Zina Burney

Caring educator with a proven track record at New Hanover County Schools, excelling in differentiated instruction and critical thinking. Leveraged data-driven strategies to enhance reading proficiency and student engagement, achieving significant academic growth. Expert in classroom management and fostering collaborative learning environments.

• Creating Strategic Readers - workshop presented to all teachers at the elementary level in New Hanover County. This workshop allowed teachers to actively participate in activities to promote and enhance decoding and comprehension strategies for students.
• Direct Instruction - workshop presented systematic approach to reading instruction. Teachers were active participants in the program components of Direct Instruction.
• Running records - workshop presented techniques to assess reading level of students, as well as analysis of reading errors. This workshop enabled teachers to analyze reading errors and make appropriate selections of the individual student's reading level.
• Parent workshop - workshop presented to parents to encourage the use of varied strategies to improve the student's reading success. This workshop equipped the parents with a variety of tools to use with their children at home.
• Reading/Leadership Connections - workshop presented for vocabulary and comprehension development. This workshop assisted teachers with strategies for developing vocabulary and comprehension in the classroom.