Ashley Smith

Experience

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  Pitt County Schools

  Jan 1992 - Jan 2008

  • Reading Recovery

    Jan 2004 - Jan 2008

  • Kindergarten, First Grade, Second Grade Regular Classroom Teacher

    Jan 1992 - Jan 2004
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  Wintergreen Primary School

  Aug 2008 - Jan 2017

  • Instructional Coach

    Jan 2013 - Jan 2017

  • First Grade Regular Ed.

    Aug 2008 - Jan 2013
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  North Carolina Governor Teacher Network

  Aug 2014 - Jun 2015

  Governor's Teacher Network

  • Selected by the State of North Carolina to participate in a one year program acting as an Instructional and professional development expert and facilitator.• Conducted action research with first grade students on increasing reading comprehension • Created professional development sessions and materials (face to face, webinars, and online module) that addressed classroom instructional needs with respect to comprehension in K-2 students.• Presented my results at the State Collaborative Conference on Student Achievement Show less

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  North Carolina Governor Teacher Network

  Aug 2017 - Jun 2018

  Instructional Coach for North Carolina Action Research Southeast Region 2017

  • Work with participants to ensure they have resources needed• Collaborate on research to help guide participants while they are facilitating research in their school• Support participants as they go through their course work• Support participants as they publish their results

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  Division of Educator Effectiveness and Leadership

  Oct 2017 - now

  Career Pathway Specialist

  The Career Pathways Coach, having content, instructional, and leadership expertise, will work as a colleague and mentor for Facilitating Teachers, Collaborating Teachers, Multi-Classroom Teachers, and Co-teachers. The Career Pathways Coach will focus on individual and group professional learning that will equip and empower teachers to become leaders in their classroom, school, and across the district. In order to meet this purpose, the Career Pathways Coach will provide personalized, 1:1 support based on the goals and identified needs of individual teachers. Show less

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  PITT COUNTY SCHOOLS

  Apr 2020 - Jun 2020

  Host Eastern Carolina Education Connection Television Show

  Responsibilities Included:• Produced 39 episodes of television production for students without internet • Trained teachers featured on each show and responsible for all writing• Created set design for each episode• Obtained access of copyright materials featured for each episode• Designed/Scheduled weekly offsite field trip production• Created content to be used on social media throughout the 39 episodes• Served as Host for each episode

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  PITT COUNTY SCHOOLS

  Aug 2022 - now

  Project Lead Pitt County Schools Co-Teaching Model

  Responsibilities• Create and facilitate monthly skill refinements and Professional Development• Qualify candidates for position• Candidate On-Boarding • Sustained Coaching for MCTs• Attend/Present National Co-Teaching Conference