Rebecca L. Anselmo
English Teacher, Middle School English Language Arts
Fort Worth, TX · (817) 555 0163 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/rebeccalanselmo
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Four years of middle school English language arts teaching in Texas public schools
SETTINGS
Title I middle school of about 1,050 students; five sections of grade seven
SPECIALTIES
Writing workshop, reading intervention, state test preparation, grade level team leadership
SYSTEMS
Google Classroom, Skyward, Amplify English Language Arts, NoRedInk, CommonLit, Membean
LICENSURE
Texas English Language Arts and Reading certificate, grades four through eight
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in English, Trinity Prairie State University
Executive Summary
Seventh grade English language arts teacher with four years in a Title I middle school of about 1,050 students, teaching five sections and about 135 students a year. Runs a writing workshop model built around weekly conferences and short published pieces, and leads the grade seven professional learning community for reading. Known for state reading test results that have risen every year on the same campus.
Signature Achievements
- Raised the share of students meeting grade level on the state reading test from 52 percent to 68 percent over three years with the same campus population.
- Moved 71 percent of students who started the year below grade level on the district reading screener up at least one year of growth by May.
- Raised the average constructed response score on the state writing task from 1.6 to 2.4 of 3 with weekly timed writing and conferences.
- Leads the grade seven reading professional learning community of five teachers and writes its common assessments.
- Held a homework completion rate above 90 percent by using NoRedInk practice with same day feedback.
Professional Experience
English Language Arts Teacher, Grade Seven
Trinity Bluff Middle School, Tarrant Prairie Independent School District, Fort Worth, TX August 2023 to present
Title I middle school of about 1,050 students; five sections of grade seven English language arts, about 135 students, including two co taught inclusion sections
- Teach five sections of seventh grade English language arts, about 135 students, on a 50 minute period schedule.
- Run a writing workshop with weekly conferences and one published piece every three weeks.
- Give the district reading screener three times a year and group students for small group intervention from the results.
- Co teach two inclusion sections with a special education teacher and adjust texts and tasks to each individualized education program.
- Lead the grade seven reading professional learning community and write its six week common assessments.
English Language Arts Teacher, Grade Six
Village Creek Middle School, Arlington Heights Independent School District, Arlington, TX August 2022 to June 2023
Middle school of about 900 students; four sections of grade six English language arts, about 110 students
- Taught four sections of sixth grade English language arts to about 110 students.
- Ran a classroom library of 600 titles and tracked independent reading with weekly conferences.
- Prepared students for the state reading test, with 61 percent meeting grade level against a campus rate of 55 percent.
Licensure and Certification
Texas Education Agency, State Board for Educator Certification, standard certificate in English Language Arts and Reading grades four through eight, certificate number 1847263
Science of Teaching Reading examination, passed 2022
Texas Gifted and Talented 30 hour foundational training, completed 2024
Education
Bachelor of Arts in English with secondary teacher certification, Trinity Prairie State University, Denton, 2022
Core Skills
Writing workshop · Reading intervention groups · State test preparation · Common assessment design · Inclusion co teaching · Classroom library management · Google Classroom · Skyward gradebook · Professional learning community lead · Parent conferences