Vanessa Hadley

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER

412.537.5147 Professional Profile

An energetic, ambitious, creative, and detail-oriented educator dedicated to being an
[email protected] advocate for the growth and success of every student. Strong background in elementary
education with a minor background in learning support education. Looking to apply my
five years of teaching experience to create a space for technology, high expectations,
Pittsburgh, PA
collaborations, and inclusion to motivate and build children to be future leaders of the
world.
Education &
Teaching Experience
Credentials
K-2 MTSS (Multi-Tiered Systems of Support) Interventionist
MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE The Environmental Charter School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | August 2021 – Present
Elementary/Middle Level Edu. Currently an MTSS Interventionist providing support for Tier 2 and Tier 3 students in
Seton Hill University both literacy and mathematics.
May 2018 • Uses back-mapping with Common Core standards and various intervention
curricula to develop plans to support students in building and reinforcing
BACHELOR OF ARTS foundational mathematics and literacy skills.
PK-4th Elem./PK-8th Special • Utilizes Sonday System 1, Reading Mastery, Orton Gillingham, and UFli phonics
Education curriculums to provide intervention support in literacy.
August 2013 – May 2017 • Creates hands-on lessons using a variety of manipulatives and materials to
engage students in lessons.
TEACHING LICENSE • Analyzes student benchmark scores (AIMs, MAPs, Walpole IDI Phonics, and
State of Pennsylvania F&Ps), classroom assessments, and teacher observations to group students
PreK – 4th Grade Elementary based on academic abilities and strengths.
Edu. • Collects, organizes, and analyzes various forms of academic data to recognize
August 2017 trends in academic progress across grade levels and for individual students.
• Communicates with classroom teachers and MTSS Team on student progress
PreK – 8th Grade Special Edu. and fluid academic groups.
August 2017 • Participates in MTSS Team meetings to build plans for academic, behavioral,
social-emotional needs of students.
Grades 4th-8th (Mathematics) • Closed the achievement gap for multiple students from being a year behind
July 2018 grade level to on-grade level or near grade level within a year.
• Administers benchmarks to students using AIMs Web, Core Phonics/Walpole
Core Competencies Decoding screener, F&P Reading Levels, and MAPs.
Differentiated Lesson Plans
HOMESCHOOL TEACHER
Instructional Strategies Self Employed, Mount. Lebanon, Pennsylvania | August 2020 – August 2021

Student-Centered Focus Acted as a homeschool teacher for First Grade and Pre-Kindergarten children. Utilized
Common Core and PA Early Learning Standards to guide grade level instructional goals.
Technology Integration • Researched and selected curriculums specific to each students’ academic level
(Google Level 1 and Apple and their learning style to create daily lessons in each subject.
Teacher Certified) • Taught personal development skills such as goal setting, independence, and self-
advocacy.
IEP Familiarity • Assessed student progress through on-going age-appropriate assessments.
Relationship Building • Set and communicated classroom rules and procedures based on respect and
personal responsibility.
Student Motivation • Encouraged students to explore their interests and designed hands-on activities
for exploration.
Organized and Goal Setting
• Planned outside the home learning activities including museum visits, physical
Collaboration education activities, and social activities.
 Vanessa Hadley
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER

412.537.5147 Teaching Experience Continued

FIRST GRADE FULL YEAR SUBSTITUTE
[email protected] St. Bernard School, Mount. Lebanon, Pennsylvania | August 2019 – June 2020
Served as a full year long-term substitute. Effectively created, planned, and implemented
Pittsburgh, PA lessons according to curriculum guidelines and standards.
• Created and differentiated lessons to be interactive, hands-on, and engaging to
meet students on all academic levels.
• Utilized variations of daily 5 and daily 3 to meet with students in reading and
Professional math groups.
• Increased students’ Acadience Reading scores to 90% of students at or above
Development benchmark.
• Heightened individual students reading grades from Cs to Bs through one-on-
SCIENCE OF READNIG one intervention, reading tool kits, and working collaboratively with the families
PaTTAN PD, May 2023 and reading specialist.
• Cultivated a warm classroom environment with emphasis on a growth mindset.
C-R-A MATHEMATICS • Implemented distance learning through Seesaw and running whole class, small
PaTTAN PD, March 2023 group, and one-on-one video chats to continue education through a pandemic.
• Praised for dedication, reliability, organization, and effectiveness by colleagues
EUREKA MATH MAJOR and families.
WORK OF THE K-2 BAND
Great Minds PD, March 2022 TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN/PRE-KINDERGARTEN TEACHER
St. David’s Early Learning Center, Venetia, Pennsylvania | August 2018 – June 2019
CUSTOMIZATION OF THE
EUREKA MATH K-5 Taught as both a Pre-Kindergarten and Transitional Kindergarten teacher. Developed
Great Minds PD, March 2022 curriculum in accordance with PA Early Learning Standards and kindergarten readiness.
• Devised and implemented creative and relevant lessons that were both
FOUNDATIONS OF challenging and engaging, while remaining flexible and accommodating to each
BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT student’s learning style and ability.
PA Department of Education. • Assisted in helping a family trial and explore accommodations and strategies to
February 2021 help with ADHD in the classroom and at home. Additionally, worked in
partnership with his kindergarten school district to prepare a plan to help in a
Awards & Activities
APPLE TEACHER FOR MAC new setting.
AND IPAD • Overcame and developed a positive relationship based on interests and
Apple,
BUS Inc.
DUTY incentives with a defiant student who transformed from disliking school to
AprilSchool
Environmental Charter 2020 enjoying school.
August 2021 - Present
GOOGLE LEVEL 1 EDUCATOR PRE-KINDERGARTEN TEACHER
SUMMA CUM LAUDEGoogle The Goddard School, Upper Saint Clair, Pennsylvania | May 2017 – June 2018
June 2019
Seton Hill University,
Pennsylvania
May 2017 KINDERGARTEN STUDENT TEACHER
Baldwin-Whitehall School District, Pennsylvania | March 2017 – April 2017
ASSISTANT SOFTBALL
COACH 7TH AND 8TH GRADE LEARNING SUPPORT STUDENT TEACHER
Millvale Softball, Pennsylvania Mount. Lebanon School District, Pennsylvania | January 2017 – March 2017
2013 - 2017