Madison Biggs
Morristown
Summary
Passionate Teacher with experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering wide range of subjects. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Successful in helping students develop strong literacy, numeracy, social and learning skills.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Teacher
Hamblen County Schools
08.2018 - Current
- Communicated frequently with parents, students, and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Implemented reading and writing workshops to increase student literacy and support school reading programs.
- Prepared quizzes, tests and examinations to gauge how well students were learning.
- Improved students' analytical skills by introducing state-of-the-art computer program technologies.
- Developed and implemented classroom routines to address varying student needs.
- Scheduled conferences with parents to discuss students' progress and classroom behavior.
- Met with students, parents and administrators to address and resolve students' behavioral and academic issues.
- Fostered student curiosity and interest through creative hands-on activities.
- Helped students explore concepts with engaging, learning-focused activities.
- Designed detailed learning plans for struggling students based on test, homework and assignment records.
- Created and developed lesson plans to meet students' academic needs.
- Worked with staff members and teachers to design comprehensive and individualized plans to optimize student education.
- Completed student progress reports mid-term to notify students and parents of strengths and areas of improvement.
- Participated in department meetings to provide input to colleagues about student achievement and improvement.
- Adapted teaching methods and materials to meet students' varying needs.
Teacher-5th Grade
Jefferson County Schools
08.2015 - 05.2018
- Implemented reading and writing workshops to increase student literacy and support school reading programs.
- Developed and implemented classroom routines to address varying student needs.
- Met with students, parents and administrators to address and resolve students' behavioral and academic issues.
- Adapted teaching methods and materials to meet students' varying needs.
- Modified lessons and curriculum to accommodate diverse learners by using strategies such as peer-assisted learning and group work.
- Completed student progress reports mid-term to notify students and parents of strengths and areas of improvement.
- Participated in department meetings to provide input to colleagues about student achievement and improvement.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students, and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Increased educational expertise and knowledge by participating in instructor-oriented workshops.
- Prepared quizzes, tests and examinations to gauge how well students were learning.
- Helped students explore concepts with engaging, learning-focused activities.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
Tusculum University
Greeneville, TN12-2014
Skills
- Inquiry-based learning
- Classroom management
- Serving diverse communities
- Flexible and adaptive
- Social-emotional learning training
- Motivating students
- Literacy development
- Creative lesson planning
- Data-driven instruction
- Positive role model and mentor
Accomplishments
- Been a highly effective teacher as determined by the state of Tennessee all years of teaching.
- Planned and led multiple professional development sessions at county level.
- Planned and led a writer's workshop at the East Tennessee Title 1 Conference.
- Tutored students after school to increase student performance.
- Led an after school creative writing club.
- Planned and led a school wide literacy night for students and parents.
- Served a learning leader for Alpha Elementary.
- Planned a school wide Color Run for students.
- Won “Teacher of the Month on WBIR” award at John Hay Elementary in 2024.
Certification
- First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor Certification – American Red Cross.
Timeline
Teacher
Hamblen County Schools
08.2018 - Current
Teacher-5th Grade
Jefferson County Schools
08.2015 - 05.2018
- First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor Certification – American Red Cross.
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
Tusculum University
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