Michelle Rickley Email & Phone Number

Denver, Co, Us

Niwot, Colorado

• Design lesson plans aligned to Common Core State Standards and district curriculum guides for students for Algebra I, Algebra II, Algebra II Honors, Geometry, and Geometry Honors• Design and implement early intervention credit recovery course, Geometry, and Algebra 1 Extensions, to help students stay on track for graduation• Implement standardized testing skills and content review into daily lessons to prepare students for SAT college entrance exam• Use data to drive instruction, identify and remedy misconceptions, review and revise curriculum, and incorporate timely, consistent, and clear feedback to enhance learning• Collaborate with literacy, special education, and department co-workers to create lessons, design assessments, and analyze data to better improve instructional practices• Create and utilize visual aids, real-world representations, step-by-step resources, model note-taking, enhance critical thinking and processing skills, and engage in error analysis to direct student thinking and problem-solving in mathematics• Establish a positive rapport with students, parents, critical family members, and stakeholders through regular communication by email, phone calls, and conferences to improve student achievement• Enhance student engagement by maintaining a collaborative, inclusive, and safe learning environment• Utilize technology in the classroom such as the Schoology, iPad applications, Delta Math assessment platform, Woot Math assessment platform, Desmos activities, etc. to engage students in daily lessons and complete assessments• Participate in frequent professional development and department/staff meetings to collaborate and improve on best practices in the classroom, curriculum alignment across grade levels, and development of common assessments

• Designed lesson plans aligned to Common Core State Standards • Co-taught with an in-class support teacher in order to reach the needs of classified students• Adapted classroom instruction and assessment by using visual aids and real-world representations to optimize student achievement• Established positive rapport with students, parents, and critical family members • Enhanced student engagement for learning math by maintaining a collaborative and safe learning environment- design assessments- support average class size of 20 students- teach blended classes with special educator as co-teacher- volunteer with after school activities - collaborate with other Geometry teachers to design assessments

Jersey City, New Jersey

• Developed lessons aligned to Common Core State Standards for 8th grade students at a Title I school• Participated in daily/weekly department and staff meetings during and after school for professional development, common planning, data analysis, and action planning • Modified assessments to reach the needs of a diverse population of students

Jersey City, New Jersey

• Developed lessons aligned to Common Core State Standards for students in Geometry, Geometry Honors, Algebra II, and Algebra II Honors at a Title I school• Participated in daily/weekly department and staff meetings during and after school for professional development, common planning, data analysis, and action planning• Modified assessments to reach the needs of a diverse population of students • Utilized visual aids and real-world representations to optimize student achievement • Facilitated group work and hands-on inquiry-based activities to promote a cooperative learning environment such as anchor charts • Co-taught with a special educator and para-professional to support diverse learning abilities • Utilized Chromebooks on a daily basis to increase student engagement• Displayed student work in the classroom to celebrate achievement and growth• Created and implemented online assessments for standardized test preparation

South Bronx

• Hired as a Co-teacher for second grade then promoted to lead teacher at the end of the school year• Developed lessons aligned to Common Core State Standards

Master Of Arts - Ma, Leadership For Educational Organizations

Master Of Arts - Ma, Curriculum And Instruction

M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction K-12 Mathematics

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Secondary Education - Mathematics

Activities and Societies: -Student Teaching Internship -Practicum in Teaching Intership -High School TutorI studied to be a Mathematics.

High School

Activities and Societies: Senior Class President Junior Class President Relational Aggression Peer Mediator Peer Tutor for Science.