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Cook's Resume
- 1. COOK’S RESUME Independent Educational Consultant/Trainer-Certified Reading Specialist, Orton-Gillingham Tutor & Montessori Educator
- 2. OBJECTIVE • To gain opportunities to increase my instructional skills (P-Adult): including literacy development, thinking and learning, Montessori, positive discipline, classroom management, early childhood development, and classroom instruction.
- 3. EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION: • 2015-University of Alabama Birmingham, Doctoral Student (accepted Fall 2015 into PhD in ECE) • 2013-Orton-Gillingham, Greengate School of Tutor Training (Associate Certification) • 2012-University of Alabama, Masters of Secondary Education Degree with P-12 Reading Specialist Certificate (H.Q. 2012/G.P.A. 3.6) • 2008-Atlanta Montessori Teacher Education (Toddler AMS Certification) • 2000-Auburn University Speech and Hearing Clinic (210 hours of SLP, Status 10) • 1998-Auburn University, Undergraduate in Early Childhood Education Degree with P-3 Teaching Certificate (H.Q. 2012)
- 4. TEACHING EXPERIENCE (19 YEARS): • 2012-2016 Stonecreek Montessori Academy (Teacher) • 2011-2012 Primrose School (Kindergarten Teacher) • 2010-2011 Talladega City Schools-Hal Henderson (Pre-K Teacher, I & II Reading Interventionist-Practicum Student) • 2008-2010 Alabama's Office of School Readiness (Technical Assistant/Trainer) • 2001-2008 J.S. B Montessori Academy (Toddler/Primary Teacher) • 1996-2000 Auburn University (Practicums/Internships)
- 5. TUTORING EXPERIENCE (15 YEARS): • Reading & Math Center (Tutor) • Club Z Tutoring (Tutor) • Reading Recovery (Tutor) • Building Bridges (Adult Literacy Tutor) • South Baldwin County Literacy Council (Adult Literacy Tutor/Trainer) • Foley Elementary School (Interventionist/Tutor) • Hal-Henderson Elementary (Interventionist/Tutor) • Mount Laurel Elementary School (Reading Coach Intern) • Alabama Game Changers (Dyslexia Tutor) • Independent Tutoring (Tutor)
- 6. PRESENTING/TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE/CONSULTING (8 YEARS): • Office of School Readiness (OSR)- Montgomery, Shelby, Jefferson, Clay, Calhoun, • Mobile, Baldwin, Lawrence, Talladega, Cleburne, Cherokee Counties (training/technical assistance/presenter) • Gulf Region Early Childhood Services (GRCMA)- Mobile & Baldwin Counties (training/presenter) • Mid-South Reading and Writing Conference- Jefferson County (presenter) • South Baldwin County Literacy Council-Baldwin County (consulting/training/presenter) • Alabama Game Changers (Dyslexia Organization)- Jefferson County (training/presenter) • M-Power Ministries (Literacy Education Center)- Jefferson County (consulting/presenter) • Alabama PreK Conference (two consecutive years with OSR)- Montgomery County (training/presenter) • Community Action Partnership of North Alabama (with OSR)- DeKalb County (training/presenter)
- 7. TRAINING/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: -Jean Piaget- Constructivist Theory (Auburn University- -Reading Recovery (Auburn University-Auburn) -MindPlay (Shelby County) -Maria Montessori (Atlanta Montessori Teacher Education -Juanita Copley- Mathematics in Action (OSR/JCCEO- -Becky Bailey's Positive Discipline (NAEYC Conference-Dallas) -UAB's MidSouth Reading and Writing Conference (Jefferson County) -GOLD and CLASS training with OSR (Montgomery County) -Literacy Council of Central Alabama Tutor Training -Auburn Speech and Hearing Clinic- Status 10 Program for Audiology & Speech Pathology (Auburn University-Auburn) -Creative Curriculum (JCCEO/OSR-Jefferson County) -Dr. Jean Feldman-Music and Movement Training (OSR- PreK Conference- Montgomery) -AALEC Conference (Orange Beach) -ARI Pre-K Training (JCCEO/OSR-Jefferson County) Course) -Alabama International Dyslexia Association- Dyslexia (Jefferson County) - Houghton-Mifflin Teacher Training (Department of Children Affairs Office- Montgomery) - Birmingham Zoo Camp Teacher (Birmingham) Word Wise Tutor Training (Hoover Center-Birmingham) -Samford's Summer Institute Teacher Training (Cahaba Grand Conference Center- Birmingham) -AMSTI- ECE Pre-K Kit Training (Alabama's Math, Science, Technology Institute- Pelham) -Dr. Jane Nelson- Positive Discipline (Online Class) -Yetta Goodman- Language and Literacy (MidSouth Reading and Writing Conference- Birmingham) -OSR Technical Assistance Training and ECERS-R by Kaplan (Department of Children Affairs Office-Montgomery) -Educate Alabama Training (Talladega County) -OSR Lead-Teacher Training (Department of Children Affairs Montgomery) -Mr. Greg and Steve- Music, Moving and Learning (Baldwin and Montgomery County) -Kaplan-ECER-R: TA Training (Department of Children Affairs Montgomery) -High-Scope (Department -of Children Affairs- Montgomery -Train the Trainer (CCR-Birmingham) -Harvard University-Catherine Snow's Learning to Talk by (Online Training and Professional Development
- 8. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: • ARA-Alabama Reading Association (present), BARC-Birmingham Area Reading • Council (present), NAEYC, AAEYC & SECA (past), AMS-American Montessori Society (past), and IRA- International Reading Association (past)
- 9. VOLUNTEERISM: Golden Living Center (Jefferson County), Somerby Assisted Living (Shelby County), Pell City Animal Shelter (St. Clair County), ASCPI Animal Rescue (St. Clair County), Crossroads Animal Clinic (St. Clair County), Beach Cleanup (Baldwin County), Stonecreek Montessori Robotics Team Leader (Shelby County), Red Barn (Shelby County), Church of Highlands (Jefferson County-SERVE Volunteer), Dream Center (Jefferson County), Girl Scouts of North Central Alabama Leader (St. Clair County)