Experience

Phoenix Family

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reading Specialist

  • Jul 2017 - Present

  -Designs individualized learning plans to increase reading scores -Coordinates and manages volunteer program -Partners with parents to improve their children’s development and reading skills-Maintains attendance records-Creates and modifies documents with Microsoft Office -Designs individualized learning plans to increase reading scores -Coordinates and manages volunteer program -Partners with parents to improve their children’s development and reading skills-Maintains attendance records-Creates and modifies documents with Microsoft Office



ABC123 Childcare

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs

• Owner

  • Jun 2010 - Jul 2017

  Started in Bennington, KS from 2006-2008 before relocating to KC area.-Design and implement policies and procedures compliant with local and state regulations.-Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental and social development.-Maintain accurate and complete children's records as required by law.-Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence. -Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and needs, determine their priorities for their children, and suggest was that they can promote learning and development.-Attend to children's basic needs by feeding them, dressing them, and changing their diapers.



Basehor-Linwood USD #458

• Substitute Teacher

  • Nov 2008 - Jun 2010

  Long-term for 8th Grade PreAlgebra (Fall 2009)1st Grade (Spring 2010)-Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress.-Confer with parents or guardians, teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.-Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests. -Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.-Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate these objectives to students.



Basehor Linwood Middle School

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• 7th and 8th Grade Math Teacher

  • 2008 - 2009

  -Assumed all classroom responsibilities in November.-Planned and implemented standards-based curriculum.-Utilized formative assessments and BAIP to design remediation lessons for students not meeting state standards. -Assumed all classroom responsibilities in November.-Planned and implemented standards-based curriculum.-Utilized formative assessments and BAIP to design remediation lessons for students not meeting state standards.



Twin Valley USD #240

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Substitute Teacher

  • 2004 - 2006

  Long-term for 2nd grade -- Focused on Leveled Reading Groups InstructionLong-term for Speech Pathologist (Salina USD #305) Long-term for 2nd grade -- Focused on Leveled Reading Groups InstructionLong-term for Speech Pathologist (Salina USD #305)



Salina USD 305

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Elementary School Teacher

  • 2000 - 2004

  4th Grade-Participated in collaborative grade-level meetings to set reading and math goals and develop a continuous assessment program that targeted growth areas and at-risk students.-Team taught reading with special education teacher as "class=within-a-class."-Implemented Kagan Cooperative Learning structures.-Incorporated Bloom's Taxonomy/QAR into questioning techniques. -Designed projects that incorporated technology.-Accelerated math program to individualize instruction.-Utilized Accelerated Reader program to assist students with goal setting. 6th Grade Reading, Math, Science-Incorporated novels into reading instruction with literature circles and reciprocal teaching.-Designed real-life projects that stimulated students' creativity with Microsoft Publisher.



Blue Valley School District

• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• 8th Grade Teacher

  • 1998 - 2000

  Pre-Algebra/Algebra I, Social Studies, Career/Wellness-Worked cooperatively with team teachers and Learning Center to accommodate modifications needed.-Incorporated research and living history into the units of study. Pre-Algebra/Algebra I, Social Studies, Career/Wellness-Worked cooperatively with team teachers and Learning Center to accommodate modifications needed.-Incorporated research and living history into the units of study.



Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 500 - 600 Employee

• 7th Grade Teacher

  • 1997 - 1998

  English-Implemented daily behavior contracts to enhance student accountability and communication with parents.-Individualized instruction by compacting the curriculum and utilizing peer tutoring/small group instruction.-Evaluated students' writing profiles with the Six Trait Writing Analysis. English-Implemented daily behavior contracts to enhance student accountability and communication with parents.-Individualized instruction by compacting the curriculum and utilizing peer tutoring/small group instruction.-Evaluated students' writing profiles with the Six Trait Writing Analysis.



Copperas Cove Independent School District

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 200 - 300 Employee

• 6th Grade Teacher

  • 1994 - 1997

  Reading, English, Social Studies-Implemented the school-wide 1,000 Minutes Read-At-Home Program.-Worked cooperatively with five-teacher team to plan cross-curricular units ("Olympics" and "Show Me the Money." Reading, English, Social Studies-Implemented the school-wide 1,000 Minutes Read-At-Home Program.-Worked cooperatively with five-teacher team to plan cross-curricular units ("Olympics" and "Show Me the Money."