Harmanjit Sidhu

EDUCATOR
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Atlanta, Georgia Passionately dedicated to the education of a diverse range of students by
providing engaging instruction that is relevant and meaningful while
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harman.sidhu@icsgeorgia.org
Professional Experience
EDUCATION ESL Teacher International Community School
August 2016-NOW| Decatur, GA
Bachelor of Arts Provided rigorous and appropriate instruction to ELLs that supports the
Anthropology acceleration of English and academic content aligned with WIDA
College of William & Mary standards as well as Georgia Standards of Excellence
2006-2010 Planned research based instructional activities for multilevel classes made
up of Kindergarten through fourth grade students that supported
Graduate Certificate linguistically and culturally diverse students
ESOL PK12 Education Differentiated instruction with the use of small group teaching and learning
George Mason University centers
2011- 2013 Implemented and collected data for RTI process and provided interventions
at increasing levels of intensity to accelerate rate of learning

ESL Teacher/ Department Chair Hampton Middle School

August 2013-2016| Woodbridge, VA
Skills Provided rigorous and appropriate instruction to ELLs that supports the
acceleration of English and academic content aligned with the Virginia
Standards of Learning and WIDA standards
Differentiation
Co-taught a variety of subjects including Language Arts, Math, Social
Technology integration
Studies and Science
Scaffolding
Served as a collaborative link between ESL Leadership team, school
Cooperative Learning
administration and ESL team members
Collaborated with the administrator supervising ESL to build the program
and assist with implementation of best practices
Lead ESOL department meetings to turn-key information on best practices
to other educators
Certifications
Georgia Teacher Certification
English as a second language P-12
Middle grades 4-8: Language Arts

Virginia Teacher Certification

English as a second language Prek-12
Middle education 6-8: English