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Gregory Wilkinson

Watsonville

Summary

Entry-level teaching professional with solid multitasking, daily enthusiasm, time management and communication skills combined with unwavering investment in seeing students succeed to their full potential. Familiar with different instructional approaches and technology options used in English classrooms. Knowledgeable about curricula, lesson planning around content standards and elevating students voices and making time in an out of class to offer students one-on-one guidance. Reliable and dedicated team member with strong problem-solving and organizational skills. Willing to take on any task to help the team. Looking to be a very present leader in the community and for student clubs and sports activities.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

English Teacher

Lakeview Middle School
08.2023 - 07.2024

- Full-Time position for the entire school year (5 Periods).

- Regularly contacted parents to inform them about their childs behavior or academic struggles.

- Attended IEP meetings whenever possible. Always followed up with resource teacher when I missed any.

- Fulfilled all adjunct and supervision duties.

- Attended school events and games students requested I attend, to show support.

- Provide time to offer students one-on-one support in class and outside of class.

- Created all learning materials and lesson plans for the year.

- Promptly responded to student emails to support them outside of the classroom.

- Provided multiple forms of instruction to support students diverse learning styles. (Slides, lecture, instructions on handout)

- Create scaffolds that are meant to inspire answers, instead of provide them.

- Encouraged students to think about others perspectives while also thinking about their own.

- Worked to be available to sub during my prep.

- Offered to support teachers during my prep period. (Also worked as a way to support students in other classes.)

Student Teacher

University Of California Santa Cruz
08.2021 - 05.2023

Student Teaching History:

  • Shoreline Middle School Spring 2022 - 4 class periods of 8th grade English Language Arts

Fully lead 2 class periods:

- Followed pre-established lesson sequences, while adding scaffolds, student checkpoints, and activities to enhance students learning and engagement.

- Offered one-on-one support during work sessions and outside of instruction time, including after school.

- Graded and offered different levels of feedback on student work based on the density of the students assignment.

- Followed IEP's to offer specific students appropriate scaffolds, accommodations, and support.

- Chaperoned for entire class field trips to the San Jose Tech Museum and 2 High School tours.

Observed and supported students of the other 2 Periods: Offered one-on-one support during observations.

- Occasionally substituted all four class periods for the Cooperating Teacher for the day. (Once for an entire week.)

  • New Brighton Middle School Fall 2021 - Two, 8th grade Humanities Core Classes (4 periods).

- Active support to all students in class.

- Given one-on-one support during class.

- Worked with small groups of students during class.

- Fully lead select lesson sequences that focused on establishing an understanding of poetry and film language.

  • Harbor High School Spring 2022

Fully lead 2 Periods of 9th grade English Language Arts.

- Developed original lesson plans to teach the students on how to apply modern critical lenses, such as feminist theory, to classic canon novels.

- Created interactive reading experiences to increase student engagement.

- Designed lesson plans and assignments where students would relate their personal and community interests to the class topics.

- Worked with individual students and small groups to answer specific questions during work sessions.

Observed and supported students in 2 Periods of 10th grade English Language Arts.

- Offered students one-on-one help during work sessions.

- Collected a series of short stories for students to have access too, to fulfill the classes independent reading requirement.

Education

Master of Arts - Education - English

University of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
06.2023

Bachelor of Arts - Literature

University of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
06.2021

Skills

- Workshop lesson sequences with same subject teachers to refine pacing plans, scaffolds and spice up how we implemented standard based learning

- Offer emotional support to students who ask for or show signs of a need for it

- Alter lesson plans in the moment when students show they are struggling with the current sequence

- Promptly communicate with staff members

- Monitor and follow IEP support expectations

- Implement elements in lessons sequences that relate students cultural identities/personal interests

- Keep lecture time to a minimum to establish work-time goals, maximize group work and independent work-time to offer one-on-one support or group support

- Implement multiple means of completing assignments to best suit a diverse set of learners

- Promptly check students completion of assignments on the due-date, to notify students who have not completed the assignment

- Lesson Plan to make sure specific standards are being covered for each lesson

- Being available outside of instructional time to provide support during office hours and online responses (such as with the comments function on Google Classroom)

- Create a friendly atmosphere among myself and student while still maintaining an effective level of classroom management and establishing student to student respect

Personal Interests

- Backpacking

- Media Theory (Especially in Film)

- Creative Writing

- Journaling

- Theater Arts

- Running

Timeline

English Teacher

Lakeview Middle School
08.2023 - 07.2024

Student Teacher

University Of California Santa Cruz
08.2021 - 05.2023

Master of Arts - Education - English

University of California, Santa Cruz

Bachelor of Arts - Literature

University of California, Santa Cruz
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