Tara Lynette Hollimon

Houston, Texas
(281) 406-0389
tarahollimon.weebly.com
E-mail: tara.hollimon@gmail.com
EDUCATION- RELATED EXPERIENCE

Houston ISD, Kindergarten Teacher August 2014- present
Houston, Texas
Teach 24 Kindergarten students in a self-contained classroom at The School at St. George Place
Provide professional development in Literacy

Aldine ISD, First Grade Teacher August 2013- June 2014
Houston, Texas
Taught 21 first grade students in a self-contained classroom at Stephens Elementary
Provided periodic mini quizzes to the First Grade Team for Math Instruction

Fort Bend ISD, First Grade Teacher/Reading Recovery Teacher September 2010 August 2013
Missouri City, Texas
Taught First Grade Math, Science and Social Studies at Briargate Elementary
Instructed four Reading Recovery students daily with individualized reading lessons
Member School Literacy Committee
Served as Data Team Lead for First Grade
Tutored during Morning Tutorials
Tutored Fifth Grade students in Math, Reading and Science during After School Tutorials
Served as Advisor for the Yearbook
Facilitated Literacy and Assessment trainings for campus
District facilitator for Understanding Science

Aldine ISD, Substitute Teacher November 2008- June 2010
Houston, Texas
Served as long-term Language Arts/Reading substitute at Goodman Elementary
Worked as a tester for Project MSSELL, a study of science scores for Spanish-speaking students

EDUCATION
Texas Womans University, Denton, TX December 2014
Master of Education in Reading

University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa July 1998
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism concentrating in Public Relations
TRAINING/ CERTIFICATIONS
A+Texas Teachers
EC-6 Generalist and 4-8 English, Language Arts& Reading and ESL Supplement
Abydos Institute June 2012

COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Office, SMART Technologies, Windows Movie Maker, Aldus PageMaker, QuarkXPress, PbWorks, Weebly,
Blackboard, Wimba, Blogger, Collaborate, Skype, SAP

INTERESTS AND AWARDS

Member International Reading Association
Member Alpha Upsilon Alpha National Honor Society
Member Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society
Member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., a national scholarship and service organization
Opportunity at Iowa Scholarship recipient
Order of Omega Scholarship recipient
Named as a 1997 Chips Quinn Scholar by the Freedom Forum