Melinda Abel
Cypress
Summary
My objective as an educator is to provide students with support in and out of the classroom while maintaining a high level of academic performance.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
READ 180 TEACHER/READING TEACHER/WORLD CULTURE
ARNOLD MIDDLE SCHOOL
08.2000 - Current
- Develop and implement classroom routines and procedures
- Administered assessments, quizzes to assess student growth
- Assist students explore concepts with engaging, learning-focused activities
- Implementing reading to increase student literacy and support in a reading program
- Analyzed data on a weekly basis
- Collaborated with ELA teachers to support students
- Create lesson plans and reinforced skills through mini lessons
- Taught several book studies to campus staff- Teach Like A Pirate
- Pilot Read 180 program and taught at Campus Content Week Team Leader for Reading, IDT Team Leader for 6th grade team
- PBIS CHAIRPERSON
- Created PD opportunities' for staff
- Participate in district wide share sessions
- Collaborate with staff on various committees
- Analyze data with the discipline committee
- Run the technology side of PBIS Rewards
- Create monthly newsletters
- BUILDING BETTER RELATIONSHIP FACILITATOR
- Taught and trained district employees for BBR, Fred Jones, CHAMPS
CLASSROOMS SPED TEACHER
DOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
10.1998 - 05.2000
- Taught multiple subjects to students who were in a SPED classroom
- Collected and analyzed data
- Planned lessons that were modified for struggling students
- Collaborated with parents, teachers, counselors, and administrators to develop an academic plan for students with learning disabilities
Education
Masters of Education - Educational Leadership
LAMAR UNIVERSITY
01-2019
Bachelor of Science - Interdisciplinary Studies
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY
05-1996
Skills
- Grading procedures and protocol
- Standardized testing
- Extracurricular activities
- Analyzing data
- Parent/student communication
- Group/Individual instruction
- Leading PD district/campus
- Lesson planning
- Classroom management
- Relationship building
- Critical thinking
Accomplishments
- Named "Teacher of the Year" at Arnold Middle School in 2013.
Certification
- ELEMENTARY SELF CONTAIN 1-8 Validation 1996-Life
- ELEMENTARY READING 1-8 Validation 1996-Life
Timeline
READ 180 TEACHER/READING TEACHER/WORLD CULTURE
ARNOLD MIDDLE SCHOOL
08.2000 - Current
CLASSROOMS SPED TEACHER
DOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
10.1998 - 05.2000
Masters of Education - Educational Leadership
LAMAR UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Science - Interdisciplinary Studies
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY