Lauren Buchan
Chicago
Summary
Supportive educator with over nine years of experience. Expert collaborator and lesson plan designer with skill in working one-on-one with struggling students. Committed to detailed observation of classroom management, students and teachers.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Permanent Assigned Teacher (Deneen PreK/Kinder)
Chicago Public Schools
01.2022 - Current
- Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Collaborated with teaching staff to implement coordinated educational strategies and student support networks.
- Leveraged classroom discussion strategies to engage students, promote topics and boost learning opportunities.
Permanent Assigned Teacher (McKay ES-2nd Grade)
Chicago Public Schools
11.2021 - 01.2022
- Collaborated with administrators on classroom policies, management strategies and discipline.
- Taught students subject-specific material, learning strategies and social skills.
- Established and enforced rules of behavior to drive social development and maintain positive interactions.
Temporary Assigned Teacher (Coonley 4th Math/Sc)
Chicago Public Schools
08.2021 - 11.2021
- Scheduled appointments with parents to discuss student progress and classroom behavior.
- Diversified teaching techniques and learning tools help students with differing ability levels and varied learning modalities.
- Established and enforced rules of behavior to drive social development and maintain positive interactions.
- Cultivated relationships with parents for complete support network.
Centrally Assigned Teacher (New Field ES-K-1)
Chicago Public Schools
02.2021 - 07.2021
- Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
- Completed documentation of attendance, grades and other required details.
- Collaborated with teaching staff to devise and implement coordinated educational strategies and student support networks.
- Developed lesson plans for First Grade and followed classroom plans by Kindergarten teachers. Each grade incorporated mandated topics and included immersive activities for student engagement.
Student Teacher (Greeley ES-2nd)
Chicago Public Schools
08.2020 - 12.2020
- Delivers personalized educational, behavioral and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes via Remote Learning.
- Aligns instructional approaches with development levels of students to enhance individual learning.
- Supports instructor with test administration, curriculum development and assignment grading via Remote Learning.
- Integrates new strategies for optimal classroom management and behavioral control via Remote Learning
Teacher's Assistant (Lebanon Rd ES)
Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
01.2018 - 02.2020
- Facilitated Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) from Kindergarten to 5th grade students.
- Helped teachers recognize learning issues evidenced in one-to-one support instruction.
- Collaborated with teachers for lesson preparation by preparing materials and setting up equipment.
Instructor
Surge Summer Camp
06.2019 - 08.2019
- Closely tracked student progress in phonological and phonemic awareness, frequently checking in with struggling students and identifying root causes of problems.
- Used learning assessments to regularly monitor student understanding of class concepts and materials
Seasonal Recreational Counselor
LeafSpring Schools
06.2018 - 08.2018
- Instructed Junior Division Campers (ages 5-6), on activities' goals, procedures and safety considerations to promote beneficial outcomes for all campers.
- Supported children by actively listening and offering encouragement.
Boys and Girls Club of America-Program Aide
The Salvation Army-The Greater Charlotte Area
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Communicated nonverbally with children to provide comfort, encouragement and positive reinforcement.
- Organized instructional material; Healthy Habits, Smart Moves, Smart Girls, Triple Play, Power Hour, and Summer Brain Gain.
Girls Go Beyond Program Facilitator
Girl Scouts Hornet's Nest Council
04.2016 - 01.2017
- Facilitated Girl's Go Beyond Curriculum and monitored effectiveness against individual participant needs.
- Developed team communications for Outreach Department.
Education
Https://sites.google.com/view/lauren-buchan/home
Master of Education - Elementary Education
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ12.2020
Bachelor of Science - Marriage And Family Studies
Brigham Young University - Idaho
Rexburg, ID12.2015
Skills
- Individualized Instruction
- Documentation Proficiency
- Student Advocacy
- Lesson Planning
- Modern Teaching Methods
- Group Instruction
- Classroom management
- Classroom technology
- Differentiated instruction
- Curriculum Development
- Benchmark Assessment System (BAS)
- Student advocacy
- Google Workspace
- Seesaw
- Aspen
- MClass
- Amplify
- Skyline (Chicago Public Schools)
- Eureka Math
- Teaching Strategies
Certification
- English as a Second Language (ESL-PK-12) Endorsement
- Early Childhood Education (Self Contained General Education- Birth through Grade 2) Endorsement
- Elementary Education (Self Contained General Education Grade 1 through Grade 6) Endorsement
- GOLD Interrater Reliability Certification, Pre-K
- KIDS- Kindergarten Individual Development Survey Implementation Training Certification
- CPS Student Teacher Professional Development Summit
- LIT Leveled Literacy Intervention Training for Grades K-6
- Girl Scouts Hornets' Nest-Most Dependable Award
CLASS-PRE-K Observation CLASS-PRE-K Observation Dec 2022
- CLASS Scores for Pre-K:
Emotional Support Domain-6.375
Classroom Organization Domain-6.25
Instructional Support Domain-4.416
Low Range-1-2
Mid Range-3-5
High- 6-7
Timeline
Permanent Assigned Teacher (Deneen PreK/Kinder)
Chicago Public Schools
01.2022 - Current
Permanent Assigned Teacher (McKay ES-2nd Grade)
Chicago Public Schools
11.2021 - 01.2022
Temporary Assigned Teacher (Coonley 4th Math/Sc)
Chicago Public Schools
08.2021 - 11.2021
Centrally Assigned Teacher (New Field ES-K-1)
Chicago Public Schools
02.2021 - 07.2021
Student Teacher (Greeley ES-2nd)
Chicago Public Schools
08.2020 - 12.2020
Instructor
Surge Summer Camp
06.2019 - 08.2019
Seasonal Recreational Counselor
LeafSpring Schools
06.2018 - 08.2018
Teacher's Assistant (Lebanon Rd ES)
Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
01.2018 - 02.2020
Boys and Girls Club of America-Program Aide
The Salvation Army-The Greater Charlotte Area
01.2017 - 01.2018
Girls Go Beyond Program Facilitator
Girl Scouts Hornet's Nest Council
04.2016 - 01.2017
Https://sites.google.com/view/lauren-buchan/home
Master of Education - Elementary Education
Grand Canyon University
Bachelor of Science - Marriage And Family Studies
Brigham Young University - Idaho
- English as a Second Language (ESL-PK-12) Endorsement
- Early Childhood Education (Self Contained General Education- Birth through Grade 2) Endorsement
- Elementary Education (Self Contained General Education Grade 1 through Grade 6) Endorsement
- GOLD Interrater Reliability Certification, Pre-K
- KIDS- Kindergarten Individual Development Survey Implementation Training Certification
- CPS Student Teacher Professional Development Summit
- LIT Leveled Literacy Intervention Training for Grades K-6
- Girl Scouts Hornets' Nest-Most Dependable Award
CLASS-PRE-K Observation CLASS-PRE-K Observation Dec 2022
- CLASS Scores for Pre-K:
Emotional Support Domain-6.375
Classroom Organization Domain-6.25
Instructional Support Domain-4.416
Low Range-1-2
Mid Range-3-5
High- 6-7
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