School Teacher Substitute

BESSIE NICOLAOU HALFHILL

**** ********* ****** ******: 562-***-****

Seal Beach, CA 90740 E-mail: *********@*******.*** EDUCATION

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY − Long Beach, CA

CLAD MULTIPLE SUBJECT TEACHING CREDENTIAL, #990165990, 1999 MULTIPLE SUBJECT PROFESSIONAL CLEAR-FIFTH YEAR, 2004 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA − Irvine, CA

BACHELOR OF ARTS, SOCIAL ECOLOGY, 1997

EXPERIENCE

Los Alamitos Unified School District − Los Alamitos, CA 2009 − Present Long-Term Substitute Teacher- Kindergarten (August 2021-December 2021)

-Transitional Kindergarten (April 2022-May 2022)

LONG-TERM SUBSTITUTE TEACHER, ONLINE – 4TH GRADE (August 2020 – March 2021) LONG-TERM SUBSTITUTE TEACHER, ONLINE – KINDERGARTEN (March 2021 – June 2021)

● Conducted Back-to-School night, parent conferences, IEP, speech and Special Ed meetings, along with district testing, report cards, and after school intervention classes for struggling students READING INTERVENTION TEACHER, HOPKINSON ELEMENTARY (2014 – 2020)

● Specialized training in early literacy behaviors, decoding, reading strategies, reading comprehension, Fountas and Pinnell reading program

Reading Intervention Teacher, Oak Middle School (2017) MATH INTERVENTION TEACHER, HOPKINSON ELEMENTARY (2020)

● After school lessons targeted to students struggling in math (k-5) SUBSTITUTE TEACHER, TRANSITIONAL Kindergarten – 12TH GRADE (2009 – Present)

● Long-term substitute assignments in Kindergarten (2016/2021-22)), 6th Grade (2017), 4th Grade (2017, 2019-20), and TK (2022)

● Extensive use of technology in lessons including SMART board, iPads, laptops, and Chromebooks Teacher Created Materials Textbook Publishers − Huntington Beach, CA 2007 − 2010 PROOFREADER/EDITOR

Downey Unified School District, Lewis Elementary School − Downey, CA 1999 − 2001 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER, 3RD GRADE

Downey Unified School District, Lewis Elementary School − Downey, CA 1999 STUDENT TEACHER, 3RD GRADE

Los Nietos School District, AEOLIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL− Whittier, CA 1999 STUDENT TEACHER, 5TH GRADE

The Pegasus School − Huntington Beach, CA 1996 – 1997 BESSIE NICOLAOU HALFHILL Resume Page 2 of 3

3801 Goldenrod Street Seal Beach, CA 90740 Mobile: 562-***-**** SUBSTITUTE TEACHER AND TEACHER’S AIDE, Preschool – 8TH GRADE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

BTSA PROGRAM, Downey Unified School District, 1998 – 2001 RFCC AND FOUNTAS AND PINNELL READING LAB TRAINING, Los Alamitos Unified School District Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2019 LOSAL CONNECTS, Los Alamitos Unified School District, Winter 2018, Fall 2021 SMARTBOARD TRAINING, Los Alamitos Unified School District, Summer 2012 UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO, Computers for Educators, June 2001 RELATED EXPERIENCE

Language Fluency: Greek and Spanish

St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church − Anaheim, CA 2005 - 2019 GREEK LANGUAGE SCHOOL TEACHER, KINDERGARTEN – 3RD GRADE (2005 – 2019)

● Developed and instructed comprehensive curriculum for students learning Greek as a second language

● Developed original lessons and materials in Greek for classroom and home use GREEK DANCE DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER (1990 – 2002)

● Competitive level instruction for children

● Beginning level instruction for adults and children St. Katherine’s Greek Orthodox Church − Redondo Beach, CA 1998 - 2000 GREEK DANCE DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER

● Competitive level instruction

St. Anthony’s Greek Orthodox Church − Pasadena, CA 1996 - 1998 GREEK DANCE DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER

● Competitive level instruction

St. Paul’s Greek Orthodox Church − Irvine, CA 1990 - 1997 GREEK DANCE DIRECTOR

● Beginning level instruction for children and adults VOLUNTEER WORK / RECOGNITIONS

Hopkinson Elementary School − Los Alamitos, CA

● PTA Executive Board Member, 2007 – 2014 Red Ribbon Week Coordinator, 2005 – 2015

● Carnival Chairperson, 2005 – 2006 Husky Book Club Coordinator, 2006 – 2012

● Honorary Service Award Recipient, 2013 Head Room Parent, 2007 – 2012

● Pennies for Patients Coordinator, 2007 – 2015 Meet the Masters Volunteer Teacher, 2007 – 2014

● Brownie/Girl Scout Assistant Leader, 2009 – 2012 Cub Scout Volunteer, 2007 – 2010 BESSIE NICOLAOU HALFHILL Resume Page 3 of 3

3801 Goldenrod Street Seal Beach, CA 90740 Mobile: 562-***-**** St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church − Anaheim, CA

● Sunday School Teacher, 2003 – Present

● Philoptochos Charity Member/Volunteer, 2003 – Present

● Greek Festival and Orange International Street Fair Booth Volunteer and Coordinator, 1988 – Present

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