Harley King
Aiken
Summary
Compassionate, creative and effective Teacher with valuable experience in classroom administration, professional development and project planning. Equipped with extensive background in versatile education environments. Student-centric instructor, academic facilitator and motivational coach. Competent at performing independently or as member of teaching team. Well-versed in classroom and online technologies.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Teacher
Strom Thurmond High School
01.2022 - Current
- Boosted cultural awareness by incorporating children's literature from world cultures.
- Shifted between formal and informal methods of teaching to keep students engaged.
- Fostered student curiosity and interest through creative hands-on activities.
- Developed and implemented classroom routines to address varying student needs.
- Prepared quizzes, tests and examinations to gauge how well students were learning.
- Created lessons and online testing materials to facilitate remote learning.
- Worked with staff members and teachers to design comprehensive and individualized plans to optimize student education.
Lead Academy Teacher
Strom Thurmond High School
07.2024 - Current
- Leads a team of 10 team members.
- Leads regular meetings with team leaders and front-line staff to convey important operational information and new targets.
- Help students explore concepts with engaging, learning-focused activities.
- Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students, and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Acts as a liaison for team members and admin team.
- Partners with standard education teachers from across academic departments.
- Manage a reward based system for a specific academy of students.
Assistant Women's Soccer Coach
Strom Thurmond High School
08.2022 - Current
- Promoted love of game by assisting players with understanding positioning, play techniques, and teamwork strategies.
- Promoted stretching, mobility work, and proper form to help athletes safely build strength.
- Motivated athletes to become stronger, more agile, and more effective through training habits and proper nutrition.
- Improved player behavior through modeling and disciplinary interventions.
- Coordinated game and practice schedules within rigid training timeframes.
- Established individual goals and monitored player performance to support achievement.
- Engaged parents, players and staff to maintain open, constructive communications.
Team Member
Target
12.2019 - 08.2022
- Perform a variety of job duties including greeting guests, stocking shelves, organizing displays, and assisting sales.
- Worked holiday seasons which creates a hectic and demanding work environment.
- Learned how to problem solve when working with guest’s requests, returns, and any issues with inventory.
Student Teacher
Strom Thurmond High School
08.2021 - 12.2021
- Worked alongside a cooperating teacher to complete lesson plans and assignments Student, – 9th, 10th, and 11th Grade Fall 2021 Strom Thurmond, Completed an internship that included co-teaching and full time teaching in Biology 1 Honors and College Prep.
- Developed and completed a Student Learning Objective centered on a Biology 1 unit.
- Worked alongside a cooperating teacher and university supervisor to complete requirements.
- Organized workout plans for Softball players during a Body for Life class.
Student Teacher
Aiken High School
08.2020 - 05.2021
- Student Practicum – 9th and 10th Grade Fall 2020 Aiken, Completed a semester of observation, teaching, and learned classroom management in Biology 1 Honors.
- Worked alongside a cooperating teacher to complete lesson plans and assignments Student Practicum – 11th and 12th Grade Spring 2021, Completed a semester of observation, teaching, and learned classroom management in Biology 2 and Anatomy and Physiology.
Education
Bachelor of Education - Biology
University of South Carolina Aiken
12.2021
High School Diploma -
White Knoll High School
Lexington, SC06.2017
Skills
- Differentiated learning techniques
- Differentiated instruction
- Continuous development
- Active and Effective listening
- Working collaboratively
- Flexible and adaptive
- Interactive teaching/learning
Certification
- Secondary Education (Grades 9-12) - South Carolina Department of Education
Timeline
Lead Academy Teacher
Strom Thurmond High School
07.2024 - Current
Assistant Women's Soccer Coach
Strom Thurmond High School
08.2022 - Current
Teacher
Strom Thurmond High School
01.2022 - Current
Student Teacher
Strom Thurmond High School
08.2021 - 12.2021
Student Teacher
Aiken High School
08.2020 - 05.2021
Team Member
Target
12.2019 - 08.2022
High School Diploma -
White Knoll High School
Bachelor of Education - Biology
University of South Carolina Aiken