Rayann Keefer Email & Phone Number

Self Employed Private Tutor

-Adapted curriculum in all subject areas and learning strategies for both an in-school and online learning environment-Provided a range of instructional, management, and assessment tools and strategies to meet the needs of 20-24 students-Lead a team of 5th grade teachers in adapting and understanding online tools in order to reach students online-Constantly trained colleagues, parents, and students troubleshoot hardware, software, and network issues in the online learning environment-Strengthened my experience with Apple products, macOS, SmartBoard technologies, and Windows OS to maintain data, provide instruction, and to collaborate with colleagues-Communicated daily to colleagues, parents, and students to ensure that everyone involved had effective understanding of the curriculum and their individual growth academically-Created extensive calendars and collaborative Google documents and Google slides weekly in order to create consistent instruction and resources across the team of 7 teachers-Provided families connections to tutors, counselors, and other resources in the community to ensure success inside and outside the classroom-Maintained organized data in order to analyze data and growth to understand next steps for each student-Sought out external resources to continue to grow in technology, people skills, leadership, and best practices-Participated in weekly meetings and professional development to grow skills in leadership, technology, and education

-Created a safe and secure learning community in which students can thrive academically, socially, and emotionally-Planned and implemented engaging and developmentally appropriate lessons for strategies and skills across all 3rd grade subject areas-Designed and and executed rubrics and assessment tools to help students become self driven in their academic growth-Structured assessments to collect data in order to analyze student progress throughout the year-Collaborated weekly with a team of 12-14 teachers to create unit plans and to navigate solutions for behavior in the classroom-Extended connections across grade levels and subject areas in order to help create a culminating project that was led by students in an effort to bring better sustainability practices to our building-Familiarized myself with macOS and AppleTV products to provide instruction-Gained experience in Google chromebooks, extensions, and tools to provide instruction as well as monitor student use through software

Charlotte, North Carolina

Tucson, Arizona

-Created a week long differentiated curriculum for all age groups in computer animation using project based, hands-on learning for ages 3-17-Instructed six different groups over six weeks and adapted the self-created curriculum to meet the different needs of different groups-Enabled students to construct a plan for their animations through storyboarding and in-depth character creation-Troubleshooted software similar to Stop Motion Studios in order to ease use for all students-Troubleshooted issues on Windows systems to prepare for student use-Sought out resources in order to educate myself on best practices while using instructional technology

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

Assessed all 8th grade students using leveled literacy programPlaced students in organized groups according to strengths, weaknesses, and ability levelCreated 15-30 minute sessions for struggling students in areas of comprehension and inferencing

Charlotte, North Carolina

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Elementary Education And Teaching

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Early Childhood Education And Teaching

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society, Writing Tutor

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