Classroom ENL Teacher

Michele Andrea Kennedy

** ****** ****** #***, ********, N.Y. 11206 – 347-***-**** –

**********@*******.***.***

Objective Seeking a position as an ENL teacher where I can utilize my educational knowledge to teach ELLs/MLLs to listen, speak, read and write in the English language.

Education Boricua College, Brooklyn, New York

English To Speakers of Other Languages,

Internship Certificate Issued August 2017

Obtained the TESOL Master of Science May 2018 GPA 3.92 TESOL Master of Science Teaching English to Speakers Of Other Languages Intern Certificate December 2014 Bilingual Extension- Advanced Certificate

Initial Extension Annotation December 2014

Bachelor of Science in Childhood Education June 2013 GPA 3.65 P.S. 6x- The Lighthouse- Bronx, New York- District 12

(Career as an ENL teacher)

November 2021- Present

*Collaborated with kindergarten, 1

st

and 2

nd

grade teachers

*Exhibited flexibility in scheduling

*Appropriate classroom management skills

*Developed meaningful lessons

*Motivated students with positive energy

*Built a culturally inclusive classroom

*Created a positive learning environment for the students

*Administered Orton-Gillingham approach to focus on the learning needs of the individual student through direct, explicit, multisensory, structured, sequential, diagnostic and prescriptive way to teach literacy when reading, writing and spelling

*Prepared students for the NYSESLAT by exposing them to the content through lessons

P.S. 6X- The Lighthouse- Bronx, New York- District 12

(Career as a Paraprofessional spans for 17 years from PreK-5 th

)

October 2005-November 2021

*Worked as a One-to-One Paraprofessional

*Collaborated with the classroom teacher with behavior management

*Maintained the students’ work on the monthly bulletin boards

*Provided individual Grows and Glows to each student

*Created a behavior management chart for my One-to-One student

*Documented and charted student behavior using the ABC chart

*Created and conducted my own social studies lessons

*Emphasized critical thinking through small group activities

*Conducted informal and formal Running Records

*Created an effective and culturally sensitive learning environment

*Administered and graded assignments to evaluate student progress

*Emphasized vocabulary, pronunciation and reading comprehension

*Educated the ENL students in the basics of English grammar and conversational Speaking

*Collaborated with the classroom teacher in meeting my One-to-One’s IEP goals

*Attended workshops to learn about student motivation and engaging learning Activities

*Conducted a Presentation Learning Session Workshop in the Danielson Framework Domain- 3C for the Paraprofessionals

*Worked as a One-to-One Paraprofessional

*Assisted all the students in academic learning

*Assisted students in small group instruction

*Assisted the classroom teacher with behavior management

*Motivated the students in completing their class work

*Assisted the classroom teacher with organizing and maintaining student’s work

*Assisted the classroom teacher with implementing Running Records

*Worked with the same student and teacher for two years as a One-to-One Paraprofessional

*Assisted children in learning to read, write and speak in the English Language

*Assisted the ENLs in the classroom with the Fundations Program

*Conducted a daily read-aloud

*Assisted with clerical work and record keeping

*Taught individual and small group lessons as directed by the classroom teacher Developmental Workshops for Professional Learning: DASA (Dignity for All Students Act) June 2013

Needs of Children with Autism June 2013

Childhood Identification June 2004

Violence Prevention June 2004

P.S.6X Learning Retreat June 2016 and May 2015

ELL Conference October 2016

Restorative Circle July 2019

Reading Rescue October 2019

District 12 Scholarship Award for-

Outstanding Performance June 2020

Orton-Gillingham Phonics Program February 2022

References Available Upon Request

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