Michaela Shows
Butler,MO
Summary
Versatile educator and team leader with a proven track record in curriculum development and instructional strategies, demonstrated at Butler R-V School District. Excelled in engaging students through hands-on activities and cooperative learning, enhancing literacy skills and classroom management. Expert in Microsoft Office and adept in fostering parent-teacher communication, achieving significant improvements in student learning outcomes.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Grade 6 Math, Personal Finance, and Reading Intervention Teacher
Butler R-V School District
Butler, MO
05.2024 - Current
- Instruct Grade 6 Math, Personal Finance, and Reading.
- Collaborate with parents, and other educational professionals.
- Create lessons that comply with the federal, state, and local curriculum.
- Pioneer Grade 6 Math Curriculum Guide for the Butler R-V School District.
- Develop a Grade 6 Personal Finance Curriculum for the Butler R-V School District.
- Utilize Kagan strategies within my instruction.
- Establish Grade 6 Math Google Drive curriculum.
- Modify material and instruction to follow IEP/504 plans on a case-by-case basis.
- Record documentation of the following IEP/504 plans.
- Document classroom, calculator, and book checkouts.
- Record classroom calculator and book inventory.
- Lead interactive read-aloud activities.
- Evaluated understanding of texts during reading exercises.
- Initiate Google Office Suite programs for documents within the 6th-grade Math, Personal Finance, and Reading classes.
- Assist in the Curriculum Development Committee for the Butler R-5 School District.
- Lead students through assignments and labs through demonstration and instruction.
- Accurately recorded grades and tabs on student behavior.
- Adapt teaching methods to meet the diverse needs, and learning styles, of students.
Data Entry Training and Quality Team Lead
MedOne Pharmacy Benefit Solutions
Remote
10.2022 - 07.2024
- Efficiently and accurately completed all data entry tasks through faxes, reports, appeals, and personal projects.
- Corresponded with other team members to confirm team responsibilities, and answer questions.
- Ensured reports are functioning appropriately, and took measures as needed to improve functionality.
- Assisted with various questions from other departments within the company.
- Instructed processes to new hires.
- Reviewed and reteach processes with new hires and current employees alike.
- Developed new, efficient processes.
- Created lesson plans and training materials for the whole clinical service team to access.
- Worked remotely with record-setting company statistics in accuracy and volume for my position.
Member Engagement and Health Enhancement Coordinator
Osage Prairie YMCA
Nevada, MO
06.2022 - 09.2022
- Updated and created brochure documents for member activities.
- Displayed excellent customer service on the phone and in person for members.
- Coached Tridents and Neptune's swim clubs, along with instructing swim lessons and group fitness classes for members of all age groups and experience levels.
- Worked cross-functionally with YMCA departments to support members and staff.
- Maintained calendars of upcoming events, meetings and deadlines.
- Organized team events to promote a positive work environment.
- Delegated work to staff, setting priorities and goals.
- Facilitated communication between different departments in order to resolve issues quickly.
- Consulted with managers to resolve problems relating to employee performance, office equipment and work schedules.
- Monitored inventory levels and ordered additional supplies as needed.
- Resolved customer complaints or answered customers' questions.
- Implemented departmental policies and standards in conjunction with management to streamline internal processes.
- Discussed job performance problems with employees, identifying causes and issues to find solutions.
- Analyzed financial activities of department to share budgetary input with managers.
Medical Laboratory Technician I
Bates County Memorial Hospital
Butler, MO
01.2022 - 06.2022
- Independently performed routine patient laboratory testing with precision.
- Conducted data entry tasks for patient laboratory results.
- Used various hospital interface systems to accurately complete patient forms and upload them to patient profiles.
- Communicated cross-functionally with teams to ensure fantastic member communication.
- Supported patients during blood draws, and encouraged a positive experience.
- Administer phlebotomy procedures.
- Perform calmly and accurately under pressure.
- Maintained strict adherence to laboratory quality control and assurance measures, reducing error rates significantly.
- Participated in continuing education and professional development activities, staying current with advances in the field.
- Performed quality control procedures to validate test results according to established standards.
- Calibrated and performed routine maintenance to keep laboratory equipment in satisfactory condition.
- Assisted with the training of new personnel in laboratory techniques and procedures.
- Performed complete blood counts using automated hematology analyzer.
- Engaged in the troubleshooting and resolution of technical problems with laboratory equipment and assays.
- Conducted microscopic analyses of blood, urine, and tissue samples, identifying abnormal cells or indicators of disease.
- Performed high-complexity testing in areas such as microbiology, hematology, and biochemistry under minimal supervision.
- Reported any suspected problems with test performance directly to supervisor or clinical staff members.
- Interpreted data from various sources including patient history, lab results, imaging studies.
- Identified discrepancies in test results that may indicate errors in specimen collection or processing methods.
- Ensured compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations, including HIPAA and OSHA standards.
- Supervised or instructed new technicians on laboratory protocols.
- Analyzed test results for accuracy and prepared reports for physicians.
- Prepared reagents, media, stains, solutions, and other materials used in testing procedures.
- Utilized automated equipment and instruments, including spectrophotometers and centrifuges, to analyze samples.
- Maintained a safe working environment by following safety guidelines and regulations set forth by the organization.
Middle and High School Family Consumer Science Teacher
Adrian R-3 School District
Adrian, MO
07.2020 - 12.2021
- Encouraged student growth through various learning techniques and goal-setting.
- Lead students through assignments and labs through demonstration and instruction.
- Instructed Intro to Teaching, Child Development, Pro Start, Housing and Interior Design, High School Intro to FACS, and Middle School FACS.
- Collaborated with parents and other educational professionals to give students the best learning experience.
- Created lessons that comply with the federal, state, and local curriculum.
- Managed the FACS department budget and inventory, ordering supplies as needed.
- Organized and supervised student displays, and participation in culinary competitions.
- Developed and implemented curriculum that incorporated consumer science topics, such as nutrition, financial management, and personal development.
- Instructed classes in a variety of consumer science-related topics, including food preparation, clothing construction, and resource management.
- Facilitated group projects that encouraged collaboration between classmates.
- Encouraged students to think independently and express original and creative ideas.
- Facilitated and moderated interactive classroom activities and lively discussions.
- Maintained a safe learning environment by enforcing school policies and procedures.
- Adapted teaching strategies to remain inclusive to diverse learning styles.
- Evaluated student progress through quizzes, tests, and other assessments.
- Created lesson plans that incorporated current trends in consumer sciences into instruction materials.
Education
Bachelor's - General Studies
Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL05.2020
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Google Office Suite
- Hands-on activities
- Cooperative learning
- Parent-teacher communication
- Project-based learning
- Motivational techniques
- Feedback delivery
- Student engagement
- Instructional strategies
- Lesson planning expertise
- Schedule creation and maintenance
- Literacy skills
- Art techniques with various materials
- Curriculum development
- Resource management
- Classroom management
- Classroom instruction
- Art and music K-12 instruction
- Team collaboration
- Data entry
- Phlebotomy
- Customer service
- Art history
- Track and field
Certification
- ABCTE Elementary Education Standard, 01/01/21
- Professional Teaching Knowledge Exam, 01/01/21
- Praxis Art Content Knowledge Certification, 03/14/25
Awards
- Summit League Indoor Championships: Pentathlon, 2nd, 2020
- Summit League Indoor Championships: Pentathlon, 2nd, 2019
- Summit League Outdoor Championships: Heptathlon, 2nd, 2019
- WIU Indoor School Records: Pentathlon, 3,676
- WIU Outdoor School Record: Heptathlon, 5,085
- WIU Indoor All-Time Mark: 60, 9th, 9.11
- WIU Indoor All-Time Mark: High Jump, 9th, 1.70m
- WIU Outdoor All-Time Mark: 100H, 9th, 14.57
- WIU Outdoor All-Time Mark: High Jump, 5th, 1.69m
- 2019 Summit All-League, Indoor & Outdoor
- 2020 Summit All-League, Indoor
- 2016-17 Summit League Academic Honor Roll
Fun Fact
I have had eight academic years of experience in reading, writing, and speaking Spanish.
Sports Background
- Division I Track and Field at Western Illinois University
- Competitive Swimming 13+ years
- Coached track for 1 year
- Coached swimming for 3 years
Affiliations
- Western Illinois Art Education First Wednesday Instructor
- WIU Motor Clinic Volunteer
- Top Data Entry performer at MedOne every week for over 6 months
Languages
English
Full Professional
Spanish
Limited
Accomplishments
- Summit League Indoor Championships: Pentathlon (2nd / 2020); Pentathlon (2nd / 2019)
- Summit League Outdoor Championships: Heptathlon (2nd / 2019)
- WIU Indoor School Records: Pentathlon (3,676)
- WIU Outdoor School Record: Heptathlon (5,085)
- WIU Indoor All-Time Mark: 60 (9th / 9.11); High Jump (9th / 1.70m)
- WIU Outdoor All-Time Mark: 100H (9th / 14.57); High Jump (5th / 1.69m)
- 2019 Summit All-League (Indoor & Outdoor)
- 2020 Summit All-League (Indoor)
- 2016-17 Summit League Academic Honor Roll
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Grade 6 Math, Personal Finance, and Reading Intervention Teacher
Butler R-V School District
05.2024 - Current
Data Entry Training and Quality Team Lead
MedOne Pharmacy Benefit Solutions
10.2022 - 07.2024
Member Engagement and Health Enhancement Coordinator
Osage Prairie YMCA
06.2022 - 09.2022
Medical Laboratory Technician I
Bates County Memorial Hospital
01.2022 - 06.2022
Middle and High School Family Consumer Science Teacher
Adrian R-3 School District
07.2020 - 12.2021
- ABCTE Elementary Education Standard, 01/01/21
- Professional Teaching Knowledge Exam, 01/01/21
- Praxis Art Content Knowledge Certification, 03/14/25
Bachelor's - General Studies
Western Illinois University
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