Teaching Certifications
Hi, I’m
Tracy Stearns
Teacher
1201 Canadian Street, Texarkana,TX
Summary
Forward-thinking high school teacher experienced working in educational settings. Focused on building connections with students to strengthen engagement and help students reach full potential. Passionate about helping students discover and work toward their future education and career goals.
Overview
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ServeSafe Certification
Work History
Texarkana Arkansas School District, Texarkana, AR
Teacher
2016.08 - Current (8 years & 1 month)
Job overview
- Adapting teaching strategies to remain inclusive to diverse learning styles.
- Implementing effective classroom management techniques to provide safe, calm learning environment.
- Encouraging students to think independently and express original and creative ideas.
- Facilitating learning with aids, technology and equipment to stimulate higher-level thinking.
- Planning lessons using creative instruction to reach wide student audience.
- Evaluating student assignments and projects with corrective comments to guide future growth.
- Constructing curriculum to span economics and resource management, human development, interior design, textiles and apparel design to provide varied options for students to explore.
- Evaluating student classwork and written papers and providing relevant feedback.
- Facilitating and moderating interactive classroom activities and lively discussions.
Fort Smith Public Schools, Fort Smith, AR
Paraprofessional-Alternative Learning Environment
2015.01 - 2016.05 (1 year & 4 months)
Job overview
- Providing students personalized educational, behavioral and emotional support.
- Tutoring and assisting students individually and in small groups to help master assignments and reinforce learning concepts.
- Delivering instruction individually or in small groups with support from instructor.
- Evaluating individual student needs and assessed academic and social situations to address challenges and goals.
- Complying with instructor-developed IEPs and making informed recommendations for adjustments.
- Preparing lesson materials and visual aids to reinforce lesson concepts.
- Handling clerical duties, managing classrooms and coordinating documents for teachers.
- Grading assignments and tests and documenting results into filing systems.
- Conducting special assessments and tutoring sessions to support individual student needs.
Education
University of Arkansas , Fayetteville, AR
Bachelor of Science from Human Environmental Science
08.2001
Skills
- Career and Educational Counseling
- Student Support
- Goal Setting
- Class Schedule Preparation
- Self-Help Education
- Progress Reporting
- Academic Support
- Records Maintenance
- Job Search Instruction
- Resume Writing Instruction
- Interview Skills Instruction
- Conflict Management Education
- Differentiated instruction
- Fundraising
- Student engagement
- Special Needs Students
- Lesson Planning
- SMART Board aptitude
- RTI familiarity
- Secondary education
- Standardized Testing
- Child development
- Classroom management
Certification
- Texas Educator License - Social Studies grades 4-8 - Current
- Texas Educator License - Family and Consumer Sciences grades 6-12 - Pending fingerprinting results
- Arkansas Educator License - Social Studies grades 4-8 - Current
- Arkansas Educator License - Family and Consumer Sciences grades 7-12 - Current
- Certified National Restaurant Association Servsafe Instructor and Registered Examination Proctor - Current
Timeline
Teacher
Texarkana Arkansas School District
2016.08 - Current (8 years & 1 month)
Paraprofessional-Alternative Learning Environment
Fort Smith Public Schools
2015.01 - 2016.05 (1 year & 4 months)
University of Arkansas
Bachelor of Science from Human Environmental Science
- Arkansas Educator License - Family and Consumer Sciences grades 7-12 - Current
- Certified National Restaurant Association Servsafe Instructor and Registered Examination Proctor - Current
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