Cynthia Pitchford

• Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
• Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
• Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
• Repeatedly requested as substitute teacher by teachers based on excellent past referrals and trusted performance.

I primarily provided over 60 hours of reading and English compensation to one student as required by the head of the school. I also provided two days of professional development to ELA middle school teachers to prepare for the implementation of the new Common Core Curriculum. I mentored new teachers; as well as administered.

• Guided teachers to collect and analyze data and developed action plans in response to determined student needs.
• Assessed literacy needs of school by reviewing student data and current curriculum.
• Provided planned objectives and instruction for struggling [School Level] readers.
• Administered standardized tests to assess student strengths and weaknesses.
• Assessed student learning needs and provided relevant instruction to close knowledge gaps.
• Motivated students with accurate feedback and positive reinforcement.
• Created personalized lesson plans to meet needs of diverse learners.
• Developed methods to motivate and engage students in learning.

• Completed in-service and additional training to maintain professional growth.
• Evaluated academic skills of each student through verbal assessments, graded assignments and standardized tests.
• Led interesting and diverse group activities to engage students in course material.
• Taught age-appropriate spelling techniques, grammar rules and language skills.