| 8/07 - Present |
Holt
Public Schools – Holt, MI
Multi-Age
Elementary Teacher, 3rd/4th
Grade, Dimondale Elementary
- Plan for, guide and assess self-contained classroom
- Focus on
needs of each individual student:
- Identifying and adjusting
curriculum for at-risk learners
- Incorporating Bloom’s Taxonomy into lessons and discussions
- Demonstrate effective,
proactive classroom management
- Apply differentiated
instruction:
- Leveraging multiple
intelligences
- Addressing varied
student ability levels
- Developing intrinsic
motivation
- Adhere
and enhance quality district curriculum:
- Facilitate guided
reading groups and independent instruction
for all ability levels
- Teach the writing process
using the Lucy Calkins curriculum
model
- Use and adapt lessons from
"Investigations" math curriculum, by Pearson and "Everday Mathematics"
by the University of Chicago
- Utilize Battle
Creek Area Math & Science Center kits and activities
- Grade-wide instruction of
the Michigan Model
health education program
- Communicate
with parents through web
site, conferences, phone calls and newsletters:
- Maintenance of progress reports and report cards
- Facilitate parent-teacher
conferences
- Ongoing email communication
and very accessible
Current Accomplishments
- Partnered with Math Curriculum Director to write district-wide,
grade-level math assessments ('09)
- Appointed
by Superintendent
to serve on the interview committee for Holt Public Schools' new
Executive Director of Curriculum and Professional Development ('09)
- Launched and leading a monthly, cross-district, grade-level
Professional Learning Community ('09
- present)
- Researched benefits of and
implementing a team-teaching,
multi-age classroom
conjoining third/fourth grades for a dynamic literacy block ('09-'10)
- Wrote grants and
developed
a podcasting reading program for first-grade students' fluency
improvement ('09 - present)
- Created 4th Grade
Reading Buddy program to enhance reading practice of younger
students ('07 - present)
- Member of school and
district FINO
(Failure Is Not an Option) school-improvement
teams ('07 - present)
- Appointed MEA-RA
Delegate for 2008-2010 school years
|
10/06 - 06/07
1/06 - 12/06 |
Troy School District
– Troy, MI
Substitute
Teacher, 5th
Grade, Troy Union Elementary
Student Teacher, 5th Grade, Troy Union Elementary
- Planned for, guided and
assessed 27 5th grade students
- Focused on
needs of each individual student
- Developed keen interest in
and aptitude in differentiated instruction
- Leveraging multiple
intelligences
- Addressing varied
student ability levels
- Developing intrinsic
motivation
- Facilitated guided
reading for all ability levels in the classroom
- Built a working knowledge
for teaching the writing process
- Used and adapted lessons
from Chicago Everyday Mathematics
- Leveraged FOSS
hands-on science teaching activities
- Helped to identify and
adjusted curriculum for at-risk learners
- Incorporated Bloom’s
Taxonomy into lessons and discussions
- Communicated
with parents through
conferences, phone calls and newsletters
- Attended staff development
and school-improvement meetings
- Completed progress
reports and report cards
- Participated and
co-facilitated parent-teacher conferences
- Demonstrated effective,
proactive classroom management
- Created and implemented a
variety of authentic classroom activities and
assessments
|
| 9/05 - 11/05 |
Ferndale School District
– Ferndale, MI (40 hours)
Field Intern, 6th Grade, Coolidge Intermediate
- Created and taught science
lessons on water pollution and volcanoes
- Assisted in implementation
of MEAP testing
|
| 9/05 - 11/05 |
Lake
Orion Schools – Lake
Orion, MI
(20 hours)
Field Intern, 1st and 7th Grades,
Moose Tree Science Preserve
- Delivered interactive
Earth science explorations of ground water, soil, apples and
honey
- Led and chaperoned nature
walks and educational games
|
| 1/05 - 5/05 |
Detroit
Public Schools – Detroit,
MI
(40 hours)
Field Intern, 5th Grade, Detroit Edison
Public School Academy
- Led whole-class and small
group science and social studies lessons
- Created case
study on social
implications faced by disadvantaged students
|
| 9/04 - 12/04 |
Pontiac School District
– Pontiac, MI (40 hours)
Field Intern, 1st Grade, LeBaron Elementary
- Aided with classroom
procedures and classroom management
- Assisted in delivery of Success For All reading program
- Experienced school-wide
implementation of Tribes program
- Exposed to a large
population of English Language Learners
|
| 1/04 - 4/04 |
Ferndale School District
– Ferndale, MI (40 hours)
Field Intern, Reading
First (3rd - 5th), Wilson Elementary
- Assisted in delivery of Reading First reading program in multiple
grades
- Facilitated small group guided reading activities
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