Alison E. Trexel
Pittsburgh
Summary
Enthusiastic and attentive educator dedicated to helping all students be their best and achieve their goals. Passionate about giving students engaging, individualized guidance and support to achieve their future aspirations.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Middle School Language Arts Teacher
Primer Microschools
01.2024 - 01.2025
- Taught language arts remotely to eighth graders in a number of locations across FL and AZ.
- Increased literacy and drastically improved writing skills throughout the course of the year.
- Worked collaboratively with on-site teachers to meet the social-emotional and academic needs of students.
- Provided one-on-one support and extensive online feedback on assignments and essays.
- Worked to help a startup organization establish high curricular standards and a rigorous academic experience.
- REMOTE
Middle School Learning Support Teacher
Winchester Thurston
Pittsburgh
01.2022 - 01.2024
- Work to ensure middle school students with support plans are given the assistance they need to be successful in all subject areas.
- Review and restructure all assessments, rubrics and project descriptions to best meet the needs of diverse learners.
- Support colleagues to provide differentiated instruction for all students on my roster.
- Provide remedial instruction to sure up foundational skills in language arts and math.
- Work closely with administration to monitor the progress of at-risk students.
Fourth Grade Teacher
Winchester Thurston
Pittsburgh
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Taught language arts for all students in fourth grade.
- Generated new and engaging lessons to build writing skills, language acquisition, reading comprehension and grammar.
- Fused lessons with social studies curriculum to greater enhance relevancy and engagement for all learners.
- Ensured that lessons included representation from all cultures, ethnicities, religions, neurodivergence, gender, sexuality, etc.
Fifth Grade Teacher
Winchester Thurston
Pittsburgh
01.2020 - 01.2021
- Led classroom of 12 students through fifth grade curriculum in reading, writing, social studies and math.
- Used Responsive Classroom to manage social learning and maintain classroom norms.
- Fused Readers and Writers Workshop with self-generated lessons combining English and social studies.
- Simultaneously taught two levels of math, fifth and sixth grade.
- Worked to provide learning opportunities that promoted inclusivity for remote students.
Math Support Teacher
Sewickley Academy
Sewickley
01.2015 - 01.2020
- Flexible math instruction with job responsibilities shifting to the needs of the student population each school year.
- Lead math teacher for fourth and fifth grade gifted students, assigned to offer the designated curriculum and plentiful opportunities for enrichment/ PBL learning.
- Provide supplemental opportunities for PBL learning in the 1-3 grade classrooms.
- Support lower school students at all levels of readiness.
- Collaborate and support homeroom teachers as necessary with additional resources and feedback.
- Implemented Jo Boaler’s “Mathematical Mindsets,” training teachers to provide “number talks” as a way of enriching a student’s understanding of math as a creative and exciting subject.
- Led school wide service projects as a part of the school’s mission to “engage hearts, hands and minds in the service of a greater good.”
Substitute Teacher
Sewickley Academy
Sewickley
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Responsible for managing a classroom in the absence of the regular teacher, including completing and often creating lesson plans in a variety of subjects from reading to math to music.
- Established a strong rapport with parents and students.
- Establish classroom norms to clarify expectations and provide structure in a transitional instructional situation.
Executive Management Recruiter
EdRecruit
Pittsburgh
01.2001 - 01.2012
- Responsible for recruiting top level career college administrators for opening throughout the country.
- Built a portfolio of appropriate candidates for a multitude of varied executive positions.
- Walked clients through the application and interview process.
- Offered guidance and information on each company and position.
- Helped write resumes and preparation for interviews.
- Coached individuals on salary negotiation.
- Regularly updated client companies.
Parent Educator
Centre County Youth Service Bureau
State College
01.1999 - 01.2001
- Worked closely with Centre County Youth and Family Services to serve parents who were in jeopardy of losing custody of their children or parents who had already lost custody after placement in foster care.
- Was trained extensively on a weekly basis in early childhood development by a leading child psychologist.
- Testified in court to determine a parent’s capacity to care for dependents.
- As a Parent Educator, I had a caseload of about 10-12 families that I met with on a weekly basis to discuss behavior management techniques, child development, money management, facilitate parent/ child relationships and all other issues related to the welfare of all children in the home.
Education
M. Ed. -
Moreland University
Washington D.C.07.2021
B.A. - English, minor in writing
Allegheny College
Meadville, PA01.1994
H.S. -
Wooster School
Danbury, CT01.1990
Skills
- Strong intrapersonal skills
- Innovative teaching style
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Extensive knowledge of culturally responsive pedagogy
- Creativity and passion for reaching all learners
Certification
- Trained in Jo Boaler’s Mathematical Mindset approach for math education.
- Trained in Orton-Gillingham
- Trained in Readers and Writer’s Workshop
References
- Karen, Gaul, Fifth Grade Teacher, gaulk@winchesterthurston.org, 412-983-6742, Winchester Thurston
- Mary, Arcuri, Fourth Grade Teacher, arcurim@winchesterthurston.org, 412-877-1706, Winchester Thurston
- Brooks, Follansbee, Director of Admissions, follansbeeb@winchesterthurston.org, 413-441-2782, Winchester Thurston
- Jerilyn, Scott, Head of the Lower School, jscott@sewickley.org, 412-818-5218, Sewickley Academy
Timeline
Middle School Language Arts Teacher
Primer Microschools
01.2024 - 01.2025
Middle School Learning Support Teacher
Winchester Thurston
01.2022 - 01.2024
Fourth Grade Teacher
Winchester Thurston
01.2021 - 01.2022
Fifth Grade Teacher
Winchester Thurston
01.2020 - 01.2021
Math Support Teacher
Sewickley Academy
01.2015 - 01.2020
Substitute Teacher
Sewickley Academy
01.2014 - 01.2015
Executive Management Recruiter
EdRecruit
01.2001 - 01.2012
Parent Educator
Centre County Youth Service Bureau
01.1999 - 01.2001
M. Ed. -
Moreland University
B.A. - English, minor in writing
Allegheny College
H.S. -
Wooster School
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