Carolyn Fisher Skeins

Email: Carolyn_f03@yahoo.com

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:
I am a dynamic, thoughtful, driven educator who works tirelessly to
ensure success for every student. I provide a rigorous and interactive
learning environment for students, and hold all students to high
expectations. I am a very creative individual, and enjoy designing
engaging lessons and units for students to learn the skills they will
need as they progress through their academic careers. My teaching
practices are always changing as I reflect on successes and challenges
to improve the way I teach.

SPECIAL SKILLS:
Specialized training in and experience teaching math discourse
lessons.

Specialized training in and experience teaching the William & Mary

Reading Program for highly gifted students.

Specialized training in and experience teaching the Wilson Reading

Program for students with deficits in decoding and encoding.

Specialized training and experience teaching the Soar to Success

Reading Program, a reading comprehension intervention.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2004-Curent Lake Seneca Elementary Germantown, MD
Third Grade Teacher
Teach all academic subjects to 3rd grade students, providing
differentiated instruction to meet varied needs within the classroom.
Collaborate with team members and school staff to plan appropriate
instruction for all students. Integrate technology into lessons to
promote students' engagement and critical thinking skills.
Communicate regularly and effectively with parents in order to form
partnerships for promoting student success. Facilitate
communication, problem solving, and decision making as a grade
level team leader.

2000-2004 Ronald McNair Elementary Germantown, MD

Inclusion Teacher
Taught all academic subjects to 4th and 5th grade students with
 diverse abilities ranging from students with multiple disabilities to
highly gifted students in a co-teaching situation. Collaborated with
team members to plan appropriate instruction for all students. Case-
managed and delivered services to students with mild to moderate
disabilities. Facilitated communication, problem solving, and decision
making as inclusion team leader.

EDUCATION:
2006-2010 The George Washington University Washington, DC
Master of Arts, Education and Human Development
Concentration: Educational Technology Leadership

1996-2000 Duquesne University Pittsburgh,

PA
Bachelor of Science, Elementary and Special Education
Magna Cum Laude

PRESENTATIONS & AWARDS:

Inclusion Seminar, February 2003: Led collaborative team in training
approximately 30 teachers.

Co-Teaching Presentation at The College of William and Mary’s

Symposium on Collaboration and Inclusive Education, November
2003: Led a one-hour multi-media presentation to a group of 40-50
teachers.

ETS Recognition of Excellence, January 7, 2006: awarded for an

outstanding score on The Praxis Series.

Digital Portfolio available at http://carolynskeins.weebly.com

References available upon request