Buckeye, AZ *****
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Robyn N James
PROFILE
Experienced in successfully working with students and developing skills for all levels of achievement. Able to utilize creative skills to design and implement well received lesson-plans and program structure. Established learning environments which meet the physical, emotional, intellectual, social and creative needs of children. Empathetic listener and persuasive speaker. Rapidly developed and adjusted lesson plans to meet unforeseen classroom situations.
EXPERIENCE
American Leadership Academy — American Sign Language Teacher 2022 - present
● Instruct students with the fundamentals of ASL for students in grades 7th-12th.
● Provide high-quality language lesson development and delivery
● Advise co-curricular clubs and activities
● Participate in ongoing planning, development, and evaluation of curriculum
● Use a variety of instructional strategies to provide equity and excellence to students of all ability levels
● Work cooperatively with other teachers in developing and sharing curriculum strategies
● Maintain accurate records and grades for students The Odyssey Preparatory Academy — Special Education Assistant 2021 - 2022
● Assists with scholars with disabilities in an inclusion classroom to grant them the tools needed to succeed.
● Provides each scholar with any necessary accommodations to create a welcoming learning environment that allows for rapid growth and advancement.
● Works one on one with a scholar to allow for accommodations required during physical education. Covington County Schools — Substitute Teacher
2020 - 2021
● Reviewed lesson plans and carried them out with acute precision.
● Administered scheduled assignments in a prompt and efficient manner.
● Aided students with inquiries, earning exemplary feedback as a subject matter expert across multiple areas of learning.
Opp City Schools — Paraprofessional
2016 - 2019
● Worked one on one with individuals with disabilities in school to grant them the tools needed to succeed.
● Assisted with providing necessary accommodations to create an environment that allows for growth and advancement.
Avon Community Schools — Instructional Assistant
2015 - 2016
● Worked with multiple individuals with disabilities in an instructional environment on a daily basis. Flint Community Schools — Paraprofessional for Deaf and Hard of Hearing 2013 - 2015
● Maintained a positive learning environment more accommodating to allow for a successful school year.
● Encouraged students to stay focused while being taught each subject. EDUCATION
Baker College of Flint, MI — AA of Sign Language Interpreting 2011 - 2013
● Dean’s List / President’s List
● ITP Scholarship 2013
Dahan Institute of Massage Therapy Las Vegas, NV
— Certificate of Massage Therapy
2001 - 2002