Elyse Krachman (she/her), MAT

Experience

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  University Program Board at James Madison University

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

  Spotlight Sounds Director

  Responsibilities included: • Supervising and maintaining a committee of 22 students• Planning and executing a monthly Spotlight Series featuring both student and regional musicians• Creating and executing other small-scale concerts around campus • Facilitating weekly meetings

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  Camp Rodef Shalom

  Jun 2011 - Jun 2012

  Head Music Specialist

  Camp Rodef Shalom is a Jewish summer day camp serving over 250 campers from the Northern Virginia area. Responsibilities included: • Supervising the musical team • Developing and executing and developing weekly lesson plans • Maintaining mastery of a large music repertoire of over 50 songs • Teaching diverse classes of up to 30 students, consisting of pre-school through 7th grade • Creating and executing three separate weekly Shabbat music service

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  1787 Orientation, JMU

  Aug 2011 - Jan 2011

  First Year Orientation Guide

  • Served as role model for incoming freshman and assisted with their academic, personal, and social transitions into university life

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  Outriggers

  Aug 2012 - Jan 2013

  Director of Member Training and Development

  Outriggers is a peer consulting organization which is designed to empower other student organizations with the tools to grow. Outriggers create and facilitate specifically tailored programs to fit the needs of other organizations.Responsibilities included:• Supervising the training team • Developing and implementing Fall & Spring new member retreats• Creating and facilitating weekly professional development activities for organization• Directing internal organization self-reflection and improvement Weniger anzeigen

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  JMU Diversity Council

  Aug 2012 - Jan 2013

  Student Representative

  Represented student interests at monthly faculty meetings.

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  Skyline Middle School

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2013

  Practicum Student (English, Grade 8)

  • Created and taught language focused mini-lessons for reading fluency, reading comprehension, and grammar • Planned and led a movement-oriented lesson reviewing the elements of fiction applied to “The Most Dangerous Game”

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  Fort Defiance High School

  Sept 2013 - Jan 2013

  Practicum Student (English, Grade 9)

  • Crafted and taught a three day “Romeo and Juliet” unit incorporating student writing activities, critical thinking, and blending language and movement for understanding • Motivated reluctant writers through use of a Craigslist “Missed Connection” writing assignment from the viewpoint of either Romeo or Juliet • Established meaningful relationships with students to increase classroom success

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  Westfield High School

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2014

  Student Teacher (English, Grade 12)

  • Created interactive, technology driven short stories unit with focus on incorporating multi-cultural texts• Developed and reinforced management expectations for four diverse classrooms including two team-taught classes • Generated and facilitated a variety of kinesthetic and visual activities to improve students’ understanding of material

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  Liberty Middle School

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2014

  Student Teacher (English, Grade 8)

  • Assessed students’ mastery of writing skills and understanding of the writing process• Designed a differentiated, student-centered Persuasive Writing SOL workshop unit for honors, standard, and team-taught classes• Tutored struggling writers in developing strong thesis statements and organization• Participated in parent-teacher conferences with cooperating teacher • Contributed to the Collaborative Learning Team

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  Fairfax County Public Schools

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2014

  Substitute Teacher

  -Implementing pre-existing lesson plans-Managing behavior of diverse classrooms -Providing engaging and appropriate instruction to classes 6-12-Serving as a role model for students

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  Fairfax County Public Schools

  Aug 2014 - Jun 2017

  English Teacher - Grade 7 and 8

  Grade 7 (August 2016 - present) -Personally selected by Principal to teach 7th grade to prepare for future Advanced Academic students-Maximize student engagement and success by utilizing a technology centered classroom -Collaborate with grade-level Content Team to design, improve, and assess common assessments aligned with state standards -Design and facilitate a variety of kinesthetic, tactile, and visual activities to optimize students’ mastery of material-Differentiate content and instructional delivery for Honors and General Education classes to provide appropriate rigor-Coordinate with a Team Teacher to modify curriculum for special education students to increase successGrade 8 (Aug 2014-Aug 2016) -Received an “Exceptional” rating from Fairfax County teacher evaluation system (2014-2015, 2015-2016) -Nominated for “Outstanding First Year Teacher” for Fairfax County (2014-2015)-100% of students passed the Spring 2016 Reading SOL-94% of students passed the 2016 Writing SOL-Crafted and led whole staff “Collaborative Classroom” seminar to enhance instructional creativity -Contributed to 2015-2016 Fairfax Grading and Reporting Committee: determined county-wide grading standards and procedures -Served as student mentor for the Franklin Falcon Challenge program (2015-2016) Weniger anzeigen

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  American College of Sofia

  Aug 2017 - Aug 2020

  Literature Teacher

  Grades 9, 11, and 12 -Co-Director of James Clayton Writing Center -Co-designed the English department Curriculum Guide -Chosen to generate and facilitate TLC workshop focused on improving student-teacher relationships-Co-created new curriculum focused on gender diversity-New department faculty mentor-Implemented curriculum focused on analytical skill-building, strengthening critical thinking, increasing literary proficiency -Supervised an English Extended Essay -Differentiated content to support comprehension for English Language Learners -Created a culturally, genre-diverse curriculum that fostered global mindedness-Integrated art projects to enhance student close-reading and analytical abilities -Innovated presentation structure resulting in multi-modal interpretations of high-level texts-Blended collaborative technology into instruction to strengthen student writing, increase interest -Improved from 78th to 95th percentile of Tripod Survey; school student assessment of teacher's skills and classroom presence Weniger anzeigen

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  Munich International School e.V.

  Aug 2020 - now

  Language & Literature Teacher MYP/DP