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Melissa Sowders

Melissa Sowders

Lake Butler,FL

Summary

Technically-astute and emotionally available teacher experienced in offering positive and nurturing learning environments. Skilled at assisting students of all skill levels grow, develop and grasp material. Familiar with both group and individual instructional strategies as well as record keeping and student safety policies.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Donor Specialist

Seamark Ranch
10.2020 - Current
  • Screened potential donors for eligibility, ensuring safe and compliant donation procedures.
  • Boosted donor satisfaction and loyalty by consistently acknowledging their contributions and recognizing milestones in their donation journey.
  • Collaborated with team members to ensure smooth daily operations and exceptional donor experiences.
  • Facilitated efficient donor processing by managing appointment scheduling and maintaining accurate records.

Spanish Teacher

Duval County Public Schools
Jacksonville, FL
08.2004 - 06.2018
  • Taught students building blocks of language learning, as well as advanced concepts and tricks to simplify processes.
  • Helped students develop important learning skills and good study habits useful in trade school or college education.
  • Evaluated academic performance and social relationships to identify and help struggling students.
  • Consulted with teachers in different disciplines to identify and adopt successful instructional strategies.
  • Completed performance reviews and remained up-to-date on required certifications and continuing education credits.
  • Immersed students in unfamiliar cultures by devising hands-on activities.
  • Employed diverse teaching approaches to help students of all abilities understand material.
  • Sourced optimal curricula and developed lesson plans to fully cover target material for each course.
  • Facilitated positive learning environment by using enthusiastic and energetic instructional strategies and consistent classroom management.
  • Used Focus to monitor and record student progress, posted online for parent monitoring.
  • Maintained accurate and up to date records on up to 200 students at a time
  • Maintained professional and friendly interactions with parents, colleagues, administrators and students

Education

Master of Arts - International Community Development

Southeastern University
Lakeland, FL
04.2020

Bachelor of Arts - Spanish

Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, FL
05.2004

Skills

  • Progress reporting
  • Group and individual instruction
  • Spanish Language instruction
  • Teacher collaboration
  • Learning style assessment
  • Records maintenance
  • Experience with special-needs students
  • Computer proficient
  • Managing classroom for diverse populations
  • Positive learning environment
  • Conflict resolution
  • Experience with instructional design
  • Audio-visual aid implementation
  • Customer/Client relations
  • Personable and outgoing
  • Autism spectrum awareness
  • IEP familiarity
  • Field trip planning
  • Organizational ability
  • Supervision

Community Projects

Mentoring Program - I founded and ran a mentoring program at my school. The purpose and goal of the mentoring program was to provide positive role-models of adults in the community for students who voluntarily wanted to expand their horizons.

  • Solicit volunteers
  • Field applications and conduct interviews
  • Successfully connected 12 students with 12 community adults for ten weeks
  • Positive feedback from the students and adults involved
  • Gained experience as a Coordinator

Volunteer Club - For two years I sponsored the Volunteer Club, Viking Volunteers. I love connecting teens and adults to opportunities to serve others in the community. The students initiated project ideas and I made the connections to people and resources to make their dreams come to fruition. We served the homeless, reached out to veterans and active duty soldiers, and did clothing drives for Dignity You Wear. Viking Volunteers became leaders in the community.

International Baccalaureate Community Project Coordinator - Students identified a need in the community and developed their own project or service idea for meeting that need. It was a very exciting process that last most of the year and was very fruitful for the personal development and empowerment of the students and adults involved, as well as benefiting the community.

  • Trained and monitored progress of 125 students in the program
  • Trained the adult sponsors
  • Collaborated with students and adults
  • Motivated peers and students
  • Graded the projects
  • Hosted a post-project celebratory recognition event to recognize our students' contributions

Timeline

Donor Specialist

Seamark Ranch
10.2020 - Current

Spanish Teacher

Duval County Public Schools
08.2004 - 06.2018

Master of Arts - International Community Development

Southeastern University

Bachelor of Arts - Spanish

Jacksonville University

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