Melissa Reynolds
Palm Coast,Florida
Summary
Compassionate, creative and effective Teacher with valuable experience in classroom administration, professional development and project planning. Equipped with extensive background in versatile education environments. 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
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher
Pathways Elementary School
08.2019 - Current
- Taught 2nd grade, 3rd grade, & 4th grades.
- 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.
- Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
- Created and modified lessons to increase student engagement and a better understanding of the skills, which could also be utilized in a remote learning environment.
- Completed student progress reports mid-term to notify students and parents of strengths and areas of improvement.
Teacher
Pine Trail Elementary
08.2018 - 06.2019
- First year teaching, taught 3rd grade.
Paraprofessional
Pathways Elementary School
09.2017 - 06.2018
- 3rd-5th grade ESE Mild class
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules, and support lead teacher.
- Prepared instruction materials, constructed bulletin boards, and set up work areas.
- Administered tests and assessments to evaluate student progress and performance.
Substitute Teacher, K-Eighth Grade
Volusia County Schools
10.2015 - 09.2017
- 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.
Education
Bachelor of Arts -
International Academy of Design And Technology
Orlando, FLSkills
- Faculty Collaboration
- Creative Lesson Plan Development
- Positive Learning Environment
- Behavioral Skills Development
- Parent and Student Communication
- Standardized Testing Techniques
- Positive Atmosphere Promotion
- Tutoring
- Parent Conferences
- Diversity and Inclusion
Timeline
Teacher
Pathways Elementary School
08.2019 - Current
Teacher
Pine Trail Elementary
08.2018 - 06.2019
Paraprofessional
Pathways Elementary School
09.2017 - 06.2018
Substitute Teacher, K-Eighth Grade
Volusia County Schools
10.2015 - 09.2017
Bachelor of Arts -
International Academy of Design And Technology