Resume
Working with my passion for helping children reach their intellectual and personal development potential.
Certification
Awards Received
Mason County Eastern Schools, Classroom Teacher
2010 - present
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Current First Grade Teacher
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Experience as First, Third and Fifth Grade teacher
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Creates and implements daily lessons and assessments aligned with Common Core State Standards
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Creates and manages safe classroom environment incorporating at-risk students and Behavior Plans to help students succeed
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Participates as member on Student Assistant Team providing support for students struggling in current classroom setting
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Facilitates discovery learning opportunitities, including Rich Math Tasks, that promote Higher Level Thinking
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Engages students by focusing on student interest and need and conducts classroom lessons to meet needs of Multiple Intelligences
PCMI Powered by WillSub, Substitute Teacher
2010
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Assume responsibility for classroom for assigned time period and full-class instruction
Mason County Eastern Schools, Student Teacher
Winter 2010
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Assumed all teaching responsibilities in a Fourth Grade classroom in a rural school
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Created entire and taught part of a Social Studies unit and additional lessons addressing multiple intelligences and thinking levels that follow Michigan's Grade Level Content Expectations
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Attended Parent/Teacher Conferences and Profressional Development and participated in meetings about student's special education services
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Assisted with field trips
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Monitored students in lunchroom, hallway, and assemblies
Grand Rapids Public Schools, Teacher Assistant
Fall 2009
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Provided indvidulilzed and small group assistance to Second Grade students in a multi-cultural, urban school with multi-lingual students
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Led whole-class tasks and "Sustained Silent Reading" conferencing with students
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Designed and created various types of whole-class lessons
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Assisted Cooperating Teacher with daily running of classroom, classroom preperations, and participated in school open house
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Assisted with reading interventions
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Dean's List, Eight Semesters (Grand Valley State University)
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I Am Grand Valley", Student Leadership Recognition
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J. Patrick Sandro Education Scholorship Recipient
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Phi Alpha Theta, History Honor Society
Michigan Provisional Certificate (Initial)
Michigan State University
2013 - present
Master of Arts in Education
Concentration: Special Education
Grand Valley State University
2005 - 2010
Bachelor of Science
Major: Group Social Studies; Emphasis: History
Minor: Elementary Distributed
Related Experience
Education
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First Grade Reading Tutor, Mason County Eastern Schools
(2013 - 2015)
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Second Grade Math Tutor, Allendale Public Schools
(2009)
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Second and Fourth Grade Reading Tutor, Allendale Public Schools
(2008)
Tutoring Experience
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