Experienced K-5 Teacher with Math Focus

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EDUCATION and CERTIFICATION

Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts (on-line program) • Mathematics Leadership Program (Summer Course) - Coaching Mathematics Institute • July 16-20, 2018 • Coaching Collaborative (Professional Learning), November 2022

University of New England, Biddeford, Maine (on-line program) • Masters of Science in Education in Curriculum and Instruction Strategies • June 2009 - May 2011; 4.0 in all courses completed

University of Maine at Fort Kent, Fort Kent, Maine • Bachelor of University Studies, Major: Education, Minor: Math • September 1997 - May 2001; Graduated Summa Cum Laude

Maine General Elementary Teaching Certificate • Professional: July 2029, July 2024, July 2019, July 2014, July 2009, July 2004;

Provisional: July 2001 • Highly qualified status for elementary school (K-6) • Highly qualified status for middle school (6-8) in language arts, science, and mathematics

National Teachers’ Examination for State of Maine: March 2000

HONORS

Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers: 2005/2006, 2004/2005

Certificate of Recognition, Dr. Levesque Elementary School: May 2005

Faculty Academic Achievement Award at University of Maine at Fort Kent: May 2001

Dean’s Award at University of Maine at Fort Kent: May 2001

University of Maine at Fort Kent Dean’s List: 1999 - 2001

National Omicron-Psi Honor Society at University of Maine at Fort Kent: Gold, 2000, 2001;

Silver, 1999

Alpha-Chi Honor Society at University of Maine at Fort Kent: April 2001

National Dean’s List: June 2000

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Fort Kent Elementary School (FKES), SAD # 27, Fort Kent, Maine,

5th Grade Teacher (Math, English/Language Arts, Science, Social Studies), June 2018 - present

• Plan, create and/teach lesson plans for math, language arts, science, and social studies • Incorporate personalized learning for these students to meet the needs of all learners • Modify and accommodate daily lessons and activities for students with IEP, RTI and SST

plans • Use formative and summative assessment tools to report students’ learning and behavior • Experience with science investigations: Stem Scopes, PLTW, Mystery Science • Use STAR and NWEA, and MEA assessments to analyze data and create instructions for

individual skills which students show a weakness in • Teach math intervention lessons to students who are deficient in certain mathematic skills • Communicate with parents to work as a team for their child’s academic, social and

physical being • Participate in grade-wide play

GAIL DESJARDINS

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Fort Kent Elementary School (FKES), SAD # 27, Fort Kent, Maine,

6th Grade Teacher (Math, English/Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, Keyboarding), August

2008 – June 2018 • Plan, create and/teach lesson plans for science, social studies, language arts, keyboarding

and mathematics • Differentiate instruction for these classes to meet needs of all learners • Modify and accommodate daily lessons and activities for students with disabilities • Assess students using observations, discussions, homework, quizzes, tests, and projects • Participate in weekly grade level meetings • Experience with science investigations: Living Systems, Levers and Pulleys, and Solar

Energy • Use STAR, MEA, NECAP and NWEA assessments to analyze data and create instructions

for individual skills students lack • Teach math intervention lessons to students who are deficient in certain mathematic skills • Communicate with parents to work as a team for their child’s academic, social and

physical strengths and weaknesses • Participate in fundraisers and attend Camp Kieve with 6th grade students

Fort Kent Elementary School, SAD # 27, Fort Kent, Maine,

8th Grade Teacher (Pre-Algebra, Algebra, English/Language Arts), August 2005 – August 2008

• Plan and/or create lesson plans for pre-algebra, algebra, and language arts • Assess students using observations, discussions, homework, quizzes, tests, and projects • Use GRADE and G-MADE assessments to differentiate instruction in all classes • Proctor and correct Iowa Algebra Aptitude test for algebra readiness • Teach pre-algebra and algebra to assigned groups during same class periods • Participate in fundraisers and attend Project Augusta field trip with 8th grade students

Fort Kent Elementary School, SAD # 27, Fort Kent, Maine,

Middle School Teacher (Math Booster, English/Language Arts, Science), August 2004 – August

2005 • Correct GRADE and G-MADE assessments and use results to assign students to math

booster class • Create and implement innovative lessons plans for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade math booster

class to improve student’s basic math skills • Plan, create, teach and assess lesson plans for 8th grade science and language arts • Assess students using observations, practice worksheets, activities, and projects in math

booster class • Meet with mentor teacher for support and feedback with classroom management, lesson

plans, assessments, goal setting and technology • Participate in fundraisers and attend Project Augusta field trip with 8th grade students

Dr. Levesque School, SAD # 33, Frenchville, Maine

Grade 5 Teacher (Math, English/Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, Health, French), August

2002 - June 2004 • Design and teach lessons for reading/writing, math, science, social studies, health, and

French • Develop centers for review of all weekly subject skills • Assess students using homework, in-class work, quizzes, tests, and projects • Support students for their creation of a science fair project • Create an Acadian Recipe book with students to share and cook recipes during Acadia

Night • Plan fundraisers and attend field trips with 5th grade students to Kings Landing, New

Brunswick and Children’s Museum of Science in Bangor, Maine

GAIL DESJARDINS

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Fort Kent Community High School (FKCHS), SAD # 27, Fort Kent, Maine

Physical Science Long-Term Substitute Teacher, December 2001- June 2002 • Collaborate with previous physical science teacher • Plan and implement lessons for physical science and Freshmen seminar • Develop and initiate student portfolios for final project in Freshmen seminar • Guide and support students during science experiments (lab) • Assess students using summative and formative assessments

MANAGERIAL EXPERIENCE

Bruce Desjardins & Sons Trucking, Inc., Wallagrass, Maine, Business Manager, June 1984 –

December 2011 • Collaborate with owner to obtain loads of wood to haul from contractors • Complete required government forms/business forms to comply with state/business

regulations on monthly, quarterly, and annual basis • Carry out daily and weekly accounts payable and accounts receivable • Reconcile monthly bank accounts • Organize annual receipts and ledgers to coincide with daily/weekly/monthly accounts

St. Joseph’s Parish, Wallagrass, Maine, Parish Bookkeeper, August 1991 – December 1999 • Create weekly parish bulletins • Manage the St. Joseph Cemeteries and Sacred Heart Cemetery • Prepare required government forms/diocese forms to comply with state/diocese

regulations on monthly, quarterly, and annual basis • Pay daily accounts payable • Reconcile monthly bank accounts • Recount weekly offertory and other collections and make bank deposit • Handle the mass account (schedule, stipend, etc.) • Communicate with parishioners and committee members of the parish

Thibodeau’s Insurance Agency, Fort Kent, Maine, Customer Service Representative in Personal

Lines, June 1981 – March 1986 • Review customer’s new and renewal policies to meet customer’s needs • Confer with customers by telephone or in person in order to provide information about

products, to take orders or cancel accounts, or to obtain details of changes and complaints • Complete, prepare, and check policies to ensure that appropriate changes were made to

resolve customers’ problems and changes • Build client relationships to insure their confidence in products sold • Keep records of customer interactions and transactions, record details of inquiries,

complaints, and comments, as well as actions taken • Quote new insurance policies for auto and house insurance based on client needs • Solicit sale of new or additional insurance policies

RELATED EXPERIENCE • Acadia Federal Credit Union Supervisory Committee: November 2019 to present • St. John Vianney Finance Committee Member: August 2012 – present

• Fort Kent Elementary School Math Club Advisor (includes St. Jude’s Math-a-thon FKES

coordinator and Northern Maine Math League 6th Grade Advisor): August 2017 - June

2025 • Fort Kent Elementary School PTO: December 2016 – June 2025 • Northern Aroostook Educators’ Association, member & treasurer: August 2012 – June

2025 • Maine Teachers Association & National Teachers Association member: August 2012 –

June 2025

GAIL DESJARDINS

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* The Time-Crunch Cure: Create a Literacy Block that Fits it All In and Covers the

Standards, August 2024

* The Rise of the ELA Batch Planner, July 2024

• Fort Kent Boy Scouts & Cub Scout Troop 189: Merit Badge Counselor, 2007 to 2024

Ad Altare Dei Councilor, Spring 2004

Committee Member, 1996 – 2002

Tiger Cub Leader, 1996-1998

* Inspire Science Initial Training, August 2023

* SAD # 27 Math Pact Committee: March 2022 - June 2023

• St. John Vianney Parish Baptism Prep Facilitator: November 2017 - 2022 •

• Mentor for two different Grade 6 Math Teachers: August 2017 - 2020 • Elementary Math PLC Committee Leader: August 2017 – 2020 • PLC Leadership Team Member: August 2017 – 2020 • SST/RTI Committee: September 2016 – June 2022 • Math PLC Committee Member: August 2016 to 2020 • Community Member of Senior Exhibitions at FKCHS: 2007, 2008, 2010, 2017, 2018,

2019 • Teacher Effectiveness/SLO Committee Member: August 2014 – August 2017 • Interview committee Member, Middle School Teacher positions at FKES: June 2005,

June 2012, June 2016, July 2017 • Curriculum Leadership Team: August 2015 to June 2016 • Facilitate Seven Strategies of Assessment workshops: February 2013, June 2014,

February 2015, August 2016 • St. Joseph’s Parish, Wallagrass, Maine:

Harvest Supper Committee, 1998 - 2016

Team Member of Rite of Christian Initiation of Adult: 2005-2006

Parish Finance Committee, 2003 - 2006

Children’s Liturgy Word Sharer: 1995-2005

Religion Education Teacher and Committee Member: 1991 - 2002

Co-Chairperson of Children’s Christmas Pageant: 1997 – 2002

• St. Jude’s Math-A-Thon Co-facilitator for Valley Rivers Middle School: February 2012 – • March 2015 • Loon’s Echo Board of Directors member: 2006 - 2014 • Valley Rivers Middle School Student Council Co-advisor: December 2012 – June 2013 • Valley Rivers Middle School Newspaper Co-advisor: August 2010-2011 • Fort Kent Green Bean Club, 2006 - 2010 • FKCHS Data Team Member: September 2009 – June 2010 • FKES C-wing Gift Fund: 2008 – 2009 • FKES Chairperson of Bottle Drive Fundraiser (benefit for a student & his family who lost

their home to a fire): February 2008

• FKES, C-wing Safety Committee Member: 2007 – 2009 • FKES Project Augusta Committee Member: 2003 - 2008 • FKCHS Project Graduation Committee Member: 2007 - 2009, 2003 – 2004 • FKES Grade 8 Discipline Plan Team Member: August 2005 - June 2006 • Interview Committee Member, Grade 6 position at Dr. Levesque School: April 2004 • Dr. Levesque School Science Fair Committee Member: 2004, 2003 • Non-traditional Student Club at University of Maine at Fort Kent, 1999-2001 • Wallagrass Elementary School PTA, 1991-2002

WORKSHOP PARTICIPATIONS: • Into Math Training, September 2023 • Differentiating Math Instruction: A Path Forward, September 2023 • Amplify Professional Development, August 2023 • Website Creation Training, August 2023 • Into Math Training, August 2021

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• I Know It, February 2021 • CKLA Training, February 2021 • Remote Teaching, November 2020 • Success with Simplify Writing, July 2020 • Google Classroom, August 2020 • Google Training, August 2020 • Master the Writing Mini-Lesson, July 2020 • Next Year’s Writing Game Plan, May 2020 • Reflex Math, April 2020 • Writing JoyFest, August 2019 • Great Minds (Eureka Math Webinar), July 2019 • Using Assessment to Strengthen Instruction, January 2019 • Student-Centered Coaching Foundations, September 17 & 18, 2018 • Eureka Math Summer Institute: Engineered Teaching Sequences & Foundational Math,

June 22 & 23, 2016 • Renaissance Learning: STAR 360: Math and Reading, August 2016 • Scootpad, 2015 & 2016 • Eureka Math Summer Institute: Preparation & Customization/Focus on Fluency/Solving

Word Problems with Math Drawings and the Tape Diagram, June 23 & 24, 2015 • Add+Vantage MR (Informed Assessment for Math Teaching) – Course 1, April 21, 2011

Add+Vantage MR (Informed Assessment for Math Teaching) Course 2, September 22,

2011 • Strategic Instruction and Planning for the MEA Mathematics Grade 6-8, December 12,

2007 • Making Algebra Child’s Play!, May 4, 2006 • Building Success for New Teachers of Math and Science, March 23-24, 2006

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