Joyce Cowels, Homeroom and Classroom Teacher

Joyce Cowels

Homeroom and Classroom Teacher

Al-Huda School

Location
United States
Education
Bachelor's degree, BA Education
Experience
32 years, 5 Months

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Total years of experience :32 years, 5 Months

Homeroom and Classroom Teacher at Al-Huda School
  • United States
  • My current job since August 2013

Manage the responsibilities of 6th grade homeroom teacher, 6th and 8th grade English teacher, and 6th grade Social Studies teacher.
Create English and Social Studies instructional resources for use in the classroom.
Plan, prepare, and deliver instructional activities based upon Islamic integration in English and Social Studies.
Develop yearly plan for Social Studies.
Create lesson plans and modify accordingly throughout the year.
Supplement lessons with MS PowerPoint, Prezis and Wordie formats.
Manage student behavior in the classroom by invoking approved disciplinary procedures.
Attend professional development and webinars.
Read and stay abreast of current topics in education.
Create end of year reports using MS Word and MS Excel.
Mentor for students in the MIST competition
Tutor Title 1 students and private students for reading comprehension and writing
Assisted in the planning of for Al-Huda’s Field Day for the KG-8 boys and girls
Establish formal and informal communications with parents.
Maintain students’ grades, attendance, worksheets, and parent communication in the TeacherEase software for digital classrooms.

Teacher at Voorhees Masjid
  • United States
  • February 2012 to August 2013

Prepared and taught English lessons to ESL adults

Student Teacher at Gloucester County Institute of Technology
  • United States
  • January 2013 to May 2013

Managed diverse classes of 9th and 10th grade students.
Designed and implemented innovative standards-based lessons for English.
Implemented a classroom management plan using 21st Century leadership roles.
Assisted English teacher in developing a bulletin board on William Shakespeare.

Public Health Technician at United States Air Force
  • United States
  • May 1983 to June 2003

Prepared and taught classes for over 200 food handlers.
Prepared and taught classes for over 50 childcare providers.
Prepared and taught classes on occupational hazards.
Created and wrote over 15 task breakdowns for office duties.

Education

Bachelor's degree, BA Education
  • at Rowan University
  • May 2013

Golden Key International Honour Society Praxis II Score – 168 Kappa Delta Pi – International Honor Society in Education

Bachelor's degree, BA English
  • at Rowan University
  • May 2013

Golden Key International Honour Society Praxis II Score – 168 Kappa Delta Pi – International Honor Society in Education

Specialties & Skills

Teaching
English
Team Leadership
Microsoft Word
Microsoft PowerPoint
Seamstress

Languages

Arabic
Beginner

Memberships

Kappa Delta Pi
  • Member only
  • March 2010
National Council of Teachers of English
  • Member only
  • February 2012
Golden Key International Honour Society
  • Member
  • December 2012

Training and Certifications

Certification of Eligiblity of Advanced Standing (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2013
Valid Until:
January 9999

Hobbies

  • Sewing
    No accomplishments. I have been sewing for over 30 years. However, in the last 17 years I have made and sold clothes.
  • Traveling
    I have been interested in traveling all my life. I have been to several states in the United States. I have lived in England and Egypt and visited Germany.
  • Reading
    No accomplishments, I just read to improve myself and to add to my teaching.