Alexis Taylor Kiriakos

Campus Address Permanent Address

602 Oak Street 206 Mariners Circle
Farmville, VA 23901 Smithfield, VA 23430
(757) 672-2573
alexis.kiriakos@live.longwood.edu
OBJECTIVE
To secure an elementary teaching position where I can share my love for teaching and learning to students.

LICENCE
Commonwealth of Virginia Collegiate Professional License, Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education PreK-6

SKILLS
Interpersonal Skills
Organized
Written and Oral Communication
Strong Work Ethic
Collaborative

EDUCATION
Longwood University, Farmville, VA, May 19, 2017
Master of Education Degree in Reading, Literacy, & Learning
Post Graduate License, Reading Specialist
GPA- 4.0

Longwood University, Farmville, VA, May 14, 2016

Bachelor of Science in Liberal Studies, Colligate Professional License, Pre-K-6
Longwood University Presidents List, Longwood University Deans List
GPA 3.875, Summa Cum Laude Graduate

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Cumberland Elementary School. Cumberland, VA, Fall 2016
Practicum, Emergent and Beginner learner
Assessed a Emergent and Beginner learner in reader, writing, and spelling levels and tutored each child
for seven weeks
Used PALs assessments and Words Their Way Spelling Inventory to assess and guide instruction

Flat Rock Elementary School, Powhatan, VA, Spring 2015

Student Teacher, Kindergarten and Grade 4
Planned and taught lessons using systematic planning emphasizing goals, objectives, and assessments
for seven weeks in each placement
Aligned written, taught, and tested lessons and assessments with the Virginia Standards of Learning
Objectives
Created and implemented a positive behavior management system to motivate and foster positive
behavior
Implemented cooperative learning strategies
Created and implemented Integrated Units
Attended and participated in faculty and staff meetings and parent teacher conferences
 Appomattox Middle School, Appomattox, VA, Fall 2015
Partnership Program, Mathematics and Language Arts, Grade 6
Assessed a struggling readers reading, writing, and spelling level and tutored student for fourteen
weeks, resulting in a one year growth in one semester
Collaborated with classroom teachers with instruction in Language Arts and Mathematics
Planned and taught Shared Reading and Guided Reading lessons emphasizing goals, objectives, and
assessments
Planned and taught Math and integrated Social Studies lessons emphasizing goals, objectives, and
assessments
Created a Project Based Learning Unit for a fourth grade classroom

Caxton College, Valencia, Spain, Summer 2014

Practicum II, Grade 1
Assisted classroom teacher and aides with projects and small-group instruction for students for three
weeks
Planned and taught Science lessons and assessed for understanding after the lessons
Maintained a general journal of observed activities to reflect on observed practices and how it relates to
theories learned

Southeastern Elementary School, Chesapeake, VA, Summer 2013

Practicum I, Grade 4
Observed classroom for one week
Provided instructional support
Helped administer SOL prep tests to students

RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

Graduate Assistant for the Longwood University Department of Education and Special Education Fall 2016- 2017
Worked closely with the Department Chair, Elementary Education Program Coordinator, and programs
within the department
Facilitated and helped teach the Foundations of Literacy undergraduate class
Facilitated a research focus group for Longwood Universitys Partnership Program
Supported the VDOE's Teacher Leadership Program to ensure teachers are successfully aligning
written, taught, and tested curriculum in classrooms across the state (Aligning Academic Review and
Performance Evaluation- AARPE)

Summer Camp Counselor at the YMCA Summer 2015 2016

Substitute Teacher- Powhatan County Public Schools 2016
Substitute Teacher - Suffolk Public Schools May 2013 2016
Childcare Provider / Nanny (1 infant) Summer 2013

ACTIVITIES AND HONORS / AWARDS

Graduate Student Association Treasure, Longwood University Fall 2016- Spring 2017
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Longwood University Spring 2015- 2016
Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society, Longwood University Spring 2013- 2016
Longwood University Conduct Board Justice Fall 2013-2016
Kappa Delta Sorority Member, Longwood University Spring 2013-2016
Kappa Delta Sororitys Secretary, Longwood University Fall 2013- Spring 2014
Peer Mentor, Longwood University Fall 2013
 Longwood New Student Leadership Program Fall 2012
Baptist Collegiate Ministries, Longwood / Hampton Sydney University Fall 2012-Spring 2014

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES
Vice Presidential Debate, Farmville, VA
Relay for Life, VA
Childrens Hospital of Richmond, Richmond, VA
Childcare provider for a young boy with cerebral palsy, Farmville, VA
Highway Cleanup Program, Farmville, VA
Run with the Cops Program, Farmville, VA
Longwood Center of the Visual Arts, Farmville, VA
Farmville Area Community Emergency Services (FACES), Farmville, VA
St. Marys Home for Disabled Children, Norfolk, VA