High School Quality

Tara Thomas

Email: ********@**************.***

Address:

City: Mooresville

State: NC

Zip: 28117

Country: USA

Phone: 203-***-****

Skill Level: Any

Salary Range:

Primary Skills/Experience:

Strong desire and solid commitment to provide quality education and foster effective, positive learning environments.

Educational Background:

High School Dipolma from University of New Haven, West Haven CT 1/2001 to 7/1997 (Elementary Education)

High School Dipolma from Southern Connecticut State University, West Haven CT 1/2001 to 12/2012

High School Dipolma from South Central Community College, West Haven CT 1/2001 to 12/2012

Job History / Details:

Summary

Strong desire and solid commitment to provide quality education and foster effective, positive learning environments.

Highlights

State of CT Certification (K-6)

Created common formative assessments

Instructed all inclusive classrooms

Guided engaged math lessons with use of manipulatives

Urban public schools background

Analyzed data and developed data driven lessons

Implemented small group instruction

Co-wrote lessons for social development curriculum

Accomplishments

Participant of Connecticut BEST mentor teachers program

Connecticut Mastery Test Prep Tutor

Successful Participant in STAR Review Process

Yale-Peabody Teacher Institute Participant

Experience

February 2012 to June 2012

Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools Charlotte, NC

5th grade long term substitute

Hired to teach a class at Tuckaseegee Elementary School where teacher resigned. Executed all responsibilities of elementary teachers. Wrote lesson plans, graded, attended staff meetings, communicated with parents regularly and attended IEP meetings for assigned students. Successfully taught and managed high-needs class.

August 1998 to June 2010

New Haven Board of Education New Haven, CT

5th/6th grade teacher

Provided an active role at Roberto Clemente Leadership Academy,taught and mentored students as well as teachers. Employed a broad range of instructional and behavioral strategies to retain student interest, maximizing learning. Implemented reading intervention program.Taught after-school, Saturday and summer enrichment programs. Worked many hours outside normal hours to provide quality education for students.

Education

University of New Haven West Haven, CT

Master of Science Elementary Education

Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT

Bachelor of Arts Liberal Arts

South Central Community College New Haven, CT

Associates of Arts Liberal Studies

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