Sean C. Tate Phone: (225)301-3491 16801 Ticonderoga Ave. Baton Rouge, La 70817 Email: seantate05@gmail.com Website: seanctateteachingportfolio.weebly.

com EDUCATION:
Dec. 2011 Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA Master of Education in Educational Leadership GPA 4.0 Coursework in School Law, School Organization, Creating a Vision and the Collection and Diagnosis of Data for making data driven decisions. Dec. 2007 Brigham Young University - Idaho Bachelors of Science in Social Studies Education Dean's List Recipient of Leadership Scholarship Rexburg, ID

CERTIFICATIONS:
Virginia Teaching Certificate - Postgraduate Professional License - Admin and Supervision PreK 12 - History and Social Sciences Louisiana Teaching Certificate Level Two, License Number: 510210 - Social Studies, Grades 7-12 - Teacher Leader Endorsement - Level One Educational Leader Endorsement. Praxis Exams Passed: - History - PLT 7-12 - Praxis I - Social Studies Content Knowledge - Social Studies Interpretation of Materials - School Leadership Licensure Assessment passed with score of 177. Registered to take Praxis in Business Education on May 4, 2013.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Jan 2008 Present Woodlawn High School Baton Rouge, LA Social Studies Educator Implemented various strategic activities to reach school and student learning goals with differentiated instruction. Introduced students to different views of arguments by providing a variety of sources. Created alternative assessment methods for students who performed poorly on written examinations. Raised student grade average by approximately eighty percent between the course pretest and post test. Utilized various technological strategies including but not limited to Blackboard, Oncourse, Blackboard and Moodle to increase student involvement and raise overall test scores. Counseled students and parents when adjustment and academic problems arose by establishing communication at all levels by utilizing asynchronous and synchronous tools. Worked with department to restructure, teach and outline course objectives, following curriculum guidelines and requirements of the state and school with a special focus on at-risk learners.

Extra-Curricular Experience:
Aug. 2008 Present Woodlawn High School Athletic Dean Managed $200K worth of equipment for athletic events. Baton Rouge, LA

Documented student athletes athletic status in accordance with Louisiana High School Athletic Association regulations. Mentored athletes through personal and educational issues. Tracked athlete progress through grades and class behavior in order to keep coaches and parents Informed of athletes academic progress. Baton Rouge, LA

Aug. 2009 Present Woodlawn High School Head Wrestling Coach Maintained paperwork and finances according to LHSAA regulations. Served as liaison between non-faculty training coach and school administration. Mentored wrestlers on personal and academic issues.

Coached and won Redemptorist Tournament; the first wrestling tournament ever won by Woodlawn High School. Coached a wrestler to a fourth place finish in his weight class at the Louisiana State Wrestling Tournament, placing the highest anyone in school history has ever completed. Baton Rouge, LA

Aug. 2011 Present Woodlawn High School Assistant Baseball Coach Maintained paperwork and finances according to LHSAA regulations. Served as liaison between non-faculty training coach and school administration. Led the Freshman Baseball Team. Mentored athletes on personal and academic issues.

Aug. 2008 May 2009 Woodlawn High School Baton Rouge, LA Title One Tutor Organized remedial activities in Social Studies for students attending tutoring. Created individual student plans for each student that attended tutoring by discussing students inadequacies with students teachers. Raised students grades by an average of one letter grade or more.

Leadership Experience:
Jan. 2010 Present Woodlawn High School Baton Rouge, LA Administrative Intern Created the Title One budget as well as MOI budget for the current school year. Conducted classroom walkthroughs obtaining data to help teachers improve delivering of the curriculum. Managed safety at sporting events and ensured that activities were implemented smoothly. Managed student discipline issues. Addressed the concerns of parents and community members. Ensured the school operations met district, state and national guidelines. Created a school vision and mission statement with the help of a stakeholder representative committee. August 2010 Present Woodlawn High School Baton Rouge, LA Professional Learning Community Leader Instructed a group of teachers in various literacy and differentiated instruction strategies. Led community in documenting the various use of strategies Ensured that team was in compliance with standards set out in the school improvement plan. Aug. 2010 Present Woodlawn High School Title One Parental Involvement Coordinator Established two way communication between the school and parents. Verified teachers qualifications and informed parents as required by state law. Documented and ensured school met legal requirements for using Title One Funds. Dispersed school Title One Parental Involvement Funds in adherence to federal law. Baton Rouge, LA

August 2012-Present Woodlawn High School Baton Rouge, LA Data Disciplinarian Inputted all of the disciplinary data for the school. Ensured that all administrators and teachers are completing the disciplinary forms in the manner dictated by the district. Contacted parents regarding their students behavior. Acted as the liaison between the teachers and administration in getting disciplinary information to the teachers. Organized all disciplinary data in order to make it easier to ensure consistency in disciplinary consequences. Aug. 2009 October 2012 Woodlawn High School Baton Rouge, LA Title One Tutoring Coordinator Identified and hired tutors for each core subject area. Using compiled data from test grades and GPAs, compiled a list of students who could benefit from mandated tutoring. Created and maintained a master log of students who attended tutoring. Utilized the master log to document the proper implementation of Title One Funds. Maintained and logged tutor time sheets. Handled all discipline matter when it came to both tutors and students of the program. May 2011- August 2012 Woodlawn High School Baton Rouge, LA Freshman Academy Coordinator Created and carried out a Strategic Action Plan that was utilized in the creation of the Freshman Academy. Created and implemented the student handbook for the Freshman Academy. Organized and ran a successful Freshman Academy Orientation, by reaching out to feeder schools, contacting parents and working with community partners. Supervised a cross curricular professional learning community by leading community meetings and setting and achieving goals with the community. Provided positive behavior reinforcement for students, including running the Student of the Week program. Implemented and carried out discipline dealing with the Freshman Academy HEAT, Help Eliminate Academic Tardiness, policies for students who failed to complete homework on time.

August 2011- May 2012 Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA Mentor Teacher Modeled best practices for student teachers. Mentored two student teachers in their preparations to becoming teachers by daily evaluations, which led to the creation of Professional Growth Plans; for the students to work on through the semester. Supervised the daily activities of two student teachers. Planned and presented a school orientation for student and mentor teachers. August 2010 May 2012 Woodlawn High School Baton Rouge, LA Grade Level Chair Led a group of teachers in common planning all units in the World Geography and Economics curriculum. Analyzed data with grade level to create a reteaching plan for student growth in all standards. Aug. 2009 May 2010 Woodlawn High School Baton Rouge, LA Tardy Coordinator Assigned disciplinary action to students under principals authority. Documented students attendances at lunch detention as well as student completed remedial work. Referred students that arrived late or did not show to Dean of Students for further discipline consequences.

Volunteer Experience:
Jan 2012 Present Interfaith Council Richmond, VA Judge Judge student essays, from students around the Richmond area, on the meaning of, The Golden Rule. Ranked essays based on the rubric provided in order to help award a prize scholarship. Jan 2008 Oct. 2011 Boy Scouts of America Scoutmaster Organized and led a troop of ten scouts. Judged the progression of scouts in earning their rewards. June 2003- Aug. 2004 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Missionary Taught church doctrine for sixty or more hours a week in both German and English. Supervised the work of twelve other missionaries. Trained new missionaries on policies and procedures. Zachary, LA

Frankfurt, Germany

Honors and Memberships:

Member of Kappa Delta Pi, International Educational Honor Society, local and national chapters Eagle Scout.