Tarri O.

Miller
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2800 Fox Hill Drive
Arlington, Texas 76015
817-229-4038
tomiller@sbcglobal.net

Profile:

I have over eleven years experience working with students

to help advance their reading skills and lay the foundation for future
success. I understand that students have varying degrees of strengths
and needs. It is through a collaborative effort and effective
communication with professional educators, families, and students that
my desire to provide quality education is met.

Leadership Roles:
Conducted district wide professional learning for Arlington ISD
in the following areas:

Fluency

Targeting Student Engagement Instructional Strategies Within The

Classroom

Integrating Social Studies Into Other Content Areas

Introduction to grade 3 Social Studies Texas Essential Knowledge

and Skills (TEKS) revisions

Crafting Nonfiction - Instructing grade level teachers to learn

specific writing process and craft lessons for nonfiction writing

Connecting Instructional Focus Documents to the Teaching for

Understand Planning Cycle and T-TESS (teacher evaluation
system)

Served on district wide committees for Arlington ISD in the

following areas:

Social Studies curriculum revisions to implement instruction for the

newly revised Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

Classifying Language Arts target types through the deconstruction

of complex standards (TEKS)

Grade 3 curriculum revision documents which consisted of

reviewing, giving feedback, searching for, and creating aligned
resources for the instructional focus documents in Language Arts

Analyzed, reviewed and collaborated with grade 3 teachers for

district wide Language Arts curriculum assessments

Campus based leadership roles:

Site Based Decision Making committee to improve educational

outcomes

Team Leader 2011 PRESENT

Campus Based Literacy Team

Teaching Experience:
Goodman Elementary / Grade Three / Teacher
AUGUST 2006 PRESENT, Arlington, TX

Plan, prepare, and deliver instructional lessons that facilitate

literacy learning
Participate in professional learning communities with colleagues to
deepen understanding of student learning needs
Evaluate and assess student data from both formative and
summative sources.
Differentiate, modify, and adapt the learning environment to
support all students
Cultivate an environment that promotes a culturally diverse
community of shared ownership for student learning

Goodman Elementary / Special Education Grades 1- 6 / Teacher

AUGUST 2005 2006, Arlington, TX

Develop Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)

Implement IEPs, assess students performance, and monitor their
progress and goals
Assess students skills to determine their need and develop
teaching plan

Education and Certifications:

Texas Womans University, Denton, TX

Working towards Masters of Reading Education
AUGUST 2013 DECEMBER 2016 (completion date)

Education Career Alternatives Program, North Richland

Hills, TX
Elementary Generalist and Special Education Certifications
JULY 2003

University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX

B.A. in Communications / Speech
September 1980 December 1986

Texas Teaching Certificates

Generalist EC 4
Special Education EC 12
ESL EC 4

Professional Organization

International Literacy Association

Awards
Goodman Elementary Teacher of the Year, 2016