Liz Smith
Educator
727-776-8509 (cell)
elizabethsmith@tampabay.rr.com
smitheliza@pcsb.org


EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION

State of Florida Department of Education
Professional Educator’s Certificate
Exceptional Education: Grades K – 12
#xxx819 Renewal: June 30, 2012.

University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL (1996-1997)
Graduate work in Varying Exceptionalities (GPA: 3.5)

University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL (1994-1995)
Post-baccalaureate & graduate work in Varying Exceptionalities (GPA: 3.5)

University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (1988)
Graduate work in Children’s Theatre (GPA: 3.5)

Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY (1984-1988)
Bachelor’s of Arts in Communications (GPA: 3.2)


RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:

Middle School placement, FL (2007- present).
Teacher, Specific Learning Disabilities, Grades 5 & 8: all subjects.
Reference available upon request.

Eisenhower Elementary School, Clearwater, FL (2005-2007).
Pinellas County Florida
Teacher: Specific Learning Disabilities, Grades K-5: all subjects.

Highland Lakes Elementary School, Palm Harbor, FL (Summer 2006).
Pinellas County Florida
Pre-Kindergarten Teacher: Pinellas County Pilot PVK Program.

Poynter Writers Camp 2006 (May-June 2006).
Poynter Institute
St. Petersburg, Florida
Teacher: Grades 4-8: writing.

Bardmoor Elementary School, Seminole, Florida (2005-2006).
Pinellas County Florida
Teacher: Specific Learning Disabilities, Grades K-5: all subjects.

Emma E. Booker Elementary, Sarasota, FL. (2004-2005).
Sarasota County Florida
Teacher: self-contained classroom for Varying Exceptionalities including specific learning disabilities, emotionally handicapped, behavior disorders, and mentally handicapped; Grades 2-3: all subjects.



PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Currently seeking Florida Reading Endorsement.

• ESOL Strategies 18. (April 2007).

• Outlook 2002 Level 1 HTM. (April 2007).

• CHAMPS Motivation. (January 2007).

• CHAMPS Institute. (November 2006).

• Diagnostic Assessment of Reading: DAR. (July 2006).

• Poynter Writers Camp. (June 2006).

• Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Summer 2006 Training. (May 2006).

• Huntington Learning Center, New Teacher Training. (April 2006).

• IDEA: 5 Easy Components to Compliance. (April 2006).

• Building Blocks for Better Math Instruction. (February 2006).

• Reading First: Running Records. (January - February 2006).

• IDEA. Pinellas County District Training. (January 2006).

• Sylvan Learning Center: 60 hours math instruction (June 2006)

• Just Read: Reading First Academy. (June 2005).

• Florida Alternative Assessment Training. (February 2005).

• Variations in Instructional Technology. (2004 - 2005).

• United Streaming: Video streaming in the classroom. (March 2005).

• Collaborative Planning Workshop. (February 2005).

• Data Analysis Seminar. (January 2005).

• Framework for Understanding Poverty Seminar. (January 2005).

• Writing Assessment & Instruction. (November 2004).

• Math Party Workshop. (October 2004).

• Sarasota County Induction Program. (October 2004).

• Curriculum Mapping. (September 2004).

• EXCENT, Web-based IEP training. (August 2004).

• SRA: Reading Mastery, K-2. (August 2004).