Shavonne Davis

848 Ashley Lane, Stone Mountain, GA 30087 Shavonne97@yahoo.com

770-498-9922 (Home) 301-979-1468 (Cell)

Georgia Education Certification: Middle Grades Language Arts (Type T)
Middle Grades: Reading 6 Special Education
Education
Master of Arts in Teaching, Middle Grades
Concentration: Language Arts/Social Studies
Mercer University, Atlanta, GA, December 2012

Bachelors of Science, Communications with an emphasis in Public Relations
Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, March 1997

Teaching Experience

Parkland Magnet Middle School for Aerospace Technology August 2013 - Present
Rockville, MD ( Montgomery County)
Reading (READ 180) 7
th
Grade Educator
Computer Science 7th Grade Educator

Created and implemented lessons that correlated with the Middle Grades Common Core Standards
and the middle school curriculum

Designed various cross-curriculum lessons to enhance connections between school subjects.
Reading and computer science classes

Differentiated and modified instructions to accommodate students that may have undocumented
learning disabilities or IEP (Individual Educational Plan)

Provided one on one assistance for students with special needs accommodations

Assessed students level of understanding and progress with the use of formative and summative
assessments

Developed grading rubrics for class assessments that provided specific guidelines to achieving
success

Created computer projects that foster students creativity and enhance their ability to think critically

Encouraged student improvement, by establishing a healthy teacher, student and parent
relationships

Maintain positive classroom management with the establishment of class rules, procedures and an
online reward system.

Mentored 11 students in reading for afterschool Parkland Plus

Student Teaching Experience

Stephenson Middle School Stone Mountain, GA DeKalb County 08/ 2012 12/ 2012
7
th
Grade Language Arts
Henderson Middle School Chamblee, GA DeKalb County 01/2012 - 03/2012
7
th
Grade Social Studies
Henderson Mill Elementary Chamblee, GA DeKalb County 08/2011 - 10/2011

Observed and assisted students with independent and collaborative learning assignments
Created writing assignments to teach students the fundamentals modes of writing that
correlate with assigned literary text.
Participated in team meetings in order to collaborate on lesson plans and assess student
progress
Facilitated several daily classes in absences of the lead teacher and during student teaching

Other Teaching Experience

Youthbuild Atlanta Atlanta, GA 04/2007 04/2008
Program Coordinator
Recruited at-risk youth for startup program recruitment goals exceeded by 90%

Conducted research for grant proposals, organization was rewarded $900.000
Implemented and developed alternative elective classes for students

Establish partnership collaborations with City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs, Fulton
County Department of Mental Health, and Atlanta Auburn Avenue Research Library

Managed and developed volunteer sites for Youthbuild Atlanta Students

Interactive Technical College Chamblee Dunwoody, GA 05/ 2005 01/ 2007
Part-time College Instructor
Developed individual; course syllabus for the following courses: Speech Communications,
English 101, Success Skill and Sociology 101
Planned and created lectures for international adult students pursing Associate Degrees
Implemented lessons that encourage students to enhance writing and presentation skills

Skills and Interest
Proficient with Microsoft Word. Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Windows Live Movie
Maker, Photo Story, Adobe Photoshop
Knowledgeable and experience with ActivInspire, designing Webquest, video book trailers,
Web 2.0 and online presentations for educational tools.
Grant writing research