This document provides a summary of Deborah L Hall's background and qualifications as a middle school math teacher. It includes her contact information, educational background including a B.S. in Elementary Education and endorsements in Middle Level Mathematics and English as a Second Language. It outlines over 10 years of experience teaching in an urban school district and lists her computer skills and experience using educational software. It also provides a list of current and past teaching positions and involvement in extracurricular activities like MathCounts and as the sponsor of her school's math club.

1. Deborah L Hall
4303 Hillview Drive, St. Joseph, Missouri 64503
(816) 385-0977 (cell)
amsmthtchr@gmail.com (personal e-mail)
"There is a poetry and beauty in mathematics and every student deserves to be taught by a person that shares that point of
view" DeLong and Temple
One looks back with appreciation to
the brilliant teachers, but with
gratitude to those who touched our
human feelings. The curriculum is so
much necessary raw material, but
warmth is a vital element for the
growing plant and for the soul of the
child.
Carl Jung
Education is the most powerful
weapon which you can use to change
the world.
Nelson Mandela
The task of the modern educator is
not to cut down jungles, but to
irrigate deserts.
C. S. Lewis
The secret in education lies in
respecting the student.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Human history becomes more and
more a race between education and
catastrophe.
H.G. Wells
Don't limit a child to your own
learning, for he was born in another
time.
Rabbinical Saying
Professional Profile
Believing strongly in the ability of all people to educate themselves to raise above their
circumstances; to become successful and productive not as a result of, but in spite of,
their challenges.
Hold Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education and Endorsements in Middle
Level Mathematics and English as Second Language Learners.
Experienced in use of the internet and educational software.
Ten+ years experience in an urban inner-city school district with a high
percentage of low socioeconomic, at-risk, and racially diverse student
population.
Dedicated to the belief in the power of education to change lives.
Education and Certifications
B.S. Elementary Education
Missouri Western State University, 2003
Endorsement in Middle Level Mathematics
Fort Hays State University, 2008
Baker University, 2008
Sterling College, 2008
Endorsement in English as Second Language Learners
September, 2014
Professional Certification
Kansas Department of Education, 2014
Key Qualifications
Certified in Elementary (K-6), Mathematics Education (5-9), ESOL (PreK-12)
Plan and deliver data-driven instruction in content area using wide variety of
teaching aids, motivational and implementation strategies to engage students in
active learning.
Incorporate learning modality principles into classroom and individual
instruction.
Develop and conduct data-driven differentiated instruction utilizing layered
curriculum and rotational instruction.
Implement technological approaches to subject material. Research educational
resources on the Internet. Assist with information retrieval.
Computer Skills
Software (Windows and MAC environments):
Microsoft Windows® and DOS, Microsoft Office 2011
Working knowledge of the Internet.
Use of online learning programs to extend and inform instruction;

2. Education's purpose is to replace an
empty mind with an open one.
Malcolm Forbes
Yes, we have to divide up our time
like that, between our politics and
our equations. But to me our
equations are far more important,
for politics are only a matter of
present concern. A mathematical
equation stands forever.f
Albert Einstein
e.g., ixl.com, Khan Academy
Use of whole-class response systems including einstruction CPS
Clickers, Mobi Interwrite and Examview Software.
Employment
Professional
Science Teacher, August 2003 to June 2005
Coronado Middle School, USD500, Kansas City, KS Public Schools
Math Teacher, August 2005 to September 2008
Coronado Middle School, USD 500, Kansas City, KS Public Schools
Math Teacher, September 2008 to Present
Arrowhead Middle School, USD 500, Kansas City, KS Public
Schools
Extracurricular
Scripps National Spelling Bee, 2014-2015
Math Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools, 2015-2016
MathCounts National Math Club, 2015-2016
As the founding sponsor of our after-school math club, we are the first
and only middle school in Kansas City, Kansas to have an after school
math club. We have reached Silver status with the National Math Club and
are working towards Gold status. We are one of only four schools in the
state of Kansas to reach Silver status. Our goal is to become the first in
Kansas to achieve Gold status this year.
Professional Affiliations
Kansas National Education Association (KNEA)
Kansas City Area Teachers of Mathematics (KCATM)