High School Manager

Michelle K. Thomas

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City: Montclair

State: NJ

Zip: 07042

Country: USA

Phone: 312-***-****

Skill Level: Any

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Primary Skills/Experience:

NJ Certified Substitute Teacher (K-12) and Adult Literacy with excellent structure, routine, discipline, and organization skills. Serve as Per Diem and Long-Term Substitute accepting teaching assignments across K-12 grade levels and Adult Literacy disciplines. Committed to ensuring continuation of Teacher's curriculum programs and academic success of individual students in the absence of their regular instructors. Versatile and effective classroom manager, quick to establish good working relationships with students and staff. Key strengths include versatility across the curriculum. Experience with Alternative High Schools, self-contained classrooms for special needs students, as well as general education settings. I focus on addressing curricular fine points, giving vivid s, supporting self-esteem, and minimizing student set-backs. Skilled in working with diverse student classrooms.

Educational Background:

High School Dipolma from Thomas Edison State College, Trenton NJ 1/2001 to 10/2012 (Liberal Arts)

Job History / Details:

Summary

NJ Certified Substitute Teacher (K-12) with excellent structure, routine, discipline, and organization skills. Serve as Per Diem and Long-Term Substitute accepting teaching assignments across K-12 grade levels and disciplines. Committed to ensuring continuation of Teacher's curriculum programs and academic success of individual students in the absence of their regular instructors. Versatile and effective classroom manager, quick to establish good working relationships with students and staff. Key strengths include versatility across the curriculum. Experience with Alternative High Schools, self-contained classrooms for special needs students, as well as general education settings. I focus on addressing curricular fine points, giving vivid examples, supporting self-esteem, and minimizing student set-backs. Skilled in working with diverse student classrooms.

Core Qualifications

Multidisciplinary approach Student Support

Life Skills Extensive Computer Skills Assessment / Recording

Plan, Develop, and Execute Curriculum as needed

Mentoring / Motivation Some Spanish Language

Team Teaching Classroom Management

Afterschool Tutoring

Achievements

Experienced with Whole Class, Small Group Instruction, and Team Teaching.

Employed Collaborative Activities: Used techniques to encourage student learning and build community within the classroom through various processes such as peer-to-peer study groups, structured games, and immersion experiences.

Met Assigned Learning Goals: Through implementation of Basic Math, Social Studies, Science, Health, Guided Reading, English Composition, Spelling, and Other lesson plans.

Technology Integration - Facilitated learning through state-of-the-Art Technologies such as SmartBoard, LEXIA, Stories and More, Khan Academy, Various Early Childhood and Adult Literacy program applications.

Material Development: Served as Team Member on 5th Grade Childhood Obesity Service Learning Unit at the Bragaw Avenue Elementary School, and was instrumental in producing an instructional coloring book for enhanced student project review. Taught High School Construction Theory curriculum at Newark Leadership Academy on a long term assignment.

Curriculum Design: Recruited by College President, Dr. Wayne D. Watson, I reviewed and redesigned the entire curriculum for the Media Department and served as Interim Department Chair at Kennedy-King College in Chicago, IL. This process improvement resulted in positive outcomes for the entire department and optimized operation of its captive 2 million dollar television production studio.

Business Experience: Founder and CEO of KHEMETCOM Entertainment Corporation. (*see below)

Professional Experience

October 2011 to October 2012

ESSEX COUNTY Public Schools Newark, Montclair, Bloomfield, NJ

Certified Substitute Teacher

My name is currently maintained on an active list of Substitute Teacher's who have had appropriate orientation and training. Distinguished as a preferential substitute specifically requested by Bragaw Elementary, Newark Leadership Academy High School, and Park Elementary among many others.

May 1998 to January 2010

KHEMETCOM Entertainment Corporation Chicago, IL

President, CEO

Its mission was Development, Distribution, and Sales of Commercial Television Programs nationally and in other countries. Well seasoned as both employer, trainer, and motivator in first career spanning 30 years.

Education and Training

2013 Thomas Edison State College Trenton, NJ

Bachelor of Arts Liberal Arts

Also Attended RUTGERS University 1973-1977; Roosevelt University Chicago IL 1995-1997; Hold 138 credits with current 3.65 GPA. Acceptance to Montclair State University's Urban Teacher Residency Program MAT, conditioned upon completion of Bachelor's Degree in first quarter 2013.

Continuing Education: I am enthusiastically dedicating my second career path to Teaching, full-time, upon completion of my Master of Arts in Teaching from Montclair State University's Newark-Montclair Urban Teacher Residency Program. Graduation is expected 2014.

Certifications

Certified K-12 Substitute Teacher, Essex County, New Jersey

Community Involvement

Serve as Afterschool Tutor at the Newark Public Schools Extended Day Programs.

Adult Literacy Volunteer - REAL House, Montclair, NJ provide tutoring and instruction in reading, writing, life and workplace skills, computer skills, and general study skills to women who are survivors of domestic abuse and those in substance recovery.

Affiliations

National Substitute Teacher's Alliance; New Jersey Affiliate of NEA, National Association of Television Programming Executives, The Director's Guild of America.

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