Melanie Adams Email & Phone Number

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

• Differentiate instruction using MAP test data along with formative classroom assessments • Collaborate with team to create engaging lessons, implement individualized behavior plans, and coordinate schedules and routines • Communicate with families weekly to keep them informed of their child's progress • Lead and mentor students in Creative Writing Club

• Taught grammar, phonics, reading, and vocabulary acquisition to English language learners by using total physical response and synthetic phonics

Troy, Oh

• Implemented flexible small group teaching methods including literature circles, Guided Reading, Words Their Way spelling, and skills based grouping to differentiate instruction • Collaborated with teaching partner to create multidisciplinary units• Created a stimulating, encouraging class environment adaptive to student needs• Contributed to creation of district wide pacing guide for Language Arts standards in the spring of 2018

Springboro, Oh

• Preschool- Implemented play based learning centers, taught social skills, and communicated with families• 2nd grade- Transitioned to long term substitute position by building rapport with students and families, learning class routines, and collaborating with teachers about future units of study

Beavercreek, Oh

• Taught lesson plans, built rapport with students, and implemented classroom management techniques

Centerville, Oh

• Taught lesson plans, built rapport with students, and implemented classroom management techniques

Beavercreek, Oh

• Created support group for military children—led monthly meetings bringing community and military members together to teach about the military, relationship building, and coping with parental deployments • Planned engaging lessons utilizing technology based tools such as iPad apps and Smartboard interactive screens• Interacted with families to provide classroom activity awareness and ideas to expand learning at home

Westerville, Oh

• Guided struggling math students to understand concepts and develop solutions independently

Whitehall, Oh

• Planned and taught an inquiry based science unit that allowed students to solve problems collaboratively• Co-taught a unit using various lesson frameworks, including direct instruction and structured discovery • Assisted cooperating teacher in creating a behavior intervention plan

Whitehall, Oh

• Led guided reading groups daily • Conferred with students about their progress in writing during Writing Workshop• Administered and analyzed standardized assessments to gather data that informed lesson planning

Westerville, Oh

• Administered and analyzed standardized assessments related to the three dimensions of the alphabetic principle• Created and taught differentiated interactive lessons based on data collected from assessments

Westerville, Oh

• Tutored two students in phonemic awareness and alphabetic principle skills • Created, administered, and analyzed assessments to tailor the tutoring lessons

Westerville, Oh

• Tutored an English language learner on the three dimensions of the alphabetic principle using multi-modal activities

Westerville, Oh

• Evaluated student reading skills using standardized speed and accuracy tests • Observed various teaching methods through observation of daily reading classes

Bachelor’S Degree, Early Childhood Education With 4-5 Generalist Endorsement, 4.0 Gpa

Reading Endorsement, Education

High School, 4.0 Gpa

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society

Masters In Literacy, Education, 4.0 Gpa