Amy D.

Atkins


41413 Murray Street
Hydetown, Pennsylvania 16328
814-827-4293 (home)
814-758-7360 (cell phone)

aatkins824@gmail.com
www.amyatkins.weebly.com (online portfolio)
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EDUCATION

Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, PA
Bachelor of Science in Education Degree, December 2010
Majors: Elementary Education
Early Childhood Education
Added endorsements in Middle Level Mathematics and English Language Arts
Overall QPA: 3.8/4.0
Elementary Education/Early Childhood Education QPA: 3.93/4.0

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA
Master of Education degree in Special Education (P-8), currently enrolled
Overall QPA: 4.0/4.0

TEACHING EXPERIENCES

Fifth Grade Teacher
Fifth Grade Math and Science Teacher, Park Ridge Elementary School
Stafford County Public Schools, Stafford, VA
August 2011-June 2013
Developed and taught developmentally appropriate units in math and science in
the inclusion setting for the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 school year
5th grade Drug Abuse Resistance Education representative, 2012-2013
Co-taught with the special education teacher and math specialist
Worked with coworkers in professional learning communities
Participated in Student Support Team and IEP meetings
Volunteered weekly after school tutoring sessions in math

Short Term Substitute Teaching Experiences
Elementary and Middle Level Classrooms
Titusville, Oil City, and Penncrest Area School Districts
January 2011- June 2011, November 2013-Present
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Field Experience

First Grade, Hasson Heights Elementary School
Oil City School District, Oil City, PA
Fall 2010
Developed a science unit on animals and taught developmentally appropriate
lessons in all subject areas throughout an eight-week period

Fifth and Sixth Grade Multiage Classroom, St. Patrick School
Franklin School District, Franklin, PA
Fall 2010
Developed a social studies unit on Canada and taught developmentally
appropriate lessons in all subject areas throughout an eight-week period

HONORS

Park Ridge's New Teacher of the Year
Deans List, 9 semesters
Summa Cum Laude

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Professional Development
Number and Number Sense Grades 3-8, University of Virginia, Fall Semester
2012
Conducting a Functional Behavioral Assessment/Behavior Intervention Plan
Training, Fall 2012 and Spring 2013
Team Meetings, Professional Learning in Math and Reading, 2011-2013
Comprehension and Fluency Trainings, 2011-2013
IDEA training, Fall 2011
Technology Training, Fall 2011
National Education Association Student Leadership Conference, 2009

Memberships
Virginia Education Association, 2011-2013
Student Pennsylvania State Education Association, 2006-2010
Historian, 2009-2010