Experience

Hudson Middle School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Educator- 7th Grade i3 Language Arts

  • Aug 2017 - Present

  » Facilitate differentiated vocabulary development and word consciousness via Membean software» Mitigated the impact of organization shut down by creating a virtual curriculum for at-home learning; adapted swiftly and mastered new technologies in order to accommodate the learning requirements of all learners.» Instruct students of varying academic abilities utilizing approved curriculum resources and instructional plans/map» Identified and closed learning gaps by assessing end-to-end learner progress and designing self-learner experiences based on data.» Assess 7th-grade students, both formatively and summatively, using a variety of assessment techniques on CCSS Language Arts standards to determine proficiency by students by standard» Track student assessment data across local and universal screeners, use results to guide individualized and/or differentiated instruction» Collaborate weekly with Instructional Coach and coworkers during PLC meetings, common prep planning, and team support time» Produce, organize, and publish written and audio-visual resources to integrate effective adult learning practices, interactive experiences, and hands-on learning opportunities.» Facilitate grade-level advisory meetings to plan, create and implement Advisory lessons with an emphasis on social-emotional learning» Lead professional development on best practice reading/writing strategies and implementation in various classroom settings.



Hudson Middle School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reading Specialist

  • Aug 2011 - Jun 2017

  » Assess 6-8th grade struggling readers and appropriately place them with additional reading support» Collaborate with all staff to differentiate instruction based on student need» Work closely with all the house teams to discuss reading students and effective reading/writing strategies» Progress-monitor caseload and gray area students to determine continued eligibility or acceptance into Tier 2 support.» Analyze training performance reports and support monitoring activities to enable team to identify trends, strengths, and improvements.» Plan and implement yearly all-school Teen Read Week activities/contests.» Collaborate with Literacy Coach on building-wide reading goals and student placement.» Plan lessons, facilitate committee meetings, and assist in the implementation of the One Book, One School initiative.



Hudson Middle School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• ELL Educator

  • Aug 2005 - Jun 2011

  » Case managed 20+ ELLs which includes writing Individual Student Plans (ISP) and measurable language goals to promote English language development.» Facilitate the training of all mainstream content area teachers in the SIOP (Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol) model» Assess K-12 ELLs annually using ACCESS for ELLs®» Improve Newcomer ELL English vocabulary and proficiency level through various instructional strategies including technology, labeled and picture vocabulary cards, and direct English language instruction (reading, writing, listening, and speaking)» Plan and implement K-12 ESL Family Night’s quarterly and ESL Program Annual Review meeting» Initiate and coordinate all-school Literacy Team to foster the development of RtI interventions for struggling middle school readers and discuss current reading strategies» Lead all staff literacy in-services four times/year (Reading and Writing Strategies, Vocabulary Instruction, and Gradual Release Model)