Cecily Smith

777 Main Street, Apt. 1611 Hartford, CT 06103 269-779-6004 (C) cecilysmith@gmail.com
Core Competencies
Common Core Project Based Learning TCRWP- Lucy Calkins
Implementation Close Reading Readers Workshop
CGI Math Math Olympiad Coach Writers Workshop
Guided Reading ICT/CTT co-teaching model Data driven instruction
Curriculum Development RTI Classroom Management

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Education and Certification
Hunter College, MS in Childhood Education Grades 1-6 (GPA: 3.8) 2011
Ball State University, BS in Musical Theater 2005

Connecticut Teaching Certification Elementary Education 1-6 2017-2025

New York State Teaching Certification Childhood Education 1-6 2012-present
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Teaching Experience

Achievement First Hartford Elementary, Hartford, CT July 2016- present

4th grade Math Teacher
Teach three sections of math workshop to the whole grade (92 students) with co-teacher (whole
group and small group interventions) and a 90 minute math intervention block with a focus on
closing content gaps using a combination of spiral review, math routines, number talks and
technology
Homeroom teacher during the morning and afternoon. This time is used for morning meeting and
creating a culture of reading and books with book shopping from my classroom library, book talks
and book raffles
Led whole school professional development sessions on building an effective classroom library and
developing a love of reading in all students
Results:
As of January, students have made 20+ points YOY growth on their two Network created internal
assessments (22 points on IA 1 and 23 points on IA 2)

Success Academy Harlem 3 June 2015 July 2016

ICT (Integrated Co-Teaching) Lead 4th Grade General Education Teacher
Worked with a special education co-teacher to plan and implement lessons in an Integrated Co-
Teaching model for a class with 30% of students with IEPs
Modified curriculum and small group work to meet the diverse needs of our 29 students
Planned and implemented lessons in all subject areas including Reading and Writing Workshops,
Guided Reading, Shared Text, PBL units (American Revolution, Inventions and Westward Expansion),
Science, CGI and Contexts for Learning mathematics
Results:
98% of students passed the 2016 NYS Common Core Math Exam, 92% of students passed the 2016
NYS Common Core ELA Exam

Success Academy Harlem 3 June 2013 -June 2015

4th Grade Teacher
Planned and implemented lessons in all subject areas including Reading and Writing Workshops,
Guided Reading, Shared Text, PBL units (American Revolution, Inventions and Westward Expansion),
Science, Math Olympiad team coach, CGI and TERC mathematics.
Modified and wrote much of the curriculum (including an added morning math component) from
scratch to meet our particular team/student needs
Results:
100% of students passed the 2015 NYS Common Core Math Exam (25/27 receiving 4s), 85% of
 students passed the 2015 NYS Common Core ELA Exam
90% of students passed the 2014 NYS Common Core Math Exam, 70% of students passed the 2014
NYS Common Core ELA Exam

Harlem Childrens Zone Promise Academy II March 2013-June 2013

4th Grade ELA Coach (Temporary)
Worked with a full roster of 28 students who need extra help preparing for the state ELA exam.
Students were targeted based on their practice test scores.
Met with students in large and small groups as well as individually (push-in and pull-out)
Differentiated reading and writing instruction to meet the needs of each individual student

P.S. 166 Oct. 2009 June 2010

Assistant Teacher, 5th grade
Assisted with all aspects of day to day classroom teaching, organization and management.
Taught students with a wide range of learning styles and abilities (ranging from students struggling
academically to gifted and talented students)

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Student Teaching

P.S. 6 45 E. 81st Street, New York, NY January May 2011

2 grade and 5th grade Student Teacher
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P.S. 77 1700 Third Avenue, New York, NY Sept. - Dec. 2010

1st grade Literacy and Social Studies Student Teacher

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Recent Conferences Attended

Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute Full grant received July 2016

Institute in American History and Content Area Literacy in partnership with Teachers College Reading and
Writing Project. Weeklong, 51 hour course learning about American history on location while working with
colleagues to explore best practices in literacy and history integration.

NERD Camp Michigan July 2015

Two-day literacy conference with traditional speakers and sessions as well as an Ed-Camp portion with breakout
groups to discuss current best practices in education. I was fortunate to attend sessions led by Donalyn Miller
(The Book Whisperer and Reading in the Wild), John Schumacher (Scholastic), Pernille Ripp (author of Passionate
Learners and Passionate Readers), Jenni and Matt Holm (authors of the Babymouse series, The Fourteenth
Goldfish and Our Only May Amelia), and others.