Tracey Parks
Mason
Summary
Dedicated professional with proven performance in management, leadership and communication. Detail-oriented in problem-solving and planning. Ambitious individual with strong organizational and communication skills, as well as an aptitude for technology. Ready to apply knowledge and skills to any challenge
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
7th Grade World Studies Instructor, Hopewell Junior School
Lakota Local School District
01.1993 - Current
- Design and implement curriculum and multi-sensory lesson plans
- Conduct meetings with staff to review and evaluate teaching methods.
- Generate and incorporate special learning strategies and differentiated instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners including students with learning disabilities, gifted students, non-English language learners, and other unique learning traits.
- Communicated effectively with administrators, colleagues, parents and guardians, and community members.
- Built trust and rapport with students by establishing clear boundaries and lines of communication.
- Integrated technology into instructional activities to enhance student engagement.
Education
Master of Science - Integrating Technology into the Classroom
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN01-2006
Bachelor of Arts - History
Ohio University
Athens, OH01.1993
Skills
- Strong communication skills
- Public speaking
- Expertise in subject matter
- Group and individual instruction
- Collaborative team player
- Continuous professional development
- Technology integration proficiency
- Fundraising
- Diverse student populations
- Attention to detail
- Self-Motivated
Accomplishments
- Presenter at Association for Middle Level Education: Presented at conferences in Nashville, TN (2024, 2014), National Harbor, MD (2023), Orlando, FL (2022), and Baltimore, MD (2010).
- Presenter at Ohio Middle Level Association Conference: Presented at conferences in Cincinnati, OH, 2010, 2016.
- Department Chairperson: Managed budget, professional development, event organization, hiring, and schedule preparation.
- Team Leader: Managed scheduling, technology, hiring, and budget.
- Governor's Education Leadership Award: Recognized with the award by the State of Ohio, 2004.
- Economic Education in Ukraine: Selected by the National Council of Economics to develop and encourage economic education in Ukraine with 11 other teachers, 1999.
- Additional Roles: Successfully served as Team Intervention Coordinator, Yearbook Advisor, PTSO Teacher Representative, Site Coordinator for Making Middle Grades Work Consortium, Co-Advisor of National Junior Honor Society, and Student Council Advisor
Certification
- National Board Teacher Certification: Early Adolescence/Social Studies - History, Certified: 2003
- Ohio Comprehensive High School Licenses: Social Studies (Grades 7-8), History (Grades 9-12), Political Science (Grades 9-12), Gifted Intervention Specialist Endorsement, License reissued: 2024
Timeline
7th Grade World Studies Instructor, Hopewell Junior School
Lakota Local School District
01.1993 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - History
Ohio University
Master of Science - Integrating Technology into the Classroom
Walden University
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