Sara Lee Conners
Bend,OR
Summary
Elementary educator who excels in cultivating positive relationships with parents, students, administrators, and the community. Developing instructional leader with a growth mindset, eager for opportunities to learn from peers. Practitioner who strives to expand knowledge of current best practices through professional development. Motivated Teacher dedicated to children's educational needs and development. Well-versed in presenting comprehensive lesson plans and assessing and recording student progress. Focused and diligent professional with in-depth knowledge of teaching best practices and strong moral values.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
LEARNING COORDINATOR - 3rd-5th Grades Currently, 1st/2nd Grades
Bridge Charter Academy
08.2020 - Current
- Company Overview: Bridge Charter Academy is a publicly-funded charter school with a model designed for homebased learning
- Licensed educators partner with families to provide a robust and challenging curriculum that is tailored to each individual student's interests and learning needs
- Coordinate one-on-one meetings with families to discuss student progress and monitor learning
- Document, monitor and assess student progress
- Address learning gaps and develop an instructional plan with parents
- Host highly-engaging cohort classes weekly that address Social Studies and Science standards
- Identify student challenges and provide additional academic supports through the RTI process (growth team)
- Collaborate with colleagues on engaging content that address the state standards
- Encourage parent involvement and provide support
- Bridge Charter Academy is a publicly-funded charter school with a model designed for homebased learning
- Licensed educators partner with families to provide a robust and challenging curriculum that is tailored to each individual student's interests and learning needs
CAMP INVENTION - TEACHER
National Inventor's Hall of Fame
Bend, OR
08.2021 - 08.2021
- Explore 21st century teaching methods that encourage and develop creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving, innovation, teamwork, collaboration, and the entrepreneurial mindset
- Enhance STEM knowledge and skills through engagement in scientific inquiry and the engineering design process
- Emphasize systems thinking and self-directed learning
- Uncover new questioning strategies for strengthening student engagement to enhance their understanding
TEACHER - 3rd Grade
Eagle Hills Elementary School
08.2017 - 08.2018
- Develop lessons and instruct 3rd grade students on content area Learning Standards and grade level expectations
- Establish rapport with students, parents, family members, as well as school administration and fellow teaching staff
- Enhance student engagement for learning math, science and ELA through maintaining a collaborative learning environment
- Observe, plan, teach, and assess to inform and modify instruction
- Collaborate with colleagues to create individual learning and behavior plans with appropriate rewards and consequences for students that need additional learning supports
- Perform classroom benchmark assessments
- Design, plan, and implement focused reading lessons for targeted skill groups
- Attend and observe critical RTI meetings to assist with individualized interventions
- Utilize the expertise of peers/staff to enhance teaching practice
STUDENT TEACHER
Eagle Hills Elementary School
08.2016 - 06.2017
- Student teaching and internship through Boise State University's teaching program
- Developed ELA and writing focus lessons based on 2nd grade Common Core State Standards
- Established rapport with parents, students, and staff
- Collaborated with grade-level team regarding pacing, differentiation of content, and student progress monitoring
- Assisted in differentiating instruction during strategic reading groups
- Implemented classroom management protocols to foster a safe learning environment
- Collected data on student learning preferences and developed overall learning profile for the whole class
LITERACY INTERVENTIONIST
Boise State University- BSU Literacy Center
Boise, ID
09.2015 - 12.2015
- Tutoring and individualized academic support for a 6th grade ELL learner in comprehension (narrative and informational texts)
- Developed specific and targeted focus lessons to foster understanding of difficult texts
- Modeled fluent reading and efficient note-taking by utilizing a variety of tools/resources
STEM NIGHT PRESENTER
Andrus Elementary School
Meridian, ID
03.2016
- Developed engaging hands-on science experiments aimed at fostering scientific questioning (Mouse Paint and Name-tag Marbling)
- Facilitated student discussion regarding color and states of matter
Education
MICRO-CREDENTIAL - Children's Behavioral Health
University of Oregon
05.2024
ORTON-GILLINGHAM PLUS - Reading Intervention/support
Institute Multi-Sensory Education
10.2023
MASTER OF SCIENCE - Curriculum & Instruction
Western Governors University
04.2020
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - Elementary Education
Boise State University
05.2017
LITERACY ENDORSEMENT - Reading Intervention
Boise State University
05.2017
Skills
- Curriculum Development
- Formative assessments and Standard-based grading
- Social-emotional learning
- Differentiated instruction
- Data-driven instruction
- TESOL certified
- Parent partnership
- Cognitive Learning Strategies
- Conflict Resolution
- Individual Learning Plans
- Utilize engaging instructional strategies
- Interactive teaching and learning
- Relationship building
Certification
- Micro-Credential, Ballmer Institute Children's Behavioral Health, University of Oregon, 05/24
- Orton-Gillingham Plus, Reading Intervention/support, Institute Multi-Sensory Education, 10/23
- Literacy Endorsement, Reading Intervention, Boise State University, 05/17
Professionalreferences
- Benjamin Silebi, School Principal, Bridge Charter Academy, 541.844.5663, bsilebi@bridgecharter.com
- Jason LeForgee, School Principal, Eagle Hills Elementary School, 208.350.4085, leforgee.jason@westada.org
Timeline
CAMP INVENTION - TEACHER
National Inventor's Hall of Fame
08.2021 - 08.2021
LEARNING COORDINATOR - 3rd-5th Grades Currently, 1st/2nd Grades
Bridge Charter Academy
08.2020 - Current
TEACHER - 3rd Grade
Eagle Hills Elementary School
08.2017 - 08.2018
STUDENT TEACHER
Eagle Hills Elementary School
08.2016 - 06.2017
STEM NIGHT PRESENTER
Andrus Elementary School
03.2016
LITERACY INTERVENTIONIST
Boise State University- BSU Literacy Center
09.2015 - 12.2015
MICRO-CREDENTIAL - Children's Behavioral Health
University of Oregon
ORTON-GILLINGHAM PLUS - Reading Intervention/support
Institute Multi-Sensory Education
MASTER OF SCIENCE - Curriculum & Instruction
Western Governors University
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - Elementary Education
Boise State University
LITERACY ENDORSEMENT - Reading Intervention
Boise State University
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