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WELCOME TO MY PROFESSIONAL RESUME
CHRISTIE TYLER: MED, READING SPECIALIST, TEACHER (K-7), 8 years experience
Online Portfolio available at: http://home.comcast.net/~tylerfam24/Portfolio_CCT
MY PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION:
The world will be theirs
The students of today are living in a different world from generations before them. They have grown
up in a fast-paced and media-intensive environment that offers unique possibilities and new
challenges. As an educator it is my responsibility and my aspiration to equip students with the
strategies, knowledge and life skills they will need as they mold the future and reach for their dreams.
Teach strategies that will encourage students to become independent thinkers and learners
Nurture the development of intrinsic processes of learning as well as the self-discipline to persist
in the pursuit of well-chosen goals when faced with obstacles
Engage students in active learning that requires critical and creative thinking and introduces
background knowledge in ways that gradually lead students to making competent decisions
and good independent life choices
Enable students to establish a working set of personal competencies for life and learning along
with an increasing ability to communicate and collaborate with others and learn from their
input
Literacy instruction is the backbone of each student s education. This includes a balanced approach
to teaching which provides a developmentally-based program of reading, listening, speaking and
writing skills along with basic math and information literacies, and competence in using technology
and symbols.
The world will be theirs and they will create the future based on the growth they are experiencing
now. As a teacher, I am inspired by the potential of every student to make their unique positive
contribution to the future.
As a Teacher I strive to:
View each student as capable of unlimited growth and achievement
Respect each student as an individual and get to know him or her
Listen to students and be aware of their ideas and opinions and sensitive to their needs
Provide clear limits and expectations
Model a positive and supportive attitude and a love of reading and learning
Require that students likewise respect themselves and each other and contribute to a positive
and supportive classroom community
CHRISTIE TYLER
7933 Cooks Court
Warrenton, VA 20186
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CHRISTIE TYLER: MED, READING SPECIALIST, TEACHER ELEMENTARY (K-7)
EDUCATION AND LICENSES:
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, Charlottesville, VA, Master of Education, Reading
LONGWOOD COLLEGE, Farmville, VA, B.S., Elementary Education
VIRGINIA POSTGRADUATE PROFESSIONAL TEACHING LICENSE, current to 2013
EXPERIENCE:
Prince William County, VA Schools:
Reading Specialist, Sinclair Elementary School, Grades 1 & 3 (12/2011 - Present)
Culpeper County, VA Schools:
Title I Reading Resource Teacher, K & 3 (8/1991 - 1/1992)
Madison County, VA Schools:
Second Grade Teacher (8/1981 - 6/1982);
Title I Reading Resource Teacher, 4-7 (8/1977 - 6/1981);
Virginia Supplemental Skills Reading Resource Teacher, Grade 5 (8/1975 - 6/1977);
Reading Specialist (1/1975 - 6/1975)
PROFESSIONAL CLASSES:
Reference & Bibliography, Instructional Design, Educational Technology: Library Focus,
3 hrs. each, UVA Northern VA Graduate School, 2008-9
Teaching with Databases, 1 hr. GMU Graduate School of Education, 2008
Assistive Technology, 3 hrs. GMU Graduate School of Education, 2005
ESOL Basics, VALRC, VCU, online in conjunction with Literacy Volunteers, 2005.
Professional Certificate in Computer Technology for Teachers, University of Mary Washington, 2004
Cross-Cultural Education, 3 hrs. UMW, School of Graduate & Professional Studies, 2003
CERTIFICATES AND TECHNOLOGY TRAINING:
MS Office Certificate, NOVA, Manassas, Workforce - Continuing Education, 2004
Web Developer Certificate, NOVA, Manassas, Continuing Education, 2004
Adobe Dreamweaver and Adobe InDesign training, Daniel Technology Center, Culpeper VA, 2007
COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS:
School Volunteer and Substitute Teacher, Fauquier County Schools
Volunteer ESL Leader, Literacy Volunteers at Fauquier Co. Public Library (11/2004-4/2005)
Tutor for Young Adult, Literacy Volunteers of Fauquier County (9/1988-5/1989)
Collection Development Volunteer, Fauquier County Public Library (9/1987-3/1988)
RELEVANT EXPERIENCES:
Diagnostic and tutoring experience at McGuffey Reading Center
Set up a local, a Virginia state-sponsored, and a Title I reading program
Member of IRA and AASL: Professional Library to share
Produced materials for and organized informal volunteer adult ESOL class at library
OVERVIEW OF READING PROGRAMS: GRADES K-7
Kindergarten:
Screening of new kindergarten students with district screening tool
Design of activities to improve alphabetic and phonemic awareness and phonics skills
Language experience stories using shared activities such as baking or puppets
Vocabulary and listening comprehension enrichment and pre-reading activities
Daily lunch meeting with teachers to coordinate activities
Grade 1-2:
Balanced Literacy instruction including guided reading, read-alouds, shared reading, partner and
independent reading, word study, and guided and independent writing
Direct instruction with DISTAR Reading in small-group sessions emphasizing phonics and
chunking and blending of sounds, writing and comprehension with individual follow-up
Fluency and vocabulary improvement through repeated readings, taped practice, teacher-led
modeling and group, partner and independent reading practice
Comprehension strategy training including retelling, summarizing, sequencing, recognizing
story structure and self-monitoring and questioning for understanding
Literacy Centers including independent reading library, listening to reading passages while
reading along in whisper voice, writing prompts, sorting for sounds, rainbow word study
Assessment using informal reading inventory or DRA
Grades 3-7:
Small group instruction concentrating on strategies for improving comprehension, followed by
individual and partner follow-up activities
Word Study with whole and small group instruction and practice session of identified skill
needs, with games and activities, as well as literacy centers, used for reinforcement
Fluency and accuracy training combined with vocabulary work using a projector to flash
words in isolation and phrases or chunks on student s level for increasing rate and accuracy -
25 words / week used in various ways, word study, and writing activities
Readers Theater including Christmas stories and poems performed for other classes
Reading Incentive Program - student book club with a trip for pizza together as a class group
for those who read independently and shared a certain number of books
Informal Reading Inventory or DRA - fall and spring - 1-2 years average progress on
instructional reading level - included: running record, vocabulary level, phonics and word
analysis check, spelling check, writing sample and comprehension level
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