Wendy McBurrows

-Specialized in a variety of subject matter for multi-age individuals

- Engaged individuals through a variety of lessons through multiple learning styles

- Differentiated instruction to accommodate diverse learners

- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.

- Organized and cleaned teaching areas after daily use to maintain high standards for returning teachers or other substitutes.

- Participated in professional development

- Collaborated with colleagues to develop innovative approaches to teaching.

- Instructed students through OWL (Opening the world of learning) and Three Cheers for PreK curriculum (phonics, reading groups, handwriting, math) in the Kindergarten classroom

- Designed and developed Science curriculum

- Early Childhood Coordinator duties: (Collecting and submitting data, collaborating with administration on professional development, supporting administration in state-required paperwork)

- Established goals and objectives for all lessons and projects, communicated expectations of these goals to the children through creative classroom management

- Balanced whole-group, small-group, and individual instruction to accommodate different learning levels and styles

- Collaborated with parents, guardians, and administrative staff to discuss academic and behavioral observations or concerns regarding students

- Administered student progress through a variety of assessments

- Accountable for assigning, correcting, and grading homework, and preparing Trimester report cards

- Provided ongoing feedback to students, fostering growth and improvement in their academic performance.

- Implemented data driven interventions for at risk learners in small groups (reading and math)

- Involved in yearly reading assessments using Fountas and Pinnell materials

- Certified in WIDA/ACCESS 2.0 (Kindergarten, Administration, Coordinator, and Alternate).

- Conducted EL small groups using SIOP instruction

- Instructed Fountas and Pinnell curriculum/leveled readers

- Attended PLC meetings to discuss new goals for each week

- Created lesson plans through Math Expressions

- Involved in goal making for Quality Compensation Program

- Implemented data driven interventions for at risk learners in small groups

- Instructed Fountas and Pinnell curriculum/leveled readers

- Created lesson plans using LLI- Leveled Literacy Intervention

- Instructed technology for students using one-to-one iPad for all grade levels

- Created different lessons for writing to support Special Ed. students for IEP minutes

- Taught through Standards/Spring Lake Park targets

- Attended and participated in Professional Learning Committee meetings to discuss new goals for each week and enhance overall quality of student learning plans

- Trained to be the building representative for approving clock hours

- Used Reading A-Z program to provide appropriate text for assessments

- Specialized in language arts, math, science, and literature in multi-age group settings

- Engaged students in lessons through multiple learning styles

- Planned instruction using guided instruction, whole group, and small group

- Differentiated instruction to accommodate diverse learners

- Utilized variety of instructional strategies to meet individual student needs.

- Taught in an entirely Hmong-English language learner classroom

- Implemented SIOP (sheltered instruction) teaching methods

- Instructed students through Houghton Mifflin Reading, Saxon Math, and Core Knowledge curriculums in the Kindergarten classroom

- Motivated students through technology using Smart Boards

- Guided student explorations through hands on discoveries and manipulatives-

- Participated in weeklycluster meetings with peers to idea generate, improve classroom processes and curriculum

- Created multiple, creative lesson plans to accommodate diverse learning styles

- Encouraged parent involvement through weekly newsletters and invitations to classroom events

- Committee member responsible for researching, planning and executing community Hmong New Year and Carnival events

- Proactively researched, assessed and measured current school curriculum to determine if changes needed to be made and/or implemented school-wide

- Tracked student progress using NWEA Assessments

- Assisted special education teacher in creating IEP goals for students with special learning needs

- Instructed students through ABEKA and Scott Foresman curriculums (phonics, reading groups, handwriting, math) in the Kindergarten classroom

- Designed and developed Science and Bible Kindergarten curriculums

- Designed and directed new Science units to be used to teach the foundations of scientific concepts

- Introduced and taught science Foss Kits (Animals two-by-two)

- Established goals and objectives for all lessons and projects, communicated expectations of these goals to the children through creative classroom management

- Balanced whole-group, small-group, and individual instruction to accommodate different learning levels and styles

- Collaborated with parents, guardians, and administrative staff to discuss academic and behavioral observations or concerns regarding students

- Created and administered student progress through a variety of assessments

- Accountable for assigning, correcting, and grading homework, and preparing quarterly report cards

- Organized and guided Kindergarten Fall and Spring testing