TIMOTHY (TJ) MYERS
Garden Grove,CA
Summary
An English teacher with over nine years of experience in a variety of education roles. I started as an intermediate school AVID tutor and just finished my first full year teaching 7th grade English. I am committed to helping all students thorugh skill-based learning and a classroom environment that fosters positive relationships, respect, and engagment. I have experience with helping English Learners through differentiated instruction in the classroom and after school Extended Learning Opportunites.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
7th Grade English and Language Arts Teacher
Jordan Intermediate in Garden Grove Unified School District
08.2025 - 05.2026
Substitute Teacher, K-12
Garden Grove Unified School District
03.2021 - 05.2025
- Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Worked four long-term substitute assignments in English. One from October 2022 to March 2023 as an English 8I and 7R teacher at Jordan Intermediate, another as an English 7I and 7A teacher from March 2023 to April 2023, at Jordan Intermediate, one at Lake Intermediate in May 2024 teaching Science and Art, and one at Jordan Intermediate from November 2024 to January 2025 teaching English 7I and 7A.
- Worked three years of summer school in the Garden Grove School District from 2022 to 2024. Two courses of Self-Regulation, one with a co-teacher, and one course of ELD.
AVID Tutor
Bell Intermediate
08.2016 - 06.2019
- Collaborated with students to complete homework assignments through small Tutorial Groups, helping students to identify where exactly they were stuck with their class work and then help guide them through the process of determining what they need to do to successfully complete assignment.
- Worked with students in classrooms to provide educational support.
- Encouraged students to develop growth mindset.
- Guided students through skillset self-discovery to navigate career and college decision processes.
Education
Single Subject English Credential - Single Subject Credential Program - English
California State University - Long Beach
Long Beach, CA01.2022
Bachelor of Arts - English
California State University - Fullerton
Fullerton, CA01.2020
Skills
- Collaborating with department team and staff
- Effective lesson design that utilizes strategies such as gradual release of responsibility
- Differentiated instruction for English Learners through word banks and sentence frames
- Helped 7 English Learners reach redesignation through targeted after school writing instruction
- Analyze student data on formative and summative assessments in order to appropriately differentiate instruction for a wide range of writing and reading levels
- Effective classroom management through high expectations, respect, relationship-building with students, accountability, and consistent parent communication
Certification
- California Single Subject Credential in English from Cal State University, Long Beach
- English Learner Authorization - CLAD Certificate
- Passed the English California Subject Examinations for Teachers (CSET)
- Passed the California Basic Education Skills Test (CBEST)
Timeline
7th Grade English and Language Arts Teacher
Jordan Intermediate in Garden Grove Unified School District
08.2025 - 05.2026
Substitute Teacher, K-12
Garden Grove Unified School District
03.2021 - 05.2025
AVID Tutor
Bell Intermediate
08.2016 - 06.2019
Bachelor of Arts - English
California State University - Fullerton
Single Subject English Credential - Single Subject Credential Program - English
California State University - Long Beach