Tammy Lathan
Dewy Rose,MI
Summary
Dynamic STEM and early education teacher with a proven track record at Franklin County Board of Education, specializing in project-based learning and exceptional classroom management. Leveraged engineering concepts and team-building skills to foster an engaging learning environment, significantly enhancing student engagement and achievement. Expert in faculty collaboration and adept at creating inclusive, supportive educational experiences.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
STEM Teacher
Franklin County Board Of Education
06.2023 - Current
- Encouraged student interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and participation in middle and high school national science competitions.
- Demonstrated positive and effective classroom management skills.
- Encouraged student participation in laboratory experiments to enhance scientific knowledge.
- Implemented differentiated instruction to meet needs of diverse learners.
- Planned and supervised class projects, field trips and visits by guest speakers.
Kindergarten Teacher
Franklin County Board Of Education
08.2015 - 05.2023
- Applied evidence-based practices for classroom management to enhance learning results.
- Exercised good classroom management focused on positive behavior support by clearly articulating fair and consistent expectations along with appropriate natural consequences.
- Created, managed, and participated in variety of learning environments and activities to support opportunities for students to develop full potential and achieve learning objectives.
- Delivered lesson plans, implemented school curriculum and used data to create, monitor, and establish personalized learning plan for each student.
Preschool Lead Teacher
Ninth District Opportunities/Hart County Headstart
07.2003 - 05.2015
- Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
- Monitored students' academic, social, and emotional progress and recorded in individual files.
- Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on entire group.
- Provided open and loving environment where children direct learning process.
- Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
- Assisted and supervised around 140 children through entire school day.
- Developed weekly lesson plans and activities to engage children and promote learning.
Education
Specialist Degree - Curriculum And Instruction
Piedmont University
Demorest, GA05-2018
Master of Arts - Early Childhood Education
Piedmont University
Demorest, GA05-2015
Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Education
Brenau University
Gainesville, GA05-2004
Skills
- Engineering concepts
- Team building
- STEM integration
- Faculty collaboration and support
- Lesson planning
- Parent and student communication
- Classroom supervision
- Instructional planning
- Learning strategies
- Student engagement
- Classroom instruction
Accomplishments
I have been honored to have been selected as Teacher Of The Year for the 2020-2021 school year at Royston Elementary and again for the 2024-2025 school year at Lavonia Elementary. I currently lead our Celebrations Team and serve as the Title 1/Parent Involvement Coordinator at Lavonia Elementary. I am on my second year as a teacher representative for our school governance committee and also serve as a TAC member for the county.
Certification
- English as a Second Language (ESL) Endorsement
- Gifted Education Endorsement
- Franklin County Growing Leaders Program
- RESA's Teacher Leader Program
- Currently enrolled in a Computer Science Endorsement
Timeline
STEM Teacher
Franklin County Board Of Education
06.2023 - Current
Kindergarten Teacher
Franklin County Board Of Education
08.2015 - 05.2023
Preschool Lead Teacher
Ninth District Opportunities/Hart County Headstart
07.2003 - 05.2015
- English as a Second Language (ESL) Endorsement
- Gifted Education Endorsement
- Franklin County Growing Leaders Program
- RESA's Teacher Leader Program
- Currently enrolled in a Computer Science Endorsement
Specialist Degree - Curriculum And Instruction
Piedmont University
Master of Arts - Early Childhood Education
Piedmont University
Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Education
Brenau University
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