High School Ela Teacher
Resume:
Amy Moore Penny
Bogalusa, LA 769-***-**** ad37g1@r.postjobfree.com
Certified Middle School and High School English Language Arts Teacher
(Grades 6-12)
Organized, driven, and dedicated ELA educator who is eager to improve student academic achievement, in addition to enhancing student self-worth in a positive, structured learning environment. August 2023 began my 22nd year.
Teaching Experience
August 2023 - Varnado High School
Grades 9 and 10 ELA teacher
Technical Reading & Writing teacher
August 2020 – May 2023 Slidell High School
Grade 10 ELA Resource teacher [two years]
Grade 10 ELA teacher and Grades 10/11 Business English teacher
[one year]
June 2019 – March 2020 (Covid) Bogalusa High School
Grade 8 ELA teacher and ELA Coordinator
August 2018 – May 2019 Bogalusa High School
Grade 10 ELA teacher and ELA Coordinator
Guided the newly-implemented schoolwide PRIDE program for grades 7-12, consisting of 30 minutes each school day, aimed at focusing on reading comprehension strategies; organized and distributed reading materials (using RL and RI standards) with teacher-friendly, easy to follow lesson plans for each respective grade level to use during PRIDE.
Administered SRI (Scholastic Reading Inventory) testing for grades 7-9 students to determine those students reading below/significantly below reading level (maintained Lexiles for all in SAM database).
Taught one grade 10 ELA class.
Performed various tasks relating to literacy when called upon by principal.
Tutored many students for ACT (English and reading portions).
August 2017 – May 2018 Bogalusa High School
ELA Coordinator
Administered reading placement tests for students in grades 6-8 to determine wcpm (words correct per minute) and testing level, using Read Naturally, an on-line reading intervention program.
Systemized all students in Read Naturally after initial testing based upon homeroom teacher and grade level; maintained scores, progress monitoring etc.
Managed and participated in Read Naturally intervention for grades 6-8 held in ELA classrooms with ELA teachers and adult assistants designated by administration.
Maintained Read Naturally score report data for grades 6-8 students, sharing with grades 6-8 teachers and administration for review.
Kept in-person contact with grades 6-8 teachers to discuss student scores/correlation between scores and students’ reading difficulty/reading comprehension.
Periodically visited all grades 6-12 ELA classrooms at administrative directive; forwarded notes to administrators as directed.
Assisted new teachers with daily tasks.
Assisted/observed grade 6 ELA teacher having difficulty with classroom management due to several factors; assisted same grade 6 ELA teacher with steady implementation of Guidebook.
August 2015 – May 2017 Northshore Charter School
Instructional Coach / Literacy Coach
Organized/distributed grade-appropriate reading passages aimed at increasing reading comprehension to grades 1-8 teachers.
Visited kindergarten-grade 6 classrooms to observe teacher and student engagement, using checklist provided by administration.
Assisted three-four teachers with effective classroom management strategies and suggested techniques.
Helped develop effective lesson plan for first year middle school ELA teacher to use for formal observation.
Checked weekly lesson plans from a group of previously-assigned teachers by administration.
Co-taught grade 10 ELA class with fellow ELA teacher.
Conducted daily classroom walkthroughs (informal); provided administration with noted areas of strengths/areas needing improvement.
Taught effective writing strategies/locating textual evidence to all grade 3 classes during previously-scheduled time periods.
(Second year) beginning here and below – Tested all students in kindergarten – grade 8, using DIBELS. Maintained all beginning-of -year scores, progress monitoring, and end-of-year scores; frequently communicated/provided scores to kindergarten – grade 6 teachers throughout the year. (grades 7-8 not applicable all year)
Strategically placed all kindergarten – grade 6 students, after initial DIBELS beginning-of -year testing, into appropriate literacy intervention groups (utilizing all kindergarten – grade 6 teachers, literacy paras, SPED teachers, and classroom paras); reading intervention began at 8:15 daily and ended approximately ten minutes prior to school dismissal; reassigned grouping of respective students as their needs changed; literacy intervention program consisted of Read Naturally and Phonics Blast Foundations.
Closely guided the day to day operation of all literacy intervention groups.
Visited kindergarten –high school classrooms as needed and time permitted; worked with specific grade 3 students in small group setting, needing additional assistance with various reading/writing skills.
August 2012 – May 2015 Bogalusa High School
Grade 8 ELA teacher
August 2010 – May 2012 Bogalusa Middle School
Grades 6-8 READ 180 teacher
August 2006 – May 2010 Bogalusa Middle School
Grade 8 ELA teacher
August 2005 – May 2006 Byrd Avenue Elementary
Grade 2 Elementary teacher
August 2004 – May 2005 Northside Elementary
Grade 2 Elementary teacher
August 2003 – May 2004 BCA
Grade 2 Elementary teacher
Education
Oak Grove High School Hattiesburg, MS
1991
University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS
1996
B.A. degree ~ Criminal Justice
Minor in Child Psychology
Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA
2009
Master of Arts in Teaching
Content area 6-12 English
References
Mr. Steve Sanders, a former administrator of mine/Assistant Principal of Discipline of Northshore Charter School
Mrs. Marie Goff, a former principal of mine/current Supervisor of Special Education of Bogalusa City Schools
Ms. Linda Pittman, my former principal at Bogalusa High School/Supervisor of Secondary Curriculum and Instruction of Bogalusa High School (incoming – fall 2020)
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