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Missy Cox Funderburk

Albany,GA

Summary

Master Kindergarten Teacher with 32 years of experience. Detail-oriented planner with talent for developing individualized lesson plans and providing cultivating classroom atmospheres of positivity and progress. Committed to comprehensive student growth.


Teacher with extensive knowledge in phonemic awareness and reading. Successful at communicating with both students and parents and maintaining fun and productive classroom. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Results-driven professional seeking position as Part-Time Educational improvement teacher-K-2. Focused on performance and flexible with specific needs of different assignments. Collaborates professionally with individuals from broad array of backgrounds and cultures.

Overview

38
38
years of professional experience

Work History

Kindergarten Teacher

Self
Albany, GA
08.2020 - 05.2022
  • Delivered lesson plans, implemented school curriculum and used data to create, monitor and establish personalized learning plan for each student.
  • Identified characteristics, needs, abilities and problems of each child through personal interaction and progress reports to optimize approaches.
  • Exercised good classroom management focused on positive behavior support by clearly articulating fair and consistent expectations along with appropriate
  • Created, managed and participated in variety of learning environments and activities to support opportunities for students to develop full potential and achieve learning objectives.
  • Integrated outdoor education into lesson plans.
  • Arranged parent-teacher conferences to address student progress and collaboratively set goals for areas of improvement.
  • Delivered structured lessons on readiness skills by emphasizing phonics, language skills, literature and handwriting.
  • Encouraged and prepared students to become independent readers through systematic, multi-sensory instruction in phonemic awareness and decoding skills.
  • Observed and assessed student performance and charted progress.
  • Pioneered multi-age kindergarten to build early literacy and math skills and promote independent reading.

Kindergarten Teacher

Dougherty County School System
Albany, GA
08.1984 - 05.2020
  • Delivered lesson plans, implemented school curriculum and used data to create, monitor and establish personalized learning plan for each student.
  • Identified characteristics, needs, abilities and problems of each child through personal interaction and progress reports to optimize approaches.
  • Exercised good classroom management focused on positive behavior support by clearly articulating fair and consistent expectations along with appropriate natural consequences.
  • Reported to parents and administration about student progress.
  • Applied evidence-based practices for classroom management to enhance learning results.
  • Created child-centered learning environment characterized by consistent application of sound mental health and educational psychology practices.

Education

Master of Science - Early Childhood Education

Georgia Southwestern College
Americus, GA
05.1995

Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education

University of Georgia
Athens, GA
05.1984

Skills

  • Hands-on Learning
  • Lesson Planning and Preparation
  • School Policy and Rules Enforcement
  • Early childhood development
  • Differentiated instruction
  • Group and individual instruction

Accomplishments

-Flintside Elementary Teacher of the Year (1988)

-Dougherty County School System- TOTY Finalist (1988)

-Lake Park Elementary Teacher of the Year (1997)

-Dougherty County School System TOTY Finalist (1997)

-WalMart South Georgia Community Teacher of the Year

(1997)

Timeline

Kindergarten Teacher

Self
08.2020 - 05.2022

Kindergarten Teacher

Dougherty County School System
08.1984 - 05.2020

Master of Science - Early Childhood Education

Georgia Southwestern College

Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education

University of Georgia

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