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Lissette tutors in Honolulu, HI

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

4th Grade mathExecutive Functioning1st Grade1st Grade math1st Grade Reading1st Grade Writing2nd Grade2nd Grade math2nd Grade Reading2nd Grade Writing3rd Grade3rd Grade math3rd Grade Reading3rd Grade Science3rd Grade Writing4th GradeADHD4th Grade Reading4th Grade Science4th Grade Writing5th Grade5th Grade math5th Grade Reading5th Grade Science5th Grade Writing6th Grade6th Grade math6th Grade Reading6th Grade Science6th Grade WritingADD

Availability

Weekends at any time

Can Meet

Up to 45 minutes away for a flat fee, Up to 20 minutes away for no additional charge

Hobbies

I have a son with ADHD who is very active! We love to work out together and get out into nature which I find helps him focus when it's most important. I also love reading, meditating, and volunteer at several farms.

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