Janice K. Zeiger
EDUCATION
- Master of Education Education, University of Florida, 1999
- Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education, University of Florida, 1998
- Associate of Arts Degree, Lake Sumter Community College, 1996
- College Preparatory Diploma, Tavares High School, 1994
EMPLOYMENT
- 2008-Present Language Arts Teacher at Page Private School
- 2003-2008 Full-Time Mother/Educational Consultant
- 2001-2003 Goldsboro Elementary Magnet School, Fifth Grade
- 1999-2001 Hamilton Elementary Cluster Magnet School, Third Grade
- 1994-1999 Childcare Worker, Babysitter, Tutor
SPECIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Engaged "at-risk" students in the learning process by using a literature-based approach to teaching.
- Fostered a sense of classroom community by encouraging students to interact in positive and meaningful ways.
- Empowered learners by providing numerous opportunities for collaborative research projects on high interest topics.
- Encouraged students to play active roles and to think democratically by electing class officers to oversee various
class activities.
- Facilitated learning in all subject areas of the curriculum, including technology.
- Gently led children using positive discipline and decreased negative classroom behaviors by attempting to bridge
the gap between curriculum and the students' real lives.
- Created individual spelling lists for students by focusing on words they misspelled in their own writing in addition
to whole class phonetic-based instruction.
- Utilized the reading workshop approach and encouraged children to keep daily journals. Taught language arts
skills in the context of real reading and real writing rather than in isolation.
- Conducted "unit studies" with the children that included hands-on activities that were student-centered and
resulted in a high level of student engagement. Example: Students studied Medieval Times and then planned a
Medieval Feast complete with Powerpoint presentations and tasty food as a culminating activity. Parents and
siblings were invited to attend.