Nona Ransom
Washington,DC
Summary
Focused, hardworking, and dedicated educator with over 20 years of experience teaching young children in all subject areas. I am seeking a position for an elementary reading specialist/interventionist. I have a proven history of helping children who struggle to read on grade level and increasing their literacy scores.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Elementary School Teacher
DC Public Schools
08.1998 - Current
- Provided warm, supportive environment for developing academic, social, and emotional growth.
- Established open communication and positive relationships with students, parents, peers, and administrative staff.
- Designed and presented lesson plans in one or more academic subjects using variety of teaching techniques to appeal to various learning styles within assigned grade level.
- Created lesson plans to correlate with state curriculum standards and devised educational programs to meet educational objectives.
- Reinforced positive behavior by encouraging efforts through affirmation statements and praising accomplishments.
- Administered various reading tests and determined student reading levels based on assessment findings.
- Directed class discussions to spark conversation about key concepts, complex problems and overarching themes.
- Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.
- Taught students subject-specific material, learning strategies, and social skills.
- Adapted lessons to differentiate instruction and meet students' diverse learning needs and abilities.
- Incorporated [Software] technology into lesson planning to create engaging, multi-dimensional lessons.
- Communicated student progress, academic difficulties, or behavioral concerns to parents, guardians and administration using tact and professionalism to improve student academic performance.
Education
Ph.D. - English Literature
George Washington University, The
Washington, DC05.1997
Skills
- Elementary Education
- Organizational Skills
- Differentiated Instruction
- Lesson Planning
- Collaborative Teamwork
- Literacy Strategies
- Parent-Teacher Communication
- Student Remediation (tutors a small group of children after school 4 days a week to increase literacy skills)
- Teaching Certification
- Active Listening
Accomplishments
*Ranked Highly Effective on observations and evaluations for multiple years
*An author of 2 children's booksThere's A Bully in Room 203! (published in 2013) and Outside My Bedroom Walls (published in 2018). Currently working on a 3rd children's book entitled The Girl Who Liked Dogs . . . Really, She Did (But She Was Just Afraid of Them).
Timeline
Elementary School Teacher
DC Public Schools
08.1998 - Current
Ph.D. - English Literature
George Washington University, The
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