Claire Christerson

Experience

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  Pace Academy

  Aug 1998 - Aug 2002

  Lead 6th Grade Teacher

  • Designed, coordinated, and taught English classes for 6th grade students• Developed middle school curriculum that incorporated writing, grammar, editing, literature, vocabulary, and technology into daily instruction

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  Trinity Epscopal School

  Aug 2003 - Jun 2004

  5th and 6th Grade English Teacher

  • Designed, coordinated, and taught all-inclusive English curriculum for new middle school (5th and 6th grade) expansion; English department chair • Developed middle school curriculum that incorporated writing, grammar, editing, literature, vocabulary, and technology into daily instruction

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  Anderson School District Four

  Aug 2004 - Feb 2008

  Technology Coordinator

  • Extensive knowledge of instructional software and hardware applications • Conducted training sessions for teachers, administrators, and students on ways to best utilize hardware and software applications introduced to our district• Troubleshot and repaired hardware and software problems as they arose • Developed, published, and maintained online training and instructional technology support materials for K-6th grade teachers • Located and updated Intranet resources that directly correlated with the Anderson Four district instructional plan• Created and maintained schools’ web pages Show less

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  School District of Pickens County, Central Elementary

  Feb 2008 - Aug 2010

  Technology Coordinator

  • Extensive knowledge of instructional software and hardware applications • Conducted training sessions for teachers, administrators, and students• Served as school webmaster and communications contact • Assisted with grant writing efforts to obtain professional development and supplies• Coordinated, troubleshot, and facilitated Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) testing • Helped teachers obtain and analyze data from standardized tests

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  Central Elementary School

  Aug 2010 - Jun 2011

  5th Grade Reading Teacher

  • Taught fifth grade students incorporating the Readers’ Workshop literacy model • Differentiated instruction to best meet the needs of our at-risk student population • Incorporated Promethean board, mobile laptop lab, and web-based resources into daily instruction

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  Mill Springs Academy

  Jun 2011 - May 2017

  Technology Specialist and Trainer

  • Supported technology associated with MSA’s one-to-one laptop instructional model • Administrator to our school’s Learning Management System (LMS) and website• Developed strategies for technology training and adoption for students, faculty, and parents• Researched and provided recommendations on emerging technologies to best meet the needs of our student population• Assisted with ordering, installation, and maintenance of hardware including interactive boards, printers, and other classroom equipment • Utilized Renweb (school’s SIS) to assist with reports, schedules, and other informational needs• Presented at numerous conferences• Extremely comfortable with various cloud-based applications such as Office 365 and Google Classroom and their administration• Coordinated, troubleshot, and facilitated the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) computerized assessment Show less

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  The Mount Vernon School

  Jun 2017 - Jul 2022

  Technology Support Specialist
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  Pace Academy

  Jul 2022 - now

  Computer Specialist