Harika Etha

Educator / Robotics Coach at Sanders Middle School

Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, South Carolina Area

About

Experienced educator successful at building positive teacher-parent relationships to support student success. Open and clear communicator and creative problem-solver. Group learning mechanics, Classroom Management, Differentiated Instruction, Interdisciplinary teaching, Varied lesson plans, Standardized testing, Performance assessments, Inclusion Teaching, Curriculum, Positive learning environment, and Student motivation.

Experience

  • Educator at Laurens School District 55
    Mar 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 4 mos

    - Provide instruction and guidance to help students explore and understand important concepts in science, including problem-solving and how to gather evidence to support ideas or decisions. - Assess students to evaluate their abilities, strengths, and weaknesses. - Develop interesting and interactive classroom learning environment for students. - Keep records of grades, grade papers, and perform other administrative duties as needed. - Educate students in (STEM)- science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. - Duties include developing curriculum, planning daily lessons, and measuring learner progress. - Continue to acquire professional knowledge and learn of current developments in Computer Science and other STEM fields by attending PD’s, participating in professional organizations, workshops or professional meetings.

  • Summer Intern at CSTA Maine
    Jul 2022 - Jul 2022 · 1 mo

    Infusing Computing workshop for SC CSPD 2022

  • Summer Intern at Claflin University
    May 2017 - Aug 2017 · 4 mos

    - I worked as an Analyst for Summer 2017 with Dr. Ananda Mondal on title- "Data Analysis and Extraction Using Two Different Programming Languages: Python and PERL. - Conducted bioinformatics research in finding different pathways in gene analysis using Cytoscape.

  • Summer Intern at Church of Christ
    May 2016 - Jul 2016 · 3 mos

    - Reviewed computer science class material with students to support discovery of correct answers to problems. - Taught Basic Programming in C/ C++ for middle school students and learned how to use a wide-ranging mix of class instructions and assignments to increase student engagement. - Collaborated with middle school students to complete homework assignments, identify lagging skills and correct weaknesses. - Monitored and appraised student progress and delivered on-going guidance for improvement