Lauren Melfi

35 Dayton Avenue Manorville, New York 11949

(631) 905-8318
melfilauren@gmail.com
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Online Portfolio via Taskstream (password: edu315) https://www.taskstream.com/ts/melfi1/LaurenMelfiFall2015

Education
State University of New York (SUNY) College at Cortland, New York
Bachelor of Science in Education: Childhood Education December 2016
Concentration in Environmental Studies

Certificates
Childhood Education (Grades 1-6), Initial Certificate Expires: 1/2020

Awards
Presidents List Honor Roll Fall 2015-Spring 2016
Deans List Honor Roll Spring 2014-Spring 2015

Related Experience
Hampton Bays Elementary School, Hampton Bays, New York
1:1 Aide January 2017-present
o 1:1 aide for a student in a life skills classroom
Town of Riverhead, Jamesport, New York
Winter Recreation Aide Winter 2016- 2017
o Winter camp counselor during winter recess in December and February for children ages 4-11
Town of Riverhead, Jamesport, New York
Summer Recreation Aide Summer 2015- 2016
o Summer camp counselor for children ages 4-11
Hampton Bays Elementary School, Hampton Bays, New York
Substitute Teacher December 2016- January 2017
o Substitute teacher for grades K-4
Student Teaching at Hampton Bays Elementary School Hampton Bays, New York
Observation- More than 60 full school days Fall 2016
o Worked with students in second, third and fourth grade
o Assisted students in many lessons and activities.
o Created and implemented many lessons in the four core subjects in the classroom setting.
o Created assessments to check for student understanding and planned instruction based on the
results of the assessment.
Literacy Workshop at William Sidney Mount Elementary School Stony Brook, New York
Observation- 7 hours Spring 2016
o Observed a sixth grade class and teacher in the classroom setting.
o Participated in a literacy workshop and helped struggling students.
Practicum at William Appleby Elementary School Marathon, New York
Observation- 63 hours Spring 2016
o Observing a third grade class and teacher in the classroom setting.
o Helping struggling students on assignments as needed.
Practicum at Caryl E. Adams Elementary School Whitney Point, New York
Observation- 93 hours Fall 2015
o Observed a second grade class and teacher in the classroom setting.
o Helped struggling students on assignments as needed as well as teaching mini-lessons and attending
many service learning events.

Service Learning
Relay for Life Spring 2016
(Cortland, New York)
Attending math day and doing an activity with 4 th and 6 th graders involving fractions.
(Marathon, New York) Spring 2016
Creating an educational game for addition 0-20, attending open house, beddie-bye reading, co-teaching a
science day activity, attending a math breakfast, creating a math flyer for parents with activities for their
children to do at home dealing with shapes, attending math night and doing an activity with students involving
 shapes, creating an audio book for educational use in the classroom and communicating and working with
parents and teachers.
(Whitney Point, New York) Fall 2015
o Total service learning hours: 20.5 hours

Workshops
Population Connection: Hands-on Activities for People and the Planet Spring 2016
o Population Connection is a population stabilization program.
o Certified to teach students using population and geography curriculum with the CD that contains lesson plans and
activities for students of all ages.
Project WET/Project WILD Fall 2015
o Project WET and Project WILD are environmental education programs.
o Certified to teach students using Project WET and Project WILD curriculum with the three workbooks received.

Memberships
Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education Spring 2016-present
Sigma Alpha Pi National Honor Society of Leadership and Success Spring 2015-present
Cortland Dance Company Spring 2014-Spring 2016
SUNY Cortland Education Club Fall 2013-Fall 2014
SUNY Cortland Actively Involved in the Community Fall 2013-Fall 2014

Certifications
CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and Health Care Providers (Infant, Child and Adult) Expires: 6/2018