Shaynne Witherspoon
Spring
Summary
Certified Instructor/Trainer with25+ years of experience in the field. Successfully managed grade-level teams and exceeded academic data-driven targets for both State and District Benchmarks. Proficient in developing training modules and processes as well as mentoring others to accomplish significant growth to increase skill sets and promote professionalism. Accomplished significant growth in ministerial assignments to be duplicated by other ministries after being shadowed. Seeking to utilize my skills as an educator, life coach, mentor, organizer, and minister.
Skilled educator highly effective at working with administrators to develop strong curriculum and lesson plans. Goal-driven and proactive educator.
Experienced educator with focus on English and Language Arts for 6th-grade students. Strong background in curriculum development, classroom management, and fostering positive learning environment. Emphasis on team collaboration and adaptability to meet evolving educational needs. Known for strong communication skills, creativity in lesson planning, and commitment to student success.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
6th Grade English and Language Arts Teacher
Plummer Middle School - Aldine ISD
08.2024 - Current
- Collaborated with colleagues to develop interdisciplinary units, enhancing cross-curricular connections for students.
- Communicated with parents regularly through newsletters, conferences, and progress reports to keep them informed about their child''s academic performance and achievements.
- Participated in school-wide initiatives aimed at improving overall student achievement across all grade levels.
- Implemented differentiated instruction techniques, catering to diverse learning styles and needs of students.
- Promoted a positive classroom environment by establishing clear expectations and fostering a sense of community among students.
- Aligned curriculum with state standards, ensuring that lessons were both engaging and met required benchmarks for success.
- Organized various extracurricular activities such as book clubs and writing groups to encourage continued growth outside the classroom setting.
- Managed classroom behavior effectively through consistent reinforcement of rules and consequences, promoting a respectful learning environment.
President
BCI Houston Chapter
01.2020 - Current
- Lead and engage members to learn how to network with one another as Christian Influences with various gifting and talents
- Responsible for being the spiritual leader for the organization
- Senior Representation of the Board Member team to guide future operations and promote growth within the chapter
Teacher/Ambassador
Houston ISD
01.2021 - 01.2024
- Create curriculum modules for6th/7th Grade Science aligned with the district's Scope & Sequence
- Provide differentiation learning techniques to meet the students within the IEP/504/BIP/ED/ELL learning communities
- Monitor progress of colleagues to meet the teacher evaluation standards
- Demonstrate teaching strategies while providing PD opportunities both in-person and virtually
- Facilitate the annual Science/Math Night to engage parents and students in the community to STEM activities
- Reintroduced the annual Science Fair for both middle and high school students to demonstrate collaboration efforts while completing the scientific method Organizing school functions, "i.e., holiday celebrations, field trip(s), field day, and award ceremonies"
- Integrated online learning tools that would allow students to learn at their own pace for spiraled content skills
- Analyzed data from both informal and formal assessments to gauge learning gains from lessons
Trainer/Behavior Specialist
CTE - Time to Teach
01.2020 - 01.2022
- Maintain financial records of sales of both distributed content materials and training services
- Promote training services to various campuses and leaders
- Compose business proposals with contracts for services
- Attend educational conferences to present training and breakout sessions Develop online training modules to facilitate for K-12 educators
- Responsible for traveling to various locations to provide training sessions
- Knowledgeable of online tools to provide online training sessions and meet the needs of educators
- Communicate the expectations with both the Principals and staff of the campus receiving the services
- Engaging with students to be able to model to expected behaviors Created digital advertisements for promoting services
7th Grade Teacher/Team Leader
Humble ISD
01.2016 - 01.2020
- Lead teacher for the7th Grade English/Reading team
- Facilitated data meetings to discuss how to move forward with curriculum and shorten gaps of achievement
- Mentored new teachers and modeled lessons to aid with lesson writing and student outcomes
- Grant writing to redecorate classrooms to improve environment and provide supplies
- Orchestrated adding a computer-lab for the sole purpose of improving achievement for ELL students in both reading and writing
- Partnered with other disciplines to create cross-curricular thematic units Trained as an AVID Teacher to provide college readiness strategies
- Transferred to open another school within the district to teach three subjects in one year (6th Grade World Cultures,7th Grade Reading/English, and8th Grade Reading/English)
- Modeled lessons for state demonstration walk-throughs
Director of Children's Ministry
Harvest Time Church
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Restructured the Children's Ministry as well as the physical floor plans while working alongside the Senior Pastor
- Partnered with a low-income program to provide meals for students for both services on Sundays to feed approx.80-120 children between the ages of3-12 Designed the curriculum for learning biblical principles, the books of the bible, and hold children's worship services
- Responsible for Children's Ministry representation for special church services, "i.e
- Christmas, Easter, and Youth Sunday(s)"
- Responsible for14 volunteers - workflow, scheduling, materials, etc
- Budget(s) for nursery and special needs employees
- Orchestrating special visiting speakers for Children's Ministry Organization for registration and smooth transition between both Sunday Services
- Provide services for special weekday services and other extracurricular evangelistic opportunities
- Design Vacation Bible School
Education
Divinity, M.Div. - Christian Discipleship
Regent University
Virginia Beach, VA12-2023
Elementary Ed.1-8, BA - English/Linguistics/Humanities
University of Toledo
01.1999
Skills
- Master Teacher/Consultant
- Strategy
- Mentorship
- Virtual collaboration
- Patience and empathy
- Parent-teacher communication
- Peer collaboration
- Collaborative learning
- Oral communication
- Teaching strategies
LANGUAGES
English
Greek
Spanish
Disclaimer
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, As an enthusiastic educator and ministry leader, I have experienced the growing pains of leading people, and I am ready to do it once more. My appreciation for the ability to lead, whether it is in higher-level education, within corporate structures, or in ministry has been solidified my reason for pursuing the credentials I have in order to be placed in organizations where I can offer my expertise as well as mature skill sets that are needed to thrive. With my vast experience, I have been blessed to experience both administrative and teaching aspects of education. With a strong English background, I have been afforded the opportunity to teach English-as-Second Language Learners, adults, and transfer those skills into a business mindset. As a Life Coach, I managed to incorporate SMART GOALS, which most corporations utilize, and this same skill set can be converted in ministry. Because we are living in a very technological age, I have acclimated myself with various online learning tools as well as the basic Microsoft and Google formatted documents, spreadsheets, etc. I am also very creative when it pertains to graphics, and I have personally used Adobe, Canva, and other devices to create revenue. With the skills I have mentioned, I know that I would be a valuable asset to any organization, and this too would be beneficial for your company because you would gain a person who would cultivate an atmosphere of higher-level thinking, continuous evolution, and consistent success. With both my educational background and my expansive work experience with a successful track record, it would be hard to pass up the opportunity for both parties to enter into an agreement of next level expansion. Thank you for your time and consideration. Please review my credentials and qualifications as well as references to examine if I would be the perfect fit in your organization. I look forward to meeting with you to discuss in-depth how I would be an asset to you. SINCERELY, Shaynne Witherspoon SHAYNNE WITHERSPOON
Timeline
6th Grade English and Language Arts Teacher
Plummer Middle School - Aldine ISD
08.2024 - Current
Teacher/Ambassador
Houston ISD
01.2021 - 01.2024
President
BCI Houston Chapter
01.2020 - Current
Trainer/Behavior Specialist
CTE - Time to Teach
01.2020 - 01.2022
Director of Children's Ministry
Harvest Time Church
01.2017 - 01.2019
7th Grade Teacher/Team Leader
Humble ISD
01.2016 - 01.2020
Elementary Ed.1-8, BA - English/Linguistics/Humanities
University of Toledo
Divinity, M.Div. - Christian Discipleship
Regent University
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