Middle School Language Arts
Resume:
GERMAINE TARVER
*** ***** ****** ******, *** Jersey 07050 862-***-**** ad5n0r@r.postjobfree.com
Education: University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
M.A. Administration & Supervision, February 2012
GPA - 3.97
St. Peter's College, Jersey City, NJ
B.A. Education, June 1998
Rutgers University, Newark, NJ
B.A. Music, May 1989
Certifications: New Jersey Principal Certification Masters in Administration and Supervision
New Jersey Certification in English
New Jersey Certification in Elementary Education (K-5) New Jersey Certification Middle School Language Arts New Jersey Certification Middle School Math
Experience:
2023 - Present Cedarbrook K-8 School Plainfield, NJ English Teacher (grade 8)
● Prepare students for the NJSLA
● Develop formative and summative assessments
● Implement a balanced literacy program
2021 – 2023 Freedom Prep Charter School Camden, NJ Chief of Academics (grades K-12)
● Analyze district data to inform the next steps for professional development and to create Board reports
● Conduct an audit of the curricular programs in all content areas
● Research and identify new curricula that better meet the needs of students and teachers
● Create curriculum committees for adopting new curricula
● Lead district-wide professional development in various areas, including understanding the standards, text analysis, increasing student discourse, Writer’s Workshop, lesson planning, writing about reading, writing objectives, writing learning intentions and success criteria
● Facilitate my department’s implementation of the Leveled Literacy Intervention System
● Provide embedded PD on writing to the NJSLA writing tasks
● Observe instruction, formally and informally
● Mentor the elementary, middle school, and high school principals
● Supervise the Directors of Learning Intervention and the Academic Coaches
● Oversee the administration of benchmark assessments
● Coordinate Family Literacy Events
● Coordinate curriculum information sessions for families
● Develop partnerships with local organizations to bring additional programming to students
● Develop partnerships with local universities to bring additional programming to students 2019 – 2021 Newark Board of Education Newark, NJ Language Arts Supervisor (grades K-12)
● Lead district-wide professional development to support teachers with writing
● Create writing lessons to supplement units of study
● Lead district-wide professional development on Writer’s Workshop for teachers and administrators
● Model Writer’s Workshop for classroom teachers
● Model best practices in reading and writing for classroom teachers
● Coach school-based instructional leaders on best practices in reading and writing
● Conduct Writing Walkthroughs to see trends in writing and to begin a plan for improving writing at the building level
● Facilitate professional development on discourse as a vehicle to support analysis and synthesis of texts
● Facilitate professional development to analyze the New Jersey State Standards and plan for standards-based instruction
● Facilitate professional development on writing text-dependent questions aligned to the New Jersey State Standards
● Observe classroom instruction to give teachers feedback on improving best practices
● Model Post-Conference sessions to give novice administrators and coaches strategies for giving teacher feedback
● Facilitate school-level book clubs for administrators to model robust text analysis and creating critical text-dependent questions
● Oversee the creation of ELA Interim Assessments
● Create ELA lessons for at-home (virtual) instruction 2018 – 2019 Teaneck Public Schools Teaneck, NJ English Language Arts Teacher (grade 8)
● Prepare students for the NJSLA
● Develop formative and summative assessments
● Implement a balanced literacy program
● Coordinate Family Literacy Night
● Facilitated Professional Development on the NJSLA Writing Tasks 2016 - 2018 Hillside Public Schools Hillside, NJ English Language Arts Teacher (grade 7)
● Prepare students for the PARCC assessment
● Develop formative and summative assessments
● Implement a balanced literacy program
● Serve on the Curriculum Writing Committee
● Serve on the Principal Advisory Committee
● Serve on the School Improvement Team
2015 - 2016 New Horizons Community Charter School Newark, NJ English Language Arts Supervisor
● Lead all teachers in improving students’ reading comprehension and writing skills through professional development
● Conduct teacher evaluations
● Create PARCC-like benchmark assessments to measure student mastery with the Common Core State Standards
● Conduct demonstration lessons with pre- and post-discussion/analysis
● Organize model classroom visits where teachers watch instruction in a model teacher’s classroom
● Analyze assessment data with teachers to create next steps for instruction
● Organize Annual Family Literacy Night where parents learn strategies that can be used at home to help their children improve their reading, writing, and speaking skills 2013 - 2015 Orange Board of Education Orange, NJ English Language Arts Supervisor (grades 3-5)
● Lead all teachers in improving students’ reading comprehension skills through implementation of close reading and text dependent questions
● Implement Writer’s Workshop at all grade levels and provide professional development at school and district level in writer’s workshop
● Create curriculum guides aligned to the Common Core State Standards to push best practices
● Create PARCC-like benchmark assessments to measure student mastery with the Common Core State Standards
● Create formative assessments to measure student and teacher progress on the Common Core State Standards
● Provide professional development at school and district level in text analysis through close reading
● Conduct demonstration lessons with pre- and post-discussion/analysis
● Organize model classroom visits where teachers watch instruction in a model teacher’s classroom
● Conduct teacher evaluations
● Analyze assessment data with teachers to create next steps for instruction
● Analyze assessment data across the district to inform professional development
● Organize Annual Family Literacy Night where parents learn strategies that can be used at home to help their children improve their reading and writing skills
● Create Summer Reading Challenge to prevent summer slide
● Author of young adult fiction novel, If It’s Magic 2010 - 2013 Orange Board of Education Orange, NJ Language Arts Literacy Coach
● Research and provide content knowledge and resources to staff
● Encourage best practices
● Conduct demonstration lessons with pre- and post-discussion/analysis
● Lead study groups on a variety of topics and maintain up-to-date professional resources
● Provide professional development at school and district settings
● Coordinate and facilitate professional development with outside consultants
● Analyze assessment results to push instruction with teachers, administrators, and fellow coaches
● Member of Common Core State Standards Professional Learning Community
● Turnkey Professional Development on the Common Core State Standards
● Initiate PLCs to examine best practices, trends in writing, and text analysis
● In coaching role, my 5th grade teacher had the highest NJASK scores in the district
● In coaching role, my 3rd and 4th grade teachers had second highest NJASK scores in the district and charted the greatest gains in the district
● Organize Annual Family Literacy Night where parents learn strategies that can be used at home to help their children improve their reading and writing skills 1997 - 2010 Orange Board of Education Orange, NJ Classroom Teacher
● Taught grades 2 through 5 in all subjects
● Prepared students for the NJASK
● Developed formative and summative assessment techniques using technology
● Co-created rubrics and portfolios to assess student learning
● Implemented balanced literacy program demonstrating standards in an urban classroom
● Created workshop environment to foster independence, community and high expectations
● Served on various committees such as School Planning and Management, Academic Achievement, Career Day, African American Read-In, and Family Literacy
● Co-create school’s mission statement
● Teacher of the Year, 2001 and 2010
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