Michelle Hannon

• Builds positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.
• Plans lessons for Math, Science and Social Studies according to district competencies and curriculum.
• Implements classroom management improvements to enhance class morale and engagement.
• Assesses student learning progress and comprehension with routine assessments, performance based tasks and exit tickets.
• Establishes and enforced rules of behavior to drive social development and maintain positive interactions (Responsive Classroom)
• Keeps the classroom clean, organized, and safe for students and visitors.
• Teaches students subject-specific material, learning strategies and social skills.
• Assesses student progress by administering tests and evaluating results.

• Developed and implemented daily activities and lessons related to the physical and cultural geography of specific world regions for seventh grade students.
• Created performance based assessments and rubrics, which aligned with the Social Studies standards.
• Developed and implemented sixth grade lessons and activities related to United States History; the Civil War leading up through the Holocaust.
• Produced standards based lessons and activities for the seventh grade curriculum; focusing on physical and cultural geography within the regions of Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and the Pacific Rim.
• Leader and participant in grade level and content Professional Learning Communities.
• Modified individual lessons to meet IEP and 504 accommodations.
• Designed activities that focused on specific goals for our Response to Intervention (RTI) and enrichment classes.
• Encouraged interactive learning and group participation in the classroom, thereby helping students to become productive and successful citizens.

• Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
• Maintained well-controlled classrooms by clearly outlining standards and reinforcing positive behaviors.
• Educated students in foundational concepts such as shapes, numbers and letters.
• Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
• Worked with teaching staff to evaluate individual progress and recommend appropriate learning plans.
• Responsible for payroll, scheduling, staff management and curriculum.

• Team taught Language Arts, Science, Social Studies and Math as a part of a 6/7 looping team.
• Modified individual lessons to meet IEP goals and standards.
• Integrated technology into classes and created Smartboard Notebook plans to reinforce daily skills and to introduce new concepts.
• Organized gender specific Language Arts curriculum, focusing on high interest adolescent novels.
• Designed hands on cooperative lessons to teach specific Physical Science, Social Studies and Language Arts goals.
• Worked with administrators on behavioral issues to support needs of students.
• Kept classroom environments consistent and focused on learning by establishing and enforcing clear objectives.
• Planned and supervised class projects, field trips and visits by guest speakers.

• Organized sessions and groupings based on each child's grade level and individual specific learning needs.
• Arranged a storytelling and book notation program with the Children's Literacy Foundation.