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Dakota Goode

Chicago

Summary

Educator with a proven track record at Kenwood Academy High School, adept in curriculum development and data analysis. Skilled in fostering a positive learning environment while effectively communicating with students and parents. Committed to enhancing student engagement through innovative lesson plans and targeted support for diverse learning needs.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Geometry Teacher

Kenwood Academy High School
Hyde Park
01.2022 - Current
  • Provided multi-tiered systems of support for students with diverse learning needs.
  • Created meaningful and engaging lessons to enhance student engagement.
  • Communicate consistently with parents using a mobile app to address student absences, grades, and areas of growth and improvement.
  • Collaborate daily with a special education teacher to outline tiers of supports and.
  • Monitor student progress via formative and summative assessments.
  • Coordinated materials and instructional plans for immersive activities exploring concepts.
  • Facilitated small group discussions to explore mathematical concepts in depth.
  • Discuss the effectiveness of lesson plans.
  • Meet weekly with the course team to pace out lessons and discuss what is and isn't working within the classroom settin

8th-Grade Math Teacher

Michelle Obama School of Technology and the Arts
Park Forest
07.2021 - 06.2022
  • Developed lesson plans to engage all students in the classroom
  • Created a positive and safe learning environment in which there are high expectations for all students
  • Differentiated instruction to meet the needs of all learners
  • Analyzed I-ready data to inform upcoming lessons and warm-ups
  • Pulled students for Tier 2 math intervention
  • Math Bowl Coach
  • Taught summer school and attended school events

Math Interventionist

Opportunities for Learning
San Juan Capistrano
01.2021 - 07.2021
  • Collected and analyzed student data to determine which students need extra math support
  • Supported the math teacher in her classroom by working in small groups with students

Student Teacher

Venado Middle School
Irvine
08.2020 - 01.2021
  • Demonstrated program proficiency in the core competencies of classroom management, and family and student engagement, in alignment with the Danielson Framework for Effective Teaching
  • Co-taught a class with a SPED teacher
  • Learned how to implement I-Ready Math to personalize instruction for students
  • Attended IEP meetings and discussed plans to best fit the needs of those students

Field Experience

Woodbridge High School
Irvine
01.2020 - 05.2020
  • Completed 80 hours of classroom observations in a high school level math class
  • Identified students who needed different tiers of support and collaborated with the classroom teaching strategies to effectively engage them
  • Helped lead a couple of classroom lessons as well as grade exit tickets and homework

Education

Master of Arts - Curriculum and Instruction

American College of Education
Indianapolis, IN
05-2025

Skills

  • Speak Spanish at an intermediate level
  • Effective communicator
  • Curriculum development
  • Classroom management
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Data analysis

Additional Skills And Certifications

  • Seal of Biliteracy
  • CPR certified since 2019
  • Have tutored virtually for 3 years and have tutored Chinese international students for 6 months through a company to prepare them for state testing
  • GRE Score:

Additional Work Experience

Caregiver, Home Helpers, Bradley, IL, 01/01/22, 12/31/23, Serve a nearby community by helping those in need and taking care of those who can no longer take care of themselves.

Certification

Professional Educators License (PEL), 02/01/21, 1289523, English as a second language, Math (5-12)

Classroom Experience

  • Student Teacher, Venado Middle School, Irvine, CA, 08/01/20, 01/31/21, Demonstrated program proficiency in the core competencies of classroom management, and family and student engagement, in alignment with the Danielson Framework for Effective Teaching., Co-taught a class with a SPED teacher, Learned how to implement I-Ready Math to personalize instruction for students, Attended IEP meetings and discussed plans to best fit the needs of those students
  • Math Interventionist, Opportunities for Learning, San Juan Capistrano, CA, 01/01/21, 07/31/21, Collected and analyzed student data to determine which students need extra math support, Supported the math teacher in her classroom by working in small groups with students
  • 8th-Grade Math Teacher, Michelle Obama School of Technology and the Arts, Park Forest, IL, 07/01/21, 06/30/22, Developed lesson plans to engage all students in the classroom, Created a positive and safe learning environment in which there are high expectations for all students, Differentiated instruction to meet the needs of all learners, Analyzed I-ready data to inform upcoming lessons and warm-ups, Pulled students for Tier 2 math intervention, Math Bowl Coach, Taught summer school and attended school events
  • Algebra 1 Teacher, Kenwood Academy High School, Hyde Park, IL, 01/01/22, Present, Provided multi-tiered systems of supports for students with diverse learning needs, Created meaningful and engaging lessons to enhance student engagement, Math Team Coach, Provided strategies and tips to students in order to improve SAT scores, Collaborate daily with a special education teacher to outline tiers of supports and discuss the effectiveness of lesson plans, Meet weekly with course team to pace out lessons and discuss what is and isn't working within the classroom setting.

Field Experience

  • Mendez Fundamental School, Santa Ana, CA, 08/01/19, 12/31/19, Completed 40 hours of classroom observations in a 6th-grade classroom., Provided feedback to the classroom teacher, helped pass out materials, worked with students one-on-one, and got to lead warm-up activities
  • Woodbridge High School, Irvine, CA, 01/01/20, 05/31/20, Completed 80 hours of classroom observations in a high school level math class., Identified students who needed different tiers of support and collaborated with the classroom teaching strategies to effectively engage them, Helped lead a couple of classroom lessons as well as grade exit tickets and homework

Affiliations

Outside of being a teacher I live a very active and dutiful lifestyle. I help my wife cook and prepare dishes, I help serve on the worship team at my church, and coach the math team at Kenwood academy. Additionally, I am trying to start a vending machine business with my wife to generate additional income.

Timeline

Geometry Teacher

Kenwood Academy High School
01.2022 - Current

8th-Grade Math Teacher

Michelle Obama School of Technology and the Arts
07.2021 - 06.2022

Math Interventionist

Opportunities for Learning
01.2021 - 07.2021

Student Teacher

Venado Middle School
08.2020 - 01.2021

Field Experience

Woodbridge High School
01.2020 - 05.2020

Master of Arts - Curriculum and Instruction

American College of Education
Dakota Goode