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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS * An enthusiastic, creative, and passionate educator mentor and advisor who believes that all children can learn and thrive in a learning environment that is stimulating, comforting and appropriate to their unique talents and abilities. * Specializations include : Elementary education, graphic design and business management * Engage Parents - Work closely with parents throughout career, repeated successes securing a high level of parental involvement . * Utilize a visionary approach with consistency to help students past the threshold of not-knowing to knowing and develop to their fullest extent. HIGHLIGHTED PROFESSIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE NORTH ANDOVER PUBLIC SCHOOL North Andover, MA September 2003 - Present 2nd Grade Teacher * Facilitate and implement Massachusetts Frameworks to 2nd grade students * Utilize multiple assessments in compliance with district and state requirements to inform instruction. * Teach from the Scott Foresman/Pearson-Reading Street Program, which includes phonics, grammar, writing, comprehension and vocabulary, Houghton Mifflin Math, Eureka Math, Lucy Calkins Writing Program, Write Traits - Six Traits Writing, Foss Science Kits, Steck Vaughan/Harcourt Achieve Social Studies and Zaner Bloser Handwriting. * Worked on several committees for professional development (teachers teaching teachers). Worked to develop on the writing committee the writing prompts and rubrics for grade 1 - 5 for North Andover Public Schools * Attended all professional development for the programs that are used by the system for math, writing, and reading * Wrote mini-grants that developed cultural enrichment for all 2nd grade students at Annie L. Sargent School PENTUCKET REGIONAL SCHOOL SYSTEM Groveland, MA October 2002 - June 2003 3rd Grade Teacher * Long term substitute for an integrated special needs and regular education classroom * Taught Everyday Math - The University of Chicago Mathematics Project * Developed a strong classroom management program to deal with the diverse behavioral population of the class STUDENT TEACHER Newburyport Public Schools, Newburyport, MA January 2002 - March 2002 3rd Grade Student Teacher * Established relationship with a 3rd grade teacher to implement the curriculum of the Newburyport Public School * Wrote and taught lessons in math, science, language arts and social studies * Developed a thematic unit on China around major instructional goals, designed rubrics and assessment pieces. Lessons involved cooperative learning, language experience approach, hands on/minds on experiences and * Worked with special education students one on one to help them be integrated and develop their skills through differatied instruction

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