Roxanne Shears
Grant,MI
Summary
Experienced substitute teacher with 4 years of experience successfully helping students achieve academic goals. Life-long learner and passionate educator looking to make difference in children's lives.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Long-Term Substitute Teacher
Grant High School/Edustaff
08.2024 - Current
- Maintained day-to-day classroom management and discipline to promote learning initiatives.
- Organized lesson plans using teaching software for long-term interim assignments.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Attended professional meetings, educational conferences or teacher training workshops to improve professional competence.
- Implemented classroom management techniques to maintain positive learning environment.
- Conferred with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.
- Utilized variety of instructional strategies to meet individual student needs.
- Collaborated with other educators to plan and review instruction.
Substitute Teacher, K-12
Edustaff
09.2021 - Current
- Substitute teaching in Grant Public School district
- Gained knowledge of the community, staff, and students
- Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
- Kept accurate and current attendance records and assignment sheets to maintain file compliance.
- Repeatedly requested as substitute teacher by teachers based on excellent past referrals and trusted performance.
- Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
Delivery driver, wholesale, and retail
Napa Auto Parts
10.2001 - 06.2015
- Customer service experience to help dispatch parts out to wholesale customers to deliver in a timely manner
- Started as a delivery driver and worked my way up, ending as a dispatcher
Community Living Support
Family Outreach Center
07.2008 - 06.2011
- Community Living Support worker to provide services to children in Kent County, to help them with behavior, social, and independent living skills
- Respite care community-based activities for kids with developmental disabilities or emotional disturbance
Education
Initial Teaching Certification - Teaching
#T.E.A.C.H
03-2025
Bachelor of Science - Human Service
University of Phoenix
Grand Rapids, MI01.2010
General Education -
Cedar Springs High School
Cedar Springs, MI01.2001
Skills
- Special education
- Motivational techniques
- Positive reinforcement
- Youth mentoring
- Student engagement
- Behavior management
- Differentiated instruction
- Group instruction
- Instructional strategies
- Project-based learning
- IEP documentation
Timeline
Long-Term Substitute Teacher
Grant High School/Edustaff
08.2024 - Current
Substitute Teacher, K-12
Edustaff
09.2021 - Current
Community Living Support
Family Outreach Center
07.2008 - 06.2011
Delivery driver, wholesale, and retail
Napa Auto Parts
10.2001 - 06.2015
Initial Teaching Certification - Teaching
#T.E.A.C.H
Bachelor of Science - Human Service
University of Phoenix
General Education -
Cedar Springs High School
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