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state teaching license
certification
classroom management
differentiated instruction
IEP
lesson planning
curriculum development
data-driven instruction
ESL
Title I

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Outcome numbers if you have them: test score gains, attendance, graduation rates.

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ROSALIND ACHEBE
Grades 5-8 Mathematics Teacher
Atlanta, GA | rosalind.achebe@email.com | (404) 555-0173

LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION
Georgia Professional Teaching Certificate, Mathematics Grades 4-8, #874120, expires 06/2029
Gifted In-Field Endorsement, Georgia PSC, 2023
ESOL Endorsement, Georgia PSC, 2022

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sandy Springs Middle School, Atlanta, GA
Mathematics Teacher, Grades 6-8 | August 2020 - Present
Teach five sections of mathematics daily to 132 students across grades 6 to 8.
Raised Georgia Milestones proficiency in grade 7 mathematics from 54 to 71 percent.
Design differentiated instruction for a caseload of 19 students with IEPs and 12 ELL students.
Serve on the school data team; lead monthly analysis of common formative assessments.
Sponsor MATHCOUNTS; team placed second in the regional competition in 2025.
Mentor two first-year teachers on classroom management and lesson planning.

Title I Elementary, DeKalb County School District, GA
Mathematics Teacher, Grade 5 | August 2017 - June 2020
Taught grade 5 mathematics in a Title I school with 82 percent free and reduced lunch.
Implemented small-group intervention that moved 24 students out of the lowest quartile.
Collaborated on vertical curriculum alignment between grades 4 and 6.

EDUCATION
Master of Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Georgia State University, 2019
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics Education, University of Georgia, 2017

SKILLS
Classroom management, differentiated instruction, IEP implementation,
lesson planning, curriculum development, data-driven instruction,
formative assessment, ESOL strategies, Title I, parent communication,
Google Classroom, Infinite Campus, Illuminate

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