Stephanie H. Duncan
Carlisle,KY
Summary
Highly experienced language arts teacher with 21 years experience teaching reading and writing to elementary\middle school students. During my career as an educator, I have been responsible for a tested curriculum (language, mechanics, reading and writing) for the previous 20 years. For the past three years, I have worked with two classes of corrective reading along with my core classes. Presently, my responsibilities are corrective reading and intervention.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Language Arts Teacher
Nicholas County Board of Education
Carlisle, KY
08.1997 - Current
- Provide reading instruction to regular/special education students
- Create lesson plans and schedule each day to promote maximum student learning and enrichment
- Instruct up to 175 students - guided and individual instruction
- Adapt teaching methods and materials to meet students' varying needs and interests
- Met regularly with parents and guardians to discuss their child's progress
- Plan and implement creative lessons in accordance with district, county, state and federal guidelines
- Complete and filed all necessary paperwork for classroom activities, including meal count sheets and attendance logs
- Pursue professional development continually by attending educational conferences and teacher training workshops
- Complete training courses to keep up-to-date with new teaching methods and developments in the field
- Draft lesson plans and submit them for review and feedback in a timely manner.
- Determine student strengths and weaknesses through DIBELS, STAR testing and weekly assessments
- Created lesson plans and scheduled each day to promote maximum student learning and enrichment
- Provided reading instruction to special needs students
- Maintained accurate and complete records for 75 to 100 students yearly
- Collaborate with special education teachers
- Corrective Reading program instruction
- Set up lesson materials, bulletin board displays and demonstrations
- Encouraged interactive learning by incorporating educational software and the internet
- Enforced the school's student discipline code to deal with problem situations
- Preserved the confidentiality of student records and information at all times
- Took part in professional organizations and continuing education courses
- Created a classroom environment in which children could learn respect for themselves and others
- Boosted cultural awareness by incorporating children's literature from cultures around the
Education
High School Diploma -
Nicholas County High School
Carlisle, KYMay, 1982
Bachelor of Arts - Middle School Education - certification for Language Arts and Social Studies
Morehead State University
Morehead, KY1996
Master of Arts - Education - Reading and Writing Specialist k-12
Georgetown College
Georgetown, KYAugust, 2004
Skills
- Kentucky Teaching Certificate with Middle School Education endorsement- language arts
- Kentucky Teaching Certificate with Elementary - high school (K-12) endorsement reading and writing specialist
- DIBELS knowledge
- Self-motivated
- Standardized testing scoring
- SMART Board - Clever Touch experience
- Purposeful - rigorous lesson planning
- Special education students
- Positive and encouraging
- Student engagement
- RTI experience with evaluation and tracking
- Presenter in reading and writing professional development for school district
- organized
- Instructional best practices
- Strong written and verbal communicator
- Kind and empathetic educator
- Testing and grading
- Detailed instruction
- Power point knowledge
- Microsoft works experience
- Experience in standards based grading
- IEP\504 - maintain records
Additional Information
* Served as writing cluster leader for 12 years in school district
* Attended writing cluster training with KDE - summer, fall and spring sessions - instructor Sharon Hatton
* Completed EKU writing program during summer and fall of 2002 with Dr Charles Whitaker
* Served as school representative for English/Language Arts Leadership Network - CKEC 2012 - 2013
*Attended Reading/writing Connection for region five service center 2001
*Employed as a reading teacher for 21st Century After School /SummerProgram since 2007
* Employed as a reading teacher for School District Migrant Program working with students and families with English as second language since 2007
* Serves as homebound teacher for Nicholas County School District
* Attends professional development to further knowledge in reading and writing each school year
* Attends Kentucky Reading Conference regularly
* Served as teacher site base member for five years
*Attended KASC Conference as a member of site base for five years - held small workshops in school district to present information
* Presenter of workshops for staff from attendance of professional development and conferences
* Implemented school district writing plan
*Tutor students with individual reading instruction
* Tutor students for Craft Academy writing applications and GSP program.
Timeline
Language Arts Teacher
Nicholas County Board of Education
08.1997 - Current
High School Diploma -
Nicholas County High School
Bachelor of Arts - Middle School Education - certification for Language Arts and Social Studies
Morehead State University
Master of Arts - Education - Reading and Writing Specialist k-12
Georgetown College
Similar Profiles
Deborah HaleDeborah Hale
FMD Teacher at Nicholas County Board Of EducationFMD Teacher at Nicholas County Board Of Education
Madison BergMadison Berg
School Counselor at Nicholas County Board Of EducationSchool Counselor at Nicholas County Board Of Education
Amber LemonAmber Lemon
Full-time Itinerant Elementary School Counselor at Nicholas County Board of EducationFull-time Itinerant Elementary School Counselor at Nicholas County Board of Education
Elicha FultonElicha Fulton
Quality Supervisor 3 at MS CompaniesQuality Supervisor 3 at MS Companies
Madison AdamsMadison Adams
playschool teacher at Nicholas County High Schoolplayschool teacher at Nicholas County High School