Courtney Huckabay

**** * **** **, ******, WA ****8

443-***-**** – ad3xne@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Highly motived and passionate educator with 8 years of experience in English Language Arts. Skilled in developing and implementing differentiated lesson plans, rapport building, classroom management, organizational skills, collaboration, training experience, and technological aptitude. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Provided leadership and training for new team members regarding industry best practices and company policies all while maintaining current accounts and sales targets.

• Analyzed customer needs and provided best options, upselling products and services.

• Presented and clearly explained insurance policy options based on clients’ needs.

• Exceeded monthly sales goals on a consistent basis and sold 75 life insurance policies in one year, achieving honor club status.

• Drove client retention by increasing saving opportunities and identifying premium discounts.

• Managed the scheduling of 700+ educational courses for 230+ individuals; 56% of the individuals taught were recurring students.

• Increased new clientele bookings through marketing and media integration: Booking Advertisement

• Provided customized English curriculum to ESL learners in China through an online learning platform; resolved technical issues while providing excellent service to the individual.

• Responsible for the overall management of 85 individuals and 7 educational courses.

• Served as a liaison to English teachers from both America and South Korea.

• Helped lead technology integration, teacher training, and curriculum enhancement initiatives which lead to an increase in student enrollment.

• Researched and implemented high-impact TESL strategies to promote confidence, language perception, vocabulary augmentation, phonics, and grammar.

• Assisted in the purchasing of educational resources to enhance the English teaching program.

• Gathered and analyzed individual performance data to present to upper management.

• Responsible for the education and intellectual progression of approximately 100 individuals.

• Recognized by the Teachers of Promise Foundation (TOP) as one of the best prospective teachers in the state of South Carolina.

• Nominated and served as team leader representative, ensuring goals were communicated effectively and team members were on task and on schedule with curriculum planning.

• Eliminated the achievement gap through Literacy Design Collaboration (LDC), increasing individual content knowledge from 78% to 89% and a 9 month gain of additional learning in 1 school year.

• Collaborated with hand-selected teachers across the state on SREB’s school improvement design, Making Middle Grades Work (MMGW); a leadership approach to engage the community in getting individuals ready to transition to higher education.

State Farm

Account Executive

Tacoma, Washington

May 2021 – May 2023

VIPKids: Independent Contractor

Virtual English Teacher

Pyeongtaek, South Korea

Aug 2020 – Mar 2021

EiE Private Academy

English Teacher

Dongtan, South Korea

Feb 2018 – Nov 2020

Richland School District Two

Teacher at Summit Parkway Middle School

Columbia, SC

March 2014 – Jun 2017

• Managed an educational database, including grade point averages, IEP/504 plans, assessment scores, and troubleshooting.

• Developed a dynamic and interactive website that outlined policies and procedures, daily objectives, and enrichment resources for further learning: http://cdillmanela.weebly.com

• Implemented a blended learning instructional approach which resulted in an end-of-year performance gain of 8 percentage points.

• Leveraged comprehensive data sets to customize targeted education plans to accommodate specific individual needs, limitations, and abilities.

• Combined innovative differentiation strategies with a blended learning approach to achieve 151% growth in mathematics and 198% growth in reading comprehension.

• Collaborated with colleagues to tailor educational practices to meet CCRS mandates.

• Developed and routinely implemented original content into a structured educational plan to meet the diverse needs of 4 individuals.

• Monitored academic progress through formative assessments and frequent evaluations to increase content knowledge and overall performance.

• Introduced educational platforms to diversify learning opportunities. EDUCATION

• Learned fundamental sales skills including sales strategies, solution selling, and sales negotiations.

• Acquired knowledge on how to increase and optimize opportunities to reach sales missions.

• Summer Semester 1: Nature/Needs of the Gifted and Talented Student

• Summer Semester 2: Introduction to Curriculum and Instruction of Gifted and Talented

• Graduate course final project: http://elagt.weebly.com

• Study Abroad Programs

o Irish Literature – Ireland (May 2011)

o Student Teaching – France (August 2013)

• Kappa Delta Pi – National Education Honor Society ADDITIONAL

• Volunteer: Teaching North Korean Refugees (TNKR) (2020), United Way Spouses Club Reservations Coordinator (2017-2018), The President’s Volunteer Service Award (2017)

• Computer Skills: MS Office/Word/Excel/Powerpoint, Google Drive, spreadsheets, email, databases, social media, enterprise systems

Sylvan Learning Center

Teacher

Columbia, SC

Summer 2014

Lake Carolina Private Tutoring

Tutor

Columbia, SC

Apr 2015 – Jun 2017

Martinsburg College

Professional Sales Skills

Martinsburg, WV

Oct 2017 – Oct 2018

Costal Carolina University

Graduate Level, Teaching Gifted and Talented Students Conway, SC

Summer 2016

Roanoke College

Bachelor of Arts, English—Minor in Education

Salem, VA

May 2012

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