Shana Emfinger
Winnsboro,LA
Summary
Organized and motivated employee eager to apply time management and organizational skills in various environments. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Responsible and a team player, as well as offering technical abilities with software and applications, the ability to handle challenging work, and problem solving skills.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher
Franklin Parish School Board
Winnsboro, LA
08.2003 - 08.2011
Teacher
Family Community Christian School
Winnsboro, LA
08.2011 - 11.2021
- Built and strengthened positive relationships with students, parents and teaching staff.
- Developed and implemented lesson plans based on curriculum objectives.
- Encouraged critical thinking skills and problem-solving strategies among students.
- Established positive relationships with parents to ensure effective communication regarding student progress and well-being.
- Participated in professional development workshops related to teaching methods or curriculum changes.
- Utilized technology-based learning tools to enhance classroom instruction.
- Collaborated with colleagues to plan lessons that integrate various subject areas into a cohesive unit of study.
- Assisted fellow teachers with assignment development, special projects, tests, administrative updates, and grading.
- Scheduled and held parent-teacher conferences to keep parents up-to-date on children's academic performance.
- Organized parent conferences throughout the year to discuss student progress.
- Integrated educational software programs into daily lesson plans to enhance student learning outcomes.
- Enhanced lessons with smart board technology, iPads and computers to address common core goals.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Education
University of Louisiana At Monroe
Monroe, LA08-2003
Skills
- Classroom Instruction
- Curriculum Implementation
- Effective Listening
- Serving Diverse Communities
- Louisiana Teaching Certification With Early Childhood Education Endorsement
- Family Involvement
- Reporting and Documentation
- Critical Thinking
- Faculty Collaboration
- Performance Assessments
- Parent and Student Communication
- Parent and Teacher Conferences
- Flexible and Adaptive
- Instructional Methods
- Classroom Management
- Technology Integration
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Teacher
Family Community Christian School
08.2011 - 11.2021
Teacher
Franklin Parish School Board
08.2003 - 08.2011
Bachelor of Science - Education
University of Louisiana At Monroe
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