SHEELA R. BAROT

• Wellness Coach for Educators

• English, Writing, College Essays, ACT/SAT Prep

• Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
• Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
• Took over class for regular classroom teacher, managing assignments, student needs and recordkeeping.
• Provided instruction for students in core subject areas.
• Diversified classroom instruction and group activities to successfully support students with unique strengths and learning styles.
• Collaborated with teaching staff to implement coordinated educational strategies and student support networks.

• Implemented outlined grading and assessment techniques to document growth, development and knowledge advancements during teacher absence.
• Leveraged classroom discussion strategies to engage students, promote topics and boost learning opportunities.
• Diversified classroom instruction and group activities to successfully support students with unique strengths and learning styles.

• Repeatedly requested as substitute teacher by teachers based on excellent past referrals and trusted performance.
• Studied changing regional curriculums to maintain knowledge of lesson plans for short- and long-term substitute positions.

Areas of Expertise:

· Designed and executed challenging lesson plans to effectively reach the academic needs of all honor level students

· Instructed and prepared students in the areas of literary analysis, vocabulary, grammar, and writing to assure college readiness

· Managed large class sizes in a student-centered classroom with flexible grouping and individualized instruction

· Developed and presented modified curriculum for sophomores that included ELL students

· Integrated a variety of instructional strategies to ensure student mastery of curricular goals through formal and informal assessments

· Collaborated with the English department on a consistent basis with grade level teams and department to create rich and meaningful units

· Incorporated technology into the classroom daily

· Communicated timely with parents, grade level team, and department on a regular basis

· Maintained professional website

Areas of Expertise:

· Wrote and executed lesson plans based upon the academic needs of students in order to ensure student mastery of unit goals through formal and informal assessments

· Led a student-centered class in a mixed-ability classroom focused on small group and individually based instruction

· Integrated technology daily into lesson plans at a district with a 1:1 student-to-iPad ratio

· Collaborated on a regular basis with ELA department to create units that are internationally minded

· Managed and documented use of RTI by developing behavior plans for struggling students

· Communicated consistently with parents and team members on student progress

· Maintained updated professional website

Differentiated Instruction Experience:

· Co-taught with special education teacher to reach students with special needs, 2 years

· Organized and planned modified lessons, provided individual and small group instruction, scaffolding/modeling to meet needs of all students

· Modified ELA curriculum for gifted and talented students

· Collaborated and developed curriculum with ELL teacher to accommodate and ensure ELL students integrate and assimilate to new language and culture

Integrated Studies Teacher, 7th Grade

Taught a 7th grade Integrated Studies Common Core based curriculum that is an interdisciplinary course focused on global issues and service learning projects, 2 years

Curriculum Development Experience:

· Created, designed, collaborated, and implemented a non-fiction reading and writing project-based curriculum for the district’s two middle schools aligned with Common Core Standards and I.B.

· Composed and devised thematic units connected to Humanities, Math, and Science