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Renee S.
Private tutor in Montclair, NJ
Education
Graduate Student, Psy.D. Program in School-Clinical Child Psychology Pace University New York, New York Completed 33 credits, GPA: 4.0 M.S.Ed., Elementary Education The College of Saint Rose, Albany, New York Special Focus: Multicultural and Urban Education, GPA: 4.0 B.A., Psychology University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York Minor: Women’s Studies, GPA: 3.56
Experience
I am a professional educator with over 15 years of experience as an elementary classroom teacher, private academic tutor, and school administrator. I have extensive experience with elementary assessments, prescriptive learning programs, phonics, guided reading, Reading Workshop, Writing Workshop, utilizing manipulatives to teach mathematics, and integrating science and social studies themes into my lessons. I am familiar with the Common Core and will develop lessons that are aligned with your school district’s curriculum. EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION EXPERIENCE Coordinator for Academic Programs DC Bilingual Public Charter School, Centronia, Washington, D.C. Supervised the instructional team for students in pre-k - 2nd grade at a community-based bilingual charter school serving approximately 300 low-income and ethnically diverse children and their families. Designed English and Spanish curriculum, instructional programs, and assessment tools. Created a schoolwide professional development plan. Designed and implemented large and small group trainings for staff including trainings, lesson planning assistance, observations with feedback, mentoring, and mediation. Developed school policies and procedures, assisted with recruitment and hiring, and participated in budget decision making as part of the School Leadership Team. Co-chaired the Student Support Team: addressed the academic, behavioral, and social/emotional concerns of individual students, designed individualized programs to accommodate students’ needs, identified strategies to assist classroom teachers, and participated in IEP meetings with parents. Designed research tools, conducted surveys, and analyzed data to monitor teacher, student, and parent satisfaction. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Private Elementary Tutor Various Families in the United States Provided private tutoring sessions to children in prekindergarten through grade 5. Assessed student’s needs and developed individualized lesson plans to achieve identified goals in a variety of instructional areas including language development, reading, writing, mathematics, organization, time management, and study skills. Teacher (Grade 3) Bailey’s Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences, Falls Church, Virginia Classroom teacher for 25 third grade children at a magnet school for the arts and sciences. Utilized an arts-integrated teaching approach in language arts in collaboration with The Kennedy Center. Maintained a positive classroom climate using cooperative techniques: class meetings, collaborative rule creation, interactive modeling, guided discovery, logical consequences, positive teacher language, and collaborative problem solving. Teacher (Grade 2) Mosby Woods Elementary School, Fairfax, Virginia Classroom teacher for 25 second grade children. Successfully differentiated instruction to meet the needs of a diverse student population representing forty countries of origin. Facilitated the development of a home-school partnership using telephone check-ins, weekly newsletters and progress reports, homework journals, and classroom volunteers. Developed, administered, and interpreted formative and summative assessments to inform instruction. Teacher (Grade 1) Woestina Elementary School, Rotterdam Junction, New York Classroom teacher for 18 first grade children in a small rural school serving low-income families in upstate New York. Collaborated with special education support staff and teachers, mental health professionals, and family member volunteers in a mainstream classroom to support students with ADHD, PDD, autism, learning disabilities, and emotional issues. Utilized case notes and observations to create behavior modification programs to accommodate individual needs.
Subject Expertise
1st Grade, 1st Grade math, 1st Grade Reading, 1st Grade Writing, 2nd Grade, 2nd Grade math, 2nd Grade Reading, 2nd Grade Writing, 3rd Grade, 3rd Grade math, 3rd Grade Reading, 3rd Grade Science, 3rd Grade Writing, 4th Grade, 4th Grade math, 4th Grade Reading, 4th Grade Science, 4th Grade Writing, 5th Grade Writing, 6th Grade Writing, Elementary Math, Homeschool, Study Skills And Organization