Michaela O'Reilly

• New York state certified teacher with 7 years experience lead teaching in an Integrated Co-Teaching Kindergarten classroom
• Grade Team Leader
• Implement lesson plans, designed and differentiated lesson plan instruction to meet the needs of all students
• Communicate frequently with parents about student growth and progress, recommending at-home strategies to support struggling students.
• Create lesson plans for Guided Reading and Core Math for whole group, small group and 1:1
• Lead taught all Math blocks (Core Math, Math Meeting
• Number Fluency, Math Stories and Math Routines)
• Lead taught Guided Reading, Reading Mastery, Phonics
• Direct Instruction, Writing and Read Aloud
• Small group instruction for all subjects including, differentiation, pre-teach, review and reteach
• Responsible for planning math and guided reading lessons by establishing learning targets for all lessons, units and projects and presenting to my grade team
• Organize all copies, supplies and manipulatives for all grade team classrooms
• Lead meetings with grade team teachers biweekly to identify gaps and misconceptions within our instruction and create a plan to ensure all students reach mastery of content/skill across the grade
• Responsible for observing, evaluating and coaching teachers
• Creating an enthusiastic and motivating classroom culture
• Taxonomy
• Collecting and responding to student data (formal/informal) daily/weekly
• How to use questioning to maintain rigor within lessons to help create a student led approach to content discussion
• Co-teaching

Professional Development

• My ability to drive student mastery in both reading and math gave me many opportunities to share my knowledge and skills with my peers
• Presented sessions whole school for Guided Reading, specifically on using goals to push reading levels, using data driven instruction and strategies to tackle comprehension gaps among students
• Presented sessions for K-2 math, specifically on tailoring and adapting network plans to fit the needs of all students
• With a passion for teaching students with special needs, I presented various methods used in my classroom to ensure all students reach mastery of content at an independent level
• Additional Training and Certification
• New York state certified in Childhood Education Grades 1-6
• Workshops; Child Abuse and Prevention, School Violence Prevention, Needs of Students with Autism, DASA
• Trainings; Wilson, Fundamentals, Reading Mastery, Fundations, Cognitively Guided Instruction

• Completed workshops exploring development issues and global perspectives
• Fundraised
• Twelve week placement in Kolkata teaching literacy and English to students aged 3-17
• Working with teachers and partner organizations
• Facilitate group work for women and girls

• Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help 40 students reach learning objectives.
• Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
• Communicated frequently with parents, students, and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
• Supported student physical, mental, and social development using classroom games and activities.
• Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.