Samantha Tallman

Phoenix, Arizona
samijotallman@gmail.com
Education
Northern Arizona University
Master of Arts, Educational Leadership in Higher Education
May 2016
GPA: 3.56 Degree in Progress
Arizona State University
Bachelor of Arts, Elementary Education
December 2008
GPA: 3.95
Summa Cum Laude
Mesa Community College
Associate of Arts, Elementary Education
December 2006
GPA: 3.85
Graduated with Honors
Awarded the Hendrix Scholarship, and the Neal Family Scholarship while attending MCC.
Al Collins Graphic Design School
Associate of Arts, Visual Communication & Computer Animation
December 2000
GPA 4.0
Graduated with Honors
Certificates/Licenses
Arizona State Department of Education; K-8 Teaching Certificate
Valid through November 2016
Endorsements: Structured English Immersion, Middle Grades Science
Arizona Educator Proficiency Assessment; Passed March 2008
NES Middle Grades Science Assessment; Passed June 2013
Work Experience
Alhambra Elementary School District, Phoenix, Arizona
July 2015 Present; 7th Grade Science Teacher

Simpson School
Created highly differentiated lessons to meet the broad range of needs of students.

ASU Preparatory Academy, Phoenix, Arizona

July 2014 May 2015; 6th & 7th Grade Teacher

Used the internationally recognized Cambridge Curriculum, Secondary Science I, to convey

scientific concepts to students with a high level of rigor.

Glendale Elementary School District, Glendale, Arizona

July 2013 May 2014; 7th & 8th Grade Gifted Science Teacher

Don Mensendick School

Created individual learning plans for each student based on their differing Gifted needs.

Maricopa Unified School District, Maricopa, Arizona

November 2008 Present; Various Certified Teaching Positions

2012-2013; 6th Grade Science; Desert Wind Middle School

Science Department Head
21st Century Site Coordinator, Before & After school program

2011-2012; 6th Grade Science; Desert Wind Middle School

6th Grade Team Leader
Wrote and Won the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant for DWMS
Awarded Teacher of the Year Voted by my peers
Awarded Excellence in Education Maricopa Education Foundation

2010-2011; 6th Grade RTI Math & Science; Desert Wind Middle School
Implemented the RTI Math program model for our school.

2009-2010; 6th Grade Math & Science; Desert Wind Middle School
Co-created a Response to Intervention (RTI) plan for increasing Math scores.

2008-2009; 5th Grade; Santa Cruz Elementary

Hired directly out of student teaching

Bowne & Co., Phoenix, Arizona

June 2002 June 2008; Conversion Specialist
Meeting extremely short deadlines with promptness and great accuracy. Utilizing vast computer
knowledge to convert a client supplied file into a format accepted by the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission using the following programs:

Company Specific software

Microsoft Office Products
HTML
XML
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe PhotoShop Quark XPress
Paint Shop Pro

Reached above average skill levels and was allowed to cross train in the Copy Prep, Workflow,
Production Assistant, Outsourcing, Typesetting, and Desktop Departments. I also obtained above
average skill levels and was asked to mentor and train new employees.

Skills
Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher)
Adobe Products
Maya Animation Software
Basic Storyboarding Skills
Internet & Email
Creating & Maintaining Websites
Organizational skills
Maintaining digital grade book
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Creating & maintaining before and after school program
Grant writing skills
Writing curriculum
Aligning curriculum with objectives (both common core and AZ State Standards)
Team Leader
Led professional development opportunities
Peer collaboration, both grade level and department
Student/Parent/Community relations
Multiple Artistic Skills, both manual and digital