About
Hi, my name is Elizabeth Hanson and my passion is helping students find that "aha" moment of understanding! I love to see that moment when my students "get it"!
I love teaching and have been a teache... r ever since I can remember. In college, I taught horseback riding and still do. Horses are my passion! I have taught Pilates and Gyrotonic for the past 20 years.
I am a 4th grade teacher and teach ELA, Science, Math, and Social Studies. I have also taught 2nd grade and have been a substitute teacher for K-12.
I love speaking French. Parlez-vous français? I lived in France for one year and I have a BA in French. Speaking French makes me happy and I am always trying to find someone to speak it with me.
My teaching/tutoring philosophy is that everyone can learn what they put their minds to. It is my job to figure out how you learn so you can learn the most.read more
Education
Western Governors University
MA , Elementary Education
2020 - 2022
George Washington Univeristy
MA, American Studies
Earlham College
BA, European History and French Language and Culture
Experience
4th Grade Teacher
Silver Valley Elementary
Jul 2022 - present
Maximize overall learning for students in 4th grade. Create and deliver engaging lesson plans levera... ging data, standards, curriculum,
and student’s needs. Establish relationships and engage with parents and guardians to achieve student success goals.
¡ Conduct weekly assessment of each student to evaluate understanding and mastery of concepts, and transition students into
reteach and enrich groups. Develop and implement new teaching methods for reteach class to strengthen students’
comprehension, and create new lesson plans for enrich class to enable students to learn advanced concepts.
¡ Analyze students’ proficiency levels following district testing to evaluate compliance with state standards. Define and
implement strategies to improve proficiency of under-performing students.
¡ Volunteered for the school’s Site Counsel as a member of the beautification team. Apply Franklin Covey’s The 7 Healthy Habits
of Kids, Leader In Me principles to equip students with the critical thinking skills.
¡ Volunteered as a member of the school’s AVID team. Evaluate the effectiveness of teachers in implementing the AVID
approach to engage and prepare students for college and career readiness, and success in a global society.read more
Second Grade Teacher
Legacy Traditional School
Jan 2022 - May 2022
Served as Teacher of Record fostering academic learning and social skills for 2nd grade students for... student teaching practicum.
¡ Created engaging lesson plans in compliance with school’s guidelines. Graded homework, created report cards, and
communicated results to the student and parents.read more
Substitute Teacher
Conejo Valley School Distirct
Jan 2020 - Jan 2022
Delivered established lesson plans and assignments created by high school, middle school, and elemen... tary school teachers
throughout the district. Recognized as an effective substitute teacher that earned the respect of the class.
¡ Chosen as a permanent substitute teacher for high school French classes at Thousand Oaks High School. Assessed students’
proficiency levels due to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recommended and gained approval from the Head
Language Teacher to redesign the lesson plans to address learning gaps.read more
Pilates Teacher/Owner Operator
Fit to the Core Pilates
Mar 2006 - Jan 2010
Established, managed, and grew highly successful business providing customers with effective program... s and strategies to increase
health and wellness. Recruited and managed 10 resources.
— High-Impact Marketing Strategies —
¡ Established, executed, and maximized the value of branding and marketing strategies that enabled year-over-year growth
across competitive environment.
¡ Built, launched, and managed the website that increased awareness and growth of business. Integrated and optimized SEO
strategies that improved organic search engine rankings.
¡ Created, published, updated, and enhanced content for website and social media platforms that drove awareness, views,
engagement, and measurable outcomes.
¡ Set-up the company’s social media presence on Facebook and Twitter platforms. Developed marketing campaigns on
platforms that improved brand recognition, grew online following, and drove leads and sales.read more