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SARAH TURK

Educator
Riverside

Summary

As a professional educator and trainer, I have strong communication skills and am very detailed orientated. As new ideas and technologies develop, I am continuously, adapting to new situations and technologies which is essential in maintaining a structured and coordinated work environment. Cultivating trusting and productive relationships with a diverse group of students, parents, teachers, and administration is key in having a healthy and happy work environment.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
2015
2015
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Elementary Lead Teacher and Teacher Trainer

Harvest Christian School
01.2020 - Current
  • Teacher Trainer: Add in training new teachers and substitutes on programs, resources, teaching tools and classroom management
  • Review yearly curriculum to make sure units are adhering to state standards
  • Yearly curriculum pacing guide for team
  • Observing and evaluating teachers (formal and informal)
  • Create, compose, and edit written material (study guides, PowerPoints, Kahoot)
  • Virtual Teaching: creating videos, virtual meetings, and student planning guides
  • Organizing grade level events-field trips, students store and vendor store

Elementary Teacher

Harvest Christian School
01.2017 - 01.2020
  • Lecture: Whole group and small groups
  • Differentiation for IEP’s and learning disability (autism, HDHD, Dyslexia, processing disorders)
  • Weekly lesson plans
  • Communication: Emailing, phone calls and scheduling parent meetings
  • Established positive relationships with students, parents, colleagues, and school administrators
  • Parent Teacher Conferences: Discussing parent concerns and student progress
  • Formal and Informal assessments of students (testing, classwork, computer outputs)

Preschool/Kindergarten Teacher

Fredericksburg Academy
01.2012 - 01.2014
  • Classroom Management
  • Computer Lab- Testing, AR, Group Writing
  • Formal and Informal Assessing
  • Worked with full inclusion classrooms (Mild to Moderate)
  • Tutoring Math and Reading: individual and small groups
  • Created lesson plans in accordance with standards
  • Collaborated with fellow teachers and administrators, incorporating that feedback into action plans
  • Ongoing formal and informal assessments

Substitute Teacher/Receptionist

Silver Valley School District/Fredericksburg Academy
01.2010 - 01.2012
  • Teaching 20-30 students in various classroom environments
  • Covered a 60-mile radius on an on-call basis for teaching high school and elementary classrooms
  • 45 + WPM
  • Operated everyday office equipment (phones, copy/fax machine, computers)
  • Logged in absents and tardy
  • Put online request in for substitutes
  • Filing, organizing, and copying school materials (Flyers, Transcripts, Medical and Health files etc.)
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office: Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint

Education

Masters of Arts - Curriculum and Instruction

Brandman University
Irvine, CA

Bachelors of Arts - Liberal Studies

California Baptist University
Riverside, CA

Skills

Student motivation

Reading comprehension strategies

Parent-teacher communication

Collaborative teamwork

Oral communication skills

Learning styles adaptation

Inclusive education

Cross-curricular integration

Timeline

Elementary Lead Teacher and Teacher Trainer

Harvest Christian School
01.2020 - Current

Elementary Teacher

Harvest Christian School
01.2017 - 01.2020

Preschool/Kindergarten Teacher

Fredericksburg Academy
01.2012 - 01.2014

Substitute Teacher/Receptionist

Silver Valley School District/Fredericksburg Academy
01.2010 - 01.2012

Bachelors of Arts - Liberal Studies

California Baptist University

Masters of Arts - Curriculum and Instruction

Brandman University

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