Alexa Goepfert
Berlin
Summary
Versatile Learning Support and Language Teacher with focus on individual student needs across academia and emotional development. Empathetic and accommodating in design and implementation of hands-on lessons, catering to diverse learning abilities. Proficient in employing constant communication, patience and positive reinforcement in team efforts to deliver exceptional educational tools, fostering academic achievement.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
EAL Teacher/Learning Support Teacher
Berlin British School
08.2022 - 07.2024
- Enhanced student comprehension by employing diverse teaching strategies and adapting to individual learning styles.
- Boosted students'' confidence in reading, writing, speaking, and listening through engaging activities and personalized feedback.
- Enhanced learning experiences by utilizing diverse teaching strategies and methods tailored to individual student needs.
- Monitored student progress using formative assessments and adjusted instructional strategies as needed for optimal growth.
- Provided one-on-one support for students with learning disabilities, enabling them to excel in their coursework.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Facilitated small group instruction to address individual learning needs.
- Documented student behaviors, interventions, and outcomes to enable lead teacher to address pertinent issues.
- Administered language proficiency tests.
- Educated students in basics of English grammar and conversational speaking.
- German language tutoring.
- Supported students in developing social skills through structured activities and positive reinforcement techniques.
Learning Support Coordinator
accadis International
10.2020 - 07.2022
- Assessing students for learning difficulties.
- Creating Individual Education Plans (English/German) for primary and secondary students with learning difficulties.
- Teaching students with specific needs, such as ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder and Dyslexia, individually or in small groups.
- Advising teachers on implementing measures within the classroom.
- Training teachers on learning difficulties.
- Advising parents on learning difficulties and referring them to specialists for testing.
- Designing teaching material and lesson plans for students with specific needs.
- Updating the school policy on learning difficulties.
- Keeping a record of students with learning needs according to the Hessian law.
Assistant Teacher
Devonshire House School
09.2009 - 08.2019
- Adapting the curriculum to fit student needs.
- Providing individual and small-group instructions when necessary.
- Combining instructions with demonstration to clearly communicate objectives to class.
- Identification of pupils with learning difficulties and provision of the correct support that tailored to the students' needs.
- Creating a fine motor assessment for the year group
- Assessing and teaching of fine motor skills to the whole year group.
- Tracking and recording of academic and social development.
- Acting as a cover teacher, including covering other age groups.
- Monitoring and reporting on the development of students.
- Ordering stock and the distribution of resources across the year group.
- Teaching German as a second language.
Education
PGCE - Education
University of Cumbria
Cumbria, UK07.2023
IB Professional Development - PYP- Category 1- Making The PYP Happen
International Baccalaureate Organization
Den Haag03.2023
Deutsch Lehren Lernen (DLL) -
Goethe-Institut
10.2021
B.Sc. (Hons) in Psychology -
Open University
12.2013
TEFL & TESOL Level 7 -
TEFL Cambridge
01.2013
BTEC Higher National Level Psychomotor Therapy -
Suhl
07.2002
Skills
- Enrichment Activities
- Activity Planning
- IEP Compliance
- Documentation
- Educational Support
- Progress Monitoring
- Behavior Improvements
- Collaborative Teaching
- Organizational Skills
- Small Group Instruction
- Parent Communications
- English Language Fluency
Languages
German
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Timeline
EAL Teacher/Learning Support Teacher
Berlin British School
08.2022 - 07.2024
Learning Support Coordinator
accadis International
10.2020 - 07.2022
Assistant Teacher
Devonshire House School
09.2009 - 08.2019
PGCE - Education
University of Cumbria
IB Professional Development - PYP- Category 1- Making The PYP Happen
International Baccalaureate Organization
Deutsch Lehren Lernen (DLL) -
Goethe-Institut
B.Sc. (Hons) in Psychology -
Open University
TEFL & TESOL Level 7 -
TEFL Cambridge
BTEC Higher National Level Psychomotor Therapy -
Suhl
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