Teacher/Trainer
Resume:
Debra L. Junirs
Stone Mountain, GA 30087
678-***-****/***********@*******.***
Professional Profile: Innovative teaching professional with a background in education, business, customer service, and computer technology.
Areas of Expertise: - Curriculum and Lesson Planning - Research
-Collaborative Leadership - Group Facilitation
-Communication/Presentation - Delegating Tasks
-Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Word, Excel, - Student Assessment
PowerPoint, Outlook, and Interactive Whiteboard - Data Analysis
-Problem Solving/Conflict Resolution - Time Management
-Multitasking - Project Management
Professional - 10 years teaching experience
Highlights: - Certified Georgia Educator
- Master of Science Degree in Education
- Enabled students to achieve the highest reading benchmark test scores. Students passed state assessments with an average mark of 90%.
- Served as a grade level chairperson with supervisory responsibility over the
instructional needs of grade level employees.
Professional Teaching
Experiences: - Adapt classroom work for the purpose of providing students with instructional materials that address individualized learning styles within established lesson plans.
-Facilitate group and individual instruction to students incorporating strategies for achievement in different areas.
-Conduct one-on-one tutorial sessions for students with academic deficiencies; and determine what skill areas require additional assistance.
-Provide instruction as a reading and math early intervention program (EIP) long term substitute teacher.
-Integrate curriculum, state performance standards, and effective instructional practices.
-Develop and implement student-centered lesson plans according to the state performance standards to meet the academic, intellectual, and social needs of a diverse group of students.
Management/Leadership
-Supervise grade level team as a grade level chairperson to meet school administration objectives.
-Perform data collection and data analysis using statistical knowledge to evaluate students’ progress and drive instruction.
-Manage day-to-day classroom activities, operations, and student interactions.
-Identify resources needed to increase student achievement.
-Conduct assessments of students’ comprehension of concepts through projects, center activities, assignments, quizzes, benchmark tests, and standardized tests.
-Motivate students to attain goals and pursue excellence.
-Manage projects by developing a project timeline and syllabus to keep students and parents informed of their responsibilities and due dates.
-Review, create reports, and develop recommendations for improved student progress.
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Professional Communication/Customer Service
Experience: - Excellent written and oral communication skills.
(Cont’d.) - Daily presentations to deliver instruction.
-Correspond daily, weekly, and monthly using emails, phone calls, and reports to inform parents of their student’s academic and behavior progress.
-Develop and update class website covering student assignments, activities, and changes/updates.
-Convey complex information to a non-expert audience.
Organization/Administration
-Complete administrative responsibilities, such as writing lesson plans, grading assignments, scheduling activities, coordinating assignments, arranging meetings, and organizing and preparing the classroom.
-Maintain student records on a computerized system.
Professional Work
Experiences: 08/2014-Present
Substitute Teacher – Grades K thru 8 and Long-term EIP Reading and Math Teacher, Gwinnett County Public Schools, Suwanee, GA
07/2014-Present
Tutor – Grades Pre-K thru 8, Dynamic Enrichment Tutoring, Inc., Stone Mountain, GA
08/2012-07/2013
Teacher - Grade 3 - New Life Academy of Excellence, Norcross, GA
08/2004-05/2010
Teacher - Grade 2, DeKalb County School System, Stone Mountain, GA
08/2003-08/2004
Teacher – Grade 1, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, IL
08/2002-08/2003
Teacher – Grades 7 and 8, Archdiocese of Chicago, Chicago, IL
08/2001-06/2002
Substitute Teacher – Grades K thru 8, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, IL
Education & M.S. in Education, Elementary Reading & Literacy – Walden University - Minneapolis, MN
Certification: Georgia Educator Certificate – Issued by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission - Certified in Reading (P-12); Early Childhood Education (P-5); Middle Grades (4-8); and Middle Grades (4-8) - Social Science
B.A. in Liberal Arts & Sciences – University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Alternative Teacher Certificate K-9 – Inner City Teacher Corps/Accelerate Institute Alternative
Teacher Certification Program - Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
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