TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
IMAGINE SCHOOLS CHANCELLOR CAMPUS Boynton Beach, FL
**/** ** ******* ***** Grade Teacher
**/** ** **/** Kindergarten Teacher
• Maintain excellent classroom management skills and an ability to keep students on task.
• Integrate multiple teaching styles to intensify the range of learning.
• Evaluate student progress and support recommendations for further student development.
• Attend and participate in Special Crisis and Safety Committee Staff Conferences and monthly meetings.
• Implement a Direct a Balanced Literacy Program utilizing a Whole Language and phonemic awareness approach to reading, science, and social studies in accordance to ELA, IEPs, state, and district standards.
09/06 to 06/10 KIDS WORLD INC. Dix Hills, NY
Pre-Kindergarten/Kindergarten Teacher
• Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
• Identifying children's individual and collective learning needs and planning, preparing and delivering instruction that caters for the full ability range within the class.
• Instruct students individually and in groups, adapting teaching methods to meet students' varying needs and interests
9/04 to 6/05 THE JEWISH ACADEMY OF SUFFOLK COUNTY Commack, NY
Second Grade Teacher
• Developed grade level and individualized curriculum and classroom instruction in core subject areas.
• Implemented and developed multiple intelligences and learning modalities in lesson planning.
• Prepared, administered, and reviewed evaluations; maintained attendance and grade records.
• Taught Technology, specifically computer applications to three, four, and seven year olds.
9/03 to 6/04 SHA AREI ZION OHEL BRACHA SCHOOL Forest Hills, NY
Second Grade Teacher
• Developed grade level curriculum and classroom instruction in basic subject areas.
• Integrated English instruction into all subject matter, giving students from diverse nationalities a solid foundation in the language.
• Tutored second and third grade students in all subject areas for after school program.
• Created a positive discipline plan, promoting student responsibility and accountability.
• Modified curriculum for special needs students to promote a positive classroom experience.
• Prepared, administered, and corrected tests, keep attendance and grade records.
12/02 to 6/03 FARMINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT Farmingdale, NY
Substitute Teacher, Kindergarten through Sixth Grade
• Implemented prepared lessons in math, science, social studies, reading, and writing.
WOODWARD PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Farmingdale, NY
9/02 to 12/02 Student Teacher, First and Sixth Grade
• Designed lessons around children’s books, poems, and themes.
• Incorporated cooperative learning strategies, interdisciplinary connections, and active discovery.
• Employed learning centers for math, science, and writing to complement the curriculum.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
Capable of providing expert instruction for students with abilities ranging from special needs to gifted.
Successfully initiate classroom management plans promoting individual responsibility using positive reinforcement.
Possess superior time management skills.
Perform above and beyond daily requirements to achieve project success.
Professionally versatile working in a team effort or independently.
Was on the “Crisis and Safety Committee” and the “Economic Task Force” at Imagine Chancellor.
CERTIFICATION: Florida Professional Certificate, Elementary Education, 9/11/2009
New York State Permanent Certification, Elementary Education, 2/1/2007
LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY/ C.W. POST CAMPUS, Brookville, NY
Master of Science in Elementary Education, January 2003 G.P.A. 3.81
Phi Delta Kappa member
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, Lincoln, NE
Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communication, August 1994
Minors: Business and Psychology
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Smart board, Engrade and Internet navigation