Samantha Smith
Dallas,TX
Summary
Dedicated educator focused on fostering academic growth through engaging lesson plans and differentiated instruction. Committed to creating a safe, motivating learning environment that supports diverse student needs and promotes foundational skills in reading and math.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
1st Grade Teacher
Arlington ISD
Arlington, USA
08.2025 - Current
- Developed and implemented engaging lesson plans that enhanced academic growth
- Effectively differentiate lessons to address student learning needs
- Create a safe and motivating learning environment to foster student growth
- Monitored student progress and provided targeted feedback to students, parents, and administrators to support learning
- Implemented classroom routines, procedures, and behavioral systems that improved classroom management
- Facilitate student growth in foundational reading skills which include decoding, segmenting, manipulating sounds, sight word recognition, phonological awareness
- Facilitate student growth in a variety of math learning concepts
Kindergarten Teacher
Uplift Education
Dallas, USA
07.2024 - 08.2025
- Develop and implement engaging lesson plans to ensure academic growth
- Effectively differentiate lessons to address student learning needs
- Create a safe and motivating learning environment to foster student growth
- Monitored student progress and provided actionable feedback to students, parents, and administrators
- Efficiently implement classroom routines, procedures, and behavioral systems to ensure classroom management
- Facilitated student growth in foundational reading skills, including decoding, segmenting, and phonological awareness
- Facilitated student growth in various math concepts through tailored instruction
Kindergarten Teacher
Lancaster ISD
Dallas, USA
08.2020 - 07.2024
- Develop and implement engaging lesson plans to ensure academic growth
- Effectively differentiate lessons to address student learning needs
- Create a safe and motivating learning environment to foster student growth
- Facilitated growth in foundational reading skills through targeted activities in decoding, segmenting, manipulating sounds, sight word recognition, and phonological awareness
- Facilitate student growth in a variety of math learning concepts
- Monitored student progress and provided constructive feedback to students, parents, and administrators to support learning outcomes
- Implemented classroom routines, procedures, and behavioral systems to maintain effective classroom management
Education
Bachelor of Science - Interdisciplinary Studies, EC-6
University of North Texas at Dallas
Dallas, TX01.2020
Associates of Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies, EC-6
Mountain View College
Dallas, TX01.2018
Skills
- Lesson planning
- Classroom management
- Differentiated instruction
- Student assessment
- Reading comprehension
- Phonics instruction
- Reading development
- Progress monitoring
- Educational technology
- Parent communication
- Team collaboration
- Social-emotional learning
Certification
- EC-6 Core Subjects
- Science of Teaching Reading
- ESL Supplemental
Timeline
1st Grade Teacher
Arlington ISD
08.2025 - Current
Kindergarten Teacher
Uplift Education
07.2024 - 08.2025
Kindergarten Teacher
Lancaster ISD
08.2020 - 07.2024
Bachelor of Science - Interdisciplinary Studies, EC-6
University of North Texas at Dallas
Associates of Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies, EC-6
Mountain View College