Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Software
Private Piano Instructor
Timeline
Volunteer
Tanya Thies

Tanya Thies

Public School Teacher K-12
Carbondale,IL

Summary

I am a dedicated educator with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. Throughout my teaching experience, expectations and strategies have been consistently changing to meet the needs of our students and families across the nation. I have continually improved my teaching methods, produced high percentage success outcomes of student learning, and am motivated to transition my skills to help achieve company goals. I am currently enrolled and have complete half of the National Board Certification Program for Educators. My goal is to acquire and maintain a full-time position that offers professional, challenging projects that will benefit from my interpersonal skills, my excellent time management skills, and my years of service in the education profession.



Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

General Music Teacher

Unity Point School District 140
Carbondale , Illinois
08.2015 - Current
  • Designed digital music curriculum during the pandemic to ensure continual music education opportunities through the use of google classroom, google slides, and a variety of interactive online programs
  • Familiarized students with the fundamentals of music, including reading, writing, composing, and performing standard music notation
  • Designed curriculum for a variety of learning abilities, included differentiated instruction to meet the needs of all learners
  • Guided and oversaw music department in accomplishing educational benchmarks through curriculum planning, instruction, composition and performance.
  • Prepared students for live concerts and musical performances by creating stage sets, props and costumes.
  • Developed strong working relationships with teachers, parents and students to propel school and departmental vision and goals.

General Music Teacher

Cobden Unit School District 17
Cobden, Illinois
08.2011 - 08.2014
  • Taught curriculum enhanced lesson plans to educate over 500 students about fundamentals and history of music.
  • Coordinated concerts, competitions, special events and music exams for all students.
  • Devised and executed challenging and advanced curricula to foster excellence among students.
  • Administered standardized testing and reported results by offering constructive student and staff solutions for improvement.
  • Oversaw student progress by reviewing performance utilizing metrics.

K-12 General Music Teacher

Trico School District 176
Campbell Hill, IL
08.2009 - 08.2011
  • Maintained student records and evaluated each pupil's musical growth, performance and musical understanding, using teacherease software
  • Mentored struggling students with individualized approach to enhance learning.
  • Devised and executed challenging and advanced curricula to foster excellence among students.
  • Planned and executed targeted lesson plans to instruct on music theory, music history and performance etiquette.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Music Education - Graduated Cum Laude

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL
08.2001 - 05.2004

Associate of Arts - Music Education

John A. Logan College
Carterville, IL
08.1998 - 12.2000

Skills

Individual and group instruction

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Software

Zoom

Kami/Adobe Reader

Google Classroom/Google Meet

Microsoft Excel/Word/Powerpoint

Google Docs/Slides/Drive

Private Piano Instructor

Teaching an entire classroom of students has an energy and an atmosphere that reminds me of why I became a teacher. To see groups of students working together to perform challenges I present to them and to be successful at it, is rewarding in itself. However, giving one on one private piano lessons to individual students, has a significant result of gratification because I get to establish valuable relationships with my students with individualized time with them.

Timeline

General Music Teacher

Unity Point School District 140
08.2015 - Current

General Music Teacher

Cobden Unit School District 17
08.2011 - 08.2014

K-12 General Music Teacher

Trico School District 176
08.2009 - 08.2011

Bachelor of Arts - Music Education - Graduated Cum Laude

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
08.2001 - 05.2004

Associate of Arts - Music Education

John A. Logan College
08.1998 - 12.2000
Tanya ThiesPublic School Teacher K-12