Jovan D. Miles

Current

• Teacher at Ivy Preparatory Academy
• Owner at Miles Academy Incorporated

Past

• Lead Teacher at Atlanta Public Schools
• Paraprofessional at DeKalb County Schools
• Paraprofessional at Henry County Schools

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Education

• Georgia State University
• Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business

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Industry

Education Management

Jovan D. Miles’s Summary

Atlanta Public Schools, Turner Middle School
Atlanta, GA June 2005 – June 2009
Middle Grades Math Teacher (6-8)
Grade Level Chair 2007 - 2008
Mathematics Department Chair 2008 - 2009

DeKalb County Schools, Ashford Park Elementary
Chamblee, GA January 2005-May 2005
Paraprofessional

Henry County Schools, Red Oak Elementary
Stockbridge, GA November 2004-December 2004
Computer Lab Instructor/Paraprofessional

Henry County Schools, Pate’s Creek Elementary
Stockbridge, GA August 2004-November 2004
After-School Instructor

Jovan D. Miles’s Specialties:

I specialize in the use of open source technologies to support innovative instructional practices in the classroom.

Jovan D. Miles’s Experience

• Teacher

  Ivy Preparatory Academy

  (Education Management industry)

  July 2009 — Present (5 months)

• Owner

  Miles Academy Incorporated

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  January 2009 — Present (11 months)

  A non-profit organization dedicated to providing lower income and under-served student populations with access to computers and the internet. The goal of the organization is to provide laptop and desktop computers as well as one year of high speed internet access to students through a competitive essay process. The website for Miles Academy Incorporated is currently under construction.

• Lead Teacher

  Atlanta Public Schools

  (Educational Institution; Primary/Secondary Education industry)

  June 2005 — February 2009 (3 years 9 months)

  Conducted school based in-service training for 9 mathematics teachers on the use of online collaborative tools for lesson planning and project management.
  
  Created original course content to supplement state and system materials and curricula. My original content reflects an integration of GPS and NCTM standards.
  
  Chaired and conducted professional learning community meetings to analyze student work, plan collaboratively, and to reflect upon and re-tool learning tasks.
  
  Regularly analyzed assessment data to determine if correlations exist between various instructional strategies and student achievement.
  
  Increased the pass rate for 7th grade mathematics on the GCRCT by 52% during the 2006-2007 school years.
  
  Served as a school based mentor for first year teachers as well as teachers struggling with classroom management and the effective use of research based teaching strategies.

• Paraprofessional

  DeKalb County Schools

  (Education Management industry)

  January 2005 — May 2005 (5 months)

  Responsible for the discipline and instruction of 22 kindergarten students under the supervision of their lead Teacher, Ms. Cynthia Waters.
  
  Assisted with teaching kindergarten students how to count, read, and how to recognize shapes and colors.
  
  Cataloged and kept an accurate inventory of library materials.
  
  Checked books in and out for students in the media center and assisted with troubleshooting problems with school software and hardware.

• Paraprofessional

  Henry County Schools

  (Education Management industry)

  August 2004 — December 2004 (5 months)

  Responsible for troubleshooting problems with school software and hardware. This included recovering lost files and data, networking printers, and updating shared drive files.
  
  Responsible for the instruction of basic computer skills and best practices of k -5 students.
  
  Supervised 100-125 children daily.
  
  Responsible for the instruction and discipline of 12-20 elementary school children.
  
  During an average day I conferenced with students, parents, teachers, and other faculty and staff.

Jovan D. Miles’s Education

• Georgia State University

  Master of Science , Educational Research , 2008 — 2010 (expected)

• Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business

  BBA , Marketing , 1999 — 2004

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Jovan D. Miles’s Interests:

Ed-Tech

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