Creating Dynamic Achievement Statements for Secondary Educators

Introductory overviews of a student teaching/teaching experience.

Mathematics Teacher

Teach full spectrum of secondary school math curriculum (7^th-12^th grades) to a multicultural student body at this comprehensive school, focusing on math and science.  Scope of position covers pre-algebra through pre-calculus courses, including instruction to ESL students.

Science Teacher – 8^th Grade

Teach Chemistry, Physics, Geology, and Meteorology as well as enrichment classes for 3 classes daily, with up to 30 students per class, utilizing curriculum compacting and tiered instruction with 5 tiered teams in a block-scheduling system.

Teaching Experiences

High School English and Journalism

Teach in a collaborative setting with 18 professionals.  Plan cross-curricular units with science, math, and social studies departments.  Use technology extensively to introduce new materials to students, to supplement traditional library research, and to teach basic layout design for newspaper and yearbook.  Create and instruct units on early American authors including minority authors.  Conference with students regarding writing and journal projects and final portfolio submissions.

Business Education

Developed innovative program entitled ‘Classroom in the Mall’ as a way to offer a specialized  Retail Marketing educational experience.  Secured support of school administrators and retail store owners fully committed to student skills and workforce development.  Negotiated for student management of Holiday Gift Wrap Center to provide students with a real-world understanding of market-driven marketing, management and profitability fundamentals.  Proceeds from fund-raiser used to support local social service agencies.

SIR (Situation/Input/Result)

• Designed self-learning and small-group cooperative learning activities as well as hands-on science activities, such as the Clifton House archeological excavation.  These formats provided opportunities to engage students with varying levels of skill, learning styles, and academic motivation.  Received feedback from parents regarding impact via enhanced student enthusiasm and skill development.

• Developed lesson plans on American History utilizing a variety of educational tools including games, team-building exercises, dramatic arts, use of video, lectures, and alternative activities.  Varied lesson plan delivery served to stimulate student interest in the subject and resulted in a student initiated reenactment of “life in rural America during the 1840’s”.

Extracurricular

Advisor, MCMS Yearbook: The Tiger

Oversaw this student-run production by 7^th and 8^th graders, culminating in a hardcover yearbook.  Students learned photography, layout, cropping, editing, and the entire production process.  Raised funds to support this annual activity.

Advisor, Video Imaging Program Production

Led creative team of student volunteers in the design, editing, and production of an annual 8^th grade video production, a reprise of their 8^th grade year, which was shown to parents, faculty, administration, and students at the end of the school year.

Special Projects

• Wrote paper on preparing teachers for dealing with issues on mainstreaming, classroom behavior, perceived ability to teach special needs, classroom management, and academic development of the special needs child.

• Completed a review of the literature on student learning styles to ascertain the prevalence of oral and visual learners and their related study habits.  Upon completion of literature review, developed English lesson plan incorporating various student learning style considerations.

Other Work Experiences with Children

Camp Counselor

Worked with students with severe physical disabilities ranging in age from 5 to 25 years.  Activities included horseback riding, boating and water activities, and crafts.  Lived in cabin with campers and provided a comfortable, encouraging, and safe environment.

Summer Associate/VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America)

Researched several literacy assessment tools in order to select appropriate literacy experiences for 10^th grade students considered to be at-risk. Assessed impact of total summer school experience on these students and proposed program modifications accordingly.  Served as resource person for paraprofessionals and helped prepare resource materials for other tutors.