Sydney Lester
New York,NY
Summary
Experienced educator of 8 years with a passion for curriculum development, instructional design, and educational technology. Skilled in creating engaging learning experiences, providing customer support, and driving student and educator success in digital learning environments.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
ELA Curriculum Fellow
KIPP Infinity Elementary School
07.2022 - Current
- Revise and re-write Opinion Unit in Writing and Nonfiction Unit in Reading Comprehension for 8 elementary schools
- Create student-facing materials to support lesson facilitation
- Collaborate with KIPPNYC curriculum team to share teacher perspectives and align ELA curriculum with Next Generation Learning Standards
ELA Content Lead
KIPP Infinity Elementary School
03.2022 - Current
- Revise and re-write Reading Comprehension lessons to align with formative and summative assessments
- Differentiate student-facing materials for students with IEPs and ELLs
- Plan and lead team meetings to launch Wheatley and Writing units, analyze data and deliberately practice high priority lessons
- Collaborate with Content Leads across grades and subjects to ensure vertical and cross-content alignment
- Attend weekly School Progress Team meetings to influence school wide decisions and receive leadership professional development
Classroom Teacher
KIPP Infinity Elementary School
07.2020 - Current
- Educate First Grade students in Phonics, Math, Number Stories, Wheatley, Writing, Reading and Social Emotional Learning
- Create virtual assignments using Canvas, Nearpod and Zoom
- Facilitate a group of 10 other educators in Social Justice Book Club to promote anti-racism and identity discussion
- Track data daily, weekly and by trimester for Teacher IEP Reports
- Plan and implement one-on-one and small group interventions for students to address academic needs
- Update and include parents into the learning environment through ClassTag, DeansList, monthly workshops, progress reports, report cards, e-mail/text outreach
- Attend Professional Development and bi-weekly Team Meetings to grow in content knowledge, norm on best practices and collaborate across teams and grade bands
Classroom Teacher
Classical Charter Schools
06.2017 - 06.2020
- Educate First and Second Grade students in Math, Number Stories, Read Aloud, Close Reading, Grammar, Social Studies, Science, Phonics, Guided Reading, and Writing
- Create and teach small group Math Intervention informed by formative and summative data
- Revise Grammar and Read Aloud curriculum to align lessons to unit goals and Common Core Standards
- Engage and update parents through Jupiter, parent workshops, progress reports, report cards and individualized meetings
- Engage in professional development to build instructional skills, collaborate with colleagues across the network and deepen content knowledge
Education
Master of Arts - Childhood/Teaching Exceptional Learners (Grades 1-6)
Relay Graduate School of Education
New York, NY05.2019
Bachelor of Science - Industrial and Labor Relations
Cornell University, ILR School
Ithaca, NY05.2017
Skills
- Curriculum Development
- Project Management
- Differentiation
- Actionable Data Analysis
- Literacy
- Microsoft Suite Tools
- Conversational in Spanish and ASL
Certification
- LETRS Certified, 02/24
- Childhood Education (Grades 1-6) Professional Certificate, 05/23
- Students with Disabilities (Grades 1-6) Professional Certificate, 05/23
Timeline
ELA Curriculum Fellow
KIPP Infinity Elementary School
07.2022 - Current
ELA Content Lead
KIPP Infinity Elementary School
03.2022 - Current
Classroom Teacher
KIPP Infinity Elementary School
07.2020 - Current
Classroom Teacher
Classical Charter Schools
06.2017 - 06.2020
Bachelor of Science - Industrial and Labor Relations
Cornell University, ILR School
Master of Arts - Childhood/Teaching Exceptional Learners (Grades 1-6)
Relay Graduate School of Education
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