Antravias Burt Email & Phone Number

Henrico, Virginia, United States

Innovative educational leader who puts the best interest of the students at the center of every action.

Prince George'S County, Maryland

• Teach content and skills in English language, literature, composition, reading, and journalism to middle school students, utilizing curriculum designated by Prince George’s County Public Schools.• Instruct students in citizenship and basic subject matter specified in state law and administrative regulations and procedures of Prince George’s County Public Schools.• Adapt English material and methods to develop relevant sequential assignments and lesson plans that guide and challenge students.• Implement technology to cultivate effective global learners.• Develop lesson plans and supplementary materials compatible with the division’s basic instructional philosophy and congruent with course / Common Core standards; provide individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student and subgroups of students.• Evaluate academic and social growth of students, prepare report cards, and keep appropriate records to include attendance reports, checklists, census forms, and other recordkeeping activities as necessary.• Encourage students to think independently and to express original ideas.• Evaluate each student’s progress in meeting the course standards for English skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing).• Establish and maintain standards of student behavior needed to provide an orderly, productive classroom environment.• Identify student needs and cooperate with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students solve learning, health and attitude problems.• Communicate with parents and school counselors on student progress.• Supervise students in assigned out-of-classroom activities during the working day.• Participate in faculty committees and the sponsorship of student activities.• Administer testing in accordance with division testing practices.• Model nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.

Richmond, Virginia

• Organized various events geared to remediating students needing to retake the SOL test due to failing scores. 93% of the students that attended these events retested successfully. • Spearheaded a textbook selection committee in which a new textbook was chosen for high school English classes in Richmond, Virginia.• Served as an assessment developer by creating questions for each SOL standard and strand using Bloom’s taxonomy, reading passages, informational text, and grammar in a variety of question formats. High school teachers across the district use these test questions for creating classroom assessments using the online program Interactive Achievement.• Prepared coursework and assignments consisting of grammar rules, spelling and diction, word pronunciation, sentence structure, punctuation, reading and essay writing.• Held one-on-one conferences with students for performance tracking and met with parents or guardians to discuss students’ academic progress, remedial issues and /or behavior issues when necessary.• Sponsored an afterschool program that is paired with Podium, a literary journal in which the students’ poetry, prose, and artwork is published and distributed throughout the city.• Facilitated teacher development sessions in which teachers were provided with lesson planning ideas, writing workshops, and strategies for teaching content across the curriculum.

Henrico, Virginia

• Provided tutoring to 6 students (1st to 7th grade) in reading, writing and math.• Offered assistance with developing study strategies. • Worked with tutees to develop a tutoring plan that fit each student’s individual needs.• Prepared tutoring sessions to ensure the tutees' academic development. • Assessed the tutees' progress throughout tutoring sessions. • Participated in tutor training and development sessions.

Master Of Science - Ms, Educational Leadership And Administration, General

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English/Language Arts Teacher Education; Journalism

Activities and Societies: Sigma Tau Delta, WODU