Laura Taylor Email & Phone Number

Edgewater, Maryland, United States

Severn, Maryland, United States

School Testing Coordinator - plan, prepares and executes state and county level assessments for grades K-5. Provides assistance to the school principal in the evaluation and modification of the instructionalprograms offered by the school. Supports the management of school, human and financial resources,buildings, grounds and equipment. Establishes.

Severn, Maryland, United States

Provides assistance to the school principal in the evaluation and modification of the instructionalprograms offered by the school. Supports the management of school, human and financial resources,buildings, grounds and equipment. Establishes effective relationships with students, parents, staff, community groups and Central Office support staff..

* Advanced Learner Programs Liaison and primary consultant to School Improvement Network Teams to ensure implementation of content area programs, strategies, and resources with consistency and fidelity. Includes advising Network Coaches on identification and planning for provisions in specific areas of support to teaching staffs that effectively align.

Annapolis, Maryland, United States

• Responsible for collecting and analyzing student, class, and school-wide data to make programming, placement, intervention, and instructional decisions aimed at increasing student achievement, specifically in.
• Leader/Facilitator of School Improvement Team in charge of planning, preparing and executing regular School Improvement Team meetings to promote collaborative decision making in developing and writing the annual, long.
• Manage School-wide Title I budget, preparing and maintaining grant spreadsheets and documentation to fund staffing, materials of instruction, professional development, teacher/administrator travel, parent engagement.
• Plan, prepare, execute and follow-up on bi-monthly curriculum planning meetings, monthly Leadership meetings and district level department meetings.
• Research current educational pedagogy and best practices to develop and present appropriate professional development opportunities for school-wide faculty and staff and to identify and hire professionals in the field.
• Participate in monthly Leadership meetings to evaluate, modify and provide feedback on instructional programs, student achievement, teacher effectiveness, professional development and to communicate County level.

Annapolis, Maryland, United States

• Directly responsible for the development, staffing, scheduling, programming, community collaboration, budgeting and payroll that blended two separate grant funding sources with disparate contractual stipulations and.

Annapolis, Maryland, United States

• Responsible for developing, implementing, evaluating and modifying an innovative county Gifted & Talented (GT) Program; providing demonstration lessons and participating in professional development initiatives.
• Collaborate with Talent Development colleagues, Regional Talent Development Resource Personnel, and Supervisor of Talent Development to evaluate effectiveness of County Gifted and Talented program; identifying areas of.
• Participating in New Talent Development Teacher training to provide insight and assist new Resource Teachers in implementing the GT program in county elementary schools.
• Development of process for collection and analysis of student assessment data to identify individuals from all populations and sub-groups, for Talent Development services.
• Liaison between school, parents, and community representatives to communicate objectives, parameters, and identification processes for Talent Development services.
• Provide advanced instruction in Mathematics to small groups of high-ability learners across grade levels, where differentiation within regular classroom settings is prohibitive.

Annapolis, Maryland, United States

• Responsible for planning, preparation, instruction and assessment of curriculum in all subject areas
• Implemented and adapted county reading program for differentiation within heterogeneous grouping
• Participated in piloting the “Kidtalk” program for identifying students demonstrating underachievement or behaviors interfering with learning. This program combines collecting, interpreting and analyzing data to.
• Gained membership into the state Reading Council (SOMIRAC) and attended the state conference to learn and share new literature and strategies with fellow teachers

Takoma Park, Maryland, United States

• Responsible for planning, preparation, instruction and assessment of curriculum objectives in all disciplines
• Gained experience in working with “Gifted and Talented” students in all academic areas in a heterogeneous group
• Utilized program concepts gained from training in the “William and Mary Program for Highly Able Students”
• Applied differentiation strategies with diverse, heterogeneous groups within the classroom.
• Incorporated ideals of multicultural education in the materials, instruction and physical environment of the classroom.
• Integrated knowledge and concepts of Howard Gardiner’s Multiple Intelligence’s with instructional practices and lessons plans

Takoma Park, Maryland, United States

• Instructional Assistant responsible for planning instruction with classroom teacher for small student groups as well as implementing planned lessons, assessing student progress and evaluating instructional goals
• Responsible for performing as well as implementing planned lessons, assessments on students in third and fifth grades to determine reading levels and appropriate curriculum objectives

Administration Leadership Certification, With A Concentration In School Improvement Leadership, Gpa 4.0

Master In Elementary Education, Gpa 4.0

Ba, Gpa 3.25

General Requirements