Buchanan Resume 2016
Buchanan Resume 2016
Buchanan Resume 2016
Courtney J. Buchanan
Licensure:
North Carolina Professional School Counseling Advanced Licensure K-12
North Carolina Standard Professional II Educator Licensure K-6
Education:
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Masters of Education in School Counseling
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
BS in Elementary Education with a Concentration in Mathematics
North Carolina Teaching Fellow
Weekly check-in meetings with identified students with attendance concerns decreased student
truancy up to 11.1 percentage points from second quarter to third quarter.
Implemented 9th grade career development classroom guidance where 80.4% of students
identified skills their career skills/abilities, 90.2% of students identified their work values, and
76.5% of students identified potential career options that incorporated their interests,
skills/abilities, and work values.
Organized and facilitated Student Ambassador Program in which over 25 newly enrolled
students were assisted by student ambassadors throughout the semester.
Facilitated group counseling for new students in which 100% of participants showed growth in
school awareness and comfort level of attending school.
o South Graham Elementary School, Graham, NC
February 2016
Taught second grade classroom guidance lessons to 54 students to decrease behavior referrals.
6th Grade Math Teacher, Eastern Guilford Middle School, Gibsonville, NC
August 2011-May 2015
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Collaborated with the three other 6 grade math teachers weekly on planning effective lessons
and analyzing assessment data to efficiently help our students grow.
Eastern Guilford Middle School Rookie Teacher of the Year, 2011-2012
Achieved highest level of Exceeds Expectations on Teacher Value Added Data.
o Intervention Support Team Member
August 2014-May 2015
Provides classroom interventions and plans for students not currently succeeding according to
data and grades while regularly contacting teachers and parents/guardians.
o SIT Tutor, University Instructors, Inc.
November 2012-May 2013
Built relationships with and tutored individual students who are certified as students in transit
and collaborated with parents/guardians and classroom teachers weekly to design tutoring
program
5th Grade Student Teaching, Mooresville Intermediate School, Mooresville, NC January-March 2011
Integrated technology to differentiate learning into daily standard and inclusion lessons.
References Available Upon Request