CERTIFICATIONS Elementary Education (1-6) SEI Endorsed
EXPERIENCE Sippican School, Marion, MA Long-Term Substitute, Title 1 March 2014-June 2014 Created lessons aligned with Everyday Mathematics to improve students understanding within the classroom, (grades 2, 3, 4, 6), and collaborated with teachers to target students needs Led guided reading groups using A-Z Readers (Kindergarten) and Leveled Literacy Intervention (grade 1), also incorporated writing extension activities Administered MCAS, DRA, and DIBELS to a variety of grade levels Participated in student placement day as well as PARCC training meeting Long Term Substitute, Grade 6 Reading/Social Studies June 2013 Created and administered comprehensive final project relating to student understanding of book The Breadwinner and history of time period based on grade 6 Power Standards and objectives Cooperated with special education teachers and paraprofessionals to modify assignments for students Introduced to PowerSchool software and Responsive Classroom; implemented Morning Meetings Chaperoned multiple field trips and received responsibility for student epi pens and first aid kits Tutor, Grade 2, 4 and 5 March 2014-May 2014 Served as liaison between classroom teacher and family to teach lessons and supplement missed classwork and keep the student progressing at their individual level
Old Rochester Regional School District Plymouth Public Schools Substitute Teacher (general education, special education, specialist, paraprofessional) September 2009-present Experienced with Everyday Math, Fundations, Empowering Writers, Responsive Classroom, 6 Traits, Anchor Comprehension, Lucy Calkins, and Second Step curriculum Federal Furnace Elementary School, Plymouth, MA Practicum, Student Teacher Grade 4 Inclusion September 2013-December 2013 Designed integrated curriculum unit on scientific topic of animal adaptations Attended all staff meetings and professional development opportunities regarding Smart Goals, PARCC, working in a trauma sensitive environment, and Peaceful Bus; frequented optional technology sessions and collaborated with other teachers to practice using new technology Communicated with parents via Open House, conferences, agendas, and daily behavior updates The Huntington School, Brockton, MA Prepracticum: Extended Day Program (Grade 3), Book Buddies Program (Grade 2) January 2013-May 2013 Worked in after-school STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) program Attended Book Buddies weekly, selected current and reputable childrens literature to incorporate fiction, nonfiction, culturally authentic, and award winning texts Williams Intermediate School, Bridgewater, MA Prepracticum, Small Group Tutor of At-Risk Students (Grade 4) January 2013-May 2013 Planned lessons based on MCAS prompts to expose students to multiple strategies and practice specific skills; set individual student goals based upon created profiles
EDUCATION Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education; Bachelor of Arts, History; January 2014; GPA 3.92 Honors: Gretchen Stone Cook Teaching American History Fund Recipient (awarded to 5 students in the College of Education based on GPA and essay response); Deans list all semesters; Summa cum Laude
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Sippican School o Talent Show, Assistant Backstage Manager, June 2014 o Arts In Action, Craft Table Leader, April 2014 o VASE Bingo Night, volunteer, April 2014 o Science Fair, Judge, April 2014 First Congregational Church, Rochester o Sunday School Teacher, 2010 to present, attend all staff meetings, work cooperatively with other teachers, experience teaching grades 1-4 Sunday School Secretary: Take notes a meetings, create and distribute newsletters o Vacation Bible School, Crew Leader for students grades k-5 at summertime, Games and Activities Leader for Pre-K students Rochester Fire Department o Fathers Day Clambake, Volunteer Server, June 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 o Mattapoisett Boat Race, Concessions Volunteer, May 2013, 2014 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT American Heart Association, CPR Certification, June 2014 First Steps In Mathematics, Number Sense, Nathaniel Morton, January-May 2014 Boston Museum of Sciences Engineering is Elementary, Bridgewater State, April 2014 Writing Across the Year, Sippican, April 2014 Response to Intervention (RTI) Workshop, Federal Furnace, November 2013 Weebly: Introduction and Uploading Content Workshops, Federal Furnace, November 2013 Aligning Everyday Math to the Common Core Workshop, Federal Furnace, November 2013 One iPad Classroom Workshop, Federal Furnace, October 2013 Differentiation Through Engagement and Choice, Cold Spring, October 2013 Assessing Student Learning Seminar, Bridgewater State, October 2013 Lucy Calkins Reading Workshop, West School, September 2013 Cloud Technology: GoogleDrive Workshop, Federal Furnace, September 2013 Communicating with Home and the Community Seminar, Bridgewater State, September 2013 Classroom Management Seminar, Bridgewater State, September 2013 Clinical Supervision Workshop, Bridgewater State, September 2013 Workplace Protocol and Professionalism, Bridgewater State, April 2013
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