Motivated, dedicated, hard-working educator who has spent the past 8 years working with students in both Ward 7 and 8 of Washington, DC. I enjoy seeing students reach their full potential in and out of the classroom while learning and growing at their own pace.

Mentor teacher; responsible for coaching and preparing resident teacher in daily classroom routines, classroom management, behavior structures, professionalism, and completing their first year of graduate studiesResponse to Intervention representative; helped create interventions and behavior plans for students with challenging behavior and delay in academic growthDifferentiated small group math and literacy lessons to help students receive passing scores on ECR: Math, ECR: Language and Literacy, and Letter Writing (letter and letter sound) examsAdministered ECR: Math, ECR: Language and Literacy, and Letter WritingAnalyzed student data to determine specific placing of small group, as well as students who require extra support to meet each student’s needsAssist my co- teacher in leading daily components, going over lesson planning, and class management/ behavior managementAssist co- teacher and Support team in developing appropriate student behavior and academic intervention plansAttend professional development that focuses on narrative comprehension, classroom management, understanding students and their families, differentiated small groups, etc.Assisted and coached 12 young ladies in middle school basketball at Achievement Prep AcademyFamily engagement chair; spearheaded Black History program and worked with students and families to raise funds for families in need within our school community

Differentiated small group literacy and math lessons to achieve student proficiency on TEMA and STEP assessmentsAdminister PPVT, TEMA, and STEP assessmentsAnalyzed formative assessment data to identify a group of four students who need support on the rhyme section of STEP assessment. Administered weekly small group support sessions and used summative assessments to adjust lessons to meet student needs.Assist Lead Teacher and Student Support team in developing appropriate student behavior and academic intervention plan Attend professional development that focuses on self- talk and parallel talk to improve student languageAssisted in organizing and leading 60 students in Sports Club, Basketball, and Soccer extracurricular activitiesPlanned and helped coordinate the development of Black History Month activities for Pre-Kindergarten 4, Museum Walk, and Hollywood Dance NightSupported students during Saturday School sessions throughout the academic year