Objective
Devoted professional with the hope of reaching and understanding each
and every student to instill a love for learning and development.
Demonstrated talent for arranging age-appropriate lessons and
curriculum designed to teach fundamental academic and socialization
skills. Proven ability for providing individualized support, ensuring
all students’ specific needs and goals are met. Enthusiastic person,
who promotes family involvement in and out of school situations, with
strong communication and interpersonal skills used to cultivate working
relationships within the school community.
Experience
Jefferson College Hillsboro MO 2012
1000 Viking Dr. Hillsboro, MO 63050 636-***-**** ext 209
6 courses of COL 101 during the fall semester, 2010
Jefferson College Hillsboro MO 2012
1000 Viking Dr. Hillsboro, MO 63050 636-***-****
Part time advisor
• Orchard Elementary Jackson MO 2007-2008
1402 Orchard Drive Jackson MO 573-***-**** -- Clay Vangilder,
Principal
• Teacher’s aid for three kindergarten classrooms.
• Developed and instructed age-appropriate balanced lesson
plans that encouraged physical, emotional, social, and
academic growth.
• Maintained individual student portfolios, including skills,
checklists, work samples, and other reports on areas needing
improvement.
• Interacted with other teachers to provide regular progress
reports and lesson plans.
• Displayed children’s work to boost their self-esteem and to
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keep them motivated.
• Developed a take-home literacy activity for children to take
classroom books home, read the story with their parents, and
develop an illustration about something special they learned
through the story with their family.
West Lane Elementary Jackson MO 2006-2007
338 Northwest Lane Jackson MO 573-***-****
• Substitute Teacher 4th Grade
• Conducted balanced literacy lesson plans.
• Lesson plans included: independent reading, modeled shared
writing, interactive writing, and independent writing.
• Guided children through various online lesson plans and web-
quests.
Education
Masters of Arts in Elementary Education with emphasis in Early
Childhood, 2009
Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau MO
Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education with emphasis in Early
Childhood, 2007
Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau MO
Associate of Arts, 2004
Jefferson College, Hillsboro MO
Skills
• Proficient in smart board applications/programs.
• Worked with portal systems for grading and other class work.
• Familiar with creating websites.
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• Familiar with Teacher Work Samples
• Taught various lectures through out Masters Program
• Assessment Tools
• Guided Reading
• Literature Circle
• Writers Workshop
• Individualized Education Plans
• Creative Lesson Planning
• Parent –Teacher Communication
• Interdisciplinary Reading
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Leslie Fletcher
220 North Third St, MO 63020
Phone: 636-***-**** E Mail: **********@*****.***