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| Objective An experienced educator seeks a position as a social studies teacher. Highlights Experience teaching middle and high school students. Ability to communicate effectively with students. Passion for the social sciences. Interest in improving the lives of students. Eager to employ various instructional methods. Willing to work long hours to see a goal accomplished completely and correctly. Belief in education that balances growth in knowledge, character, and physical fitness. Understanding of the unique needs of exceptional education students. Professional Experience School District of Hillsborough County - James K-8, Tampa, FL Seventh Grade Language Arts Teacher 2005 - Present Constructed a curriculum to emphasize the skills needed by both remedial and advanced students. Tutored remedial and low-achieving students after school. Taught Language Arts at a Title I school. Eckerd Youth Alternatives - Eckerd Youth Challenge Program, Brooksville, FL Middle School and High School Teacher 2004 - 2005 Developed a full curriculum utilizing the Sunshine State Standards for seventh through eleventh grade students. Taught a full curriculum for students of differing abilities. Positively influenced youth offenders through mentoring and role modeling. Contributed to the development of Individual Education Plans. Worked with students of differing exceptionalities including: Severely Emotionally Disabled, Specific Learning Disabilities, Gifted, and ESOL. Trained for and administered the Woodcock-Johnson III Test of Achievement. Received Protective Action Response training from Eckerd Youth Alternatives and the Department of Juvenile Justice. Administered the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. Participated in weekly assessment meetings with the student, counselors, and Group Treatment Manager. Obtained CPR and First Aid certification. Other Relevant Work Experience School Board of Alachua County, Gainesville, FL 2000 Substitute Teacher St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Largo, FL 1999-2001 Camp Counselor/Assistant Director First Lutheran Church and School, Clearwater, FL 1999-2001 Substitute Teacher/After-school Counselor/Camp Counselor Education University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Bachelor's Degree in History and extensive coursework in secondary education. Computer Skills MS Word, MS Power Point, Web Page Design, Internet Skills, MS Paint Keywords Character, Honor, Respect, Discipline, Courtesy, Honesty, Integrity, Graciousness, Humility, Responsibility |
| "Raise up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it." -- Proverbs 22:6 |
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