Liberty Resume
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Liberty Resume

Rachel Liberty
23 North 7th Street, 2nd Floor Newark, NJ 07107 • L------------ • ------------

Education
SEPTEMBER 2013 - JANUARY 2017
Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL - Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies. Computer Science Minor, Biology Minor

Experience

AUGUST 2019 - Present
Great Oaks Legacy Charter High School, Newark, NJ – Special Education Math Teacher

? Algebra Prep and Algebra 1 Replacement Teacher
? Plan and implement a program of study around Algebra Prep and Algebra 1 Replacement that, as much as possible, meets the individual needs, interests and abilities of students and complies with New Jersey Department of Education Standards and the goals and objectives of individual student’s Individual Education Plans. Attend IEP meetings and prepares written summaries of child’s progress for these meetings. Create daily supplementary lesson materials for math students, as well as creating answer keys and running weekly Teacher-Fellow Connect Sessions to break down materials for Urban Education Fellows administering material. Prior experience teaching Special Education Replacement Geometry and English Language Arts both in person and remotely.

AUGUST 2018 - June 2019

Great Oaks Legacy Charter High School, Newark, NJ - Urban Fellow Leader
? Urban Fellow Corps Leader
? Managed a group of seven Urban Education Fellows, conducting observations & coaching sessions with Fellows in order to provide frequent individualized actionable feedback in the lens of the student academic and management components, also with checking in routinely with individuals to ensure member support, and addressing and resolving concerns as they arose.

? Curriculum Writer
? Created daily supplementary lesson materials for students in Replacement Level classes for two levels of English Language Arts, as well as creating answer keys and running weekly Teacher-Fellow Connect Sessions to break down materials for Urban Education Fellows administering material, along with working with students grades 9 and 10 in a small group setting to teach material.

? Instructional Support
? Planned and administered supplementary lesson materials to students in grades 9 and 10 daily in a small group setting in the subjects of ELA Skills Levels I & II, Algebra Prep, and Geometry.

AUGUST 2017 - July 2018

Americorps, Newark, NJ - Urban Education Fellow
? Special Education Fellow
? Year of service through AmeriCorps volunteering full time at Great Oaks Legacy Charter School as a Math and English Language Arts Fellow, providing individualized small group supplementary instruction daily to students grades 5th through 8th in both General Education and Self-Contained Special Education classrooms. Mentoring role to students in both personal and educational needs

? Secondary Role – Teacher’s Assistant
? Worked as a teacher's assist to the 5th & 6th grade Special Education Resource teacher, creating personalized resource materials for students with Individualized Education Plans to help meet specific educational goals


Skills
? Computer Skills: Microsoft Office Suite, ArcGIS, Adobe Software, CampusCE, SPSS, Constant Contact, PowerSchool, Zoom, Desmos, Nearpod, MathSpace
? Certifications: Project WILD (2015), PetSmart Safety Certified, Praxis English Language Arts
? Languages: French (One year at the College level)