Approachable individual with excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills. Friendly Middle School Teacher committed to creating safe and inclusive environment for students. Skilled in developing and implementing lessons and activities to promote diversity and inclusion in a school district.
Work History
Student Teacher
Cleveland Metropolitan School District
01.2023 - 05.2023
Taught and guided 7th and 8th grade classes with 15 or more students, having at least 20% population of academically or behaviorally challenged students.
Developed educational relationships with under represented populations.
Collaborated with Co-operating teacher, Intervention specialist, Counselor, and provided therapists to create relationships and differentiated lessons for students.
Cultivated positive relationships with administration, and teaching staff through participation in all roles allowed.
Designed lessons for students using various teaching methods and modern classroom technologies.
Fraternized with educational team to introduce new pedagogy technology. Introduced multiple different educational games and informal assessments for teachers to implicate.
Conferred with qualified teacher to establish instructional targets and prepare lessons to cover Ohio state standards.
Entrusted with FERPA Regulations as I graded tests and homework assignments, documenting information in student records.
Showed proficiency in Office 365, Iready, Google documents and Clever to support my Cooperating teacher's lesson delivery.
Communicated frequently with administration and faculty to be provided with feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
Attended multiple professional development sessions to become proficient with Iready.
Worked with classroom teacher to learn about current standards, developed lesson plans that incorporated mandated topics and included immersive activities for student engagement.
Created partnerships with the intervention specialists to get a better understanding on how to write and monitor IEPs.
Sat in on multiple IEP conferences with different parents, cooperating teacher, intervention specialist and administrator.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Middle Childhood Education 4th - 9th Grade.
Notre Dame College
Cleveland, OH
05.2023
Attended College Courses - Bachelors of Science
Wheeling Jesuit University
Wheeling, WV
Skills
Documentation proficiency
Classroom management
Lesson Planning
Student-centered learning
Classroom technology
References
References available on request.
Professional Experience
Notre Dame College - Resident Assistant
August 2020 - May 2023
Attended, participated and contributed to monthly staff meetings addressing resident needs.
Led by example through mature behavior consistent with the college code of conduct.
Implemented and enforced college and campus housing policies.
Mentored and supervised groups of residents in on-site and off-site environments.
Created and implemented social, educational and recreational programs for residents. Created a sexual education program, Alcoholic Awareness event and a cookies and coffee stress relief program.
Mediated conflicts to achieve peaceful and fair resolutions. Followed up with college conduct process to ensure all issues were solved efficiently.
Entrusted with FERPA Regulations as I had access to residents private information and handling master keys for lockouts.
Encouraged community and a positive atmosphere by implementing educational and social programs.
Assisted residents with transitioning into new living environment and maintained strong relationships with residents.
Collaborated with a team of 14 RAs, 2 Resident Life Coordinators, Director of Resident Life, the Dean and Assistant Dean of students to ensure all policies were mandated and correctly documented in the situation of a policy break.
Sligo GAA ( County Sport Center) - Assistant Coach
May 2016 - May 2018
Used Communication skills, Organization skills and planning skills to create Cul Camp events. Coached and ran Cul Camps for 14 day periods during the summers which included coaching and supervising 200-300 children/preteens from the age of 5 years to 16 years.
Promoted good sportsmanship with competing teams on and off the field.
Engaged athletes in discussions on race strategy, mental preparedness, visualization and performance.
Coordinated with parents, boosters and donator's to plan the supply of gear for registered children. This included the collection and dispersal of jerseys, socks and shorts to all register children.
Maintained equipment, facilities and inventory to avoid accidents, mishaps and damage.
Supervised and observed young coaches to offer feedback and improvement to behavior management, educational lessons and sport drills.
Traveled around the county to attend schools and collaborate classroom material with sports. This included creating instruction lesson engaged with GAA associated sports.
Built positive and productive relationships with parents of student athletes by providing adequate engagement, education and supervision of their children.
Collaborated with administration of County schools and Sligo GAA chairmen and developmental officers to constantly plan schools trips and the creation of summer Cul Camps.
Awards and Certifications
Awards:
Notre Dame College
Dean's List Spring semester 2022, and Fall semester 2022.
Dean's Scholarship Recipient.
Leadership School Scholarship Recipient.
Rugby Scholarship Recipient.
Awarded Falcon of the Month.
Senior Leadership Recognition award.
Received Hille-Sposet Family Middle School award for Excellence in Middle Childhood Education.
Intervention Specialist K-3 at Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Riverside SchoolIntervention Specialist K-3 at Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Riverside School