Jerseygirl89
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Jerseygirl89

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Elementary School teacher with 10 years of experience teaching and tutoring
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Other Specialties

Reading
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Degrees

BA, history, MA, teaching, state certified K-8 teacher

My Expert Service

I can help with homework as well as any questions or concerns you may have about elementary education. I have a master's degree with a focus in teaching reading. I have taught first and second grade for the past ten years. I have also tutored fourth through eigth grade students in math and reading.

Experience & Qualifications



Teaching Experience

First and second grade teacher, William Allen White Elementary, Kansas City, Kansas, 2001 – Present.
*Member of Student Improvement Team, helped all students

achieve academic and social success.

*Head of Reading committee, lead inservices and managed

reading resources.

*Aligned lesson plans and texts to local and state standards.

*Developed lesson plans to teach skills for local and state

standards-based tests.

*Edited school documents, including state-required School

Improvement Plan.

*Tutored 1st through 8th grade students in reading and math.

First grade teacher, Banneker Elementary, Kansas City, Kansas,
1998 – 2001.

*Head of Small Learning Community, lead inservices and managed

support staff.

*Tutored kindergarten through second grade students in math

and reading.

Substitute teacher, Mukilteo School District, Everett, Washington 1996-1998.
*Attended all district inservices and training sessions.

*Taught art appreciation and creative writing in after-school

enrichment program.

*Taught students in kindergarten through ninth grade.


Education

Classes in: teaching Open Court reading, teaching Guided Reading, teaching the Math Investigations curriculum, teaching English Language Learners, creating websites for and with students.
Master of Arts in Teaching, Lewis and Clark College, 1996.
Bachelor of Arts in History, Boston University, 1993.



Additional Skills and Training

Education: Animated Alphabet, Kim Sutton Math, Standards-Based Grading, Six Traits Writing, and Writer’s Workshop.
Software: Microsoft Word, Dream Weaver, Microsoft Excel
Internet: most e-mail and IM programs, effective Google searches
Other: editing academic and professional papers for colleagues,
outlining and summarizing texts for colleagues.


Available Modes Of Communication

email/chat

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