Mrs. Mackenzie Chan
Educator

Hollister Elementary School - Hollister, MO

August 2019 - Current

Teacher - 5th grade

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• Develop Professional Learning Committee agendas and facilitate sessions

• Use state standards and item specifications to create engaging lessons based off of backward lesson designs

• Analyze state and district academic data to implement targeted instruction and intervention

• Attend professional development and facilitate knowledge learned back to team members

• Continually use the data cycle for behavioral and academic interventions, enrichment and instruction

• Communicate with parents and peers through multiple online applications

• Mentored college teacher candidates and new teachers within the district

• Seek advice and best practice strategies from both literacy and math instructional coaches

• Facilitates student inquiry and research, with constructive feedback

• Plan daily, engaging, curriculum aligned lessons

• Incorporate technology to enhance and assist lessons

• Implement classroom management strategies to develop a safe classroom environment​

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Horizon Elementary - Smithville, MO

August 2017 - June 2019

Teacher - 4th grade

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• Collaborating with eight other grade level teachers

• Used instructional strategies from Jennifer Serravallo, Greg Tang and others to instill concrete concepts through questioning, reasoning and critical thinking

• Challenging conventional thinking through "themed" classroom learning days 

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Watkins Elementary - Springfield, MO

July 2017

Summer School Teacher

 

• Constructed, Implemented and Engaged students in a PBL 

• Used questioning and hands on learning to model and engage students in creating an exhibit for the Springfield Discovery Center

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Clever Elementary - Clever, MO

June 2017

Summer School Teacher 

• Utilized Project Based Learning and Hands-On activities to facilitate student learning 

• Executed class and team builders to create a positive learning environment

 

 

Weaver Elementary 

January 2017 - March 2017​

Long Term Substitute - 5th grade  

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• Long Term Substitute ​

• Collaborated and planned lessons with grade level teachers

• 8 week experience

 

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Willard North Elementary

August 2016 - December 2016 ​

Student Teaching - 4th grade

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• Collaborated and planned lessons with grade level teachers ​

• Taught lessons guided by the school's curriculum 

• 17 week experience 

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Weaver Elementary 

January 2016 - May 2016 

Field Experience - Internship - 5th grade

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• Observed different techniques of teaching ​

• Taught lesson plans created by the teacher and myself 

• 11 week experience 

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​Reed Middle School 

August 2015 - December 2015 

Field Experience - 8th grade

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• Observed different techniques of teaching 

• Monitored and aided in classroom management 

• 11 week experience 

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​Willard East Elementary 

January 2015 - May 2015

Field Experience - 2nd grade

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• Observed different techniques of teaching 

• Monitored and aided in classroom management 

• 10 week experience 

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Willard East Elementary 

January 2014 - May 2014 

Field Experience - 1st grade 

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• Monitored and aided in classroom management 

• Monitored, aided and observed different ways to teach

• 10 week experience