CARA GULICK caragulick@gmail.

com
259 North Street | Pottstown | PA | 19464 | 610-487-5499 Electronic Portfolio: cgulick.weebly.com

Flexible, organized, and perceptive teacher seeking to inspire todays children as an elementary teacher.

EDUCATION
Albright College, Reading, PA August 2012 May 2016
Bachelor of Arts, with co-concentrations in Early Childhood Education and Psychology
Majors: Early Childhood Education & Psychology GPA: 4.0/4.0
Certification: PreK-4 certification
Member: Student PSEA 2014 Present
Honors Senior Thesis May 2015 May 2016
Completed a senior honors thesis examining research and teacher perspectives (through interviews) on
intrinsic and extrinsic behavior management approaches
Presented a talk on my thesis at Albright College in May 2016

HONORS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Honors Program Fall 2012 May 2016
Deans List Fall 2012 May 2016
Founders Scholarship, Recipient Fall 2012 May 2016
National Honor Society Scholarship, Recipient Fall 2012 May 2016
J.P. Mascaro & Sons Education Fund Scholarship, Recipient Spring 2015 May 2016
Society of Jacob Albright Scholars, Member Fall 2013 May 2016
Patricia Shearer Mertz Teaching Award Fall 2015
Early Childhood Education Department Award May 2016

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Perkiomen Valley School District, Trappe, PA September 2016 Present
Regular Education Instructional Paraprofessional
Conduct daily reading and math interventions in grades K-5
Administer progress monitoring, DIBELS, and other assessments
Cover and substitute in classes as needed

Substitute Teacher Service May 2016 September 2016

Per diem substitute in Methacton, Perkiomen Valley, and Spring-Ford Area school districts

Methacton School District, Eagleville, PA March 2016 May 2016

Student Teacher, 4th Grade, 21 students
Created lessons and activities integrating SMART Board technology and iPad activities
Attended IEP and professional development meetings
Implemented interactive lessons involving various groupings, learning modalities, and multiple intelligences

Boyertown Area School District, Boyertown, PA January 2016 March 2016

Student Teacher, 2nd Grade, 21 students, 2 IEPS
Created a fairy tale unit that integrated reading and writing
Differentiated lessons to meet all student needs
Integrated SMART Board technology into all academic area lessons
Developed various effective classroom management techniques
Fleetwood Area School District, Fleetwood, PA September 2015 December 2015
Practicum Experience, Kindergarten & 4th Grade
Cotaught lessons across all academic areas with cooperating teacher
Developed phonemic awareness activities
Implemented word study activities
Created activities that utilized various groupings and appealed to the multiple intelligences
Attended a GIEP meeting, grade-level meetings, and parent-teacher conferences

Primrose School of Royersford, Royersford, PA June 2015 August 2015

Pre-K Teacher, 20 students
Cooperated with a coteacher to plan and teach
Prepared and led students in center activities, primarily art, science, math, and writing
Managed class effectively using daily routines and a wind chime
Communicated daily with parents through iPad Tadpoles program and face-to-face interaction at drop-off
and pick-up

TEACHING RELATED EXPERIENCE

Primrose School of Royersford, Royersford, PA October 2013 August 2016
Support Staff in classrooms ages six weeks to 4th grade
Lead learning activities and centers
Meet the needs of the children, including changing diapers, supervising and joining in play, and assisting at
mealtimes and naptime
Communicate with parents at drop-off and pick-up times

13th & Union Elementary School, Reading, PA January 2015 May 2015
Volunteer Tutor, 1 student, 2nd Grade
Assessed student spelling, decoding, and comprehension skills
Designed activities to teach high frequency words, develop comprehension skills, and improve decoding

Keystone Church of Skippack, Skippack, PA April 2011 May 2015

Weekly babysitter, 10-15 children, ages infant-10 years old
Supervised and played with children in both indoor and outdoor settings
Communicated with parents about their children

Pottstown YMCA, Pottstown, PA August 2012 October 2013

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Childcare Assistant, 40-80 children, ages Kindergarten to 6 Grade, before/after school care & Y summer camp
Worked with coworkers to develop fun, team-building activities and games
Supervised children at school settings, field trip locations, and weekly summer pool trips
Assisted children with completing daily homework
Communicated daily with parents about their children and Y events

CAMPUS ACTIVITIES
Psychology Research Conference, Kutztown University April 2014
Conducted study on the presence of the word trust in advertisements aimed at children
Shared research with other psychology students and professors at research conference
Student Assistant, Psychology Department August 2013 December 2013