Anne Magdalene Risinger Williams

Anne Magdalene Risinger Williams - Assisting emerging learners to their fullest potential.

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BSE in Middle Grades Education: Math and Science from Georgia State University. GPA 3.6 BBA in Human Resource Management from Texas Woman's University. Increased emerging female minority state test scores from 1% - 5%. Assisted the 6th grade math team increasing state test scores 3% from last school year. Excellent classroom management skills. Works well on a team and independently. Excellent organizational and planning skills. Owns professional content and pedagogy books, math manipulatives, science lab kits, rolling white board easel, and bulletin board supplies.

Anne Magdalene Risinger Williams - Provisionally Certified Teacher - 6th grade math at Fulton County Schools

August 2013 - May 2014 | Paul D. West Middle School, East Point, Georgia

Preparing Lesson Plans according to Common Core Standards (6th grade) to meet students needs. Co-taught with a special education teacher for two periods. Students math levels were from 2nd grade to 9th grade according to StarMath. Accommodated students with IEP and 504 plans. Math warm-ups in the Fall semester started with 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and on-level math problems. In the Spring, the problems started with CRCT problem, 3rd, 4th, and on-level problem. Used gradual release model, "I do, You do, We do." in conjunction with Learnzillon.com videos. Created guided notes for Learnzillon.com according to student reading level. Emerging learners received notes with tracing words. Progressing students received notes with fill in the blank. Mastery students received the Learnzillon.com graphic organizer. With the gradual release, Emerging students start with simpler math problems with hands-on models. The progressing students had a choice to either start working on problems on their own or join the emerging group. The Mastery students used student peer grouping to solve word problems. Once the Emerging students were released to do problems on their own, I would go around to the Progressing and Mastery students to check for understanding. Students worked in jigsaw groups in math tasks. Math tasks were designed to be culturally relevant for African American and Hispanic students and support their learning needs. For example, the students had to find the surface area of their locker and make a net with butcher paper. The students had to compare their measurements to the net they created. Another task was comparing cell phone plans with writing algebraic expressions. This was set-up in a graphic organizer with explicit examples. Anglo names are replaced with African American and Hispanic names. Due to these teaching strategies, Anne Magdalene Risinger Williams increased emerging female minority learners test scores from 5th grade by 1% to 5%

Kindergarten Paraprofessional at Douglas County Public Schools

August 2007 - June 2011

oAssisted kindergarten teachers in co-teaching reading, handwriting, writing, math, social studies, and science. oImplemented 6 + 1 Trait Writing, Reading Street, Visual Phonics, Harcourt Math and Science, and Reading A-Z under supervision of a certified teacher. oCreated and implemented Super Kids: a pull out program for emerging students to learn letter and number recognition, phonics, Dolch words, counting objects, and coin recognition. oCreated and implemented a portfolio project - Leprechaun Trap. Students designed traps out of recycled materials. Traps also assessed skills in math science, and writing. The students set their traps, and the teachers placed leprechauns and gold coins in the traps. The children were amazed that their traps worked. oAssisted special areas teachers with students, materials, and classroom management. oGathered and created center materials for Reading Street curriculum. oMonitored the lunchroom, dismissal, and CRCT.

Human Resources Specialist at Martin Decker TOTCO

1998 - 1999

Recruited clerical, manufacturing, warehouse, trade, and engineering positions

Georgia State University

2011 – 2014

BSE

Concentration: Math and Science

Texas Woman's University

1990 – 1994

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

Concentration: Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General

Grilling meat, playing the piano, motorcycles, target practice, watching science documentaries