Teresa Cooke
Salem,IN
Summary
Compassionate and driven teacher well-versed in the state of Indiana core standards. Adept at developing effective lesson plans, maintaining positive relationships with parents and instructing students with various levels of learning challenges. Communicate complex information in effective formats to administration and other staff workers.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Educator
Borden-Henryville School Corporation/West Clark
Henryville, IN
08.2012 - Current
- Chose materials and developed lesson plans to enhance skills for individual students.
- Collaborated with adults and children to provide safe and educational experience.
- Managed classroom activities, parent conferences, and lesson plans.
- Built relationships and communicated with parents to provide best learning environment for children.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Worked with staff members and teachers to design comprehensive and individualized plans to optimize student education.
- Scheduled conferences with parents to discuss students' progress and classroom behavior.
Special Education Assistant
West Clark Schools
Henryville, IN
04.2012 - 05.2012
- Maintained inclusive learning environment to enable students to gain maximum benefit from lessons.
- Developed professional relationships with school staff to contribute to strong learning community.
- Aided elementary school special education teachers in reinforcing efforts for children with various learning and behavioral needs.
- Built trust and rapport with students through positive reinforcement and strong communication skills.
- Maintained positive attitude and affirmatively communicated with each student.
Deed/Title Researcher
Salem Title Corporation
Salem, IN
06.2011 - 03.2012
- Prepared property reports.
- Reviewed legal documents such as mortgage loans, title liens and property easements to assess relevant property factors.
- Searched and analyzed real estate records.
- Compiled lists of mortgages, contracts and other documents pertaining to titles.
Special Education Assistant
Salem Community Schools
Salem, IN
09.2007 - 05.2011
- Documented student behaviors, interventions and outcomes to enable lead teacher to address pertinent issues.
- Prepared instructional materials for group and one-on-one use to comply with established curriculum.
- Gave one-on-one attention to students, while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
- Developed professional relationships with school staff to contribute to strong learning community.
- Aided elementary school special education teachers in reinforcing efforts for children with various learning and behavioral needs.
- In absence of regular teacher, took over to lead all classroom instruction and management.
- Conducted individualized assessments to determine students' academic progress.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Indiana University Southeast
New Albany, IN05.1997
Skills
- Parent Interaction
- Group and individual instruction
- Lesson Planning
- Classroom management
- Student engagement
- Learner assessment
- Academic Goals
- Student Progress Reporting
Accomplishments
*Graduated with Honors
*Deans list
*Member of Kappa Delta Pi - honor society
Certification
*added kindergarten endorsement to my state teaching license
Additional Information
I have also taken graduate courses from Ball State University and have attended many professional development courses designed for teachers.
Timeline
Educator
Borden-Henryville School Corporation/West Clark
08.2012 - Current
Special Education Assistant
West Clark Schools
04.2012 - 05.2012
Deed/Title Researcher
Salem Title Corporation
06.2011 - 03.2012
Special Education Assistant
Salem Community Schools
09.2007 - 05.2011
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Indiana University Southeast
*added kindergarten endorsement to my state teaching license
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