Johanna Church
Buckeye
Summary
Dedicated educator with a strong foundation in elementary teaching, including 13 years of experience. Focused on cultivating an engaging and supportive learning environment. Expertise in developing customized lesson plans tailored to diverse learning styles, fostering collaboration among students, and enhancing overall understanding. Committed to driving academic success through differentiation, student engagement, and technology integration. Proficient in classroom management techniques, using student assessment data to drive instruction, and building strong relationships with both students and families.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Fifth Grade Teacher
SCOTT L. LIBBY ELEMENTARY
Litchfield Park, AZ
08.2022 - Current
- Create and implement rigorous lesson plans using the Gradual Release model and aligned to all DOK levels
- Establish a safe and supportive class community using Conscious Discipline
- Nurture student leadership skills using Leader in Me
- Empower students to take ownership of their learning and tracking their progress using Leader in Me
- Effectively manage discipline using classroom management strategies
- Build and foster relationships with each student
- Encourage collaborative learning through a variety of Kagan structures
- Implement iReady math curriculum, McGraw Hill Wonders ELA curriculum, and Inspire Science curriculum
- Develop rigorous and engaging lesson plans to meet Common Core Standards
- Assess student learning through unit tests, exit tickets, CFA's, iReady diagnostic tests, Wonders CSA's, and district benchmark assessments
- Modify instruction based on assessment data and other key performance indicators
- Integrate technology to enhance interactive learning experienes and incorporate 1:1 technology using student chromebooks
- Provide Tier 2 support to students during intervention times (WIN - What I Need) to provide reteach as well as enrichment
- Administer Acadience progress monitoring
- Communicate regularly with parents using weekly newsletters, email, ParentSquare, and more to keep them informed of their child’s progress
- Maintain current grades to monitor student mastery of concepts
- Provide accommodations and modify student work in accordance with IEPs
- Actively participate in PLC’s to collaborate with colleagues/administrators and use data to plan, guide, and reflect on instruction, as well as monitor student progress and create intervention/Tier 2 opportunities
- Incorporate science and social studies standards and activities into reading lessons, as well as use the district provided resources to teach science and social studies units
- Webmaster in charge of updating school website
- Kagan trained days 1-5
- Ran the school newspaper club and published student created newspapers monthly
Fifth Grade Teacher
DIGITAL LEARNING ACADEMY
Litchfield Park, AZ
08.2021 - 05.2022
- Developed rigorous lesson plans adapted for online learning
- Incorporated and facilitated collaborative learning opportunities
- Instructed students remotely using a variety of whole class and small group sessions
- Utilized Zoom and Google Meets for whole class teaching, as well as breakout rooms for small group teaching and collaborative learning
- Integrated a combination of live teaching and asynchronous assignments to enhance student learning
- Created a Google Classroom that contained academic tasks, as well as tasks to maintain a strong, connected, classroom community
- Organized a school newspaper club and published student created monthly newspapers digitally
- Communicated with parents through weekly newsletters, conferences, and messages/reports
- Assessed student mastery through a variety of assessments and used this information to drive instruction
- Utilized Nearpod to create engaging, collaborative learning activities
First-Fifth Grade Teacher
CORTE SIERRA ELEMENTARY
Avondale, AZ
08.2014 - 05.2021
- Taught multiple grade levels during my time at this school
- Implemented Conscious Discipline structures/rituals
- Established a safe and supportive class community using Second Step and other class building activities
- Instructed students using Fundations (Fundations trained in grades 1-3)
- Developed rigorous and engaging lesson plans to meet Common Core Standards and align with Engage NY curriculum and Georgia Reading curriculum
- Assessed student learning through unit tests, Goalbook assessments, exit tickets, module tests, and teacher created formative assessments
- Administered DIBELS benchmark assessment and progress monitoring
- Provide Tier 2 support to students during Guided Reading/Reading WIN/Math WIN
- Communicated with parents regarding their child’s progress
- Accommodated students on IEPs/504 plans and push-in students from the autism classroom
- Actively participated in PLC’s to collaborate with colleagues/administrators and use data to plan instruction
- Participated in Step Up to Writing committee to create profile of a first grade writer, tool selection guide, and rubrics to assess writing across each genre
- Incorporated science and social studies standards and activities into the pacing calendar
- Facilitated student interests through garden club and science club
First Grade Teacher
IMAGINE DESERT WEST ELEMENTARY
Phoenix, AZ
08.2012 - 05.2014
- Utilized data collected from SAT10 and Galileo Benchmark assessments to develop instruction
- Aligned lesson plans and instruction with the Common Core Standards and Imagine Schools Curriculum
- Measured student learning gains through weekly assessments
- Conducted DIBELS assessments
- Structured lesson plans to correlate with GO Math! and Houghton Mifflin Reading Series
- Differentiated instruction and independent practice to aid individual student growth
- Encouraged higher order thinking skills among students
- Collaborated with colleagues and administrators
- Modified independent practice in accordance with a student’s IEP requirements
- Involved parents in all aspects of their child’s education
- Actively participated on Character Development Task Force
- Instructed first and second grade students during after-school program
- Attended all professional development opportunities offered
- Aided in the creation of a thematic unit
- Employed classroom management system and routines
Education
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Oakland University
Rochester, MichiganSkills
- Microsoft Office
- Google Apps
- Synergy
- Leader in Me
- Apple Platforms
- Promethean boards
- Student engagement
- Collaborative learning
- Relationship building
- Differentiated instruction
- Technology integration
- Growth mindset
Certification
Arizona Standard Professional Teaching Certificate #4493013
- Elementary, K-8 all subjects
- Structured English Immersion Endorsement, PreK-12
Timeline
Fifth Grade Teacher
SCOTT L. LIBBY ELEMENTARY
08.2022 - Current
Fifth Grade Teacher
DIGITAL LEARNING ACADEMY
08.2021 - 05.2022
First-Fifth Grade Teacher
CORTE SIERRA ELEMENTARY
08.2014 - 05.2021
First Grade Teacher
IMAGINE DESERT WEST ELEMENTARY
08.2012 - 05.2014
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Oakland University