Sarah Elizabeth Prokop 6865 Theisen Dearborn, MI 48126 (248) 231-0525 prokopsar@gmail.

com

Education:

Michigan State University, 2010-present Masters of Arts in Teaching and Curriculum (MATC) Michigan State University, August, 2010 May, 2011 5th year Teacher Certification Program 12 Graduate Level Credits Michigan State University, May, 2010 Bachelor of Arts, Major in Elementary Education Teaching major in Language Arts

Teaching Experience:

Third Grade Teacher, August 2011-Present South Canton Scholars Charter Academy, Canton, Michigan created a positive classroom environment using a Love and Logic philosophy, moral focus curriculum, and established relationships with parents and students collaborated with colleagues to implement Common Core State Standards planned and taught Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Math utilized data to inform instruction through formative and summative assessment, standardized testing, and classroom observations differentiated instruction through reading, writing, and math workshop to ensure all students received appropriate accommodations participated in school wide personal learning communities including: Student Responsibility Committee and Reading Curriculum Committee lead after school activities including: Student Council, Pompon, and math tutoring incorporated technology into the classroom through Bright Links lessons and use of IPads Teacher Intern, Vandenberg World Cultures Academy, Southfield, Michigan August, 2010 May, 2011 2nd Grade assumed the lead role in planning, implementing and assessing instruction for 10 weeks co-planned and co-taught during fall semester communicated with parents through newsletters, notes, phone calls, informal and formal conferences applied Writer's Workshop, Making Meaning, Project Read and Everyday Mathematics performed Developmental Reading Assessments (DRA) to assess all students structured assessments to accommodate students' learning needs differentiated instruction across all subject areas developed alternate means of assessing English Language Learners and

students with special needs South Africa Study Abroad July, 2010 August, 2010, Grade Level: 1st obtained six graduate credits designed and implemented lessons in mathematics and language arts for 37 students completed a comparative study based on teaching in a cross cultural context Lyons Elementary School, Lansing, Michigan September, 2009 April, 2010, Grade Level: 3rd created, modeled and instructed lessons in social studies, science, mathematics, language arts, and drama for whole group facilitated small group literacy centers assisted struggling students individually in areas of reading, writing, mathematics and science Forest View Elementary School, Lansing, Michigan January, 2009 April, 2009, Grade Level: Kindergarten observed classroom activities and management techniques aided small groups of students with fundamental literacy concepts conducted student observation including assessment Bingham Elementary School, Lansing, Michigan January, 2007 April, 2007, Grade Level: 1st assisted after school program

Professional Development: NHA Common Core Fall Training, Canton 2013 NHA Common Core Spring Training, Canton, 2013 Love and Logic Workshop, Canton, 2013 DIBLES training, Canton, 2012 Six Traits of Writing training, Canton, 2012 CAF training, Canton, 2012 Think Math training, Canton, 2012 NHA New Teacher Orientation Three Day training, Grand Rapids, 2011

Technology:

Proficient in: Microsoft Office, Interactive white boards, document cameras, computer-based instruction, Internet based instruction, webpage development, blogs, wikis, digital cameras, iMovie, VoiceThread, Scrapblog, Audacity Susan Kobalyarz, Principal, South Canton Scholars Academy (734) 398-5658 Tia Mitchell, 3rd Grade Teacher, South Canton Scholars Academy (734) 307-4790 Diana Nati, 3rd Grade Teacher, South Canton Scholars Academy (734) 548-0219

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