Jayme Braida

106 West Laura Lane Knoxville, IA 50138 jayme.braida@chariton.k12.ia.us (641) 891-5730

Energetic, creative, and passionate educator, with four years of experience teaching at elementary and middle school level. Demonstrated talent for creating engaging lessons using a variety of successful instructional strategies. Strong organization and leadership skills, striving to work collaboratively and innovatively to promote student achievement.

__________________________________CERTIFICATION________________________________
State of Iowa Standard License, September 2010 Endorsements: K-6 Teacher Elementary Classroom K-8 Reading

___________________________________EDUCATION__________________________________
Bachelor of Arts Degree, Elementary Education Central College, Pella, IA, December 2007 University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 2002-2005

______________________________TEACHING EXPERIENCE_____________________________
6th Grade Social Sciences Teacher, 2011-Present Chariton Community School District, Chariton, IA Established daily content, language, and social goals aligned with the Iowa Core Curriculum Fostered collaboration and higher order thinking through cooperative group work Integrated variety of technology for communication and collaboration Planned and co-taught differentiated lessons with special education teacher 4th Grade Teacher, 2008-2011 Chariton Community School District, Chariton, IA Utilized research-based instructional strategies to achieve high levels of student succes Designed successful literature-based reading curriculum in self-contained classroom Strengthened home-school connection with consistent communication and family activity nights Served as valuable member of schools Building Leadership Team Professional Development Instructor, 2011-2012 Chariton Community School District, Chariton, IA Supported and sustained districts capacity to meet the common goal of student learning Taught bimonthly classes to 30+ teachers focused on technology integration Collected and analyzed data on technology use by teachers, students, and parents in district Collaborated with instructional technology teacher to create programs to maximize communication

Jayme Braida
106 West Laura Lane Knoxville, IA 50138 jayme.braida@chariton.k12.ia.us (641) 891-5730

________________________________OTHER EXPERIENCE______________________________
Kindergarten Teacher, Celebrate Community Church, 2010-2011 Substitute Teacher, Pleasantville Elementary, Pleasantville, IA, 2008 Student Teacher, 5th Grade, North Mahaska Elementary, New Sharon, IA, 2007 Student Teacher, 1st Grade, Lincoln Elementary, Pella, IA, 2007 English Tutor, Adult ESL Program, Oskaloosa, IA, 2006 Professional Educator Portfolio: www.braidaj.weebly.com