Morgan Pool
Cahrlotessville,VA
Summary
I am an enthusiastic Lead Teacher who possesses many years of experience in elementary childhood education. I am fluent in French and have experience teaching in immersion schools as a French Lead Teacher. I'm passionate about child development and learning. I'm friendly, outgoing and adaptable in approach. My career has given me extensive experience in developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering wide range of subjects. I am highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten French Lead Teacher
International School of Charlottesville
Charlottesville, VA
08.2023 - Current
- Encourage interactive learning through the inquiry based curriculum of the Primary Years Program
- Support the acquisition of a second language through play, constructing an inviting classroom environment that supports the student’s natural desire to express themselves through play and social development
- Work on a team to build the school’s first Primary Years Program Curriculum, developing material to serve the school in future years as an IB Candidate School
- Communicate effectively and openly with student’s parents on their progress in the areas of social, emotional, and cognitive development.
3rd Grade and 5th Grade ELA Teacher
Baton Rouge Foreign Language Academic Immersion Magnet School
Baton Rouge, LA
08.2022 - 05.2023
- Supported the academic immersion environment with knowledge of the target language and cross cultural lessons to make relevant the importance of bilingualism in the real world
- Evaluated academic skills of each student through verbal assessments, graded assignments and standardized tests.
- Offered students immediacy, trustworthiness, and dynamicity in the learning space
- Established and maintained relationships with parents to identify struggling readers and construct multiple levels of support for improvement.
2nd Grade Assistant to High School French Teacher
Brookstone School
Columbus, GA
08.2019 - 04.2020
- Seamlessly transitioned into the role of French teacher from a part time second grade assistant in a short time frame in order to fill a critical need on campus
- Enthusiastically shared the love the French language with students
- Prepared class activities related to French in the real world, and monitored student academic performance applying interventions where necessary.
Second Grade LET
Basis Phoenix Central
Phoenix, AZ
08.2015 - 05.2016
Second Grade Teacher
Eagleside Elementary
Fountain, CO
08.2013 - 05.2014
Education
Master’s in Education, K-6 -
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA05.2014
Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and French -
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA05.2012
Skills
- Compliance Understanding
- Positive Reinforcement Strategies
- Team Teaching and Collaboration
- Smart Board
- Age-Appropriate Discipline
- Research and Writing
- Group and Individual Instruction
- Childcare Requirements
- Curriculum Planning and Implementation
- Differentiated Instruction
Certification
- Academic Elementary Teacher License, K-6, Massachusetts, 06/2014
- SEI Teacher Endorsement, Massachusetts, 06/2014
Languages
Fluent in French
Timeline
Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten French Lead Teacher
International School of Charlottesville
08.2023 - Current
3rd Grade and 5th Grade ELA Teacher
Baton Rouge Foreign Language Academic Immersion Magnet School
08.2022 - 05.2023
2nd Grade Assistant to High School French Teacher
Brookstone School
08.2019 - 04.2020
Second Grade LET
Basis Phoenix Central
08.2015 - 05.2016
Second Grade Teacher
Eagleside Elementary
08.2013 - 05.2014
Master’s in Education, K-6 -
Mount Holyoke College
Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and French -
Mount Holyoke College
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