Sharon Davenport
Bronx,NY
Summary
Patient teacher with resourceful and engaging teaching style demonstrated over 36 years of academic experience. Caring and hardworking professional with exceptional work ethic and commitment to cultivating productive learning environments to drive student progress and comprehension. Easily cultivates productive relationships with colleagues and thoroughly enjoys helping new teachers succeed.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
AIS Math Specialist
Greenburgh Central School District
09.2018 - 06.2023
- Introduced highly individualized lesson plans to accommodate various learning styles among students.
- Worked with small groups using Do the Math program.
- Fostered student curiosity and interest through creative hands-on activities.
- Encouraged critical thinking and problem-solving to help students develop mathematical reasoning.
- Diversified teaching techniques and learning tools help students with differing ability levels and varied learning modalities.
- Kept classroom environments consistent and focused on learning by establishing and enforcing clear objectives.
- Provided meaningful math instruction to improve math skills of children.
- Attended teacher conferences and workshops to stay abreast of new developments in math education.
Classroom Teacher
Greenburgh Central School District
09.1997 - 06.2018
- Worked closely with all third grade teachers to collaborate on different approaches to improve student learning.
- Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking, and communication.
- Collaborated with parents, administrators and counselors to develop improvement plans for struggling students.
- Established and enforced rules of behavior to drive social development and maintain positive interactions.
- Supported student teachers by mentoring on classroom management, lesson planning, and activity organization.
- Drove student learning by establishing clear classroom plans and group objectives, as well as actionable strategies to achieve each goal.
- Mentor teacher
- ICO teacher Sept 2004-June 2018
- PLC Leader Sept 2013-June 2018
Classroom Teacher
New York City Board Of Education
10.1987 - 06.1997
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Created robust lesson plans according to state curriculum and school-wide curriculum standards.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Implemented creative ways to foster curiosity for complex principles through hands-on learning and planned activities.
Education
Master of Science - Educational Administration
College of New Rochelle
New Rochelle, NY12.2004
Master of Science - Elementary Education
Hunter College
NYC, NY09.1989
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
Queens College of The City University of New York
Flushing, NY06.1987
Skills
- Multicultural school background
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Trained in Do The Math, Fountas & Pinnell Reader's and Writer's Workshop, I-Ready, Jr Great Books, Ready Math, ST Math and Fundations
- Strong classroom Management
- PLC and Grade Level Leader
- Arranged field trips
- Data analysis
Certification
NYS N-6 Certification
Timeline
AIS Math Specialist
Greenburgh Central School District
09.2018 - 06.2023
Classroom Teacher
Greenburgh Central School District
09.1997 - 06.2018
Classroom Teacher
New York City Board Of Education
10.1987 - 06.1997
Master of Science - Educational Administration
College of New Rochelle
Master of Science - Elementary Education
Hunter College
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
Queens College of The City University of New York
NYS N-6 Certification
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