Teacher

Xenia Barnes

**** ****** ****** *** **/ Brooklyn, New York 11208/Day 347-***-****

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

Objective

To obtain a teaching position utilizing my capabilities in planning and

implementing high quality lessons, analyzing and using data, and building

strong relationships with students that will enable me to make a

significant difference in their educational lives.

Education

Pace University, New York, NY

Master Degree of Education

Monroe College Bronx. New York

B.B.A in Business Administration

Work Experience

10/2011 - Present: Brooklyn Charter School

Collaborating Teacher

. Enhance, improve and/or rehabilitate student's educational skills.

. Observe and direct students in assigned educational areas.

. Provide small group instruction to students in developing more efficient

and effective approaches to assignments.

. Formulating and implementing policies and procedures for carrying out

daily activities.

. Create, plan, and outline lessons to correspond with curriculum mapping

units.

. Monitor behavior to ensure behavior is in compliance with NYC Charter

School's standard disciplinary guidelines.

. Formulate and provide family developmental workshops to assist families

with adequately supporting student's academic needs within the home.

. Maintain an open line of communication between school and families via

telephonic and face to face conference meetings.

. Facilitate Homework Help and Saturday Academy sessions to enhance

student's academic success.

. Provide structured enrichment reading activities for students with

exceeding reading grade levels.

07/2011 - 12/2011: Children of Promise NYC (Seasonal Position)

Senior Counselor

. Work collaboratively with program staff and assist with the development

and implementation of age and grade appropriate curriculum.

. Implement the CPNYC curriculum, helping school age children improve

literacy competencies, values, and physical fitness in an activity based

environment.

. Plan and create innovative age appropriate activities and develop lesson

plans to conduct them on a daily basis; read, tell stories, lead songs

and games.

. Ensure the health, safety, and well-being of children in the program by

providing close supervision of all activities.

. Maintain enrollment, daily attendance records and emergency contacts for

each participant; assure classrooms and other shared space is well

maintained and clean.

. Assist children with homework and guide students in their academic

growth.

12/2005 - 09/2011: NYC Department of Education

Substitute Teacher

. Enhance, improve and/or rehabilitate student's educational skills

. Observe and direct students in assigned educational areas

. Provide educational assists to students in developing more efficient and

effective approaches to assignments

. Formulating and implementing policies and procedures for carrying out

daily activities

. Set up and coordinate schedules of activities on daily basis

. Monitor behavior to ensure behavior is in compliance with DOE standard

disciplinary guidelines

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1/2011- 9/2011: 21st Century Afterschool Program (Within DOE Building)

Program Director, Department of Education Locations

. Responsible for all participants assigned to a program site.

. Observed and directed all participants while at recreational and

educational stations.

. Provided technical assists to Activity Specialist in developing more

efficient and effective approaches to the program.

. Maintained records of participants and work site specialist.

. Monitored recreational and educational stations and participants

attendance, to ensure that the program was in

compliance with agency's guidelines.

. Prepared, updated and submitted reports on findings of site observations.

5/2001 - 12/2010: Sharon's Dance Theater, Brooklyn, New York

Hip-Hop Dance Instructor

. Choreograph dance routines for regional dance competitions within the

five boroughs, with the addition of New Jersey

and Long Island.

. Choreograph dance routines for national dance competitions throughout

numerous states which include South Carolina.

. Provide Hip-Hop dances lessons for children ranging from ages 6-17.

6/2010- 9/2010: NYC Department of Youth & Community Development

Field Supervisor, Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP)

. Completed payroll for assigned work sites, distributed payroll materials

and assisted Project Sponsors with problematic payroll issues at the

pay site location for the participants.

. Responsible for 145 participants assigned to a work site.

. Observed and directed all participants while at workstations.

. Provided technical assists to Project Sponsors in developing more

efficient and effective approaches to their programs.

. Interviewed and maintained records of job participants and work site

supervisors.

. Monitored work sites and participants attendance, to ensure that the

employer and Project Sponsor were in compliance

with agency's guidelines.

. Prepared and submitted reports on findings of site visits.

3/2005 - 12/2007: Sports & Arts Foundation M.S. 117, Brooklyn, New York

Hip-Hop Specialist

. Provided Hip-Hop dances lessons for children ranging from ages 11-17.

. In an orderly manner escorted students to and from educational

facilities.

. Assisted in the service of formulating and implementing policies and

procedures for carrying out group activities.

4/2005 - 6/2006: Steinway Child and Family Services, Long Island City, New

York

Family Support Specialist

. Evaluated and provided counseling for diverse population of adolescents

(ranging from ages 5-18 with emotional

disturbance as determined by a DSM-IV diagnosis) on an outpatient

basis.

. Planned and coordinated activities and field trips to assist adolescents

in developing social skills.

. Provided mediation for family conflicts.

. Evaluated and make recommendations for social-economic status and social

needs.

10/2001 - 10/2004: Faith Hope & Charity Daycare, Brooklyn, New York

Assistant Teacher

. In an orderly conduct escorted students to and from educational

facilities.

. Assisted in preparing conduct reports, evaluations and correspondence and

in maintaining student records.

. Assisted in the enhancement, improvement and/or rehabilitation in

student's math skills and homework.

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Skills

Proficient in Windows Vista and Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Power Point,

Outlook, Access.

Curriculum Planning, Facilitating Mathematical Profession Development

Workshops

References

Available upon request

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