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Work History
Education
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Teacher

Rita Justice

Lowell,NC

Summary

I am a caring teacher with 31 years of experience in third, fourth, and fifth grades. I have taught in Virginia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. I believe that I excel in cultivating and maintaining positive and productive relationships with all educational constituencies including parents, students, administrators, and the community.

I believe it is essential to teach to the whole child, which includes spiritually, emotionally, and intellectually.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience

Work History

Teacher

Gaston County Schools
Belmont, NC
06.2005 - Current
  • Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
  • Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
  • Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
  • Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
  • Graded and evaluated student assignments, papers and course work.
  • Encouraged creative thinking and motivated students by addressing individual strengths and weaknesses based on standardized testing results.
  • Supervised learning groups of students in classroom stations.
  • Supported student teachers by mentoring on classroom management, lesson planning and activity organization.
  • Enhanced student knowledge of technology by integrating various web-based applications for research and assignments.
  • Developed and implemented lesson plans that addressed general students as well as those with individualized 504 plans as part of integrated classroom.

Teacher

Anderson School District 5
Anderson, SC
06.2000 - 05.2005
  • Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
  • Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
  • Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
  • Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.

Teacher

Guilford County Schools
Greensboro, NC
08.1996 - 06.2000
  • Encouraged creative thinking and motivated students by addressing individual strengths and weaknesses based on standardized testing results.
  • Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
  • Supervised learning groups of students in classroom stations.

Teacher

Richmond Christian School
Richmond, VA
07.1984 - 02.1991
  • Reviewed curriculum and devised alternate approaches to presenting lessons to increase student understanding.
  • Fostered team collaboration between students through group projects.
  • Instructed students in core educational principles, concepts and in-depth subject matter.
  • Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
  • Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
05.1983

Skills

  • Differentiated Instruction
  • Student-Centered Learning
  • Online Teaching
  • Student Motivation and Engagement

Timeline

Teacher

Gaston County Schools
06.2005 - Current

Teacher

Anderson School District 5
06.2000 - 05.2005

Teacher

Guilford County Schools
08.1996 - 06.2000

Teacher

Richmond Christian School
07.1984 - 02.1991

Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education

Liberty University

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