Heather Burkhart

SEQUOIA UNION – Lemon Cove, California                                                                                                 August 2017 – Present

Fifth Grade Math Self-Contained Classroom

In addition to teaching all subject areas I am also a member of the Agriculture Committee and School Site Council.  

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PIGEON FORGE MIDDLE SCHOOL – Pigeon Forge, Tennessee                                                            August 2011 – June 2016

Fifth Grade Math, Language Arts, and Science Teacher

Primary content areas of instruction have focused on 5th grade mathematics and science,  with two years of experience teaching language arts, and one year of experience in sixth grade mathematics.

 

PIGEON FORGE MIDDLE SCHOOL – Pigeon Forge, Tennessee                                                     August 2009 – August 2011

Fifth and Sixth Grade Math Intervention Teacher

Responsible for establishing, designing, and developing the math intervention program curriculum for Pigeon Forge Middle School.  Math Intervention department chair, responsible for training new Math Intervention Specialist and scheduling all Math Intervention classes.  Provided differentiated instruction to remedial students in math using a hands-on, student-centered approach in order to meet the diverse needs of all learners.  Seventy-eight percent of 5th grade students showing above average growth on Discovery Education Assessments were Math Intervention students.  Communicating and collaborating with the eleven grade level teachers was an integral part in the success of this program, in addition to flexibility, determination, and persistence.  

 

SEVIERVILLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL – Sevierville, Tennessee                                                   January 2009 – June 2009

Fifth Grade Math Intervention Teacher

Responsible for working with students in need of supplemental and enrichment instruction in mathematics and reading, both in an inclusion setting and as the instructor of math classes.  Coordinating, planning, and collaborating with twelve other fifth grade teachers was a critical component of this position, in addition to data driven instruction, flexibility, and scheduling.  

 

BEYOND THE LIMITS, COVENANT HEALTH – Knoxville, Tennessee                                                      July 2003 – May 2008

Intensive Focus Specialist Counselor for At-Risk Youth

Responsible for coordination, organization, scheduling, and facilitation of twenty-four school groups with fifteen at-risk students in each group.  Program goals for the students included conflict resolution, communication skills, problem solving skills, and confidence building.  Responsibilities also included, but were not limited to, leading summer camp activities that included ropes course trips, mountain biking, canoeing, caving, rock climbing, and hiking.