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Cathy Conner

Cathy Conner

5th Grade Teacher

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Reading tutor hyper focused on improving students' reading and writing

  • Education

    • Miami University

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      Bachelor of Arts - BA

    • Kent State University

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      Master of Arts - MA

    • University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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      K-6 Teaching Degree

  • Experience

    • Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

      Aug 2010 - Jun 2018
      5th Grade Teacher

      Proven record of highest level of student growth in reading through EVAAS Teach and differentiate for gifted, EC and ELL studentsExtremely proficient in small group instruction for struggling or advanced studentsLed all reading and writing curriculum pacing/ planning for 5th grade team5th grade Team Leader, 2014-16Proficient in Google suite , Smartboard, ipads, Seesaw and Chromebooks, online teaching Hyper focused on individual student progress and relationship building with students/families Show less

    • Charlotte Latin School

      Aug 2018 - Jun 2022
      Teaching Assistant

      Third grade reading assistant teacher. Conducted small reading groups and taught writing. Assisted lead teacher in individual student needs in reading and writing. Mentored new assistants and led monthly assistant meetings.

    • Self-employed

      Jul 2019 - now
      Reading Tutor

      I tutor students in K-6 in reading and writing by designing individualized lessons based on student needs. My speciality is explicitly teaching students to write by helping them organize/plan their thoughts to write academic paragraphs. I am Orton-Gilllingham trained.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified in state of NC to teach K-6 students

      State of North Carolina

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Cathy Conner
      Coached student who won national writing contest with MLB and Scholastic, 2018 Major League Baseball/Sharon Robinson and Scholastic Magazine
    • Awarded to Cathy Conner
      Fellow, Teaching Fellows Institute of Charlotte, 2015 TFI, Charlotte, NC
    • Awarded to Cathy Conner
      Nominated for MeckEd Teacher of Excellence Award, 2017 MeckEd, Charlotte, NC
    • Awarded to Cathy Conner
      Semi Finalist, Teacher of the Year, CMS Central Learning Community, 2016 CMS schools
    • Awarded to Cathy Conner
      Teacher of the Year, 2015-16 Sharon Elementary School

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Reading volunteer

      Issued by Freedom School Partners
      Freedom School PartnersAssociated with Cathy Conner