Chelsea Nash

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OBJECTIVE: To obtain a teaching position in an elementary school, utilizing skills gained from prior
experiences working with and teaching academically and culturally diverse students.

EDUCATION
EDUCATION SPECIALIST
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Expected 2021

MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING

Armstrong State University
Savannah, GA
2016

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA
2012

EXPERIENCE
FIFTH GRADE TEACHER
Eureka Elementary School
July 2018-Present
 Use a variety of assessment and instructional practices to meet diverse students’ needs.
 Plan and implement lesson plans according to the Virginia Standards of Learning.
 Work collaboratively with all building teams to use data to define goals for improvement.
 Organize the classroom environment to be conducive to student learning.
 Increase hands-on learning experiences to assist in the increase of learning opportunities.
 Research and utilize a variety of learning materials, resources, and technology methods to
support and develop the classroom environment.
 Collaborate effectively with other teachers in the district to ensure depth, breadth, rigor,
and consistency were met across the content areas and grade levels.
 FIFTH GRADE TEACHER
Rice Creek School
July 2015-June 2018
 Developed and adapted lesson plans to meet differing abilities and social needs.
 Promoted understanding of and respect for different cultural backgrounds of students.
 Encouraged creative approaches to problem-solving.
 Motivated and mentored students towards higher success and achievement.
 Encouraged a sense of curiosity and a deeper understanding of interdisciplinary subjects
through thematic study.
 Enhanced student academic and social growth by using varied activities and teaching
strategies.
 Incorporated students’ prior knowledge to further enhance learning objectives.
 Provided an inviting, exciting, innovative, and challenging learning environment.
 Assessed student learning formally and informally using a variety of assessments and grading
rubrics.

OTHER EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Eureka Elementary
Assistive Technology Team (July 2019-Present)
 Meet monthly to learn about assistive technology (AT), assess division-wide AT needs,
implement an inventory system, plan for AT acquisition, and develop and deliver AT training for
the division.
 Assist teachers at assigned school in AT implementation in order to meet individual student
needs.
Response to Intervention School Chairperson (July 2018-Present)
 Assist teachers in preparing materials and strategies for each group for the purpose of ensuring
the use of sound teaching practices consisting of evidence-based instructional practices which
are implemented with fidelity.
 Facilitate and support teachers’ use of classroom-based, developmentally appropriate
interventions for individual children and groups of children for the purpose of enhancing their
acquisition of social/emotional and cognitive skills.
 Meets with teachers individually or in grade-level teams for the purpose of helping interpret
data, determine intervention efficacy and plan next steps of support.
 Oversees school and classroom level data collection and progress monitoring at Tier II and Tier
III for the purpose of monitoring, evaluating, and recommending interventions.
 Supports and monitors school's implementation of Response to Intervention (RTI) model for the
purpose of increasing student achievement.

Rice Creek School

Grade Level Chairperson (August 2016-June 2018)
 Lead weekly meetings with fifth grade teachers that centered on instructional strategies to meet
the needs of all students.
 Coordinated departmental duties including fundraisers, preparation of reports, testing,
monitoring, gathering, and analyzing data.
 Served as communications liaison between the fifth grade teachers and administrators.

Response to Intervention Fifth Grade Chairperson (August 2016-June 2018)

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  Attended monthly meetings with other grade levels to ensure all RTI files were up to date.
 Used information gathered at monthly meetings to assist other fifth grade teachers with
completing their RTI responsibilities.
 Held weekly grade-level meetings to discuss progress of RTI students.

Language Arts Department School Chairperson (August 2016-June 2018)

 Served as a curriculum leader by assisting in the review of lesson plans, and in the development
of curriculum, goals, and philosophies.
 Assisted teachers with the development of strategies to improve instruction, including
classroom management techniques, and serve as a resource person in remediating
unacceptable areas as cited by the administrators on observation forms.
 Coordinated departmental duties including preparation of reports, agendas, minutes, and
surveys.
 Served as a communication liaison between the teachers of the department, the principal, and
other school groups.
 Assisted in the evaluation, selection, distribution and inventory of textbooks, materials, supplies,
and equipment.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
 Phi Kappa Phi (Collegiate Honor Society)
 Kappa Delta Pi (International Honor Society in Education)
 Psi Chi (International Honor Society in Psychology)