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TEACHING CERTIFICATION
K-6 Elementary Teaching
TeacherReady Program
University of West Florida
2015
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Communication Public
Relations emphasis
Brigham Young University
2001
Graduated Cum Laude with
minors in English and business.
President of BYUs chapter of
the Public Relations Student
Society of America.

Classroom management
Positive Behavior Intervention
Strategies (PBIS)
ELL / ESL
Special Education
Creative lesson plans and Whole
Brain teaching
Individualized instruction
Organization and communication
Technology integration
After-school activities

I am a K-6 certified elementary teacher with two years of international classroom

experience at a special needs school with a high population of English Language
Learners. My focus has been on student engagement and creating a nurturing and caring
classroom community. I enjoy being able to connect with students and share my love of
learning with them. I am flexible, positive and hard-working.

ELEMENTARY TEACHER
Awsaj Academy, Qatar Foundation; Qatar / August 2015 - present
Teaching at a special needs school full of English Language Learners. Experience in a
variety of grades (K-12) and subjects (reading, math, social studies, science, art, PE).

Managing behavior, teaching curriculum, administering assessments and

communicating with staff and parents.
Aligning curriculum to power standards and created new Talk for Writing
content as a member of the Literacy School Improvement Committee.
Providing an after-school activity.
Organized curriculum and library materials.

LONG TERM SUBSTITUTE TEACHER

Quincy Valley School; Quincy, WA / February 2015 - June 2015
Covered a maternity leave for a Grades 1 and 2 split class.

Created and conducted assessments to guide student learning.

Developed lessons for enrichment subjects for PE, art and music.
Designed and taught creative writing curriculum.
Coordinated and conducted field trips with parent involvement.

REPORTER
Quincy Valley Post Register; Quincy, WA / October 2014 February 2015
Award-winning reporter and photographer for a weekly newspaper.
SUBSTITUTE TEACHER / SUBSTITUTE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Riffa Views International School; Riffa, Bahrain / February 2014 - June 2014
Taught curriculum, managed classroom behavior, communicated with students, parents
and staff.
PRIVATE TUTOR
Riffa, Bahrain / September 2012 - June 2014
Tutored two ESL students in English and math, improving their test scores and
classroom performance.
CITY COUNCILWOMAN
City of Quincy; Quincy, WA / May 2006 December 2009
REPORTER
Quincy Valley Post-Register; Quincy, WA / October 2002 June 2009