Melissa D. Browning
Westminster,CO
Summary
- Taught in Jefferson County Public Elementary Schools over 15 years
- Skilled in childhood development with an emphasis in special education.
- Experience working in Title I schools with linguistically diverse student populations and other diverse educational needs as a para educator, Title I tutor, and teacher
- Three plus years experience working through the Getting Better Faster and Ops Feedback structure
- Has participated in many PLCs within the district and schools
- Creates and runs programs to educate beginning students and improve school readiness.
- Fosters growth and development in children while encouraging strong partnerships with families.
- Manages behavior issues through innovative and constructive correction.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Kindergarten/First Grade Teacher
Jeffco Public School District
, CO
08.2020 - Current
- Plans and implements new Into Reading literacy curriculum for both Kindergarten and First grade students
- Collaborates with grade level and vertical teams looking at student data and curriculum to guide classroom instruction
- Pioneered multi-age kindergarten and first-grade class to build early literacy and math skills and promote independent reading.
- Identified characteristics, needs, abilities and problems of each child through personal interaction and progress reports to optimize approaches.
- Encouraged and prepared students to become independent readers through systematic, multi-sensory instruction in phonemic awareness and decoding skills.
- Plans and implements instruction for all content areas following state and district standards
- Provides differentiated instruction for all students including those with special needs (IEP, ALP, ESL)
- Implements an Individual Education Plan for students with unique needs
- Collaborates with our DTL to implement Robotics and Picture Perfect STEM resources -Implemented literacy resources aligned with the district’s Common Core Curriculum
- Established a reward system to manage classroom behavior, resulting in student ownership of their own classroom behavior
- Created child-centered learning environment characterized by consistent application of sound mental health and educational psychology practices.
- Serves on the Instructional Leadership committee supporting in the planning and implementation of staff development needs and Turn Around Team's improvement plan.
- Collaborates with all staff and parents to address student progress and collaboratively set goals for areas of improvement.
- Taught remote learning when the district moved to all students learning remotely during the pandemic
Guest Teacher
Jeffco Public School
, CO
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Long-term guest teacher in first grade at Stott Elementary from October through December.
- Long-term guest teacher in a first/second grade split class at Van Arsdale Elementary from February through March.
- Attended staff and team meetings, professional development, and PLC’s during long-term guest teacher assignments.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
- Collect student data, planned, and implemented instruction for all content areas following state and district standards during long-term guest teacher assignments.
- Collaborated with grade level and vertical teams looking at student data and curriculum to guide classroom instruction during long-term guest teacher assignments.
Elementary Teacher
Data Recognition Corporations
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Wrote assessment passages and questions from National Alternate Assessment Projects K-12
- Collaborated with other state educators in design and implementation of state assessments
- (Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 4th grades)
Elementary Teacher (K, 1st, 2nd, and 4th Grades)
Jeffco Public School
, CO
08.2008 - 10.2018
- Taught at Russell Elementary for two years and Campbell Elementary for ten years -Part of many PLC groups within the district and school building
- Drove student learning by establishing clear classroom plans and group objectives, as well as actionable strategies to achieve each goal.
- Collaborated with grade level and vertical teams looking at student data and curriculum to guide classroom instruction
- Implemented Project Based Assessment and provided feedback to the district
- Provided differentiated instruction for all students including those with special needs (IEP, ALP, ESL)
- Implemented an Individual Education Plan for students with unique needs
- Created lessons by collaborating with the teacher librarian to foster 21st century skills
- Implemented literacy resources aligned with the district’s Common Core Curriculum
- Implemented 1:1 iPad classroom instruction and provided support for other teachers
- Piloted 4th grade Social Studies Curriculum
- Served on many committees such as RtI, and Leadership committees
- Served as a school Instructional Leader for many years (helped plan and implement staff development)
- Collaborated with all staff in building positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process.
- Scheduled and directed field trips and hands-on activities to foster student learning and creativity.
- Assessed student learning progress and comprehension with routine tests and standardized examinations, such as MAP, CMASS, PARCC, TCAP, DIBELS, etc.
Title I Reading Tutor
Jeffco Public School District
, CO
08.2007 - 08.2008
- Planned and implemented guided reading groups (1st – 5rd grades)
- Provided intervention support for reading instruction (1st – 5th grades)
- Taught reading comprehension and writing tactics to improve reading and writing skills.
- Identified learning needs and implemented fun and engaging learning activities to help students advance.
- Collaborated with staff members to help meet the need of all students (team meetings, weekly reports and staff meetings, etc.) -Administered student assessments
- Conducted assessments to determine comprehensive understanding of materials, for example DIBELS, DRA, DRA2, running records and yearly state assessments
- Co-taught shared/whole group reading lessons in 4th grade
- Assisted general education, Title I, special education teachers, coach and principal when needed
- Worked with the principal to organize monthly meetings for classified staff.
Para Educator
Edgewater, CO
01.2005 - 01.2007
- Provided educational assistance for a child with Autism that spent his day in a traditional classroom setting
- Modified classroom work to meet the needs of the child during classroom instruction
- Promoted independence for the student’s success
- Assisted all general education, special education, SLC, and speech teachers, along with OT when needed
- Assisted other classroom students when needed.
Education
Master of Arts - Special Education
01.2010 - 01.2012
Bachelors of Arts - Psychology, Early Childhood Education
08.1995 - 12.1999
Skills
Early childhood development
undefinedAdditional Information
- Experience with DDI structure planning meetings
- Robotics Training and implementation with our DTL 2022-2023 school year -
- Planned and implemented staff development focusing around literacy intervention
- Job embedded modeling and co-teaching to support literacy instruction
- Experience planning with the Jeffco Deeper Learning Model
- Completed QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Program through Jeffco
- Orton Gillingham (OG) trained and experience implementing this training in the classroom with whole class and as and intervention with small groups
- Completed the Colorado ELL 45 hour continuing education requirements
- Completed the required 45 hour CDE literacy instruction
- Instructional Coach and coordinator for JSEL (Jefferson County summer school program) for multiple summers
- Ability to leverage student progress to create lesson plans that address all students’ strengths and areas of needs, whole class and/or individual educational requirements
- Highly values providing a caring and safe classroom where students are consistently engaged in appropriate, meaningful learning activities.
- High levels of collaboration with students, staff, and families.
Timeline
Kindergarten/First Grade Teacher - Jeffco Public School District
08.2020 - Current
Guest Teacher - Jeffco Public School
01.2019 - 01.2020
Elementary Teacher - Data Recognition Corporations
01.2018 - 01.2019
Ashford University - Master of Arts, Special Education
01.2010 - 01.2012
Elementary Teacher (K, 1st, 2nd, and 4th Grades) - Jeffco Public School
08.2008 - 10.2018
Title I Reading Tutor - Jeffco Public School District
08.2007 - 08.2008
Para Educator -
01.2005 - 01.2007
Metropolitan State College of Denver - Bachelors of Arts, Psychology, Early Childhood Education
08.1995 - 12.1999
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