TAMAR WALTON
West Salem,OH
Summary
Experienced leader with strong background in guiding teams, managing complex projects, and achieving strategic objectives. Excels in developing efficient processes, ensuring high standards, and aligning efforts with organizational goals. Known for collaborative approach and commitment to excellence.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Wooster Christian School, Grade 1
Wooster, OH
01.2024 - 01.2026
- Taught in a self-contained classroom, establishing classroom management strategies and daily routines
- Implemented reading intervention strategies for students to supplement the reading curriculum
- Planned and prepared lessons for six subject areas
- Supported and mentored a first year colleague
Substitute Teacher
Northwestern Elementary School
West Salem, OH
01.2022 - 01.2024
- Taught in various grades and environments, worked with intervention specialists, adapted lesson plans.
- Adapted instructional techniques in response to varying student abilities and learning styles
- Collaborated with permanent teachers to ensure continuity in lesson delivery and classroom activities
- Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
Student Teacher
Jamestown Elementary School, Hillview Elementary School
Grove City, PA
01.2024 - 05.2024
- Developed and implemented engaging lesson plans tailored to diverse learning styles.
- Facilitated classroom management strategies that improved student behavior and participation.
- Collaborated with colleagues to integrate technology into daily instruction effectively.
- Assessed student progress through formative evaluations, providing timely feedback for improvement.
- Enhanced curriculum delivery by incorporating hands-on learning experiences and real-world applications.
- Worked with classroom teacher to learn about current standards and best practices.
- Facilitated small group activities and one-on-one instruction to meet individual student needs.
- Supported diverse learners with differentiated instruction strategies tailored to individual needs and abilities.
- Monitored classrooms for safety and good behavior, offering students positive reinforcement to maintain discipline.
Field Experiences
Grove City College
Grove City, PA
08.2021 - 05.2024
- Worked in various grade levels to plan and implement lessons.
- Created age-appropriate activities to grow student knowledge of vocabulary and application of good reading strategies in a sixth grade reading classroom.
- Taught a whole group science lesson on electrical circuits in a science classroom; utilized Jamboard and manipulatives in a fourth grade classroom.
- Directed students in a hands-on art project that showed different animal habitats; created a bulletin board to display students’ work in a preschool classroom.
- Taught a whole group history lesson; utilized Jamboard and manipulatives to compare and contrast different periods in history in a kindergarten classroom.
Education
M.Ed. - Literacy
American College of Education
03-2026
B.S. - Elementary Education
Grove City College
Grove City, PA01-2024
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Northwestern High School
West Salem, OH05-2021
Skills
- Classroom management
- Relationship building
- Critical thinking
- Lesson planning
- Behavior management
- Classroom instruction
Certification
- Pennsylvania Instructional I, Elementary Education: Pre K - 4
- Ohio 2 Year Resident Educator Primary (PreK-5) License
Timeline
Student Teacher
Jamestown Elementary School, Hillview Elementary School
01.2024 - 05.2024
Wooster Christian School, Grade 1
01.2024 - 01.2026
Substitute Teacher
Northwestern Elementary School
01.2022 - 01.2024
Field Experiences
Grove City College
08.2021 - 05.2024
B.S. - Elementary Education
Grove City College
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Northwestern High School
M.Ed. - Literacy
American College of Education