Donna L. Fisher
*** ***** **** ****, ****** River, NY 11792
Home Phone: 631-***-**** / Cell Phone: 631-***-**** / E-mail: ***********@*****.***
Certification: NYS Teaching Certification in Elementary Education, Birth-6 (Professional)
Education: Masters of Childhood Education (MST), Dowling College, Oakdale, NY
Bachelors in Human Relations, St Joseph’s College, Patchogue, NY
Present Work Related Experience:
Instructional Technology Integration Specialist & Trainer (3/13-Present) K-8
5/08-Present
Patchogue-Medford -Contracted by Patchogue-Medford Schools as an Educational Consultant
R eports t o and A ssists the A ssistant S uperintendent f or I nstruction
School District
-Serve as project manager overseeing implementation of new computer based literacy and math
programs
-Assist building administrators with staff development and student placement
-Develop professional relationships with other agencies and program.
-Oversee district wide testing using Scholastic Reading Inventory and AIMSweb
-Maintain databases for literacy placement and yearly growth scale (APPR)
-Identify curriculum issues in schools and in individual classrooms and offer suggestions for
improvement
-Develop educational guides, policy, and manuals for teachers
- Assist classroom teachers with the incorporation of technological hardware and software into
the lesson plan and help teachers effectively integrate technology into the curriculum by:
learning the basics of using technologies, modeling technologies to support common core
instruction, integrating new technologies into classroom practices, discovering new uses for
technology tools
Permanent Substitute (9/12-3/13)
Long Term Leave Replacement Teacher (5/08-6/12) 1st Gr (2 yrs), 3rd Gr (2 yrs)
-Fostered a community of learners using all modes of learning and intelligences
-Created instructional resources and projects to enhance lectures
-Planned, prepared and delivered instructional activities with established objectives for all
learning activities using best practices
-Created a positive educational climate for students to learn in
-Aligned curriculum with state and common core standards
-Maintained grade books, graded papers and performed other administrative tasks as needed.
-Integrated competencies, goals, and objectives into lesson plans
-Utilized curricula that reflect the diverse educational, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds of the
students served
- Worked with principals, administrators and colleagues to ensure initiatives were being met
-Communicated with families as well as prepared and distributed reports
-Modified instruction based on observation and evaluation of student's performance
Educational Consultant K-2 ELA
6/12-Present
-Consultant & Curriculum Developer for online company: Review current materials and make
Castle Learning Inc.
educational/developmental suggestions, compose materials for online literacy education for
grades K-2
Adult Educator Young Adults
6/12-Present
Instruct Adults ages 18-26 on: Child development, Childhood Illnesses, Health and Safety, etc.
Cultural Care Au Pair
*References available upon request