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Shirley Taylor

Stone Mountain,GA

Summary

Position whereby an experienced, seasoned educator, and instructor with leadership experiences, and excellent communication skills can be utilized in a position whereby the most effective, and productive assets are beneficial to any educational organization.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

English Teacher /Grade Head

Al Bayan Bilingual School
2016.01 - 2023.01
  • Create and implement lesson plans based on assessments
  • Introduce and model daily lessons and activities (reading, grammar, writing and art)
  • Facilitated small group learning activities/guided reading group
  • Collaborate with team planning weekly lessons and activities in
  • English curriculum on Rubicon Atlas
  • Collaborate in designing visual art curriculum with interrelated activities for responding to art
  • Coordinate field trips
  • Planned oral presentations and in school performances for grade level
  • Attended weekly administrative meetings
  • Oversee grade level activities & concerns - Arabic & English
  • Conduct parent/teacher conferences

English Teacher

Cambridge English School
2015.01 - 2016.01
  • Collaborate with team planning weekly lesson activities in (Math/English/Science/Art)
  • Instruct and model strategies, skills and activities that target specific learning goals and objectives
  • Invigilating and marking of exams
  • Attend morning meetings
  • Coordinate oral presentations
  • Conduct parent/ teacher conferences

Teacher-Grade Head

American International School of Jeddah
2012.01 - 2015.01
  • Collaborate and facilitate team meetings while planning weekly lessons and activities in (Math/English/Science/Art)
  • Instructing and modeling strategies, skills and activities targeting specific learning goals and objectives
  • Perform reading assessments for student improvement and skill building
  • Coordinate in school activities (Art) and oral performances (class and individual presentations)
  • Develop internal exams to support and assist student academic growth and development
  • Ongoing communication/feedback with students and parents about academic concerns
  • Conduct parent/ teacher conferences ( as needed or scheduled)
  • Attending and participating in professional development/training as per administration.

English Teacher

SABIS Management Corporation
Abu Dhabi , Al
2010.01 - 2012.01
  • Ruwais
  • Collaborate with team planning weekly lessons and activities
  • Teach daily curricular activities in English/Writing
  • Implement class management plan
  • Attend morning meetings

Co-Teacher

Robert Shaw Elementary School
Scottsdale , Georgia
2009.01 - 2010.01
  • Collaborate and teach reading strategies
  • Attend grade meetings
  • Created small differentiated groups for skill building
  • Conducted reading assessments

Co-Teacher/Reading Recovery Teacher

KG, Edward L Bouie Elementary School
Lithonia , Georgia
1998.01 - 2009.01
  • Conduct morning routine of learning activities
  • Facilitated learning groups and activities
  • Lead guided reading group daily
  • Collaborate with lead teachers
  • Implement reading strategies and skill building activities
  • Collect and use data from internal assessments, and standardize tests to tract student progress

Kindergarten Teacher

STAR Community International School
Stone Mountain , Georgia
  • Create and implement comprehensive teaching strategies that covers basics of reading, writing, math, and interpersonal skills
  • Prepare and present lessons that are fresh, engaging, and interesting that facilitate student’s cognitive, social, and emotional development
  • Introduce and model daily lessons and activities (reading, grammar, writing, and art)
  • Instruct and model strategies, skills, and activities that target specific learning goals and objectives
  • Supervise students during early morning and afternoon dismissals
  • Prepare and model biblical lessons that reflect character-building, kindness and problem-solving
  • Attend morning meetings
  • Coordinate oral presentations
  • Conduct parent/ teacher conferences

Education

M.ED Degree - Elementary Education

Cambridge College
Cambridge, MA
2007

BA -

Cambridge College
Cambridge, MA
2004

Associate Degree - Early Childhood Development

Stone Mountain, GA
2000

Skills

  • Team Leader and Grade Level
  • Coordinator
  • Proficiency with technology
  • Word/ Excel/ PowerPoint, visual
  • Arts, Zoom, Google
  • Docs/Classroom, Class Dojo.
  • Rubicon Atlas, RazPlus, Achieve
  • 3000, Seesaw, Skoolee, Gimkit
  • Kahoot, IXL
  • Communication
  • Ability to facilitate and conduct grade level team meetings
  • Collaborating within a diverse community of teachers.
  • Parent/teacher conferences
  • Respectful, kind and cordial with professional character
  • Languages
  • English first language.
  • Common Core Standards
  • Interpersonal Skills

Timeline

English Teacher /Grade Head

Al Bayan Bilingual School
2016.01 - 2023.01

English Teacher

Cambridge English School
2015.01 - 2016.01

Teacher-Grade Head

American International School of Jeddah
2012.01 - 2015.01

English Teacher

SABIS Management Corporation
2010.01 - 2012.01

Co-Teacher

Robert Shaw Elementary School
2009.01 - 2010.01

Co-Teacher/Reading Recovery Teacher

KG, Edward L Bouie Elementary School
1998.01 - 2009.01

Kindergarten Teacher

STAR Community International School

M.ED Degree - Elementary Education

Cambridge College

BA -

Cambridge College

Associate Degree - Early Childhood Development

Shirley Taylor