Shirley James
Knoxville,TN
Summary
Driven educator with extensive experience at Knox County Schools, excelling in curriculum implementation and fostering social skills development. Demonstrated success in enhancing student learning through evidence-based practices and effective lesson plan development. Proven leadership as a School Mentor and Lead Teacher Evaluator, significantly contributing to peer and student advancement.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Second Grade Teacher
Knox County Schools
08.2014 - 05.2020
- Collaborated with administrators on classroom policies, management strategies, and discipline.
- Planned lessons according to district standards to cover requirements and prepare for standardized tests.
- Taught students subject-specific material, learning strategies, and social skills.
- Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.
- Assessed student progress by administering tests and evaluating results.
- Established and enforced rules of behavior to drive social development and maintain positive interactions.
- Drove student learning by establishing clear classroom plans and group objectives, as well as actionable strategies to achieve each goal.
- Stayed abreast of new trends in education by attending professional development courses and in-service trainings.
- Chaperoned field trips to maintain safety and encourage learning.
- Lead Teacher Evaluator responsible for evaluating teachers and discussing research-backed instructional strategies to benefit students in learning.
- School Mentor for interns participating in the teacher education program.
Kindergarten Teacher
Knox County Schools
08.2008 - 05.2014
- Reported to parents and administration about student progress.
- Applied evidence-based practices for classroom management to enhance learning results.
- Created, managed, and participated in variety of learning environments and activities to support opportunities for students to develop full potential and achieve learning objectives.
- Delivered lesson plans, implemented school curriculum and used data to create, monitor, and establish personalized learning plan for each student.
- Collaborated with other faculty and staff to promote rigorous learning opportunities, general well-being of school and collective interest of staff and student body.
- Exercised good classroom management focused on positive behavior support by clearly articulating fair and consistent expectations along with appropriate natural consequences.
- Identified characteristics, needs, abilities, and problems of each child through personal interaction and progress reports to optimize approaches.
- Team Leader for Kindergarten team planning and curriculum strategies to benefit student reading and comprehension.
- School mentor to University of Tennessee Urban Multicultural Teacher Education Program. I spent 5 years developing and supporting interns in becoming educators for Knox county schools.
Education
Educational Administration And Supervision - Educational Administration
Lincoln Memorial University
Harrogate, TN07.2012
Master of Arts - Education
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, TN07.2010
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, TN12.1997
Skills
- Safety awareness
- Standardized tests
- Lesson Plan Development
- Curriculum Implementation
- Organizational Skills
- Social Skills Development
- Materials sourcing
- Self-starter
- Strong verbal and written communication
- Knowledge of Teacher evaluation model
Accomplishments
Teacher of the year Sarah Moore
Greene Academy 2011-2012
Teacher of the Year Ritta Elementary
2015-2016 and 2017-2018
Timeline
Second Grade Teacher
Knox County Schools
08.2014 - 05.2020
Kindergarten Teacher
Knox County Schools
08.2008 - 05.2014
Educational Administration And Supervision - Educational Administration
Lincoln Memorial University
Master of Arts - Education
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
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