EDUCATION

        Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood and Elementary Education                      12/2005

        University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama

• Praxis II test -Lee vs. Macon Workshop-Aerospace Education Workshop
• Alabama Reading Association Member- Civil Air Patrol Educator Member
• The Folk Art Teacher Workshop- Heart saver CPR certified-Success For All Reading Workshop- DIBEL Workshop

EXPERIENCE

        Second Grade (CSR) Teacher- Westhills Elementary School                       2/2006-5/2006

         Bessemer Board of Education, Bessemer, AL 

• Keeping attendance and grades with SRI- developing teaching units,
• SFA reading programs- DIBEL monitoring- Performed progress monitoring using
• Fostered communication with parents through a newsletter and weekly bulletins

        Teaching Intern – Third Grade                                                                                       2005

         Pleasant Grove Elementary School, Pleasant Grove, Alabama

• Developed teaching units on multiplication that integrated reading and  incorporated the use of  technology
• Developed teaching unit on author study about Patricia McKissack integrated with science and  social studies
• Utilized children’s literature to teach and reinforce reading, writing, grammar, and phonics
• Performed progress monitoring using DIBELS – collected and analyzed data
• Fostered communication with parents through a newsletter detailing thematic units and reading lesson plans
• Worked with “At Risk” students to improve reading comprehension through running records and creative reading strategies

        Pedagogy II Intern – Second Grade                                                                                2005

        Hueytown Elementary School, Hueytown, Alabama

• Developed teaching units on the solar system that incorporated  math, reading strategies, and technology-Developed learning centers-Helped with Alabama Reading Initiative allotted time
• Created a math unit for various types of graphing
• Developed a literature cluster on self-esteem

        Substitute Teacher- Kindergarten- Eleventh Grade                                            2003-2005    

        Bessemer School System, Bessemer, Alabama- Forest Hill Middle School, Fairfield, AL

§         Maintained classroom discipline-Taught lesson plans and kept students engaged in activities

§         Kept daily attendance records

              Mrs. Shernetta Bell's Bio. 

Mrs. Shernetta Bell is originally from Bessemer, Alabama.  She attended Jess Lanier High School in Bessemer, Alabama.  She has attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama. Mrs. Bell currently holds a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood and Elementary Education.  

Mrs. Bell is married to Calvin L. Bell Sr. and has three charming children from that union.  She is the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Leon Knox.