Lynn A. Parker

My overall goal in reading is to promote the development of lifelong readers who read for both knowledge and pleasure. My desire is for my students to become independent learners who are intrinsically motivated to discover and enlarge their frameworks of knowledge.  

I am most passionate about helping the lives of others. I believe that each child is a unique individual who needs a secure, caring, and stimulating atmosphere in which to grow and mature. I understand how a child’s early experiences in school can help to shape their lives: a positive experience in school, with the help of a skilled and thoughtful teacher, promotes a child’s feeling of confidence within the world.

Over the past few years working as an elementary reading teacher with first, second, and third graders in a Montessori setting, my approach to teaching has shifted from a rigid emphasis on state standards to a more holistic approach to education that recognizes the importance of educating the “whole” child. My evolving ideas have been influenced by Dr. Maria Montessori’s philosophy that an educator’s job is to facilitate “the development of the whole child: intellectual, physical, social, emotional, spiritual.” My mission as an educator is to foster the development of academically prepared, socially responsible individuals, who will be lifelong learners and problem solvers.

I consider myself not only a teacher, but also a lifelong learner who will continue to evolve over time though experience, reflection, and the pursuit of new information.

University of California, San Diego, Extension - June, 2011

California Clear Multiple Subject Teaching Credential
Fifth Year Program required to clear SB2042 credential

San Diego State University - May, 2006

California Preliminary Multiple Subject Teaching Credential
SB2042 - Includes authorization for the English Language Learner (NCLB Compliant)

San Diego State University - May, 2004

B.A. Liberal Studies
Social Science Specialization

SDSU Academic Dean's List 2003, 2004 (4 semesters)

Kappa Delta Pi Alpha Sigma Chapter - International Honor Society in Education

Pi Lambda Theta International Honor Society & Professional Association in Education

ISTE International Society for Technology in Education

IRA International Reading Association

• Balanced Reading Program Coordinator                                         July 2007 - Present

  Country Montessori School, Poway, CA

  • Responsible for implementation of NWEA MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) computer-based reading and language assessments for grades 1-5

  • Individual assessment of 1st-3rd grade students using DRA (Developmental Reading Assessment), GRL (Guided Reading Level), and/or BRI (Basic Reading Inventory)

  • Provided parents and teachers with detailed reports of each student’s reading abilities in response to assessments

  • Identified student strengths and areas of need for placement in guided reading groups

  • Developed, implemented, and adapted curriculum for 8 reading groups at varying levels of difficulty for grades 1-3

  • Developed, implemented, and adapted California State Standards-based curriculum for 3 reading groups at varying levels of difficulty for Kindergarten

• Elementary Montessori Substitute Teacher                     January 2007 - June 2007

  Country Montessori School, Poway, CA

  • Substitute teacher for multi-age (grades 1-3) Montessori classroom

  • Evaluated over 40 students’ reading abilities using BRI (Basic Reading Inventory) assessments

  • Scaffolded student-directed learning with individual math and language lessons

• K-8 Substitute Teacher                                                                  May 2006 - June 2007

  Poway Unified School District, Poway, CA

  • Teaching focused at Oak Valley Middle School in grades 6 & 7

  • Use of positive reinforcement systems to support PUSD’s Character Counts!™ Program

  • AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) presenter at Oak Valley Middle School

• 1st Grade Student Teacher                                                        March 2006 - May 2006

  Midland Elementary, Poway, CA

  • Created 1st grade language curriculum to allow for daily reading groups

  • Led daily guided reading groups while monitoring classroom

  • Designed curriculum to support Everyday Mathematics™ instruction

  • Differentiated instruction for students who receive: RSP, Speech, ELL, and Reading Recovery® assistance

  • Worked within a shared teaching contract environment

• 3rd Grade Student Teacher                                   September 2005 - December 2005

  Highland Ranch Elementary, Poway, CA

  • Responsible for students’ learning when cooperating teacher needed to be absent

  • Led daily guided reading groups while monitoring classroom

  • Used children’s literature to support PUSD’s Character Counts! ™ Program

  • Differentiated instruction for Reading Recovery® and ELL students

  • Involvement in the IEP process with a SAT (Student Assistance Team)

• Early Classroom Experience

  2005-2006 - Daily individual tutoring - Kindergarten @ Pomerado Elementary, Poway, CA

  2005 - 40+ Volunteer Hours - Grade 4 @ James Dukes Elementary, Ramona, CA

  2002 - SDSU Early Field Experience @ Various Locations

  2002 - SDSU MEFE Program, Math 296 @ Cuyamaca Elementary, El Cajon, CA

  1997-1999 - Hemet High School Daily Cross-Age Tutor Program @ Ramona Elementary, Hemet, CA

  1995 -Dartmouth Middle School Cross-Age Tutor Program @ Bautista Creek Elementary, Hemet, CA

Accounts Payable                                                                                                            2005

Superior Pools, El Cajon, CA

• Responsible for all accounts payable transactions and for calculating overhead business costs

Human Resources Assistant                                                                              2004-2005

KB Books, San Diego, CA

•Interviewed and selected new employees at a prominent college textbook retailer

Trainer/Supervisor                                                                                               2000-2004

KB Books, San Diego, CA

•Revised and implemented new training methods for over 150 new employees and managed cashiers

Administrative Assistant                                                                                    1996-1999

Comtronix of Hemet, Hemet, CA

•Responsible for operating front office

• Rapport with Students

   

• Communication with Parents

   

• Student Motivation

   

• Adaptability

   

• Professionalism

   

• Life-Long Learner

   

• Interests

  Psychology
  Education
  Social Media
  Technology
  Self-Enrichment

• Hobbies

  Reading
  Sailing
  Photography
  Fitness
  Travel

Clear Credential Program University of California, San Diego, Extension (2010-2011)

Standards-Based Writing Inservice Presented by Learning Headquarters (2010)

AMS Fall 2010 Conference Presented by American Montessori Society (2010)

US Department of Education Reading Institute Scientifically-based reading program Instruction (2010)

Positive Discipline Principles and Practices Presented by Jane Nelsen, Ed. D (2009)

NWEA Summer Conference Presented by NWEA in Portland, OR (2009)


SPARK Learning Conference Presented by NWEA & Turn Around Schools (2008)

How to Cope with Difficult People: Clients, Families, & Co-Workers University of California, San Diego, Extension: PSY-40004 (2008)

All About Literacy! SDE National Conference on Literacy Learning (2008)

Literature of the Holocaust University of California, San Diego, Extension: LIT-40054 (2008)

Soldotna Alaska Montessori Charter School On-Site Reading Program Training & School Observation (2007)

Read Naturally Fluency Improvement Program Training (2007)

Montessori Practices Training Presented by Gretty Yeager of Houston Montessori Center (2007)

Play Therapy, Art Therapy, & Assessment of Abused Children UCSD Extension: PSY:4B234 (2006)