Beth Shmagin Email & Phone Number

• Facilitate professional development training for teachers to ensure successful implementation of diagnostic assessment, data analysis and effective instruction utilizing i-Ready materials.• Meet with administrators to accelerate data conversations and increase student success.• Prepare presentations to help teachers and administrators understand adaptive diagnostic, data reports and best practices for instruction.

• Administer academic assessments to evaluate student abilities.• Provide customized curriculum for remediation and enrichment for students, grades K-12.• Subjects include Reading, Language Arts, Writing, Math (K-6)

• Provide differentiated curriculum and support for students enrolled in the blended learning charter school. • Participate in SST and IEP meetings for students who qualify for services.• Coordinate with parents to ensure students are accessing appropriate level materials and understand how to use them.• Coach tutors in the learning centers to ensure they are providing meaningful support for students.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Prepare and deliver interactive and engaging virtual training via Webex to teachers and administrators on program usage. • Provide virtual consulting on data analysis.• Present virtual webinar training to teachers and administrators on program use, assessment and test preparation and data analysis.• Prepare and deliver engaging and collaborative onsite training to teachers and administrators on program usage. • Provide teachers and administrators with data and recommendations for increasing student usage and effectiveness with Achieve3000.• Model best practices in a classroom setting.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Technology-based assessments and education.Teacher training.• Manage and coordinate meetings, trainings and individual consulting amongst 45 teachers in 25 LAUSD elementary schools. • Prepare and deliver professional development workshops to teachers and administration. Set training schedules and create interesting sessions mixed with open forum discussions.• Demonstrate technology, theory and application to teachers. • Encourage and support instructors to become comfortable with implementing the program.• Coordinate school site consulting with administration to accelerate usageof new learning systems.• Review student data with teachers and make recommendations for instruction.• Daily reporting to company management.

2007 –2010: Academic Enrichment /Differentiation Coordinator • Develop staff development training on higher order thinking and differentiation. • Topics of in-service includes: Cooperative learning, anchor folders, student engagement, essential questions.• Provide teachers with supplemental materials to support class curriculum.• Create teaching units and follow up materials for individual students and teachers.• Mentor teachers in new teaching strategies.• Help research and purchase appropriate books for class and school library.• Organize, order and distribute CAT testing materials.• Co –Chaired the student literary magazine.• Materials to support classroom curriculum for all staff.2003 – 2007: Academic Enrichment Teacher• Developed and taught enriched curriculum to high achieving students.• Consulted with teachers about how to enrich students in all subject areas.

Lennox.K12.Ca.Us

1989 – 1992: Reading Resource Specialist, Moffett Elementary SchoolAdministration:• Oversaw resource education for 1000 students in District’s flagship elementary school.• Served on Principal’s executive team with Vice Principal and Counselor.• Led development of Reading and Language resources.• Created assessments, teaching tools and programs for the District/Schools.• Organized annual Authors’ Day by hosting authors at the school. • Planned annual “Read In” and reception with outside readers for each of 35 classrooms.• Co-Led school-wide self-study in preparation for WASC accreditation.• Assessed incoming students for language proficiency and placement.• Assessed and selected new texts and Reading programs adopted by the schools.1982 – 1989: Teacher, Buford Elementary School.Classroom Experience:• Instructed students ranging from 2nd to 6th grades.• Subjects taught included Language Arts, Reading, Writing, ESLMathematics, Science, Social Studies, Art, Music, Health and Physical Education.• Employed leveling, cooperative learning and flexible grouping.• Piloted new programs in the classroom to determine effectiveness for the district.Certificates of Recognition: * Master Teacher Program * Title VII Core Team * Teacher Training Program

M. Ed., General Education/Reading

B. A., Spanish And Linguistics

Activities and Societies: Dean’s ListTeacher Education Laboratory - Graduate School of Education California Teaching Credential