MICHELLE A. SELSOR
Summary
Compassionate, creative and effective teacher with valuable experience in education, collaboration, and classroom management. Equipped with extensive background in versatile education environments. Competent at performing independently or as member of a team. Well-versed in classroom and online technologies. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong communication skills eager to secure a challenging position and help team achieve organizational goals.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Teacher
Ball Chatham CUSD #5
06.2009 - Current
- Currently educate 7th and 8th grade students in life and physical sciences
- Collaborate with teachers, curriculum coaches, and administrators to develop and implement a guaranteed viable curriculum to help students reach learning objectives
- Communicate effectively with parents, staff, and students
- Incorporate engaging activities and hands-on learning opportunities to increase student understanding
- Utilize technology to enrich student-based learning environment
- Foster team collaboration between students through group projects and lab work
- Evaluate student work for content mastery and use data to differentiate instruction for all students
- Attend IEP/504 meetings with parents and educational stakeholders to develop individual learning targets, goals, and accommodations for our students
- Hold conferences with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress, and encourage learning goals
- Keep students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies
- Devised and implemented strategies to create and maintain cohesive school community within virtual classroom setting
- Collaborated with faculty to develop after-school tutoring program for struggling students
- Previously taught 2nd and 4th grade students in self-contained, general education classroom as well as Science to 6th grade students and STEM/STEAM elective classes and computer science to 6-8 grade students
- Served on the district's NGSS Implementation Team, BCSD Union Representative, Teacher Evaluation Committee, Rising STAR Vision and Mission Team, Wellness Committee, Social Committee, and PBIS Universal Team, and as a new teacher mentor and department chairperson
Teacher
Taylorville CUSD #3
06.2008 - 06.2009
- Taught 2nd grade students in self-contained, general education classroom
- Facilitated differentiated instruction through multiple modalities to ensure educational progress of all students
- Conducted AIMSweb progress monitoring
- Communicated effectively with parents, staff, and students
- Maintained classroom management through consistency, positive reinforcement, and high expectations
Substitute Teacher
Auburn CUSD #10
08.2003 - 08.2008
- Covered teacher and paraprofessional absences in K-12 general and special education settings
Education
Master of Arts - Education in STEM
Augustana University
Sioux Falls, SD05.2016
Education Certification
University of Illinois At Springfield
Springfield, ILBachelor of Science - Nutrition
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL05.1994
Skills
- Technology Integration
- Behavior Management and Modification Techniques
- Multicultural Populations
- Academic Material Selection
- Distance Learning Platforms
- Social-Emotional Learning Training
- Child Advocacy
- Microsoft Office
- Google Docs
- Written and Interpersonal Communication
Accomplishments
Volunteer of the Year, Autism Society of the Year Central Illinois Chapter
Affiliations
- National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
- Autism Society of America Central Illinois Chapter
Certification
Illinois Educator License
Timeline
Teacher
Ball Chatham CUSD #5
06.2009 - Current
Teacher
Taylorville CUSD #3
06.2008 - 06.2009
Substitute Teacher
Auburn CUSD #10
08.2003 - 08.2008
Master of Arts - Education in STEM
Augustana University
Education Certification
University of Illinois At Springfield
Bachelor of Science - Nutrition
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Illinois Educator License
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