Avery Luck Email & Phone Number

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

• Support an average of 20-25 students (kindergarten through 10th grade) with diverse learning needs over the course of 30-40 sessions/week• Specialize in working with students who have language-based learning differences, such as dyslexia• Offer academic reinforcement, re-teaching, and extension, homework help, study skills, and executive functioning support• Design and implement individualized, diagnostic and prescriptive lessons and curricula for 1:1 tutoring, small group pod, and homeschooling sessions for both general education students and students with learning differences• Employ a multi-sensory approach to learning that incorporates visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile activities to enhance conceptual understanding, aid memory, and enhance performance across all subject areas• Leverage educational games and enriching activities to keep students excited, engaged, and develop a love for learning• Communicate regularly with families to relay student progress and address concerns• Provide written and oral recommendations to families and teachers for a more effective classroom experience• Complete teacher feedback and recommendation forms for independent school applications• Conduct and analyze informal academic assessments upon request

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Established Learning a la Carte tutoring company along with two other female educators• Recruit education professionals interested in academic tutoring and supporting student learning• Communicate with prospective families seeking an academic tutor and provide recommendations on the kind/amount of support needed• Match contracted tutors with prospective families, scheduling and facilitating their initial meeting• Coordinate schedules between tutors and clientele• Provide instructional materials, resources, and mentorship to tutors to ensure high quality sessions• Check-in with tutors and families on a regular basis to ensure satisfaction and continued success with sessions• Help manage social media accounts to market and grow Learning a la Carte• Utilize Intuit QuickBooks to directly bill families and pay contracted tutors on a weekly basis

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Served as a liaison between American University’s School of Education (SOE) and the teaching candidates’ school placements• Responsible for leading pre- and post-lesson conferences with each teaching candidate to assist in improving instruction, identifying strengths, analyzing problems, and reflecting on teaching effectiveness• Conducted observations of teaching candidates and evaluate their teaching performance• Developed learning objectives and goals with student teaching candidates and provide opportunities for self-reflection• Offered resources and evidence-based research on best practices that support student learning

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Taught a graduate level course focused on materials and methods for teaching mathematics to students with diverse learning needs• Created a syllabus, curriculum, and objectives for course instruction that analyzed evidence-based instruction (including the Concrete-Representational-Abstract/CRA approach) and current reform models in curriculum, assessment, and instruction• Highlighted the importance of instructional language and providing students with opportunities to develop conceptual understanding• Analyzed Common Core State Standards for vertical alignment of concepts throughout elementary, middle, and high school• Incorporated a variety of teaching methodologies within the class, including techniques of error analysis and flexible interviewing• Facilitated in person student discussions in content matter and provided opportunities for hands on learning experiences

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Developed individualized lesson plans and taught students with dyslexia, ADHD, and related language-based learning difficulties, using multisensory and arts integrated instructional strategieso Orton-Gillingham approach for reading instructiono Multisensory Math and concrete-representational-abstract approaches for math instructiono The Writing Revolution: The Hochman Method for writing instruction• Collaborated with classroom teachers, teaching assistants, and graduate interns to create developmentally-appropriate lesson plans that met the individual needs of each child• Implemented Responsive Classroom techniques and led Morning Meetings that promoted the well-being of students, built strong social skills, and fostered a positive and safe classroom community• Selected, administered, and analyzed both informal and formal diagnostic assessments to gather baseline data on student strengths and needs, inform instruction, and monitor progress over time• Communicated with families, related service providers, and educational advocates to regularly relay student progress• Utilized information from neuropsychological assessment reports and Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) to understand student cognitive abilities and present levels of functioning• Wrote and revised appropriate IEP goals, provided updates on student progress pertaining to the goals, and participated in IEP meetings for thirty to forty students

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Analyzed graduate and undergraduate achievement data for the school’s accreditation process to NCATE/CAEP & AECI• Planned and coordinated logistics for the Panama Bilingüe Summer Program• Escorted visiting Panamanian teachers to bilingual educational sites and cultural visits• Provided feedback and graded papers for a graduate level psychology course• Developed a Facebook page to communicate with prospective and current students and alumni

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Developing individualized lesson plans and teaching students with dyslexia, ADHD, and related language-based learning difficulties, using multi-sensory instructional strategies• Creating developmentally-appropriate lesson plans that reinforce previously taught concepts and introduce new concepts, following a concrete, representational, abstract approach• Implementing Responsive Classroom techniques and leading Morning Meetings to promote the well-being of students, build strong social skills, and foster a positive and safe classroom community• Instructing reading through Fundations and Orton-Gillingham scope and sequences• Administering diagnostic assessments and analyzing data to determine students’ areas of strength/growth to inform instruction• Using information from students’ IEP and psychoeducational reports, and monitoring of students’ progress to inform instruction, as well as collaborating with school faculty and staff to determine appropriate IEP goals

Master'S Degree, Special Education: Learning Disabilities, 4.0 Cumulative Gpa

Merit Graduate Assistantship Recipient, 2014-2015

Bachelor'S Degree, Elementary Education And Teaching, 3.85 Cumulative Gpa, 3.91 Major Gpa, Magna Cum Laude

Merit Scholarship Recipient, 2010-2014

High School, 4.2 Gpa