Sienna Belcher

• Instruct central concepts with each lesson, relating facts to current situations or universal themes for English Language Arts (ELA) and Social Studies for sixty students.
• Help students develop life skills and self-esteem by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking, and communication.
• Monitor and evaluate progress. Pivot teaching strategies based on performance in classroom.
• Provide tutoring weekly to identify and differentiate individual academic goals.
• Build positive relationships with parents to support educational goals.

• Led classroom activities for immerse learning by utilizing a curriculum that reflected the diverse educational and cultural background of the student body.
• Encouraged students through diverse strategies while establishing and communicating clear objectives for all educational activities. Improved student comprehension by incorporating group projects and hands-on activities.
• Planned, implemented, monitored, and assessed classroom instructional program. Collaborated with team members to develop units of study that connected multiple subject areas for more comprehensive learning experience.
• Organized field trips and guest speakers to provide real-world context for enhancing student understanding and classroom lessons.

• Designed and implemented daily lesson plans for a classroom of 25 students for their formative learning. Provided feedback and fostered student curiosity and interest in learning with small group instruction.
• Prepared and administered regular subjects assessments with complete detailed quarterly progress reports for parents.
• Maintained classroom management by addressing and resolving students' behavioral issues to result in significant performance improvements.

The Student Teaching Clinical is a fifteen-week course where the teacher candidates gradually assume complete responsibility of the classroom under the supervision of an experienced, licensed/certified cooperating teacher and University professor.

• Observed, planned, and taught lessons. Assessed students' work and reflect on the overall teaching experience.
• Enhanced my knowledge and skills by utilizing core competencies learned through my studies. Participated in workshops, seminars, and professional development.