Stewart Vandroff
Educator
Anchorage,AK
Summary
Distinguished Educator offering 12 years of experience instructing students from Elementary to Middle School curriculums for diverse learners. This educator has demonstrated expertise in the Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS). This educator has demonstrated expertise in the building of relationships and technology integration in the classroom environment. This educator is extremely driven, detail oriented and able to work efficiently and communicate effectively with faculty, administrators and students. Passionate Teacher with experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering wide range of subjects. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Successful in helping students develop strong literacy, numeracy, social and learning skills.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
Work History
Teacher
Anchorage School District. Chinook Elementary School
Anchorage, AK.
08.2022 - Current
- 5th Grade
- Acted as Teacher in Charge
- Member of the Foundations Team
- Planned and implemented weekly lesson plans to keep students engaged and monitored student progress, and coordinated cooperative learning environments
- Worked through obstacles, learned new strategies, collaborated with co-workers, and set individual goals to improve test scores
- Communicated face-to-face, by email, or by phone regularly with families, co-workers and students to best meet the needs of the learner.
Mental Health Specialist III
Chris Kyle Patriot Hospital
Anchorage, AK.
06.2015 - Current
- Observes patients for changes that require immediate intervention and take appropriate action; continually assess behaviors that indicate changes in the patient behavior
- Maintains a safe, orderly, and therapeutic physical environment for patients
- Maintains patient, program, department and related documentations ensuring that documentation is timely, accurate and legible
- Helps identify patients’ problems, needs, and strengths; provides verbal input into the development of treatment plan goals and interventions.
Teacher, Grade Math Teacher
Anchorage School District. Hanshew Middle School
Anchorage, AK.
08.2020 - 05.2022
- Engaged students and increased their understanding of material using focused instructional strategies and hands-on activities
- Helped students build learning and study skills to achieve educational goals
- Applied proactive behavior management techniques to facilitate classroom discipline
- Tracked student progress in an online system, immediately implementing action plans for failing student grades.
Teacher. Science and Pre-Medical Teacher
Anchorage School District. Clark Middle School
Anchorage, AK.
08.2018 - 05.2020
- Taught 7th and 8th grade Alaska State Standards according to the District Pacing
- Guide
- Taught Biology and Anatomy according to Project Lead the Way guidelines
- Coordinated Boys and Girls Basketball Games according to AFHS rules
- Conducted an administrative internship at Clark Middle School
- Evaluated submitted assignments for clarity and skills, assigned grades and discussed results with struggling students to enhance understanding of course objectives.
Teacher, Grade Teacher
Anchorage School District. North Star Elementary
Anchorage, AK.
09.2013 - 05.2020
- Taught elementary school standards according to Alaska State-approved curriculums
- Coordinated Early Start Academy which provided academic instruction to students at-risk before school
- Acted as Teacher-in-Charge during the principal's absence or as needed
- Collaborated to design a master schedule to enhance instructional strategies and hands-on activities
- Tracked student progress in the online system, immediately implementing action plans for failing grades.
Classification Case Worker
South Carolina
Bennettsville, SC.
06.2009 - 09.2013
- Conducted orientations to evaluate inmate records to determine eligibility for institutional assignments, custody changes, employment and treatment programs
- Evaluated inmate progress and conducted periodic reviews
- Provided assistance as a member of the Rapid Response Team (RRT) in the event of a riot, hostage situation, or security disruption at any state facility around the state.
Education
Master of Science -
Educational Leadership Certificate -
University of Alaska Anchorage
01.2019 - 05.2020
Master of Science - Educational Leadership
Grand Canyon
University
Master of Science - Elementary Education
Grand Canyon
University
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
Coker College
Skills
Elementary education
Timeline
Teacher
Anchorage School District. Chinook Elementary School
08.2022 - Current
Teacher, Grade Math Teacher
Anchorage School District. Hanshew Middle School
08.2020 - 05.2022
Educational Leadership Certificate -
University of Alaska Anchorage
01.2019 - 05.2020
Teacher. Science and Pre-Medical Teacher
Anchorage School District. Clark Middle School
08.2018 - 05.2020
Mental Health Specialist III
Chris Kyle Patriot Hospital
06.2015 - Current
Teacher, Grade Teacher
Anchorage School District. North Star Elementary
09.2013 - 05.2020
Classification Case Worker
South Carolina
06.2009 - 09.2013
Master of Science -
Master of Science - Educational Leadership
Grand Canyon
University
Master of Science - Elementary Education
Grand Canyon
University
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
Coker College
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