Teresa Rhodes
Eatonton,GA
Summary
Friendly and enthusiastic educator seeking the job of Instructional Coach with skills in collaboration, pedagogy, and creativity to assist and improve the academic culture and climate of Putnam County Middle School. Strengths in providing innovative ideas using the house system concept to build relationships and increase academic success with students and build content knowledge of teachers.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
7th & 8th Grade ELA Teacher
Putnam County Charter School System
07.2021 - Current
- Georgia College & State University mentor teacher leader
- Coordinator teacher leader for Putnam Mentoring Program
- Putnam Instructional Endorsement Cohort II
- 504 Coordinator
- Events committee chair
- Communications Specialist
- District Technology Team for LMS
- District AI Team
- District Science of Reading Team
- Summer School & After School Program Teacher
- House System Implementation Team
6th-7th Grade Social Studies & ELA Teacher
Johnson County School System
06.2015 - 05.2021
- 2015 Attendee at the Social Studies Standards Rewrite at the GADOE
- PBIS Chair
- Trained in Read 180 and System 44
- Coordinator of our school's International Night-transforming the school in decor, food, and costumes matching state standards
- Organized guest speakers from Nigeria in 7th grade Social Studies classes
- Initiated "Charity Water" project with students and staff when studying environmental issues which helped raise money to build a well in Africa
- Planned and implemented field trips to places such as Atlanta's CNN Center and World of Coke.
6th Grade Reading Teacher & RTI Lead
Washington County School System
06.2006 - 05.2015
- Grade level RTI Coordinator-conducted meetings, responsible for data collection and preparing folders for evaluation by District SES.
- Disproportionality Team Member
- Taught inclusion reading and social studies classes
- Help implement CQI Intervention/Remediation/Acceleration period.
- Utilized assessment data to inform instructional decisions and provide targeted support for struggling students.
- Contacted parents to discuss strengths and weaknesses present in class.
- Implemented differentiated instruction to meet needs of diverse learners.
- Planned and supervised class projects, field trips and visits by guest speakers during annual career day.
6th Grade Social Studies Teacher
Jones County School District
07.2004 - 05.2005
- Taught Inclusion Social Studies
- Planned and implemented integrated Social Studies lessons to meet QCC standards.
- Maintained a positive classroom atmosphere by establishing clear expectations and consistently enforcing behavior policies.
- Selected and requested appropriate books and instructional materials to optimize social studies classes.
- Continuously updated knowledge of current events and social issues to provide relevant examples during lessons.
- Created lesson plans and made adjustments based on overall class performance throughout year.
Education
Specialist of Education - Educational Psychology
University of Georgia
Athens, GA12.2020
Master of Science - Postsecondary Education
Troy University
Troy, AL12.2007
Bachelor of Science - Middle Grades Education
Georgia College And State University
Milledgeville, GA05.2004
Skills
- Parent-teacher collaboration
- Collaborative Teaching
- Teaching strategies
- Team Collaboration
- Classroom Management
- Organizational ability
- Group leadership
- Curriculum Implementation
- Knowledgeable about [Technology]
- Student assessments
- Instructional planning
Accomplishments
- Washington County’s Chamber of Commerce Spotlight Educator-April 2014
- T.J. Elder Middle School's Outstanding RTI Support Award-May 2014
- PCMS Teacher of the Month-February 2022
- PCMS Teacher of the Month-April 2023
- PCMS Teacher of the Month-October 2023
Affiliations
- Professional Association of Georgia Educators
- Georgia Association of Educational Leaders
Certification
- State of Georgia Professional T-6 Certificate
- Early Childhood (P-5)
- Middle Grades Reading
- Middle Grades Language Arts
- Middle Grades Social Science
- ESOL
- Gifted
Timeline
7th & 8th Grade ELA Teacher
Putnam County Charter School System
07.2021 - Current
6th-7th Grade Social Studies & ELA Teacher
Johnson County School System
06.2015 - 05.2021
6th Grade Reading Teacher & RTI Lead
Washington County School System
06.2006 - 05.2015
6th Grade Social Studies Teacher
Jones County School District
07.2004 - 05.2005
Specialist of Education - Educational Psychology
University of Georgia
Master of Science - Postsecondary Education
Troy University
Bachelor of Science - Middle Grades Education
Georgia College And State University
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