EDUCATION

American Heart Association - Healthcare Provider  

• Basic Life Support BLS Provider Certified by American Heart Association       2017 - 2019 
• Heart Saver CPR Certified by American Heart Association       2015 - 2018
• Heart Saver CPR Certified by American Heart Association       2014 - 2016

Masters of Arts in Educational Leadership 12/2018 

       University of Alabama in Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama  

Masters of Art in Early Childhood and Elementary Education 4/2014

        University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama

 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
• Highly Qualified Status

EXPERIENCE

Summer 2017 - AMSTI Alabama Math Science Technology Initiative Trainer 

2016 - 2017 Westhills Elementary Teacher of the Year  

       Summer 2016 - AMSTI Alabama Math Science Technology Initiative Trainer 

          Third Grade  Teacher _ Westhills Elementary School  8/2006 - Present

          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 Master of Arts in Early Childhood and Elementary Education and a Master of Arts in Instructional Leadership. She is an AMSTI Summer Trainer and an Acellus Teacher Trainer and Coordinator.  

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