Craig Lichtenberg

http://cliched.weebly.com craiglichtenberg@gmail.com

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OBJECTIVE


Enthusiastic teacher eager to share my skills and abilities within a middle school classroom. Dedicated to
creating a positive learning environment that is rich with technology and optimizing the success of all of my
students and the school.

CORE COMPETENCIES
Technology
Response to Intervention
NGSS and Common Core Implementation

Classroom Management and Discipline
Standards-Based Grading & Planning
Differentiated Instruction (cont. page 2)
CERTIFICATIONS
Initial Illinois Certificate in Elementary Education (Type 03, K-9)
Middle Grade Endorsements in Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE__
Lincoln Middle School Schiller Park, Illinois
Seventh-Grade Science Teacher Sep. 2011 to Present
Work with co-teacher in a full inclusion classroom to teach hands-on science curriculum.
Implement response-to-intervention strategies to ensure all students meet standards in standards-based
grading environment.

Lincoln Middle School Schiller Park, Illinois
Seventh-Grade Science Paraprofessional Sep. 2010 to Present
Helped devise and implement co-teaching strategies to help support differentiated instruction for over
forty students a class with two other teachers.
Integrated technology and reading strategies into inquiry based science education.

Champaign Unit 4 School District Champaign, Illinois
Substitute Teacher May 2010 to Jun 2010

Edison Middle School Champaign, Illinois
Seventh-Grade Reading Student Teacher Jan. 2010 to May 2010
Full take-over of classroom for five and a half weeks, differentiated instruction for three regular
reading classes and two honors classes.
Created poetry unit focused on modern music and small groups to achieve an 85% average in all
classes on district common assessment.
Co-taught two periods each day with Special Education teacher.
Created and implemented literature units for a period of additional reading help for RTI.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE


INSPIRE Mentor at Lincoln Middle School Nov. 2010-Present
Met with student weekly to set goals and be a positive role model to aid his social development.

S.O.A.R. Tutor at Booker T. Washington Elementary Sep. 2008 to May 2009
Worked with at-risk students after school on homework and reading for two hours, twice a week.




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CORE COMPETENCIES (CONT.)
Classroom Management and Discipline
A primary focus on complimenting success to redirect student behavior.
Work with students to develop individualized plans to nurture maturity and self-direction.
Set-up rules and routines that are developmentally appropriate for middle school students to maximize
time for learning.
Response to Intervention
Worked on district and school committees to better implement RTI at our school using targeted, data-
driven interventions.
Focused on developing seamless grade-level transition through use of district-wide implementation of
forms shared through Google Drive.
Technology
Use of schoology.com, Google Apps, and Dyknow to create interactive and online education.
Proficient in computer/network troubleshooting and many modern computer programs (e.g. Microsoft
Office, web browsers, Dyknow, Schoology, Google Apps, Moodle, eSchoolPlus+, SmartBoard
Software, Skyward, Audacity, Weebly, CPS clicker software, Jing, Photoshop, Premiere)
Differentiated Instruction
Use of standards based grading to develop personal responsibilities of the students to reach their own
individual educational goals.
Created and utilized homogeneous and heterogeneous partner pairs and teams to maximize student
collaboration and minimize student frustration.
Next Generation Science Standards and Common Core Implementation
Unwrapped standards and aligned standards to Marzanos taxonomy to create proficiency scales for
each standard.
Created pacing guides to help guide curriculum to ensure student success of all standards throughout
the school year.
Communication
Collaboratively planned with co-teachers and team members to promote the success of all students
and the entire school
Established trusting relationships with students through formal and informal interactions.

EDUCATION
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Graduated May 2010
B.S. in Elementary Education with emphasis on History
Deans List for Fall 2008

Fenwick High School, Oak Park IL Graduated 2006

REFERENCES

[available upon request]