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Awards
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MS. REBECCA P. HENDERSON

LEMOORE,CA

Summary

Passionate educator and life-long learner with a proven work ethic and teaching efficacy in college-driven academic competency, writing, and research. In depth knowledge and passion for World History and cultures; with a true desire to teach, encourage, and positively impact ALL students and our communities. Seeking to expand my teaching and experiences into part time/full time college-level instruction.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Instructional Lead Teacher / Department Chair

FRESNO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
08.2020 - Current

Instruction in Modern World History, US History, US Government according CA Content, Core Standards, and Framework assigned for History and Social Science, and oversee college-support class for Social Sciences. Taught Principles of Leadership elective course. Working in professional learning communities (PLC) to provide best-practice daily instruction and academic/social-emotional supports/interventions for a diverse population of students. Implementing effective lesson plans for synchronous and asynchronous instruction using Google and CANVAS software/platforms. Providing feedback and interventions based on formative and summative assessment data and daily engagement. Executing classroom management procedures and outcomes. Clerical recording, grading, and attendance. Involved in IEP/504 assessment/responses, and parent communication. Class of 2024 Advisor, providing high school and college mentorship. Organizer/advisor for National History Day competition team, Latino(x) and African American student leadership associations, and cultural events.

Teacher/Intern

LEMOORE UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT
08.2019 - 06.2020

Taught 7th & 8thgrade students U.S. and World History according CA content standards and framework assigned for this grade-level. Created whole-team guided lesson plans. and providing feedback and interventions based on data from formative and summative assessments. Executed classroom management procedures and outcomes. Daily team, clerical, and record-keeping duties, such as copies and preparation for individual and team instruction. Performed daily attendance, IEP/504 assessment/responses, and disciplinary record keeping. Participated in daily-weekly-monthly team, staff, and district-wide PLCs and trainings. Led a daily Sports elective class. Provided love, care, and personal mentorship to students in need. In response to COVID 19 school closures, I worked independently and collectively in the creation and implementation of live and recorded online distance-learning modules for grade-level History.

Substitute Teacher

KINGS COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION
08.2017 - 06.2019

Performed multiple and single-subject teaching duties from kindergarten to 12th grade in the absence of regularly scheduled instructors. Implemented lesson plans and creative activities, including physical Education, Home-Economics, and Special Education, Math, and Science.

Graduate Teaching Assistant

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
08.2018 - 12.2018

Attended, assisted, and supervised weekly course lectures. Collaborated in lesson planning with department professor and led self-contained discussion classes for undergraduate History 11 courses. Proctored and graded assignments and term exams. Provided academic support, mentorship, and skills improvement to students in areas of historical research, content comprehension, and writing.

Paraprofessional Instructional Assistant

Lemoore Union Elementary School District
01.2016 - 06.2016

Co-taught Reading Mastery program. Led self-contained daily groups from kindergarten through second grade, implementing guided lesson plans, creative activities, and providing personal guidance and support to students needing improvement with grade-level reading and writing skills.

Education

BACHELOR / MASTER OF ARTS - History

California State University Fresno
Fresno, CA
12.2020

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS - Liberal Arts/Social Sciences

West Hills College Lemoore
Lemoore, CA
12.2015

High School Diploma -

Duncan Polytechnical High School
Fresno
1997

Skills

  • Effective communication
  • Leadership & collaboration
  • Positive engagement & instruction
  • Lesson planning & differentiation
  • Cultural competency & ethics
  • Classroom management
  • Trauma informed learning
  • Advanced writing & research
  • Digital/Computer literacy
  • Critical thinking & questioning
  • Canvas, Google, Microsoft Software
  • Real estate, economics, & finance

Accomplishments

  • California Real Estate licensure, CA Dept. of Real Estate- Dec. 2023
  • Honorable Mention/Research Acknowledgment: Rio de Janeiro in the Global Meat Market, c. 1850 to c. 1930: How Fresh and Salted Meat Arrived at the Carioca Table (Prof. Maria Aparecida-Lopes) Published, May 2023
  • College of Social Science Outstanding Project Shades of WWI: Teaching a Global Perspective of the Great War-CSU Fresno, May 2021
  • California Subject Examinations for Teachers: CSET Writing Skills
    Visalia, CA | 2015
  • California Subject Examinations for Teachers: CSET Multiple Subject
    Las Vegas, NV - Visalia, CA | 2015- 2016
  • California Subject Examinations for Teachers: CSET Single Subject Social Science
    Visalia, CA | 2018
  • West Hills College Lemoore Academic President’s List and Dean’s List:
    Lemoore, CA | 2013- 2015
  • Fresno State Academic President’s List and Dean’s List:
    Fresno, CA | 2016- 2018
  • Acceptance to Fresno State College of Social Science Honors Program-Fresno, CA | 2017
  • Fresno State College of Social Science Institute for Leadership and Public Policy, Research Fellow-Grant:
    Fresno, CA | 2017-2018
  • Cal State TEACH – TEACH Grant
    Fresno | 2017-2018

  • PROGRAMS AND ORGANIZATIONS

  • Team Teach - West Hills College Lemoore:
    Lemoore, CA | 2015
  • CSU Fresno, College of Social Science Institute for Leadership and Public Policy
  • Research Fellow-Grant:
    Fresno, CA | 2017-2018
  • Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society
    Fresno, CA | 2018

  • ACADEMIC WORKS

  • Shades of WWI: Teaching a Global Perspective of the Great War
    CSU Fresno, May 2021
  • America’s Civil War and the Brazilian Cotton Exchange
    CSU Fresno 20th Annual HGSA, History Graduate Symposium- CSU Fresno, Spring 2018
  • 43rd Annual CSU SSRIC, Social Science Student Symposium- CSU Long Beach, Spring 2018
  • Concluding Address: 39th Annual Central California Research Symposium-CSU Fresno, Spring 2018
  • Shades of WWI: Examining the Contributions and Struggles of African Americans in WWI
    CSU Fresno Writing Symposium- Spring 2017
  • The New Faith: Examining the Reformation and its Legacy in England
    CSU Fresno / History 150 Spring 2017
  • Land Reform and the Myth of the Mexican Revolution
    CSU Fresno / History 165 Spring 2017
  • A Great Moment in History: Woman Suffrage
    CSU Fresno / History 4 Fall 2016

Awards

  • California Clear Credential-Social Science. Kremen School of EducationCTC (06/2022)
  • President's/Dean's List (2016-2020)
  • College of Social Science Outstanding Project Award: "Shades of WWI: Teaching a Global History of the Great War" (2021)
  • Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society (2018)
  • College of Social Science Institute for Leadership and Public Policy Fellowship Grant Award (2017-2018)

Projects

Program Manager, Life of Victory Positive Parenting Program

07/2023-current

Overseeing implementation of state-granted evidence-based parenting education and support program, serving Kings/Tulare Counties.

Timeline

Instructional Lead Teacher / Department Chair

FRESNO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
08.2020 - Current

Teacher/Intern

LEMOORE UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT
08.2019 - 06.2020

Graduate Teaching Assistant

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
08.2018 - 12.2018

Substitute Teacher

KINGS COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION
08.2017 - 06.2019

Paraprofessional Instructional Assistant

Lemoore Union Elementary School District
01.2016 - 06.2016

BACHELOR / MASTER OF ARTS - History

California State University Fresno

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS - Liberal Arts/Social Sciences

West Hills College Lemoore

High School Diploma -

Duncan Polytechnical High School
MS. REBECCA P. HENDERSON