Instructional Coach English Language

Deborah E. Johnson

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Minford, OH ***53

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615-***-**** cell

Experienced, energetic professional educator serving as a Classroom Educator, Testing Specialist, Instructional Coach and ESOL compliance support

Florida Educator #1303227 Elem. Educ. K-6, ESOL K-12, Reading Endorsement

25 years’ experience as a Classroom teacher Grades K-5

11 Years District Coaching Experience as English Language Development Specialist, Instructional Coach, Testing Specialist and ESOL Compliance Support

Highly Qualified teacher under NCLB Elem. K-6, ESL K-6

Creative, caring teacher with Masters + hours in ESL, Reading Specialist coursework, Coaching and Reading Intervention

UF Lastinger Center Certified Instructional Coach

Deeply committed to high quality education for children

Urban educator in Title 1 schools with data proven success in instruction

Professional Highlights:

Supervised Student Teachers from Emporia State University, University of St. Mary, Vanderbilt University and Belmont University- Nashville,Tennesee and Kansas City, Kansas

English Language Development Instructional Coach, Office of English Language Learners, Metro Nashville Public Schools, responsible for 40+ EL teachers in 3-5 schools per year

University of Florida Certified Instructional Coach (Lastinger Center)

ESOL Instructional Coach – OCPS and VCS 3.5 years

ESOL Testing Specialist/Secondary Instructional Coach SCPS 3.5 years

Title III State Monitoring papers responsibility 3 years

SCPS District Parent Academy team member

WiDA Trainer of Trainers, Thinking Maps and Thinking Maps Response to Text TOT, Trainer of Trainers SIOP (Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol- Center for Applied Linguistics)

Trainings attended include: Dynamic Trainer (Kagan), Art of Coaching (Elena Aguilar),

Standards Based Grading (Marzano Research Group), Learning Forward, Jim Knight Coaching, Student Led conferences

Created blended learning modules in collaboration with IT support MNPS

ACCESS trainer – ACCESS 2.0, Kindergarten, Alt ACCESS

District level trainer Metro Nashville Public Schools conducting 20+ courses for Office of English Language Learners

Instructional Coach, Whittier Elementary School Kansas City, Kansas

Kansas Advanced Literacy Learning (Reading Recovery) Teacher 2 years

Reading Teacher 2 Years

Member of ILA (International Literacy Association)

Cooperative teacher in Vanderbilt University TIP Program (Teachers Involving Parents)

Work Experience:

March 2021- Volusia County Public Schools

3.5 years ESOL Instructional Coach and Compliance Resource Teacher on Assignment K-12

2016- 2021 Seminole County Public Schools

4 years; ESOL Testing Specialist and Instructional Coach, ESOL/World Languages Department Grades K-12

Fall 2016 Orange County Public Schools

5 Months; ESOL Instructional Coach, Office of English Language Learners Grades K-5

2013-2016 Metro Nashville Public Schools

3 Years; EL Instructional Coach, Office of English Language Learners Grades K-12

2004-2013 Kansas City Kansas Public Schools

8 years; positions include Instructional Coach, Reading Intervention K-5, KALL (Kansas version of Reading Recovery), 1st grade

1987-2004 Metro Nashville Public Schools

17 years; positions include full-time Classroom Teacher 2nd, 3rd, and 5th

Education:

BS 1987; Trevecca Nazarene College, Nashville, TN

MA 1991; Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN

ESL District provided coursework, University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS

Reading Specialist Certification coursework; Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

Literacy Specialist coursework; Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN

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