Elizabeth Farmer
Denver
Summary
Professional educator with deep knowledge and passion for humanities. Skilled in curriculum development, classroom management, and student engagement. Strong focus on collaboration and achieving results, adaptable to changing educational needs. Able to build positive relationships and foster supportive learning environment.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Humanities Teacher
DSST Public Schools
07.2025 - Current
- Developed and implemented engaging lesson plans aligned with curriculum standards.
- Facilitated classroom discussions to enhance critical thinking and analytical skills.
- Assessed student performance through various evaluation methods, providing constructive feedback.
- Collaborated with faculty to create interdisciplinary projects promoting holistic education.
- Organized extracurricular activities that fostered student creativity and community involvement.
- Implemented assessment tools to track student progress and inform instruction for continuous improvement.
Teacher & Coach Discovery High School
Gwinnett County School District
07.2022 - 06.2025
- Create and distribute educational content
- Present lessons in a comprehensive manner using visual/auditorial means to facilitate learning
- Developed engaging lesson plans aligning with state standards to enhance student learning.
- Provide individualized instruction to each student
- Assess and record students' progress and provide grades and feedback
- Maintain an orderly classroom
- Collaborate with content and department team
- Develop professional skills and knowledge by attending seminars and professional development workshops
- World Geography & World History: Flag Football & Softball: Mock Trial Advisor
Paraprofessional Instructor, Milford Elementary School
Cobb County School District
01.2022 - 07.2022
- Assist in teaching second-grade students subject matter curriculum, classroom management, and plan daily activities
- Work with and instructed Special Needs students
- Prepare instruction materials and tailored lesson plans for students with emotional and cognitive disabilities
- Plan and implement integrated lessons to meet national standards
- Deliver personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes
- Review curriculum and devise alternate approaches to presenting lessons to increase student understanding
- Instruct students in core educational principles, and in-depth subject matter
- Develop and implement lesson plans that address general students as well as those with individualized 504 plans as part of the integrated classroom
- Work cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives
- Graded papers, constructed bulletin boards, and set up work areas
Student Intern, Kennesaw GA
Museum of History and Holocaust Education
01.2021 - 05.2021
- Responsible for all research regarding Women in the Tuskegee Airmen for future alcove
- Created Alcove for Women in the Tuskegee Airmen, complete with text, pictures, and artifacts
- Assisted in Museum’s online book club; responsible for reading material, composing discussion questions, and leading dialogue
- Responsible for transferring museum website content for museum accessibility
- Closely evaluated artifacts, documenting each piece’s characteristics, and cultural importance
- Created plans and communicated deadlines to complete projects on time
- Conducted special research projects resulting in new exhibits
Student Docent, Jasper, GA
Pickens County Jail Museum
08.2020 - 12.2020
- Directed group of students as Project Manager
- Responsible for all Civil War historical research
- Created a visual Storyboard for the layout of the Civil War exhibit
- Designed and organized a comprehensive panel for the Civil War Exhibit
Education
A.S. - Middle Grade Education
George Highlands College
Rome, GA05.2019
B.A. - History
Kennesaw State University
07.2021
M.A - Teaching
Purdue University
09.2024
Master of Arts - History
Indiana University, Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana, IN07-2026
Skills
- Demonstrated ability to impart instruction
- Ability to infuse technology into instruction
- Excellent communication and organization skills
- Exceptional time management
- Lesson planning
- Classroom & Behavior management
- Special education
- Conflict resolution
- Microsoft Office
- Project-based learning
- Collaborative learning
- Instructional technology
- Relationship building
- Team building
- Student-centered learning
- Task prioritization
- Differentiated instruction
- Curriculum development
Websites
Affiliations
- American Historical Association
- National Council for History Education
- National Council for the Social Studies
Certification
- Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators (GACE) – History June 2022 Both Scores Professional Level (034- History Test 1: 279 & 035- History Test 2: 259)
- Georgia Paraprofessional certificate
Timeline
Humanities Teacher
DSST Public Schools
07.2025 - Current
Teacher & Coach Discovery High School
Gwinnett County School District
07.2022 - 06.2025
Paraprofessional Instructor, Milford Elementary School
Cobb County School District
01.2022 - 07.2022
Student Intern, Kennesaw GA
Museum of History and Holocaust Education
01.2021 - 05.2021
Student Docent, Jasper, GA
Pickens County Jail Museum
08.2020 - 12.2020
B.A. - History
Kennesaw State University
M.A - Teaching
Purdue University
A.S. - Middle Grade Education
George Highlands College
Master of Arts - History
Indiana University, Bloomington