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Melody Merrill

Melody Merrill

Graham,AL

Summary

Highly effective student-centered and dedicated educator seeking the job of an Elementary Teacher, bringing strong knowledge and experience of technology integrations skills, current best practices, inclusion, and differentiation.

Experienced in creating and fostering learning environments for students to raise confidence and expand knowledge base. Dedicated to monitoring students' progress and ensuring each meets goals within pre-determined timespan.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Educator

Cleburne County Schools
Ranburne, AL
11.2017 - Current
  • Chose materials and developed lesson plans to enhance skills for individual students.
  • Built relationships and communicated with parents to provide best learning environment for children.
  • Collaborated with adults and children to provide safe and educational experience.
  • Developed and implemented engaging lesson plans to keep learner attention.
  • Differentiated instruction to meet needs of diverse learners.
  • Managed classroom activities, parent conferences, and lesson plans.
  • Exemplified positive behavior for children by assisting with learning. moving around to manage classroom and maintaining safety.
  • Assumed leadership roles in classes and summer activities.
  • Monitored and assessed understanding of difficult concepts and adjusted lesson accordingly.
  • Built relationships and communicated with parents to provide best learning environment for children
  • Differentiated instruction to meet needs of diverse learners
  • Collaborated with adults and children to provide safe and educational experience

Substitute Teacher/Instructional Aide

Kelly Services
Oxford, AL
08.2015 - 10.2017
  • Maintained smooth classroom operations by assisting teachers with any administrative, instructional or student support need.
  • Promoted student progress by assisting with assignments and special projects.
  • Enforced school rules, dress code and behavior to offer positive, learning-oriented environment to students.
  • Operated DVD players and projectors during lessons.
  • Assisted students with personal hygiene needs such as hand washing and toileting.
  • Supported children by working closely with teachers, parents and administrators.
  • Monitored students during transitional and non-class times such as lunch periods and recess.
  • Adapted curricula and lesson plans to specific abilities and interests of each child through personalized attention and small group instruction.
  • Encouraged continuous development for students of ages through proactive in-class assistance.
  • Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts
  • Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies
  • Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules
  • Took over class for regular classroom teacher, managing assignments, student needs and recordkeeping

Director

Thirty One Gifts
Ranburne, AL
11.2012 - 12.2017
  • Encouraged, motivated, and directed a team to achieve daily and long-term operations and business goals.
  • Worked closely with organizational leadership and personal leader/director to strategically build personal relationships with customers.
  • Managed daily operations of a personal business to foster increased productivity.
  • Monitored workflow and administrative processes to keep operations of planned events and sales running smoothly.
  • Assisted leadership with launch of start-up to achieve set goal every month. Sold over 25K in merchandise during my best year.

Education

Master in Instructional Technology And Design - Instructional Technology And Design

University of North Alabama
Florence, AL
09.2023

Bachelor of Elementary Education - Elementary Education

Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ
03.2020

Technical Certificate in Early Childhood And Ed - Early Childhood Education

West Georgia Technical College
Carrollton, GA
2016

Bachelor of Science - Human Services

Auburn University
Auburn, AL
2005

Associate of Science - Associate of Science-Transfer

Southern Union State Community College
Wadley, AL
2001

High School Diploma -

Handley High School
Roanoke, AL
1999

Skills

  • Patience
  • Constant Learner
  • Adaptability
  • Teamwork
  • Imagination
  • Communication
  • Online Teaching/Hybrid
  • Educational Settings
  • Differentiated Instruction
  • Instructional Materials Creation
  • Educational Strategies
  • Group and Individual Instruction
  • Parent Interaction
  • Academic Goals

Accomplishments

  • Certified in the states of Arizona and Alabama
  • 7+ years of experience
  • Summa Cum Laude Graduate
  • Presidents List
  • National Society of Collegiate Scholars Member
  • Professional Who's Who Member
  • National Educators Association Member
  • Alabama Educators Association Member
  • ESL (English as a second language) Foundations and Methodologies
  • ESOL (English to speakers of other languages) Advanced Methodologies of Structured English Immersion
  • Pro Solutions Training
  • LTRS Certified (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling)
  • Reading Horizons Certified
  • Clever Academy Certified
  • MobyMax Training Certificate






Timeline

Educator

Cleburne County Schools
11.2017 - Current

Substitute Teacher/Instructional Aide

Kelly Services
08.2015 - 10.2017

Director

Thirty One Gifts
11.2012 - 12.2017

Master in Instructional Technology And Design - Instructional Technology And Design

University of North Alabama

Bachelor of Elementary Education - Elementary Education

Grand Canyon University

Technical Certificate in Early Childhood And Ed - Early Childhood Education

West Georgia Technical College

Bachelor of Science - Human Services

Auburn University

Associate of Science - Associate of Science-Transfer

Southern Union State Community College

High School Diploma -

Handley High School

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