Teacher School

Garrison L. McLaney

Towson, MD 443-***-**** add3ct@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Experienced educator with strong interpersonal skills. Able to design and plan curriculum, assess and revise instruction as needed.

Education

Master of Science, Teacher Leadership, 2001

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

GPA: 3.74

Bachelor of Arts, Elementary Education, 1997

Towson University, Towson, Maryland

GPA: 3.7

Certifications

Current Maryland State Teaching Certificate; Advanced Professional

Phono-Graphix Certification; The Odyssey School, 2018

Orton-Gillingham Trained; Jemicy School, Bowman Academics, 2014

Professional Experience and Skills

Technology

●Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite; Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Google Office Suite

●Social networking tools (Instagram, Facebook)

Instruction

●Integrated Orton Gillingham, S.P.I.R.E, Reading A to Z, and Megawords for comprehensive language instruction of middle school students with language processing disabilities

●Diagnosed stumbling blocks to learning and addressed them before, during, and after the school day

●Delivered research-based content with high-quality instructional practices

●Addressed the individual learning needs of 2nd grade students with sensory and attention challenges

●Planned and implemented cross-curricular units of study to enhance school population’s conceptual learning

Interpersonal

●Collaborated with fellow educators to manage student movement among small group instruction assignments

●Maintained positive and professional relationships with parents of clients/students

●Fostered a sense of community for recent immigrant students and their families

●Collaborated with classroom teachers to tailor lessons for small group remediation and enrichment

Mentoring

●Motivated and empowered new teachers in their application of various teaching methods

●Guided new teachers in lesson planning

●Encouraged middle and high school aged students to meet their academic and extracurricular commitments

●Encouraged first and second grade students of disadvantage to meet their fullest social and academic potential

Administrative

●Tested students with Words their Way Inventories, Fountas and Pinnell, Gallistell-Ellis Test of Coding Skills, The Phonological Awareness Test by Robertson and Salter, and MSPAP

●Recorded and Synthesized data of student testing scores

●Disseminated results to the Abell Foundation, school system administrators, and all stakeholders

●Pioneered innovative curriculums with great effectiveness

Training

●Assisted fellow educators in implementation of online learning experiences for their students

●Coached long-time public educators in the use of Blackboard, Google Suite, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, and the BCPS portal

●Presented excellent instruction practices for colleagues and a local training video

Work History

Private Tutor, Fall 2017-Present

Orton-Gillingham, Phono-Graphix, general and special education

Long-Term Substitute, Special Educator, Fall/ Winter 2017-2018

Baltimore County Public Schools

Teacher, Grade 4, Maryland School Year 2016-2017

Creative City Public Charter School, Baltimore, MD

Reading Tutor, Grades 1-8, Summers 2014-2018, School Year 2015-2016

Jemicy School, Owings Mills, MD

Teacher, Grades 2 & 3, 2007-2009

Ruxton Country School, Owings Mills, MD

Teacher, Grade 1, 2006-2007

Leithwalk Elementary School, Baltimore, MD

Resource Teacher, Gifted and Talented Director, MSPAP Coach, Grades K-5, 2000-2003

Lyndhurst Elementary School, Baltimore, MD

Teacher and Team Leader, Grades 1 & 2, 1997-2000

Lyndhurst Elementary School, Baltimore, MD

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