Ryan Farrell
Elementary School Classroom Teacher
Newport,WA
Summary
Compassionate, creative and effective Teacher with valuable experience in classroom administration, professional development and project planning. Equipped with extensive background in versatile education environments. Student-centric instructor, academic facilitator and motivational coach. Competent at performing independently or as member of teaching team. Well-versed in classroom and online technologies. Passionate Teacher with experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering wide range of subjects. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Successful in helping students develop strong literacy, numeracy, social and learning skills. Engaging professional monitoring academics and using various methods to help children learn. Gentle disciplinarian identifying resources to improve understanding of course materials. Caring Teacher with expertise in behavior modification and extensive experience in modernizing classrooms for long-term student success. Dedicated to individualized student care.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
18
18
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Classroom Teacher
Deer Park School District/ Deer Park Elementary
Deer Park, WA
08.2009 - 08.2022
- Organized classroom supplies and decorated walls to create fun, nurturing settings and meet learning needs.
- Instructed groups of up to [Number] students and provided individual support.
- Fostered team collaboration between students through group projects.
- Collaborated with parents, administrators and counselors to develop improvement plans for struggling students.
- Planned lessons, activities and trips to cover all required course material.
- Used tests, quizzes and other assignments to gauge students' learning and determine understanding of course materials.
- Documented attendance, assignments, grades and participation for over 25 students.
- Boosted individual perseverance and resilience by setting challenging goals and providing realistic support.
- Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking and communication.
- Taught subject matter based on information compiled from textbooks, online sites and other educational materials.
Classroom Teacher
Riverside Middle School
Chattaroy, WA
08.2005 - 07.2009
- Organized classroom supplies and decorated walls to create fun, nurturing settings and meet learning needs.
- Instructed groups of up to [Number] students and provided individual support.
- Fostered team collaboration between students through group projects.
- Collaborated with parents, administrators and counselors to develop improvement plans for struggling students.
- Assessed student learning progress and comprehension with routine tests and standardized examinations.
- Designed dynamic lesson plans based on student interests to increase overall student GPA.
- Scheduled appointments with parents to discuss student progress and classroom behavior.
- Boosted individual perseverance and resilience by setting challenging goals and providing realistic support.
- Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking and communication.
Student Teacher
Mead School District
Spokane, WA
08.2004 - 07.2005
- Conferred with qualified teacher to establish instructional targets and prepare lessons to cover source topics.
- Collaborated with teaching staff to implement coordinated educational strategies and student support networks.
- Stood in for teachers, checking lesson plans to provide consistent teaching to students.
- Helped teachers decorate and organize classrooms with age-specific decor and organization prior to classes starting.
- Stood in for teachers to supervise classes, deliver lessons and administer tests.
- Had one-on-one sessions with struggling students to increase classroom GPAs and individual student success.
- Set up visual aids, equipment and classroom displays to support teacher's lesson delivery.
- Graded tests and checked homework assignments, documenting information in student records.
Education
Master of Arts - Elementary Teaching
Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA 01.2004 - 12.2005
Associate of Arts -
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago, IL 05.2001 -
Associate of Arts - Physical Education Teaching And Coaching
Community Colleges of Spokane
Spokane, WA 01.1990 - 08.2003
Bachelor of Arts - Physical Education
The Master's College And Seminary
Newhall, CA 01.1988 - 08.1990
Skills
Classroom management
Accomplishments
- Curriculum Development - Tailored educational curriculum to students with range of learning styles, disabilities, strengths and weaknesses. Developed innovative semester lesson plans and practical application exercises for classroom, reversing scores on Physical Science tests from 65% average to 87% average.
love playing basketball and golf.
I was a participant in college basketball skills development and earned a full ride to the master's college playing basketball. I often play golf now.
Timeline
Classroom Teacher
Deer Park School District/ Deer Park Elementary
08.2009 - 08.2022
Classroom Teacher
Riverside Middle School
08.2005 - 07.2009
Student Teacher
Mead School District
08.2004 - 07.2005
Master of Arts - Elementary Teaching
Eastern Washington University
01.2004 - 12.2005
Associate of Arts -
Moody Bible Institute
05.2001 -
Associate of Arts - Physical Education Teaching And Coaching
Community Colleges of Spokane
01.1990 - 08.2003
Bachelor of Arts - Physical Education
The Master's College And Seminary
01.1988 - 08.1990
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