Melissa McClain
West Middlesex,PA
Summary
Dedicated secondary school teacher committed to fostering a supportive learning environment and facilitating student success. Experienced in delivering engaging lessons, assessing student progress, and promoting critical thinking skills. Teacher cultivating appreciation for previous time periods and global regions. Develops communication skills through writing and research assignments. Emboldens students to teach themselves through analysis and critical thinking. Organizes debates and discussions to foster intellectual investment in course material.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Sience teacher
Stambaugh Charter Academy
09.2023 - Current
- Communicate with parents/guardians effecitively
- Tutor and work with students as needed
- Adapt/ modifiy classwork for students with IEPS and 504 plans
- Follow and work with the special education teacher/ aide
- Maintain accurate grades/ data
- Weekly lesson plans and annotate
- Manage classroom behaviors.
ISS teacher / Freshman Seminar
Harrisburg School District
Harrisburg
01.2020 - 01.2023
- Make sure students are doing their assigned work and working with their teachers for them to complete their work in a timely manner
- Manage student behaviors and work with students to be their best
- Work with Admin to run ISS efficiently and effectively
- During covid I filled in in a Special need’s classroom
- I also taught Biology for a semester, and I am currently teaching technology
- Submit IEP paperwork and data and Lesson plans in a timely manner
- Create and develop Curriculum for the class and teach the curriculum
- Also keep track of student data grades, behavior, attendance and work with appropriate teams.
Supervisor
UPS
10.2018 - 01.2020
- Was responsible for DMP area damage material
- I cleaned up hazardous waste and made sure items were properly disposed of
- Kept track of safety within the building per my shift
- Work with managers and my supervisors to ensure building safety.
Teacher
Summit Academy
08.2017 - 01.2018
- Teach, write lesson plans and manage classroom behaviors
- Track SDI minutes for the goals
- And work with students in small groups
- Also write documents of interventions and educational needs
- Grade students work, and keep track of student data.
Teacher
Living Word Christian School
09.2016 - 07.2017
- Instruct the students in and out of the classroom and differentiate lessons for student when necessary
- I also monitored behaviors and recess duty, bus duty
- Grade papers and monitor their classroom work.
Instructional Aide/child care worker
Vision Quest
02.2016 - 08.2016
- Duties - helping the youth in the classroom and managing behaviors
- Walking the youth up for breakfast escorting the youth to breakfast back to the unit and have them clean the unit and attend school.
Tutor/Teacher/ Academic Advisor
American Scholar Group/ American English Institute
06.2015 - 01.2016
- Duties include tutoring and teaching international students from around the world
- Making sure the students understand the content they are being taught and tutored in especially the vocabulary in the different subjects that the student may struggle in
- Monitoring the student's grades and see if they are track to being successful in high school
- Discuss their future plans and how they will achieve those goals.
Insurance agent
Grove City, PA
01.2015 - 06.2015
- Duties include working with retirees to clients making sure their insurance and retirement needs are in order, affordable and appropriate to income levels
- Making sure clients are happy with their insurance and retirement products
- Talk to clients make phone calls and follow up calls.
Family Behavioral Services
Hermitage, PA
11.2013 - 01.2015
- Duties include provision of instructional and mental health support services to youth, young adults, and their families to address behavioral needs, development of strategies and support mechanisms to promote independence, learning, and coping mechanisms in both home, school, and community settings.
Instructor
Grove City Area School District
Grove City
08.2011 - 06.2013
- Duties as a per diem classroom instructor include application and utilization of current lesson plans, management of classroom behavioral issues, implementation of instructional strategies and presentation of classroom curriculum to secondary age students
- Duties as a Per Diem Instructor with George Junior Republic (via Grove City School District) include implementation of lesson plans and instructional strategies to present curriculum to secondary age students/court adjudicated youth, management of significant behavioral issues/crisis intervention, collaboration with paraprofessionals/support staff.
Grove City Area School District
Farrell, PA
10.2012 - 06.2013
- Duties as a per diem classroom instructor include application and utilization of current lesson plans, management of classroom behavioral issues, implementation of instructional strategies and presentation of classroom curriculum to secondary age students, provision of instruction to homebound students, tutoring of students in preparation for PSSA's, implementation of C.O.O.L
- After school instructional program, interagency collaboration.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Education
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock, PA05-2010
Skills
- Technologies Integration
- Documentation And Reporting
- Curriculum Development
- Student Records Management
- Program and Classroom Management
- Enforcing Rules and Expectations
- Parent and student communication
- Syllabus Development
- Test Proctoring
- Progress Evaluations
- Faculty Collaboration and Support
- Instructional planning
- Learning Style Accommodations
- IEP Progress Tracking
- Classroom Supervision
- Organization
- Constructive Student Feedback
- Learning Style Assessment
- Group and individual instruction
- Testing and grading
- Classroom Instruction
- Technology Integration
- Online Instruction
- Standardized Testing
- Lesson Plan Development
- Multi-Cultural Awareness
- Student Engagement
- Google Classroom
- Reporting and documentation
Affiliations
- I am involved with the Woman's group at church and help with the large youth events at church.
- I love to read.
- I love to travel and see the world, I love the beach.
- I am a foodie I love good food.
Timeline
Sience teacher
Stambaugh Charter Academy
09.2023 - Current
ISS teacher / Freshman Seminar
Harrisburg School District
01.2020 - 01.2023
Supervisor
UPS
10.2018 - 01.2020
Teacher
Summit Academy
08.2017 - 01.2018
Teacher
Living Word Christian School
09.2016 - 07.2017
Instructional Aide/child care worker
Vision Quest
02.2016 - 08.2016
Tutor/Teacher/ Academic Advisor
American Scholar Group/ American English Institute
06.2015 - 01.2016
Insurance agent
Grove City, PA
01.2015 - 06.2015
Family Behavioral Services
Hermitage, PA
11.2013 - 01.2015
Grove City Area School District
Farrell, PA
10.2012 - 06.2013
Instructor
Grove City Area School District
08.2011 - 06.2013
Bachelor of Science - Education
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
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