Experience

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  Tuscaloosa County Board of Education

  • Tuscaloosa County

  • Substitute Teacher

    • Oct 2012 - Present
    • Tuscaloosa County

    I substitute teach in the Tuscaloosa County School System in both primary and secondary fields.

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  Cahawba Christian Academy

  • Teacher

    • Aug 2010 - May 2012

    •Taught teacher-initiated language arts, poetry, whole-group reading, expository writing, narrative writing, and novel study units •Prepared literature lessons plan, overall plans for the year, delivered lectures, encouraged students to take part in discussions•Applied efforts to individualize the education process for every student in order to maximize the output•Diversified the teaching process by using various methods of teaching in order to make students more interested in the subject•Directed the group discussions among the students in order to increase the interest to the subject and make them think about the particular issue•Assessed students’ writing progression and developed a plan to improve the low performing students •Assigned projects for individual work to encourage extracurricular study of the subject•Assigned group and student teaching projects to enhance understanding of novel study and to improve teamwork•Designed lesson plans to encourage and improve legitimate internet research •Developed exams and alternative-style exams in order to help those with special needs succeed in the classroom •Participated in teacher meetings and worked on a staff development team in order to prepare for SACS Accreditation •Taught students with learning disabilities, ADD/ADHD, Asperger’s Syndrome, and mild to severe Dyslexia in an inclusion-style class environment