Language Arts Instructor

KAI A. DAVIS

* ********* ***** 609-***-**** C

Burlington, New Jersey 08016 *************@***.***

Objective: To obtain an Assistant Professor of English Education position with a leading university.

EDUCATION

Grand Canyon University Concordia University

Bachelor of Science Elementary Education K - 8th Master of Ed. Curriculum & Instruction

Concentration: Language Arts Emphasis: Common Core State Standard Instruct. Leader

Academic Honors: GPA: 3.46 Emphasis: English Language Development

GPA: 3.89

Concordia University

March 2019 Candidate: Doctorate of Education

Specialization: Teacher Leadership

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

JEVS E3 Center City, Philadelphia, PA August 2015 - Present

Science/Language Arts GED Instructor

Provide Science instruction for 16-21-year-old at-risk GED students

Provide Language Arts Instruction to 16-21-year-old at-risk GED students

Expert at maintaining student on-task and modifying lessons to achieve specific requirements

Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ June 2014 – January 2016

Champs/Gear Up Language Arts Instructor

Provide college prep Language Arts instruction for 9-12th grade students

Implement daily lessons

Expert at maintaining student on-task and modifying lessons to achieve specific requirements

Tutor Me Educational Foundation, Inc. Burlington, NJ October 2012 – present

Founder

Provide tutorial services to Pre – K through 12th grades, and GED candidates in Math, Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Social Studies, and Science.

Provide Career Development Classes in Resume Writing, Interviewing Skills, and Dress for Success.

Provide community outreach initiatives such as: Family Literacy Cafes, community basketball tournaments, Thanksgiving Baskets, Christmas Baskets, and Education & Arts Summer Youth Camp

Trenton Community Charter School, Trenton, NJ September 2006 - June 2011

Special Education Teacher

Taught, planned and implemented daily lesson plans for Special Education 3rd-5th and 6th-8th grade classrooms

Managed Standardized Tests containing NJ ASKS

Made quarterly and yearly reports estimating students' improvement to support suggestions for development of the further student

Integrated special learning approaches for students encircling self-questioning, practice and review, organization, cognitive behavior modification

Expert at maintaining student on-task and modifying lessons to achieve specific requirements

Present at faculty meetings to analyze and evaluate techniques of teaching

Instructor for Entrepreneur Club

After School Tutor for academic tutorial program in Math, Language Arts and Science

Assisted with curriculum development for grades K-8th

Fox Learning Center, Mt. Laurel, NJ September 2005 - June 2007

Preschool Teacher

Taught, planned and implemented daily lesson plans for a Kindergarten classroom

Completed bi-weekly class newsletters for parents

Achieved educational standards for the Fox Learning Center Policies

Workshop presenter for faculty meeting on Instructional Classroom Strategies

Conducted quarterly Parent Teacher Conferences

Trenton Head Start Program. Trenton NJ September 2002 - June 2005

Pre-School Teacher

Taught, planned and implemented daily lesson plans for a Pre-School classroom

Conducted quarterly Parent Teacher Conferences

Prepared inventory of classroom materials

Achieved educational policies in accordance with DYFS and the philosophy of Trenton Head Start Program

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office: Word, Power Point, Excel, Outlook, Pilsoft, and E-Mail

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

The Responsive Classroom – Northeast Foundation for Children

Differentiating Instruction through Multiple Intelligence.

Mimeo Board Training

Vocabulary Strategies

Quality Based Rubrics

Instructional Planning Period Grade Groups/Subject Areas

Comprehensive Strategies

Math – Best Practices

Staff / Administration Information

EQT Training / EQW Training

Creative Teaching Techniques

NJ ASK / GEPA Preparation

Discipline with Dignity for Difficult Youth –Discipline Associates

SEL Activity

Reading in the Content Areas–Connect

Modifying Instruction

Abuse Training, Blood Borne Pathogens

NJ ASK Mathematics-Learning Plus Association

Co-Teaching

Math Unit

Classroom Management for Students with Oppositional Behaviors

100 Books Challenge-Review and Preparation for 100 Book Challenge

Read Across the Curriculum Workshop – Charter Public Schools Association

Creating RPM Objectives Workshop –Charter Public Schools Association

Language Arts Writer’s Workshop

Middle School Math

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