Sarah J.

Connors
100 South End Road, New Haven, CT 06512 sarahjadeconnors@gmail.com (857) 294-4443 http://msconnorssite.weebly.com
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QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS
Experience and Familiarity with:
Common core standards-based differentiated units, lesson plans, and testing
504/IEPs, creating behavioral intervention plans and contracts
Academic Performance Review Evaluations
Responsive Classroom techniques, inclusion, modeling critical thinking and problem solving
Tiered intervention and supports, ELL, and the inclusive classroom, in multi-subject areas and grade levels

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Momauguin Elementary School, East Haven, CT 2016-current
Full academic year long-term substitute for Grade 2 inclusive classroom
Planned, designed, and implemented curriculum to the Common Core and East Haven district standards
Taught Fundations, Math, Vocabulary, Reading, Math Meeting, Science/Social Studies, and Writers Workshop
Participated in formal observations, professional development, 504/IEP/Behavior Planning, grade level team
meetings, Parent-Teacher conferences with regular communications, and all professional development
Implemented Tier 1, 2, and 3 data-based differentiated interventions and enrichment based on student needs
Designed and implemented a before school Comic Strip Creations Writers Workshop program

East Haven Academy Elementary School, East Haven, CT 2014-2016

Paraprofessional for grades 3 to 4/classroom substitute for Grades 3 to 8
Created and implemented support strategies (to IEPs and 504s) off baseline data collection
Taught effective Guided Reading groups, Resource/Life Skills block, support in all subjects

John Pierce Elementary School, Brookline, MA 2012-2013

Full academic lead teaching intern for Grade 3
Designed and implemented units and lessons utilizing the Public Schools of Brookline Standards for
Learning, the Massachusetts Curriculum, and Common Core Standards in all subjects
Planned and implemented Academic and Behavioral intervention plans
Fully participated in conferences, field trips, meetings, planning, IEP meetings, and professional development
Full year K-6 weekly before school math and reading program
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Literacy How for grades 2 and 3
HILL for LITERACY
Special Education training with ACES Behavior Analyst
Olweus Bullying Prevention Program
Facing History and Ourselves
EDUCATION
Simmons College, Boston, MA - Master of Arts in Teaching (Elementary) 4.00 GPA August 2013
coursework in Special Education
Simmons College, Boston, MA - Bachelor of Arts in Communications May 2007
RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
Literacy Tutor (Special Education), Branford, CT Tutor for an adult in literacy/life skills 2016-current
Childcare Services, Woodbridge, CT Professional Nanny/ International Nanny Association 2013-current
2012 Mill Swan Elementary, Worcester, MA Intern 1999
Chandler Magnet Elementary, Worcester, MA Intern 1998
Gates Lane Elementary, Worcester, MA Intern 1997
Private Tutoring, Worcester, MA 1996-2000
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Erwin Pearl, Inc., Boston, MA Jewelry Store Manager 2005-2012
Hot Topic, Inc., Braintree, MA Clothing Retail Manager 2001-2005

LICENSURE
Elementary Initial License in Connecticut: Grades 1-6 - current
Elementary Initial License in Massachusetts: Grades 1-6 - current