Ray Hoskie

Experience

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  Fairfax County Public Schools

  Sept 1997 - Jun 2000

  Teacher

  Planned, prepared and delivered instructional activities that created an environment where students actively engaged in learningCommunicated effectively with colleagues, parents and other stakeholders to meet instructional needs for each student.Coordinated with parents and community to create fun and educational activities for my students.

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  BoatUS

  Jun 2000 - Aug 2001

  Towing Company Liaison

  Coordinated annual conference for 120 subcontracting companies. Planned and designed promotional materials for subcontractors and participated in trade shows.Liaised between corporate headquarters, subcontractors and clients ensuring client and subcontractor satisfaction. Negotiated and monitored compliance to corporate contracts.Identified and remediated logistical and procedural problems which lead to a more efficient and streamlined office work flow.Authored professional correspondence directed towards subcontractors and clients. Edited nationally distributed newsletter for 120 subcontractors. Show less

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  Fairfax County Public Schools

  Sept 2001 - Jun 2016

  Elementary School Teacher

  Communicated effectively with supervisors, colleagues, parents, students and the community through face to face conferences, meetings, emails, newsletters, blogs and websites.Piloted new teaching and classroom strategies (360 Classroom, Project Greenlight) resulting in a marked improvement in 5th grade SOL scores with Science scores improving by 33 points Communicated with adults of multicultural and varied educational backgrounds to share best practice teaching and behavior management approaches. Utilized a multitude of educational and presentation software and hardware, including Blackboard, Smartboards, document cameras, Microsoft Word, Final Cut video editing, digital and video cameras, blog and website software.Wrote, directed and edited a short film highlighting the use of technology in elementary schools.Conceptualized, filmed and edited promotional and instructional videos and clips for colleagues and supervisorsManaged, organized and assessed a classroom of up to 25 students successfully for 18 years. Show less

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  Fairfax County Public Schools

  Sept 2016 - now

  STEAM Lab Teacher

  Plan, create and teacher lessons related to Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math