Sue O'Keefe
Versailles,KY
Summary
Innovative Math Specialist bringing over 32 years of background instructing students. Expertise in classroom oversight, course planning and behavior management. Successful at collaborating with teachers, administrative leaders and support specialists to meet individual student needs. Committed to encouraging higher-order thinking to increase student performance. Caring and hardworking professional with exceptional work ethic and commitment to cultivating productive learning environments.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Math Specialist
Woodford County Public Schools
08.2021 - 06.2023
- Model lessons for classroom teachers
- Assist in the development of the curriculum map for mathematical instruction
- Create assessments for mathematic concepts
- Collaborate with teachers and administrators
- Encourage critical thinking and problem-solving to help students develop mathematical reasoning
- Diversify teaching techniques and learning tools in order to help students with differing ability levels and varied learning modalities
- Monitor classroom environments for consistency and focus on learning by establishing and enforcing clear objectives
- Provide meaningful math instruction to improve math skills of children
- Attended teacher conferences and workshops to stay abreast of new developments in math education
- Administer assessments and standardized tests to evaluate student progress
- Work with staff members and teachers to design comprehensive and individualized plans to optimize student education
- Model Kagan structures for educators
Virtual Teacher
VipKid
11.2017 - 12.2021
- Incorporate multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom
- Keep students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies
Elementary Education Teacher
Woodford County Public Schools
08.1992 - 08.2021
- Experience in a variety of classroom environments (e.g. Looping, split classrooms, job sharing, primary classrooms, self-contained, and departmentalized intermediate)
- Collaborate with administrators on classroom policies, management strategies, and discipline
- Design daily lesson plans customized to student needs as well as state standards
- Build positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process
Education
MBA - Elementary Education
Georgetown College
Georgetown, KYBachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KYGeneralist Middle Childhood Age 7 - 12
National Board Certification
2017
Skills
- Assessment Development
- Positive Reinforcement Strategies
- Modeling lessons
- Teacher Coaching
Timeline
Math Specialist
Woodford County Public Schools
08.2021 - 06.2023
Virtual Teacher
VipKid
11.2017 - 12.2021
Elementary Education Teacher
Woodford County Public Schools
08.1992 - 08.2021
MBA - Elementary Education
Georgetown College
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
University of Kentucky
Generalist Middle Childhood Age 7 - 12
National Board Certification
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