Dedicated and passionate English Language Arts educator with extensive experience developing engaging curriculum, teaching students with varying needs and abilities, and coaching/supporting teachers. Committed to enhancing student success using effective instructional practices, as highlighted below, and by maintaining productive relationships with students, parents, teachers and administrators.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
English Language Arts Teacher
E.l. Haynes Public Charter School
08.2022 - Current
Lead teacher to 69 students in the 10th and 11th grades, in English II and AP English Literature and Composition courses respectively.
Assisted in revamping the 10th grade curriculum to ensure it was strongly and better aligned to the CCSS standards; developed and introduced the first nonfiction unit ever taught in the grade; increased the amount of writing, analyses and peer/self review students complete and partake in; this led to 44% of students earning a 4 or 5 on PARCC at the end of the SY 2022-2023 - the highest in the school's history, and one of the highest in the District for that year, as well as the greatest increase in performance among students with disabilities.
Develop a strong skills aligned and diverse curriculum for AP English Literature and Composition; expanded the curriculum to include texts beyond the Canon in order to increase student engagement and success; utilize a variety of collaborative, reading and writing strategies to ensure students grasp the content and are prepared for the exam.
Coach and support new teachers with unit and lesson planning, as well as with delivery and differentiation of lessons.
Ensure that ALL students, regardless of ability, receive differentiated grade level content daily.
Collaborate with and provide support to special education co-teacher to ensure that students with disabilities receive their respective accommodations and modifications; implement innovative teaching approaches for students with disabilities to support mastery of IEP goals, particularly writing goals.
Routinely analyze student data to determine mastery of standards (English II) and skills (AP Literature and Composition); reteach as necessary to improve student mastery of content.
Build relationships with students to understand obstacles and challenges to learning including, but not limited to, difficult home situations, illness, or social hurdles; support students inside class and outside of class, and through referrals to the Wellness Team.
Establish a student centered, safe and nurturing classroom environment where students are collaborative and persistent, unafraid to make mistakes, and take ownership over their own learning.
Identify students struggling content and make arrangements to meet one-on-one during study hall or after school to provide additional instruction.
Communicate with parents in person, by email and by telephone to apprise them of student progress, challenges and behavior issues.
English Language Arts Teacher
Thurgood Marshall Academy PCHS
08.2012 - 06.2022
Lead teacher to approximately 60 ninth and twelfth grade students in English I, Honors English I, and AP Language and Composition courses.
Coached new and student teachers on: delivering instruction, differentiation, implementation of students' IEPs, classroom management, data collection and analysis, reteaching skills and standards as necessary, unit and lesson planning, grading equitably, and providing meaningful feedback to students.
Developed culturally relevant CCSS aligned unit and lesson plans, and assessments, for use by the entire 9th grade ELA team; ensure that lesson plans incorporate the use of digital tools and differentiated instructional strategies, to support students with special needs and learning difficulties.
Analyze student data to determine students’ mastery of CCSS and AP Language and Composition skills; develop and implement reteach lessons to improve student mastery.
Maintain a safe, nurturing classroom environment to encourage high levels of individual and group engagement, and maximize student achievement; provide targeted one-on-one and small group instructional support to students, during class and office hours.
Assign complex texts (fiction and nonfiction) to broaden students’ outside knowledge, and to strengthen their argumentative and rhetorical analysis skills.
Collaborate effectively with parents, teachers and administrators, to ensure students reach their individual learning objectives.
English Language Arts & Special Education Teacher
Fairmont Heights High School
08.2008 - 07.2012
Created and implemented rigorous lesson plans in both self-contained and inclusion settings, for students with a range of disabilities in grades 9-12.
Modified and differentiated instruction for students, by incorporating hands-on activities, cooperative learning groups, technology, a variety of performance assessment methods, and research-based reading and writing interventions into all lessons.
Coached and supported other special education teachers, on differentiation, developing and implementing students' IEPs, and successfully facilitating IEP meetings.
Developed IEPs and BIPs for students with disabilities; organized and facilitated IEP meetings; ensured that students' IEPs were implemented daily by both general and special educators.
Led and participated in English and special education department meetings, and worked cooperatively with both general education and special education teachers to improve classroom instruction.
Provided additional instructional support to students after school, one-on-one and in small groups; supported 12th grade students with disabilities, in completing alternative, modified assessments and transition plans, to ensure their graduation.
Collaborated daily with parents, teachers and administrators, to effectively address student needs and concerns.
Education
Master of Arts - International And Comparative Education
The George Washington University
Washington
06.2008
Bachelor of Arts - English
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
05.2005
Skills
Curriculum development
Coaching and supporting teachers
Continuous instructional planning
Student-centered learning
Classroom management
Developing/implementing IEPs
Differentiated instruction
Data collection and analysis
Organization
Effective communication
Relationship building
Team work and collaboration
Problem-solving
Multimedia integration
Cultural sensitivity
Certification
OSSE Standard Teacher Credential in English, Grades 7-12 | 2021-2025
Modern Classrooms Project Virtual Mentorship Program | 2021
Timeline
English Language Arts Teacher
E.l. Haynes Public Charter School
08.2022 - Current
English Language Arts Teacher
Thurgood Marshall Academy PCHS
08.2012 - 06.2022
English Language Arts & Special Education Teacher
Fairmont Heights High School
08.2008 - 07.2012
Master of Arts - International And Comparative Education
The George Washington University
Bachelor of Arts - English
University of Virginia
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