Elementary Education

Education

B.S., Special Education/Mental Retardation, Alabama A&M

University, Normal, AL

Certificate in Differentiated in the Classroom

Summary of Work Experience

. Experienced Kindergartner and Second Grade teacher with 23years of

experience

teaching Science at Shreiner Academy to students in various stages

of cognitive,

linguistic, social, and emotional development,

. Responsible for setting and communicating clear ground rules for the

classroom

based on respect and personal responsibility,

. Designed my classroom to embrace the STEM Program using fun and

engaging science, technology, engineering, and mathematics projects,

and

. Extensive experience in curriculum development, Individualized

Education Plan (IEP) development, learning assessments, and teaching

students effective strategies for taking standardized testing.

Summary of Major Duties and Responsibilities

. Provided learning experiences in science to students utilizing the

course of study adopted by Shreiner Academy,

. Developed and used instructional materials suitable for verbal,

auditory and visual instruction of students with wide range of

mental, physical and emotional maturities,

. Established and maintained standards of student behavior needed to

achieve effective,

participation in all activities without interfering with the

classroom's natural informal atmosphere,

. Provided individual and group instruction designed to meet

individual needs for enhancing

self-image and to help the students make a satisfactory transition

to school,

. Communicated with parents through a variety of means and held

parent conferences to discuss the individual student's progress and

interpreted the school program,

. Evaluated academic and social growth of students and maintained

appropriate records,

. Identified student needs and cooperated with other professional

staff members in assessing and helping students solve health,

attitude and learning problems, and

. Maintained professional competence through participation in in-

service education activities provided by the Academy and/or self-

selected professional growth activities.

Other Responsibilities:

. Taught a Science afterschool enrichment class titled Kitchen Chemistry

which allowed students to experience the hands-on approach to

chemistry using everyday kitchen items.

. Tutored students experiencing difficulty in various academic subjects

after school.

. Taught the Academy's Summer Enrichment Program using take-home

projects to

increase students' positive attitude toward learning, e.g., creating

ideas for decorating gardens, rocks, and bird houses.

Accomplishments

. Led Kindergarten students to improve test scores by more than 10%

during 2013-2014 academic year

. Recipient of the Outstanding Contribution to Our School Award, 1991-

2005

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