Know the learner
Build relationships and understand varied academic and learning needs.
ELEMENTARY EDUCATOR · COLUMBUS, OH
Thoughtful teaching, grounded in evidence and relationships.
I am a student-centered educator with 12 years of experience creating engaging, inclusive learning environments and adapting instruction to meet diverse student needs.
01 / ABOUT
I combine strong relationships with reflective practice.
I believe students learn best when they feel known, supported, and appropriately challenged. My work brings together classroom relationships, differentiated instruction, assessment evidence, and collaboration.
Across my elementary teaching roles, I have developed small-group reading interventions, strengthened family communication, collaborated on grade-level instruction, and informally supported newer teachers.
02 / APPROACH
Reflect, adapt, support.
I use evidence and relationships together—not as competing priorities, but as complementary parts of effective teaching.
Assess
Use formative and summative evidence to identify where students need support.
Adapt
Adjust instruction, learning activities, and small-group support to respond to those needs.
Reflect
Collaborate, review practice, and try a different approach when students need something different.
03 / SELECTED WORK
Practice made visible.
Three examples that show how Jennifer approaches instructional support, family partnership, and colleague development.
01
Instruction · Data-informed practice
Grade-Level Reading Intervention Initiative
A collaborative effort to turn grade-level assessment data into more targeted small-group reading support.
What Jennifer did
I helped analyze assessment data, identify students needing additional support, develop instructional materials, and coordinate implementation with grade-level colleagues.
Why it matters
I helped establish a more consistent process for identifying students needing additional reading support and responding with targeted instruction.
02
Family partnership
Family Engagement Classroom Initiative
I created a more consistent approach to communicating classroom learning goals and expectations, including family resources to support learning outside the classroom.
Focus Consistency · Communication · Learning support
03
Peer support
New Teacher Mentoring
I informally mentored newer teachers on lesson planning, classroom organization, routines, and instructional strategies.
Focus Practical support · Collaboration · Instruction
Sample portfolio · Fictional client
04 / EXPERIENCE
12 years in elementary education.
My experience has grown from classroom teaching into broader instructional collaboration, family engagement, and informal teacher mentoring.
2018 — PRESENT
Grade 4 Teacher
Maple Ridge Elementary School · Columbus, OH
Standards-aligned instruction · Assessment-informed planning · Small-group reading intervention · Grade-level collaboration · Family communication · Teacher support
2014 — 2018
Grade 3 Teacher
Riverbend Elementary School · Columbus, OH
Core elementary instruction · Differentiated learning · Classroom routines · Student/family relationships · Grade-level data reviews
2012 — 2014
Elementary Teacher
Pinecrest Elementary School · Dublin, OH
Third-grade general education · Differentiated activities · Student progress monitoring · Family and colleague collaboration
05 / CREDENTIALS
Preparation for the work.
Graduate education
Master of Education
Curriculum and Instruction · Ohio State University · 2012
Undergraduate education
Bachelor of Science
Elementary Education · Ohio University · 2010
Certification
Ohio 4–9 Teacher License
Reading Endorsement
Professional development
Continuing practice
Data-Informed Instruction · Differentiated Learning Strategies · Positive Classroom Management · Family Engagement Practices
06 / PHILOSOPHY
“I believe students learn best when they feel known, supported, and appropriately challenged.”
Effective teaching requires both strong relationships and a willingness to reflect on evidence, adapt instruction, and try a different approach when students need something different.
07 / CONTACT
Start a conversation.
If you'd like to connect with me about teaching opportunities or professional collaboration, please reach out directly.