Tanisha M. Strode
Eutaw,Alabama
Summary
To utilize my skills as an educator to help mold and develop the intellectual capacity of students, while shaping them into well-rounded individuals. Confident leader dedicated to process and procedure. Exceeds expectations for staff performance, consistently enforces rules and seeks opportunities for team improvement. Offers high integrity, attention to detail and excellent decision-making abilities.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Director
21st Century CCLC Tuscaloosa City Schools
Tuscaloosa, AL
07.2024 - Current
- Directed the organization's daily operations, ensuring compliance was met according to federal laws and regulations.
- Created detailed plans outlining timelines, goals, budgets, schedules, staffing needs and other requirements for projects.
Local Reading Specialist
Martin Luther King Elementary School
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
08.2021 - Current
- Provide intensive, targeted professional development for elementary school teachers, K-3.
- Coaching and mentoring teachers daily, via planned coaching cycles based on data.
- Collaborating with the principal to create a strategic plan for coaching, to support, and measure the impact of reading instruction.
- Collaborated with teachers to develop strategies for differentiating instruction based on the needs of individual students.
- Utilized data from formative and summative assessments in order to analyze student progress towards meeting learning goals.
Fifth Grade Teacher
Matthews Elementary School
Northport, Alabama
08.2019 - 05.2021
- Prepare students to be college and career ready by collaborating with colleagues in planning engaging and meaningful lessons that are aligned with the state standards in order to ensure success
- Build effect rapport with students and encourage life-long learning
- Promote effective parent-student learning interaction by providing additional resources and encourage parent participation
- Develop and present creative lessons that focuses on common core standards and student engagement
- Use various means of communication to involve all stakeholders in the learning process
- Effectively lead and collaborate with colleagues by serving as grade level lead teacher and mentor teacher
- Collaborate to establish rules and regulations by serving on the Leadership Team Committee
- Promote the development of student leaders by serving as Chair of the Student Leadership Committee under The Leader in Me initiative
Summer Position
Matthews Elementary
01.2015 - 01.2020
- Responsible for the planning and implementation of day-to-day activities for the program
- Create, plan, and execute STEAM activities to promote engagement while fostering learning.
- 21st Century MATS Afterschool Program
First Grade Teacher
Matthews Elementary School
Northport, Alabama
08.2017 - 01.2019
- Followed the Alabama Course of student to ensure proper student progression
- Continue the process of building an effective learning base that prepared students for succession to the next grade level
- Collaborated with colleagues to identify essential standards that were necessary for learning progression
- Established working rapport with parents by instituting an open line of communication
- Engaged students by implementing creative lessons that focused on common core standards as well as personal and academic progression
Kindergarten Teacher
Matthews Elementary School
Northport, Alabama
08.2007 - 01.2017
- Served as a devoted teaching professional with the gift to reach each student and instill in them a love for learning
- Promoted a safe education environment conducive to learning
- Established a foundation for life-long learning and built upon that as the year progressed
- Created interactive lesson that engaged all students and measured progress
- Assessed student learning and utilized data to establish a plan of action to increase learning outcomes
- Designed and administered a monthly/weekly newsletter to promote parental involvement and communication
Summer Position
Matthews Elementary
01.2007 - 01.2015
- Prepare students who are entering Kindergarten for the upcoming school year with Kindergarten skills such as letter recognition and letter sounds, vocabulary building, reading comprehension, number recognition, one to one correspondence, social skills, etc.
- 21st Century MATS Afterschool Program
Summer Position
Livingston High School
Livingston, Alabama
01.2004 - 01.2006
- Tutored high school seniors in the Reading portion of the AHSGE
- Alabama High School Graduation Exam Reading Tutor
Education
Master of Instructional Leadership -
University of West Alabama
Livingston, Alabama01.2021
Master of Education - Elementary Education
University of West Alabama
Livingston, Alabama01.2010
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
University of West Alabama
Livingston, Alabama01.2007
Accomplishments
- 2007- 2009 -Leadership Team committee
- 2007- Present-Member of AEA
- 2008-2012- Kindergarten Lead Teacher/ Leadership Team Committee
- 2012- Present- Hospitality Committee Chairperson
- 2014-2015- Leader in Me Book Study
- 2015-2016 Systems Turn-around Science Implementation Team
- 2017-2019- Grade Level Key Teacher/Leadership Team Member for 1st Grade
- 2016-2018- Member selected to unwrap K/1 Grade CCRS Reading and Math Standards
- 2016-2017- Mentor Teacher
- 2016-2017- Supervising Teacher for Student Internship
- 2017-2018- Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports Team Member
- 2017-2018- Leader in Me Facilitator
- 2017-2018- School Medical Diabetes Trained
- 2017-2018- Special Education Eligibility Team Member
- 2018-2019- Leadership Team/ Key Teacher
- 2018-2019- School Culture Committee Member
- 2018-2019- PTLA Member
- 2020-2021- Grade Level Key Teacher
- 2021-Present- Leadership Team Committee
- 2021-Present- Hospitality Committee
- 2022-Present- Literacy Liaison Team
- 2023-Present- Problem Solving Team Chair
- 2023-Present- Ambassador Chair
- 2023-Present- United Way School Representative
- 2023-Present- Problem Solving Team Chair
- 2023-Present- Literacy Liaison Team
- 2024-Present- Director of 21st Century Program
Awards
2017-2018- Tuscaloosa County System Nominee for Alabama Teacher of the Year Award, 2017-2018- Nick’s Kids Teacher Excellence Award, 2017-2018- Jacksonville State Teacher Hall of Fame Nominee, 2019-2020- Nick’s Kids Teacher Excellence Award
Timeline
Director
21st Century CCLC Tuscaloosa City Schools
07.2024 - Current
Local Reading Specialist
Martin Luther King Elementary School
08.2021 - Current
Fifth Grade Teacher
Matthews Elementary School
08.2019 - 05.2021
First Grade Teacher
Matthews Elementary School
08.2017 - 01.2019
Summer Position
Matthews Elementary
01.2015 - 01.2020
Kindergarten Teacher
Matthews Elementary School
08.2007 - 01.2017
Summer Position
Matthews Elementary
01.2007 - 01.2015
Summer Position
Livingston High School
01.2004 - 01.2006
Master of Instructional Leadership -
University of West Alabama
Master of Education - Elementary Education
University of West Alabama
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
University of West Alabama
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