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Lissette R.
Private tutor in Honolulu, HI
Education
Touro University - Masters, Elementary Education, GPA 3.98 MCNY - Bachelors, Human Services, GPA 3.97
Experience
I currently work as a teacher mentor/manager with Emerging Leaders program and am on staff with Teach for America. I miss working with students and am eager to "teach" again. I also have training in Orton Gillingham via my experience at Assets school and have worked very well with students who have ADHD and Dyslexia. Assets School Honolulu, HI Second Grade Teacher 8/11 - 8/12 Designed and implemented rigorous, differentiated second grade language arts and math curricula to meet the learning needs of students with learning differences Attained a class average of 1.8 years growth in math and 1.5 years growth on reading in one school year Tutored title one students in reading as a volunteer with the Hawaii International Dyslexia Academy Achievement First Charter Network Bridgeport, CT Leader Fellow/Math Department Head 8/10 – 7/11 Reached the ambitious goal of all students achieving 90% success on all kindergarten Math standards Developed math instructional curriculum in collaboration with principal Analyzed school wide data in order to design responsive student interventions Tracked and analyzed other academic data (absences, homework completion rates) in order to design responsive student interventions Designed and presented four in service workshops on classroom management, student engagement, and parental involvement to eight teachers Partnered with teachers to create individual plans for students with learning challenges and track progress to goals Led recognition assemblies, parent workshops, family and community service events and other school-wide-culture building activities Facilitated staff trainings on student-teacher relationships, classroom management, parent partnership and school culture Teach For America/Las Vegas Public Schools Las Vegas, NV Second Grade Chair/1st & 2nd Grade Teacher 7/06 – 7/11 Designed & implemented rigorous, differentiated second grade Social Studies, Math, and English curricula to meet the learning needs of all students Achieved an average of 1.8 years growth in reading and 87% mastery over all second grade math standards Designed and presented professional development workshops on the Six Writing Traits to a group of 20 teachers Worked in collaboration with teacher team to create and implement rigorous supplemental math curriculum resulting in 85% mastery of second grade math standards Created and directed school wide tutoring program fully staffed by teacher volunteers Volunteered as coach for spirit team leading them to 3rd place in district championship Home Away From Home Program New York, NY Second Grade Chair/1st & 2nd Grade Teacher 8/04 – 5/06 Created and implemented business plan for Home Away from Home – a volunteer tutoring service organization Designed and implemented marketing plan for organization resulting in the acquirement of ten tutoring students Managed 2 tutor volunteers Planned personalized curriculum for ten first through third grade tutoring students in language arts and math In partnership with classroom teachers, increased student reading levels by 1.4 years in nine months as tracked by the DRA tremendously and am looking for a way to teach again.
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, 5th Grade math, 5th Grade Reading, 5th Grade Science, 5th Grade Writing, 6th Grade, 6th Grade math, 6th Grade Reading, 6th Grade Science, 6th Grade Writing, ADD, ADHD, Executive Functioning