance Reading Programs
- Trained in Leveled Literacy Intervention Program
- Trained in the Wilson Language Fundations Phonics Program
- Trained in the Reading Horizons Foundational Reading Program
- Certified in the Voyager Passport Training
- Certified in the Youth Mental Health First Aid Program
Timeline
Elementary School Teacher
Sunrise Park Elementary
12.2014 - Current
Elementary School Teacher
TASIS School at Dorado
08.2013 - 05.2014
Elementary School Teacher
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
08.2000 - 05.2006
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Stony Brook University
Master of Science - Elementary Education
Hunter College of the City University of New York
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