Dedicated candidate eager to leverage knowledge in classroom management and individualized support. Skilled in instructional design and assessment tailored to diverse student populations. Collaborative and committed to tracking student performance and progress.
Hi, I’m
Shayla Herron
Graduate Assistant
Summary
Overview
3
years of professional experience
4
years of post-secondary education
1
Certification
1
Language
Work History
Washington Urban Debate League
Policy Debate Coach
10.2022 - Current
Job overview
- Conduct practices and drills to reinforce and evaluate public speaking and debate skill development of each student at least 160 minutes a week
- Break down the debate topic into the language the middle school students can understand and help them with preparing the speeches, rebuttals and cross examinations
- Attend a policy debate tournament with students once or twice a month and collect data to help with student growth and success in policy debate.
PGCPS
Classroom Teacher
09.2021 - Current
Job overview
- Plan and prepare lessons, assignments, instructional materials
- Establishes learning objectives consistent with appraisal of student needs, curriculum framework, and knowledge of human growth and development
- Maintains order and discipline in the classroom conducive to effective learning and takes all necessary safety precautions to protect students, equipment, materials and facilities
- Confers with parents and students regarding progress/problems of assigned students; arranges and participates in teacher-parent or teacher-student conferences as necessary.
- Provided one-on-one support for students with learning disabilities, enabling them to excel in their coursework.
- Created lessons and online testing materials to facilitate remote learning.
- Increased educational expertise and knowledge by participating in instructor-oriented workshops.
- Drove student learning by establishing clear classroom plans and group objectives, as well as actionable strategies to achieve each goal.
Matthew Harris Ornstein Memorial Foundation
Contractor
07.2023 - 08.2023
Job overview
- Worked exclusively with middle and high school students from publicly funded schools in the Greater Washington Area to enhance educational, social emotional, and civic outcomes through participation in competitive policy debate
- Provided direct instruction to students, developing skills and topic knowledge applicable to my specific lab.
Education
Bowie State UniversityBowie
Bachelor of Arts from English Language And Literature
05.2019 - 05.2021
University Overview
College of Southern Maryland
Associate of Arts from Liberal Arts And Sciences
05.2017 - 05.2019
University Overview
University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park, MD
Master of Arts from Education Policy
05.2001
University Overview
Skills
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements
- New Debate Coach of the Year 2022-2023 / Washington Urban Debate League
- A Conversation with my Therapist"/ The Torch Magazine, September 2021, Bowie State University
- Author of Sanctuary/ a collection of poetry about healing and reflection, August 2021| New Degree Press
- The Past and the Poetics: A Conversation Honoring Kamau Brathwaite's Legacy"/ The Caribbean Writer, Volume 35, a tribute to Barbadian poet and academic, the late Edward Kamau Brathwaite, April 2021
- Member of Sigma Tau Delta / International English Honor Society, Active since: 2021
- Crane" and "a happiness conversation with my little cousin"/ Connections, a literary magazine, May 2019 issue, College of Southern Maryland
- All publications can be verified via any search engine
Certification
Secondary English (7-12)
Timeline
Contractor
Matthew Harris Ornstein Memorial Foundation
07.2023 - 08.2023
Policy Debate Coach
Washington Urban Debate League
10.2022 - Current
Classroom Teacher
PGCPS
09.2021 - Current
Secondary English (7-12)
05-2021
Bowie State University
Bachelor of Arts from English Language And Literature
05.2019 - 05.2021
College of Southern Maryland
Associate of Arts from Liberal Arts And Sciences
05.2017 - 05.2019
University of Maryland, College Park
Master of Arts from Education Policy
05.2001
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