Erika J. Lofton M.A.T. Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Michael R. Hollis Innovation AcademyKindergarten Teacher• Establishing a positive social-emotional culture and climate at a newly turnaround school• Implementing EL Education curriculum to students in active learning, focused on three dimensions of achievement: mastery of knowledge and skills, character, and high-quality work.• Fostering relationships with families using our personal Dojo page where parents can communicate with me and view pictures of their students learning• Daily, executing Tier 1 through Tier 3 instructional process teaching whole group and small group by subjects• Assess and analyze students’ progress throughout the term and effectively plan and manage ability levels• Designing EL Modules Units that help students master rigorous content, develop positive character, and produce high-quality work.• Models how the curriculum effects kindergarten academics and social skills to visiting administrators and teachers• Presented at the 2019 EL Education National Conference about differentiation within the curriculum for grades K-12

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Supported teachers by answering questions on social media about implementation of EL Education curriculum• Coordinated weekly with other community coaches to produce discussion questions for teachers via social media• Trained teachers virtually on EL Education once a month to teachers across the country• Presented virtually at Hive Conference 2020 about differentiation in the classroom• Wrote an article, “Teachers, We Are Not Alone: Community in the Time of Coronavirus”• Advised interested school administrators on how EL Education curriculum works and its impact teachers and students

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Prepared instruction in math, reading, and science using a wide range of teaching aids• Created a PBL (Project Based Learning) science-based unit that included ELA and Math tasks

San Francisco Bay Area

• Taught using curriculum provided by the camp to group of fourteen students (K-4)• Station taught with other teachers in the camp• Organized and supervised outdoor games, activities & creative challenges• Assisted with building the robots, launching rockets, and facilitating discussions to solving science mysteries

Greater Chicago Area

Marquette School of Excellence (Turnaround School)4th Grade Teacher-Literacy Intervention (06/2014-06/2015)• Applied rotations using System 44/Read 180 curriculum to deliver reading interventionby facilitating small group instruction, technology and independent reading to students learning English • Delivered direct instruction in phonics, decoding, and reading to students learning English as a second language• Used data driven instruction to develop differentiated instruction and classwork• Progress monitored students’ data to observe their individual growthMarquette School of Excellence (Turnaround School)Kindergarten Lead Teacher 06/12- 06/14• Established positive culture and climate of a new turnaround school• Taught whole group instruction with scaffold material for all students including students learning English as a second language• Prepared lesson plans using NWEA scores and other assessments• Tracked students' progress with each lesson to help assist in small group instruction• Prepared guided reading and guided math lessons for small groups• Led discussions in a grade level team meetings about data results and plan of action • Playing With Numbers Participant- program uses stations and literacy to reinforce math skills• Coached track to 5th and 6th grade girls

Greater Chicago Area

~Trained in a supportive environment and received regular, structured feedback from an experienced mentor teacher~Learned strategies that helped with classroom management~Completed my Master's degree, Master of Arts in Education (M.A.T) at National Louis University~With cohort model, had the opportunity to build professional network

Doctor Of Education - Edd

Master Of Arts - Ma, Elementary Education And Teaching

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English/Womens Studies

Activities and Societies: ~Involved in Spelman Women Empowered Through Professional Training (SWEPT) where I attended workshops that.