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Rachel Sternquist

Lake Isabella,MI

Summary

Dynamic, educational professional with strong leadership skills and extensive teaching experience, seeking to make an impact through improving educational outcomes. Expertise in best literacy practices, data collection and analysis, reading intervention, and qualitative and quantitative research. Accomplished in building positive, effective relationships with diverse stakeholders. Innovative practitioner looking to contribute new knowledge to existing literature and practice.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Literacy Interventionist/Tutor

Amplify Education
09.2023 - Current
  • Provided research-based, data-driven literacy intervention lessons to small groups of students K-4th grade
  • Facilitated online literacy lessons in reading comprehension, fluency, phonemic awareness and phonics
  • Monitored student progress and administered progress monitoring probes
  • Adapted curriculum and lessons for virtual setting.

Elementary Teacher

Chippewa Hills School District
08.2021 - 05.2023
  • Utilized data to drive instructional practice and decisions to differentiate learning
  • Contributed to data based decision making within MTSS
  • Experienced in explicit phonics, integrating curriculum, and conducting informal assessment
  • Supervised and directed a full time instructional assistant and maintained a student-centered classroom
  • Collaborated with colleagues, school leadership, and other stakeholders.

Elementary Teacher

Clark County School District
02.2017 - 08.2021
  • Researched and analyzed grade level standards to create developmentally appropriate, culturally relevant curriculum, formative and summative assessments
  • Collected qualitative and quantitative data sources on a weekly basis to monitor student growth
  • Shared data reports with stakeholders
  • Encouraged and led age-appropriate research projects
  • Served as a liaison to the district in a leadership capacity
  • Established strong rapports with diverse families, demonstrating cultural sensitivity, awareness, and inclusion.

Elementary Teacher

Lawrence Public Schools
01.2015 - 06.2016
  • Underserved school with student population from low socio-economic status
  • Implemented effective instructional practices to meet the needs of English Language Learners
  • Designed appropriate lessons based on current research and best practices for bilingual students
  • Established and maintained effective relationships with diverse stakeholders
  • Encouraged and led age-appropriate research projects.

Elementary Teacher

Community Day Charter School
08.2013 - 06.2014
  • Facilitated growth and achievement for English Language Learners
  • Implemented best practices for students with limited English proficiency in the classroom
  • Created a balanced literacy block and flexible guided reading groups to differentiate instruction and meet students' needs.

Education

Doctor of Education - Reading and Literacy

Capella University
01.2026

M.Ed. - Reading and Literacy

City University
01.2006

B.A. - Education

Western Washington University
01.2003

Skills

  • Collaborative
  • Excellent Interpersonal skills
  • Internal/External Communication
  • Problem Solving/Strategic Thinking
  • Response to Intervention
  • Literacy Coaching
  • Data Analysis
  • Teaching Methods Knowledge
  • Data-Driven Instruction

Certification

  • Michigan Professional Teaching Certificate, K-6
  • Michigan Reading Endorsement, K-12

Timeline

Literacy Interventionist/Tutor

Amplify Education
09.2023 - Current

Elementary Teacher

Chippewa Hills School District
08.2021 - 05.2023

Elementary Teacher

Clark County School District
02.2017 - 08.2021

Elementary Teacher

Lawrence Public Schools
01.2015 - 06.2016

Elementary Teacher

Community Day Charter School
08.2013 - 06.2014

Doctor of Education - Reading and Literacy

Capella University

M.Ed. - Reading and Literacy

City University

B.A. - Education

Western Washington University

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