Melina Massetti
Auburn,CA
Summary
Professional educator with strong foundation in early childhood and elementary education. Proven ability to adapt to varying classroom environments and maintain constructive learning atmosphere. Highly collaborative, consistently supporting team efforts and adjusting to meet changing classroom needs. Skilled in classroom management, lesson planning, and fostering student engagement and growth.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Third Grade Teacher
Auburn Union School District
08.2024 - Current
- Promoted a positive learning environment by implementing effective classroom management strategies and maintaining consistent expectations.
- Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking, and communication.
- Integrated social-emotional learning strategies into daily lessons, fostering empathy and emotional intelligence among students.
Reading and Math Intervention Teacher
Auburn Union School District
08.2023 - 06.2024
- Developed strong relationships with students and colleagues at two school sites to support a collaborative learning community.
- Supported struggling students in grades K-5 by providing targeted one-on-one instruction and implementing individualized learning plans.
- Reduced achievement gaps by conducting small-group interventions focused on specific skill deficits.
- Served as a resource for colleagues seeking guidance on intervention strategies or best practices in mathematics instruction.
Kindergarten Teacher
Auburn Union School District
08.2022 - 06.2023
- Built positive relationships with students and families for safe, trusted learning support.
- Enhanced classroom management by establishing clear expectations, rules, and routines.
- Collaborated with colleagues to share resources, brainstorm ideas, and problem-solve challenges faced in the classroom environment.
- Implemented differentiated instruction strategies to meet the diverse learning needs of all students.
- Promoted learning through play with engaging activities, games and lessons.
- Improved student reading skills by implementing phonics-based instruction and guided reading activities.
Third Grade Teacher
Auburn Union School District
08.2021 - 06.2022
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on educational trends and best practices, enhancing overall teaching effectiveness.
- Assessed student understanding regularly using various formative assessment techniques, adjusting instruction accordingly for optimal results.
- Planned lessons according to district standards to cover requirements and prepare for standardized tests.
- Promoted a positive learning environment by implementing effective classroom management strategies and maintaining consistent expectations.
- Collaborated with colleagues to share best practices, resulting in a more cohesive instructional approach across grade level teams.
- Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.
- Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking, and communication.
Kindergarten Teacher
Auburn Union School District
08.2012 - 06.2021
- Built positive relationships with students and families for safe, trusted learning support.
- Enhanced classroom management by establishing clear expectations, rules, and routines.
- Collaborated with colleagues to share resources, brainstorm ideas, and problem-solve challenges faced in the classroom environment.
- Fostered social-emotional growth in students through daily morning meetings, conflict resolution strategies, and character education lessons.
Third Grade Teacher
Auburn Union School District
08.2011 - 06.2012
- Collaborated with colleagues to share best practices, resulting in a more cohesive instructional approach across grade level teams.
- Established strong parent-teacher relationships to ensure open lines of communication regarding student progress and needs.
- Developed critical thinking skills in students through the use of inquiry-based learning activities and problem-solving exercises.
- Designed and presented lesson plans in one or more academic subjects using variety of teaching techniques to appeal to various learning styles within assigned grade level.
Kindergarten Teacher
Auburn Union School District
08.2008 - 06.2011
- Collaborated with colleagues to share resources, brainstorm ideas, and problem-solve challenges faced in the classroom environment.
- Implemented differentiated instruction strategies to meet the diverse learning needs of all students.
- Developed strong relationships with families to address any concerns or issues impacting student success.
- Exercised good classroom management focused on positive behavior support by clearly articulating fair and consistent expectations along with appropriate natural consequences.
Substitute Teacher, K-5
Auburn Union School District
08.2007 - 06.2008
- Managed daily classroom routines efficiently, promoting a structured environment conducive to learning.
- Established clear expectations for behavior and consistently enforced consequences in order to maintain an orderly classroom conducive to learning.
- Enhanced classroom management skills by implementing clear expectations and consistent consequences for behavior.
- Developed strong relationships with students, fostering a positive learning environment that promoted academic growth.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Studies
Saint Mary's College of California
Moraga, CASkills
- Teaching diverse learners
- Parent-teacher communication
- Multi-subject instruction
- Student engagement
- Phonics instruction
- Project-based learning
- Classroom management
- Relationship building
Certification
Parent Coaching Certification
Multiple Subject Teaching Credential, K-8 CLAD
Timeline
Third Grade Teacher
Auburn Union School District
08.2024 - Current
Reading and Math Intervention Teacher
Auburn Union School District
08.2023 - 06.2024
Kindergarten Teacher
Auburn Union School District
08.2022 - 06.2023
Third Grade Teacher
Auburn Union School District
08.2021 - 06.2022
Kindergarten Teacher
Auburn Union School District
08.2012 - 06.2021
Third Grade Teacher
Auburn Union School District
08.2011 - 06.2012
Kindergarten Teacher
Auburn Union School District
08.2008 - 06.2011
Substitute Teacher, K-5
Auburn Union School District
08.2007 - 06.2008
Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Studies
Saint Mary's College of California
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