Nikiya Gray
Teacher
Greensboro,NC
Summary
Objective: Obtain a position as an early childhood school teacher that will utilize my strong commitment to the development of the students and their educational needs. Patient English Language Teacher with 10 years of experience. Extensively knowledgeable about adapting lesson plans for all types of students. Successful in maintaining professional and productive relationships with students.
Overview
1
1
Certification
4
4
years of post-secondary education
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
English Language Teacher
The College Preparatory & Leadership Academy
Jamestown, NC
08.2014 - Current
- Provide access to information and technical programming Support independent research and learning Assist and conduct literature searches Partner with Scholastic Bookstore Cataloguing and classifying library resources Managed finances/budgets and resources Skills Mastery of Microsoft Office(Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access) Demonstrated excellent Classroom Management Introduced the Dewey Decimal System to the school.
- Delivered instruction in language arts encompassing reading, grammar, composition and literature, working with teachers in other subjects to integrate skills across curriculum.
- Developed overall yearly curriculum for teaching English-language learners based on school and national requirements.
- Developed teaching materials to supplement standard curriculum, enhancing learning concepts and promoting student engagement.
- Designed exams to test fluency in reading, writing, speaking and comprehension of English language.
- Graded students work based on completion, timeliness and accuracy and kept detailed records of grades.
- Authored tests and quizzes to evaluate student learning and comprehension.
- Developed age-appropriate lesson content for literature pieces including short stories, poetry, plays and non-fiction to meet diverse learning styles.
- Teamed with other faculty members and parents to outline IEPs for gifted, talented and special education students, addressing diverse teaching approaches for special learning requirements.
- Identified students struggling with material and made arrangements to meet one-on-one during study hall or other time periods to provide additional instruction in one-on-one environment.
- Built relationships with students to understand obstacles to learning such as difficult home situations, illness or social hurdles.
- Planned lessons for classroom of [Number] students.
- Communicated with parents in person, by email and phone to apprise of student progress, challenges and behavior issues.
- Created hands-on curriculum to promote student interest and receptive learning.
- Prepared, administered and corrected weekly tests and examinations to observe student overall performance.
- Worked one-on-one with students needing individualized attention and developed with special learning plans for struggling people.
- Evaluated student progress to offer recommendations for further development.
- Planned and implemented lessons to positively increase vocabulary and sentence structure skills.
- Monitored comprehension of material among students and created re-teaching strategies to cover gaps in learning indicated by test scores and quizzes.
Education
B.S Child Development And Family Studies B-K - Education
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
Greensboro, NC 08.2017 - 12.2021
Skills
Group and individual instruction
Progress reporting
Reading assignments
Individualized instruction
Literature analysis
Student records management
Quality education
Grammar principles
Student assessment
Classroom management
Grading and scoring
Curriculum design
Lesson Planning
Grade recording
Student support
Problem-solving skills
Differentiated instruction
Middle school education
Proofreading and editing
Child development
Elementary education
Accomplishments
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
- Collaborated with team of 5 in the development of student progress.
Certification
Training - Edtpa
Timeline
Training - Edtpa
04-2021
B.S Child Development And Family Studies B-K - Education
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
08.2017 - 12.2021
English Language Teacher
The College Preparatory & Leadership Academy
08.2014 - Current