JOY POLLOCK

Phone: (864) 337-4723 | Email:

jdplock@yahoo.com
Address: 416 Carrik Court West Columbia, SC
29170

Objective
Obtaining a teaching position that utilizes my passion for teaching young children to create
a positive experience for the students by implementing various teaching methods and
coordinating with other teachers to work on interdisciplinary units.

Teaching Experience
STUD EN T TEA CH IN G Whittaker Elementary School Orangeburg, SC 01/201604/2016
Attended collaborative meetings between staff, administration, and outside agencies.
Planned, constructed, and taught daily lesson plans in all content areas.
Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among
the students.
Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and
physical health.
Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs
and interests.
Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and
work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods such as
lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.

KIN DER GARTEN FIEL D EX PERI EN CE- Sheridan Elementary School Orangeburg, SC
Fall 2015
Assist in teaching basic skills such as color, shape, number and letter recognition,
personal hygiene, and social skills.
Establish and enforce rules for behavior, and policies and procedures to maintain
order among students.
Observe and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and
physical health.
Instruct students individually and in groups, adapting teaching methods to meet
students' varying needs and interests.
Assisted students during regular class time in order to ensure their understanding of
the daily lesson

FIRST GRADE FI EL D EXPER IEN CE Whittaker Elementary School Orangeburg,

SC- Jan 05 Oct 05
Observed classroom and taught lessons one-on-one, to small groups, or to the whole
class.
Read books to entire classes or to small groups.
Observe and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and
physical health.
Assisted students during regular class time in order to ensure their understanding of
the daily lesson

TH IRD GRAD E FIEL D EX PERIEN C E Felton Laboratory Charter School

Orangeburg, SC Spring 2014

 Assisted students during regular class time in order to ensure their understanding of
the daily lesson.
Collaborated with all students teachers in order to assist with comprehension and
differentiation.
Observed classroom and taught lessons one-on-one, to small groups, or to the whole
class.
Observe and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and
physical health.

Education
BA CH ELOR OF SCIEN CE IN E ARLY CH IL DH OOD EDUC ATION Claflin University
Orangeburg, SC- Graduation Date: May 7, 2016
Praxis II Education of Young Children Score: 167
PLT Early Childhood Score:169
GPA: 3.75
Deans List: Year 2014-2015 and Year 2015-2016
Organizations: Kappa Delta Pi, South Carolina Education Association, Palmetto State
Teachers Association.