Ariel Cohen Email & Phone Number

Oakland, California, United States

Progressive growth from classroom teacher to current position· Designed, implemented literacy intervention instruction for diverse learners across grades K-8· Created, maintained school-wide systems of student assessment in reading and writing· Led professional developments for colleagues on Reading and Writing Workshop, conferring,assessment, and data analysis· Collected school wide Fountas and Pinnell and Lexile Level Reading Data, Units of StudyOn-Demands, analyzed results including patterns/trends, and provided ongoing reports withrecommendations to faculty, education committee, and the board of trustees· Maintained compliance with OUSD Title I, II, and IV program guidelines, use of resources, anddocumentation to ensure continuation of its programming and funding ($25,000+ a year)· Coached colleagues on the best practices of teaching reading and writing through differentiatedinstruction and the workshop model· Coordinated, scheduled, and provided information for school wide events including thetwice-yearly Scholastic Book Fair (grossed $3,500+ a year)

Oakland, California, United States

Third and Fourth-Grade Teacher· Utilized the Balanced Literacy Framework based on the work of Lucy Calkins and theReading and Writing Project with daily mini-lessons and student conferences, Read AloudNovels with a focus on Accountable Talk and Academic Conversation, Shared Reading· Chaired the Student Success Team (SST), facilitated meetings, created intervention plans· Utilized Si Swun Mathematics to teach basic math facts and as a basis for teaching theEnVision curriculum (incorporating teacher modeling and cooperative learning)· Member of the Instructional Leadership Team and Teacher Leader of the Caring SchoolCommunity

Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico

Taught two 25-student classrooms, 100% of students were English Language Learners· Utilizing the Harcourt curricula, developed and implemented daily and unit lesson plans· Created and administered standardized exams, analyzed performance, and wrote evaluations· Led small book groups throughout the year, focusing in reading comprehension, fluency,descriptive writing, and expository texts· Developed and implemented a social studies unit on America’s first Thanksgiving, whichcovered the important events beginning with the Mayflower and culminated with a 20-minutestudent presentation· Developed and implemented a research project on mammals, birds, and reptiles· Conducted weekly group and individual tutorials for third-graders below benchmark

Worked for four summers at a special needs camp in Rhinebeck, New York

Oakland, California, United States

District Substitute (K-12) & Third-Grade Teacher· Invited to join through the Oakland City Teacher Corps, a highly-selective program forcredentialed teachers committed to teaching and making a difference in Oakland schools· Taught third-grade SRA Open Court Reading (OCR) , Scott Foresman’s enVision Math ,Language for Learning, Foss Science, and Reflections Curricula

Reading Certificate Program, Added Authorization In Reading Instruction, 4.0

Clad Through Ctel, English Language

Master Of Arts In Teaching (Mat), Elementary Education And Teaching

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology

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