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Terri Smith

West Valley City,UT

Summary

Energetic Teacher devoted to promoting student learning and enhancing individual potential. Skillful in directing classroom management utilizing positive MTSS school-wide strategies. and forward-thinking approaches. Caring relationship-builder with students, parents and colleagues. Organized and focused at developing lesson plans, creating custom class materials, assigning classwork, evaluating student progress, and reteaching with new approaches as needed.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Elementary School Teacher

Desert Sands Unified School District
47-950 Dune Palms, La Quinta CA 92253
08.2016 - Current
  • Dedicated Educator: Ongoing training in the latest research-based strategies for instruction of ELA, ELD, NGSS, and mathematics with the goal of every child succeeding, including community outreach, extracurricular activities, such as Saturday School, field trips, Literacy Night, Math Night Winter Festival, and Cinco de Mayo Festival.
  • Educational Leadership: As TRAC lead, helped to develop the focus for our Science and Math Magnet School. As Team lead, helped to facilitate meetings and liaise with administration. Additionally, helped developed school-wide safety plan, and served on School Site Council, MTSS Committee, and Social Committee.
  • Classroom Management: Equitable, rewards-based learning environment while establishing clear expectations.
  • Key Strengths: Utilize manipulatives, technology, TPR, thinking maps, sentence frames to build student success. Work well with colleagues in PLCs to create SMART goals, deep dive into data, and reteach whole group, small group, and one-on-one, as necessary for student improvement.

Education

Master of Arts -

Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT
2019

Master of Arts -

California State University - Fresno
Fresno, CA
2014

Multiple Subject Teaching Credential -

California State University - Fullerton
Fullerton, CA
2013

Bachelor of Arts - History

Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
2006

Skills

  • Group and individual instruction
  • Classroom Management
  • Collaborative Teamwork
  • Interactive Learning

Timeline

Elementary School Teacher

Desert Sands Unified School District
08.2016 - Current

Master of Arts -

Western Governors University

Master of Arts -

California State University - Fresno

Multiple Subject Teaching Credential -

California State University - Fullerton

Bachelor of Arts - History

Brigham Young University

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