Cristin M. Dillard, Professional Educator
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Professional Skills


Administrative

  • Creating & managing a budget 
  • Classroom management techniques, classroom discipline, and overall discipline of students
  • Community relations: building relationships with stakeholders to build a stronger school and community
  • Grant writing: Written and awarded First Class PreK New Classroom Grant in 2015 for Banks School, awaiting notification of 2016 classroom renewal grant
  • Clear understanding of court cases involving education and stays up-to-date on legal aspects of public education
  • Designing and implementing curriculum
  • Conflict resolution, mediation, and creating a positive school culture and climate
  • Delegating responsibilities, developing school-level leaders, and fostering a sense of responsibility of all faculty in student achievement
  • Develops timelines for teams to accomplish important goals, manages time wisely for independent and group projects, and monitors progress and meets deadlines

Additional Library Skills

  • Cataloging items (including metadata)
  • Using an automation system
  • Foundation of library best practices for cataloging and organization of a library

Instructional Leadership Skills

  • Planned engaging instructional lessons for grades PK-12 over the course of 8 years of employment
  • Planned and implemented interdisciplinary lessons in grades PK-12
  • Collaborated with a variety of classroom teachers at the PK-12 level to execute interdisciplinary lessons
  • Developed formative and summative assessments to provide data and feedback on student learning, understanding, and mastery
  • Worked with grade levels during data meetings to disaggregate, analyze, and interpret data to progress monitor students
  • Familiar with formative and summative assessments used at the school, district, and state level to measure student achievement (Global Scholar, STAR Reading & Math, ACT Aspire
  • Currently works with the Alabama Learning Exchange (ALEX) to review lesson plans submitted

Planning & Management Skills

  • Successfully manages a collection of approximately 10K+ items in two separate libraries (primary PK-3 & 4-8)
  • Uses data to help make collection development decisions (data includes student achievement scores, surveys of teachers & students, & collection analysis)
  • Successfully planned and executed the 2016 Alabama School Librarians Association (ASLA) New Librarians Conference in Corner, Alabama on Sunday, June 5, 2016 (statewide)
  • Worked in collaboration with the Alabama School Librarians Association board to plan and execute the 2016 Summer Conference on the Art and Science of Librarianship (statewide)
  • Planned engaging, timely, and worthwhile professional development at the school, district, regional, and state level
  • Presented engaging, timely, and worthwhile professional development at the school, district, regional, and state level
  • Worked with the Alabama State Department of Education Alabama Learning Exchange team since 2011 to train educators in Alabama on the resources ALEX offers through the A.C.E. (ALEX Certification of Excellence program)
  • Plans engaging library programs to help foster a love of reading and learning

Technology Skills

  • Alabama Leaders in Educational Technology (ALET) Beta Cohort of Technology Integration Coaches certification course
  • Google Certified Educator Level 1 
  • 2016 Apple Teacher
  • Edpuzzle Educator & Trainer certification
  • Flipgrid Certified Educator
  • OSX/Windows Operating System proficiency 
  • Alabama Learning Exchange (ALEX) Certification of Excellence in iPad Productivity, Video in the Classroom, Social Networking for Educators, iPad Apps for the Classroom, Web Resources, and Podcasting modules
  • PC and Mac computer applications, operation systems and basic troubleshooting
  • Microsoft Office Professional Suite
  • Google Drive and Google Apps for Education
  • Web Design/Graphic Design
  • Adobe Creative Cloud Suite
  • HTML, HTML5, CSS, WordPress
  • Emerging Educational Technology
  • iOS/Android Apps
  • Learning Management Systems (Gaggle, Moodle, Blackboard, Google)
  • Pursuing Google Certified Educator Level 2
  • Pursuing SymbalooEDU Trainer status
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  • Home
  • Blog
  • Portfolios
    • Technology Specialist/Coach Portfolio >
      • About the Technology Leader
      • Resume
      • Vision & Mission
      • Professional Skills
    • Library Media Specialist Portfolio >
      • About the LMS
      • Resume
      • Vision & Mission
      • Professional Skills
      • Example Library Website
    • Instructional Leadership Portfolio >
      • Philosophy of Leadership
      • Biography
      • Cover Letter
      • Resume
      • Mission & Vision
      • Professional Skills
      • Livetext Portfolio
    • Secondary Social Science Educator Portfolio >
      • Resume
      • Professional Skills
    • References
  • Presentations
    • AETC2019
    • AETC2018
    • ASLA18
  • Contact