Antonia Younge

5031 Chapel Crossing ~ Douglasville, GA 30135 ~ antoniayounge@gmail.com

Home: (678) 504-5917
Cell: (678) 575-8955

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Dedicated to Creating Stimulating and Enriching Learning Environments that

Provide Students with a Solid Educational Foundation
Core Competencies Include:
Technology Integration ~ Project Based Learning ~ Multidisciplinary Lessons
Questioning ~ Critical Thinking ~ Hands-on/Minds-on Instruction ~ Literacy
Performance Assessments ~ Coaching ~ Professional Development
Instructional Design ~ Leadership ~ Data Analysis
CERTIFICATION:
L-6
S-6
T-6
T-6

Educational Leadership, Non-Renewable, Expected 9/2016

Instructional Technology
Reading Specialist
Early Childhood Education

EDUCATION:
Ed. S.
2015

Kennesaw State University

Major: Instructional Technology

M. Ed.
2009

Central Michigan University

Major: Curriculum and Instruction

B. S.
2005

University of West Georgia

Major: Early Childhood Education

EXPERIENCE:
2015 Present

2014 2015

K-5 STEAM Teacher, College Park Elementary School

Designed and delivered vertically aligned lessons using Georgia
Performance Standards, STEAM Standards, and Project Based Learning
Standards for six grade levels with distinct standards in each level.
Provided leadership to build teachers' capacity for Science success.
Conceptualized and implemented lessons incorporating technology,
cooperative learning, hands-on/minds-on experiences using
manipulatives, and interdisciplinary teaching to instruct students with
various cognitive levels.
Coordinated a campus-wide STEAM Fair and STEAM Night.
Technology Fair Liaison
Science Olympiad Coach
Teacher Selector, Fulton County Schools
Identified high quality teachers who understand the fundamentals of
Georgia's Teacher Keys Effectiveness System (TKES) core competencies
through an application screening and conducting one-on-one interviews.

2011 2015

2005 2011

Fourth Grade Teacher, Evoline C. West Elementary School

Recognized as a top performer in Fulton County Schools based on high
Student Growth Percentile performance.
Collaborated with team members to design and deliver high quality
literacy instruction facilitated by Striving Readers/Alliance Theater Grant.
Collaborated with grade level members to design Science ProjectBased
Learning units aligned to Common Core Standards that resulted in the 5th
highest Student Growth Percentile performance in Science in the state of
Georgia.
Assisted teachers with planning lessons and activities based on Common
Core State Standards as a member of the Common Core School
Leadership Team.
Led staff development sessions on best classroom practices, teaching
methods, classroom management, curriculum standards, content, use of
technology, lesson planning, instructional materials/resources, and other
areas consistent with district initiatives and instructional models.
Modeled effective instructional strategies and served as a teacher leader
for improving instructional strategies and classroom practices, especially
as related to connecting activities to the curriculum standards and
assessment program.
Strengthened teacher and student communication, collaboration,
creativity, and critical thinking.
Fourth Grade Teacher, Cascade Elementary School
Served as grade level chair; providing leadership in the implementation of
curriculum and disseminating information between the grade-level and
building administrator.
Supported literacy instruction with school-wide professional development
as trained and instructed by the District Humanities Department.
Provided one-on-one coaching support to new teachers by analyzing
student data to drive instruction and support struggling readers.
Served as Social Studies School Based Coordinator; developed district
curriculum and assessments for Social Studies, provided teacher support
in Social Studies through co-planning, modeling, and co-teaching,
disseminated information from district to building.
Generated school-wide needs assessments and coordinated faculty led
improvement plan.
Developed teachers' capacity to collect and analyze multiple sources of
data to drive instruction and improve student learning.
Modeled, demonstrated, and co-taught lessons using various instructional
and classroom management best practices.
Designed professional development opportunities to transform teaching
and learning in the school.

HONORS AND AWARDS:

2015
Evoline West Elementary School Teacher of the Year Finalist
2014
Evoline West Elementary School Teacher of the Year Runner-up
2009
Cascade Elementary School Teacher of the Year