Amy K.
Saint Petersburg, FL
Enthusiastic Educator Ready to Make a Difference
St. Petersburd College
Elementary EducationSt. Petersburd College
EdDAbout Amy
I absolutely love education. I knew since high school that I wanted to educate little minds, and watch my students soar to unbelievable success. I have taught Elementary Education for 6 years, and I am proud to say that I have never had a student retained. It was in the full-time teaching process that I realized that my true joy was small group
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Common Core
I have taught the new Common Core Adoption for the past 3 years. The first year was very challenging, because the FCAT was still the district based test. Not only was I challenged with FCAT material, but was also finding new innovative ways to embed FCAT curriculum with the new Common Core Adoption. I attended several Common Core Curriculum Trainings, and was observed by the state to ensure appropriate usage of the materials. I learned the reliable and valid process to teach the Common Core curriculum to help aid my students in assessment and learning success!
Elementary (K-6th)
My experience as an elementary K-6 educator was when I taught for two years at a high poverty Title 1 School using an intensive reading and writing program. This was an hourly position, and as I learned more about the education system, I decided to branch out and received my first full time position as a K-6 2nd grade teacher with and ESOL endorsement. I taught 2nd grade for 2 years and loved it! My scores were very high, so administration asked if I could move to the intermediate grades. I was moved to 4th grade, and then continued on with 5th grade as well. I also have experience in drop out prevention. I have experience teaching Kindergarten, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grade. I am currently certified and am completing my ESE component points. :) I love all grade levels!
Phonics
I have Jan Richardson Guided Reading Instruction Training for Phonics and Vocabulary, Common Core ELA training (Comprehension, Vocabulary and Phonics) and 6 years teaching phonics-K-6. I am a certified Elementary Education Teacher K-6 with an ESOL endorsement.
Study Skills
I have helped students whom struggle across the board in all subjects. One thing I noticed immensely when first teaching full time was that I had amazingly intelligent students, but they didn't know how to prepare and study for assessments. My students all struggled in a specific subject. This is where study skills in differentiated instruction came into play. Many of my students are highly social and extremely busy. However, this often leads to them being stressed out, disorganized, and procrastinators. I struggled in school because I did not have the resources or knowledge to know that I just needed an extra push and a few lessons in "How to Study Like a Champ!". I moved on to privately tutoring middle and high school students. Many of these students were athletes or performers who juggle school with road trips and practices. Has ADD/ADHD or a learning disability. Average B's or C's were the grades that were coming in before I started working diligently on a program that would work for every individual student. A program that would meet the thematic diverse needs of ALL learners. I wanted all of my students looking to step up to the next level. Study skills are easy to teach! The first step is allowing your students to know that they exist, and that their is an array of fabulous study skill techniques to aid them in assessment/classroom success. My job is not to answer "Why can't I study properly?" My job is to let students know... "It doesn't matter! We're going to change that right here... right now!".
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Amy K.
Saint Petersburg, FL
Enthusiastic Educator Ready to Make a Difference