Elementary Educator
Abu Dhabi Education Council
Total years of experience :8 years, 11 Months
Abu Dhabi Education Council
P.O. Box 36005 • Abu Dhabi, UAE
Elementary Educator (April 2012- July 2012)
Ghayathi Boys School (Grade 3-Regular Ed & Special Needs - Grade 2-Special Needs)
• Use various teaching strategies and best practices to guide student learning.
• Created differentiated lesson plans to address and engage student learning styles.
• Communicated with parents with weekly parent/homework letter.
• Integrated the use of technology into the learning process.
• Reinforced learning through remediation and enrichment.
• Managed a staff of thirty certified teachers and sixty counselors.
• Facilitated meeting and workshops for employee professional development.
• Scheduled culturally diverse and engaging field trips.
• Assessed and disseminated reading pre-assessments to implement researched-based skills, strategies, and interventions for student achievement.
• Daily interacted with four hundred seventy-five student's ages five 14.
• Set-up and maintained reading assessment and discipline database for students and employees.
• Provided customer service to community members, parents, and local officials.
• Managed a productive and cooperative classroom environment.
• Used various teaching strategies and graphic organizers to guide student learning.
• Established and maintained positive rapport with students, parents, and staff.
• Skilled in presenting subject materials, concepts, and units.
• Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and management skills.
• Implemented differentiated and equitable instruction.
• Disaggregated standards test data to identify and implement instructional groups.
• Developed and implemented instructional focus calendars and timelines.
• Reinforced learning through remediation and enrichment.
• Collaboration teacher for grade-level inclusion students with various special needs.
• Implemented researched-based interventions for student achievement.
Georgia Department of Labor
3090 Mercer University Drive • Macon, GA (478) 751-6164
Career Counselor - Special Assistance Unit Specialist (August 2003- July 2004)
• Liaison for Department of Labor and various local, county, and state agencies.
• Managed caseload of 300+ TANF/DFCS clients.
• Facilitated career readiness, social skills, and financial management workshops.
Georgia College and State University August 2009 - Ed. S. Curriculum and Instruction Reading Endorsement Central Georgia Writing Project/National Writing Project Fellowship
Wesleyan College June 2006 - TAPP Teacher Certification Program Georgia Certification - Early Childhood Education #452262 (expires 6-30-2016)
Columbus State University May 2002 - Master of Public Administration
May 2000 - Bachelor of Arts in Communication Outstanding Communication Scholar