Nina Moore
Russellville,TN
Summary
Passionate Teacher with over thirty years of experience developing and implementing language arts curriculums. Highly skilled at helping students develop strong literacy and learning skills. Successful in motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom and small group instruction.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher
Jefferson County Schools
Jefferson County, Tennessee
08.1994 - Current
- Maintained accurate records of student progress, attendance, and behavior to facilitate ongoing communication with parents about their child''s educational journey.
- Implemented reading and writing units of study to increase student literacy and support school reading programs.
- Identified struggling students early on and provided additional support through tutoring sessions and modified lesson plans.
- Mentored new teachers, sharing best practices and providing guidance to help them adapt to their new roles successfully.
- Managed classroom behavior effectively by establishing clear expectations, modeling appropriate conduct, and consistently enforcing established rules and consequences.
- Created lessons and online testing materials to facilitate remote learning during the pandemic.
- Increased student literacy rates by implementing targeted reading strategies.
- Consistently achieved over one hundred percent annual typical growth for classes as measured by iReady Diagnostic testing.
- Served on school and county-wide committees focused on curriculum and community outreach initiatives to contribute positively to the overall school climate.
- Coordinated activities to encourage interest in reading.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Promoted a positive learning environment by modeling respect, empathy, and active listening skills during all interactions with students.
- Led before-school tutoring sessions for students needing extra support, resulting in improved academic outcomes.
- Developed strong relationships with parents and guardians, fostering open communication regarding student progress and needs.
- Built variety of formative and summative assessments to measure student progress and inform future lesson planning, including over one hundred assessments on an online learning platform.
- Trained in giving the WIST: Word Identification and Spelling Test, which is norm-referenced test of basic literacy.
- Trained to use the Wilson Reading System, which develops the reading skills of struggling readers, including individuals with a language-based learning disability.
- Trained to use the Barton Reading and Spelling System, which is a tutoring system for children, teenagers, or adults who struggle with spelling, reading, and writing due to dyslexia or a learning disability.
- Conducted school-wide and system-wide professional development.
- Conducted teacher evaluations as assigned as a certified TEAM Evaluator.
- Served as TCAP Building Testing Coordinator.
- Responsible for writing a Tennessee State Department of Education Focus Grant for New Market Elementary School, which was awarded and provided the school with over $200,000 in literacy training and materials.
- Certified Lifetime Poverty Trainer through Aha Process, Ruby Payne.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Carson Newman University
Jefferson City, TNMaster of Science - Curriculum And Instruction
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, TNEducation Specialist - Education Administration
Lincoln Memorial University
Harrogate, TNSkills
- Tennessee Professional Teaching and Administration Certification
- Dyslexia Remediation Training
- Student Motivation and Engagement
- Instructional Best Practices
- Team Teaching and Collaboration
- Positive Role Model and Mentor
- Student needs assessment
- Parent-Teacher Communication
Accomplishments
- Named "Teacher of the Year" at Piedmont Elementary in 2017.
- Served as a Director of Service Area I for the International Dyslexia Association, Tennessee Branch from July, 2020 - July, 2022.
Timeline
Teacher
Jefferson County Schools
08.1994 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Carson Newman University
Master of Science - Curriculum And Instruction
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Education Specialist - Education Administration
Lincoln Memorial University