Laura Harrington
Kindergarten Teacher. Literacy Fanatic. Lifelong Learner.
Kindergarten General Education Teacher, Literacy Grade Level Leader, Curriculum Developer
DC Bilingual Public Charter School
August 2011 - Present
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Developed and implemented differentiated daily and unit Literacy, Math, and Social Studies lesson plans, administered student assessments, analyzed student performance and used data to inform instruction.
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Served as the Literacy Grade Level Leader for Kindergarten from 2015-2016 and lead monthly meetings around literacy topics.
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Lead professional development and coached teachers on best literacy practices, family engagement, and behavior management.
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Worked to develop Global Literacy Curriculum for K-2 in the summer of 2013.
Family Engagement Teacher Leader
DC Bilingual Public Charter School
August 2014 - Present
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Created, planned, and implemented DC Bilingual’s Education Expo, where parents received home learning activities and learned more about services and activities at the school.
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Lead professional development for the whole staff around on going communication, building strong relationships, and academic partnering with families.
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Organized and creating tracking systems for home visits, communication, and attendance for teachers’ use.
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Implemented family engagement practices and worked to embed family engagement into the school culture.
Early Childhood Education Academic Parent Teacher Team Consultant Group
Flamboyan Foundation
January - June 2014
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Collaborated with Early Childhood educators to research, develop, and create highly engaging home learning activities around cognitive and language development in young children.
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Evaluated and revised pre-existing home learning resources for partner schools to use in their Academic Parent Teacher Team meetings.
Pre-Kindergarten Co-Teacher
KIPP DC: Grow Academy
July 2010 - June 2011
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Resident teacher through the Capital Teaching Residency teacher-training program.
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Co-taught in a classroom of 25 students. Responsibilities included lesson planning and implementation, assessing, analyzing and tracking data and using it to inform instruction.
Resume
Professional Developement
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Professional Development Certificate, Guided Language Acquisition Design, or GLAD
Michigan State University
May 2014 - Present
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Currently completing Masters Of Education with a concentration in Literacy Education
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Expected completion date is Summer 2016, GPA 4.0
The George Washington University, Washington, DC
2006 - 2010
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Graduated Cum Laude, GPA 3.44
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Bachelor of Arts in Geography, Minor in Sociology and Geographic Information Systems
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Studied abroad in Edinburgh, Scotland in Fall 2008 and in Christchurch, New Zealand in Spring 2009
Curriculum Experience
Familiar with the following curricula and assessments:
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Singapore Math
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Terc Investigations
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The Teacher’s College Reading and Writing Project
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Blueprint for Literacy in Preschool
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Words Their Way
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Leveled Literacy Intervention
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Jolly Phonics
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Zoo Phonics
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Second Step Social Skills Curriculum
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Terra Nova Assessment
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Fountas and Pinnell Reading Assessment
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AMC Anywhere Math Assessment
Education
Experience