Teacher Manager

John Saumell

** ***** ***** *****, ******* CT, **810 (H)203-***-**** ****.*******@*****.***

First and Second grade Teacher – Academic Site Facilitator

A dependable first and second-grade Teacher with in-depth, comprehensive prowess in understanding and conveying easy, interactive educational modules, procured over the years by undertaking high-challenging roles. A field-tested Leader who excels in nurturing an easy learning atmosphere, creating a positive environment, and organizing educational activities that help students learn and cope with the budding stages of their academic life as easy as possible. Excellent in pitching ideas with proven leadership skills to accelerate the metrics of any academic undertaking. Ensures the cooperation and unity of students with diverse backgrounds, coaching them also life skills and humanity. Excels in resolving issues and provides reasonable conflict resolutions. Communicates with parents and guardians as constantly as needed to provide the best possible educational experience for their children. Proven as a strategist for coming up with lucrative and creative solutions for enhancing academic performance and is notable for undertaking multiple spectrums of tasks in the interest of the growth of any given role. Leading teams to find new opportunities and seek ways to improve processes to increase performance, and elevate the client experience. Exceptional communication, presentation & interpersonal skills with proficiency at grasping new concepts quickly and productively utilizing the same.

~ Thorough comprehension of all first and second-grade Educational syllabi, activities and games ~

~ Excellent at working with people, and creates a positive environment for team members and students ~

~ Makes informed, data-driven decisions, inspires and motivates students to exceed their own expectations ~

Skill Areas: w Managing diverse classroom populations w Technological instruction w Presentation skills w Syllabi w Nurtures a positive learning environment w Classroom discipline w Deploys creative learning strategies w Critical thinking w Positive reinforcement w Audio-visual aid implementation w Training w Easy to understand communication expertise w Expert in soothing upset children w Strong work ethic and discipline w Problem Solving w Strong Interpersonal Skills w

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Mill Ridge Primary School - Danbury, CT (Oct 2004 - Present)

Classroom TeacherMill Ridge Primary, has been named a school of distinction for the past 4 years. The school was named 464 of the top private and public schools from niche.com. The list includes all schools that range from k-12 grades. Parents continue to request me to teach their children, not just because of the academics but because the life skills they gain from my classroom.

Working with the early childhood stage, play a vital part in students' development, setting the standard for their experience of learning, fostering confidence and helping them to grasp basic concepts like reading, simple geography and mathematics.

Achieved greater student participation in the classroom through the integration of interactive learning activities.

Executed reading and writing workshops to increase student literacy and support school literacy programs.

Orchestrated the School Improvement Team and directed the revision of our outcome achievement plan.

Constructed, implemented, monitored, and assessed grade level units of study, which was consistent with Danbury's school District regulations and Board of Education goals.

Consistently received positive teacher evaluations from students.

Facilitated small groups to ensure the highest level of achievement for each lesson.

Spearheaded grade level and school-level data teams to plan small instructional groups based on the data collected.

Teach basic concepts and skills to children in using descriptive/easy to understand interactive activities and games.

Mill Ridge Primary School - Danbury, CT (Sep 2010 - Present)

Extended Learning Program Site Facilitator Apart from being a teacher, I also function as a Site Facilitator, undertaking a variety of functions.

Enforced the attendance policy to ensure the safety of the children that are enrolled in the program, and implementing the policy on missing children.

Advised the creation, organization, and execution activities for the students.

Maximized our program's performance – Excelled at identifying, developing, and using strengths of team members, as well as locating, detecting, and resolving problems and weaknesses of each team individual.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & CREDENTIALS

Advanced Certificate of studies in Learning Technologies and Primary Literacy

Augustana University-Sioux Falls, South Dakota

• Trained teaching staff in the usage of technology media and equipment in support of technology integration in classroom instruction.

• Prepare lessons that reflect best practices and accommodations for individual differences of students

Master of Arts; K-12 Technology Integration

Nova Southeastern University -Fort Lauderdale, FL

• Continuing Education in Integrating Technology in the Classroom.

• Successfully implemented an Action Research project that increased all of my students' reading levels.

Bachelor of Science: Elementary Education/ History

Western Connecticut State University-Danbury CT

• Strengthened children’s reading comprehension with the use of literature circles and reading workshops.

• Engaged children with problem solving mathematics.

• Presented science and social studies lessons with a hands on approach.

• Gained the trust and respect of the students with my rapport which resulted in a high level of student performance and achievement.

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