Resume
Ann Richardson
[email protected]
OBJECTIVE
High school or junior high English/Language Arts teaching position
EDUCATION
May 2011 M. Ed. Secondary Education
May 2008 B.A., English
University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah
Completed 4 semesters of college Spanish
Completed math coursework through 3rd quarter -
Calculus/Differential Equations
CERTIFICATION
Google Certified Educator Level 1 - July 2019
Utah Secondary Teaching License - English - Level 2
May 2017
Utah Secondary Teaching License - English - Level 1
May 2011
ESL Endorsement
August 2011
English Language Arts endorsement, passed Praxis II English content exam
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Spectrum Academy Secondary School
Spectrum Academy Charter Schools (District)
August 2014-present
English Teacher, Lead Teacher, Digital Lead
North Salt Lake, Utah
Teaching 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students. Students have varying disabilities and behaviors based around autism, ODD, ADD, ADHD, and more. I have implemented CBI, SIOP, Understanding by Design (UBD), lesson planning strategies and commonly deeply accommodate and scaffold accordingly.
Executed Blended Learning Classrooms.
Canvas Administrator
Developed and implemented several hidden and overt elements for a classroom management plan that focuses on procedures and prevention, but includes supportive discipline.
East High School
Salt Lake School District
Aug 2010-present
Student Teacher
Salt Lake City, Utah
Taught two 12th grade, one 10th grade, and one 11th grade regular Language Arts classes of 130 ethnically diverse students, including 3 ADD/ADHD students implementing CBI and Understanding By Design (UBD) lesson planning strategies.
Created presentation project with rubric to give choice to students in curriculum.
Created cooperative action research project for 10th grade students to examine whether choice in curriculum increased motivation and engagement inside and outside the classroom.
Developed and implemented several hidden and overt elements for a classroom management plan that focuses on procedures and prevention, but includes supportive discipline.
Completed third-term report card grades, comments, and parent-teacher conferences.
Trained in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Language) classrooms and used lesson diversification in lessons and units to increase academic learning opportunities for
English Language Learners (ELLs).
Used expertise in Microsoft Office Suite to present Power Points, transparencies, create lesson plans, and worksheets for student learning, among many other applications
West High School
Salt Lake School District
Aug. 2009-Dec. 2009
Classroom Teaching Aide Salt Lake City, Utah
Helped teach a diverse group of English Language Learners (ELLs) from Mexico, Central, and South America, in one-on-one and small-group sessions following CBI and SIOP instructional
strategies for ELLs.
Created mini-lesson plans for understanding writing and reading.
Guadalupe VIP Program
Charter School
Salt Lake City, Utah
Aug. 2007-Jun. 2009
Tutor
Taught English one evening per week to a group of adults, varying in size, speaking many different native languages including Spanish and Laotian. Created visual aids and practiced
communication with students to aid in learning.
May 2011 M. Ed. Secondary Education
May 2008 B.A., English
University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah
Completed 4 semesters of college Spanish
Completed math coursework through 3rd quarter -
Calculus/Differential Equations
CERTIFICATION
Google Certified Educator Level 1 - July 2019
Utah Secondary Teaching License - English - Level 2
May 2017
Utah Secondary Teaching License - English - Level 1
May 2011
ESL Endorsement
August 2011
English Language Arts endorsement, passed Praxis II English content exam
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Spectrum Academy Secondary School
Spectrum Academy Charter Schools (District)
August 2014-present
English Teacher, Lead Teacher, Digital Lead
North Salt Lake, Utah
Teaching 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students. Students have varying disabilities and behaviors based around autism, ODD, ADD, ADHD, and more. I have implemented CBI, SIOP, Understanding by Design (UBD), lesson planning strategies and commonly deeply accommodate and scaffold accordingly.
Executed Blended Learning Classrooms.
Canvas Administrator
Developed and implemented several hidden and overt elements for a classroom management plan that focuses on procedures and prevention, but includes supportive discipline.
East High School
Salt Lake School District
Aug 2010-present
Student Teacher
Salt Lake City, Utah
Taught two 12th grade, one 10th grade, and one 11th grade regular Language Arts classes of 130 ethnically diverse students, including 3 ADD/ADHD students implementing CBI and Understanding By Design (UBD) lesson planning strategies.
Created presentation project with rubric to give choice to students in curriculum.
Created cooperative action research project for 10th grade students to examine whether choice in curriculum increased motivation and engagement inside and outside the classroom.
Developed and implemented several hidden and overt elements for a classroom management plan that focuses on procedures and prevention, but includes supportive discipline.
Completed third-term report card grades, comments, and parent-teacher conferences.
Trained in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Language) classrooms and used lesson diversification in lessons and units to increase academic learning opportunities for
English Language Learners (ELLs).
Used expertise in Microsoft Office Suite to present Power Points, transparencies, create lesson plans, and worksheets for student learning, among many other applications
West High School
Salt Lake School District
Aug. 2009-Dec. 2009
Classroom Teaching Aide Salt Lake City, Utah
Helped teach a diverse group of English Language Learners (ELLs) from Mexico, Central, and South America, in one-on-one and small-group sessions following CBI and SIOP instructional
strategies for ELLs.
Created mini-lesson plans for understanding writing and reading.
Guadalupe VIP Program
Charter School
Salt Lake City, Utah
Aug. 2007-Jun. 2009
Tutor
Taught English one evening per week to a group of adults, varying in size, speaking many different native languages including Spanish and Laotian. Created visual aids and practiced
communication with students to aid in learning.