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Booths
aboot554@live.kutztown.edu

Objective
FulltimepositionasaTeacheroftheVisuallyImpaired(TVI ).

Qualifications
Experienceworkingwithpeoplewhoareblindorvisuallyimpairedinvarioussettings
Excellentcommunicationandinterpersonalskills
Wellorganized,personable,andreliable
Exemplarytimemanagementskills

Education
Kutztown,PA
B.S.Ed.KutztownUniversityofPennsylvania May2018
Major:ElementaryEducationPreK4/TeacheroftheVisuallyImpaired
GPA3.93
Honors
DeansListKutztownUniversity Fall2014Spring2017
Semesterlyearned

RelatedExperience

Camp Abilities NY Brockport, NY

Counselor June 2017

Worked One-on-One developing skills with camper who is blind during a week-long camp.
Worked with camper on self-confidence, self-advocacy and social skills throughout the week. Helped
camper with several sports and activities including biking, beep baseball, track and field, swimming,
gymnastics, goal ball, and others. Assessed camper on their skills and abilities for a reference for future
growth.

Vision Field Observations: August2014May2016

o Observed with two different TVIs and their students ranging from 6-14 years old
o Observed with an Orientation and Mobility specialist and their 14-year-old student
o Wrote and implemented a math lesson with a 14-year-old student.
o Overbrook School for the Blind 6 visits total
Observed students ranging from 3-18 years
Wrote and implemented a lesson for first grade students

ENGAGE program - Kutztown Elementary School District: August 2014-May 2015

o Grade: K, 1, 3-5 Learning Support
Assisted classroom teacher and observed. Graded papers, gave spelling tests, filed paperwork, assisted
students with lessons and classroom activities. Also attended presentations related to children with
disabilities, diversity among the classroom, and others put on by current teachers of kindergarten classes
through college classes.
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Work Experience
Kutztown University Admissions Office Kutztown, PA

Tour Guide May 2015- 2017

Guided prospective Kutztown University Students to various areas of the campus; provided future
students and their families with information about Kutztown University

Disability Services Office Kutztown, PA

Note-taker August 2016-May 2017

Took detailed notes and announcements down during college level classes at Kutztown University;
responsible for listening attentively, typing all notes, uploading to the required website for others to
access.

Western Wayne School District Lake Ariel, PA

Extended School Year Teachers Aide Summer 2014, 2015, 2016

Assisted classroom teachers; helped students with assigned work; recommended lessons and activities to
classroom teacher

Friends Forever Daycare Jessup, PA

Preschool Teacher Aide May 2016-August 2016

Planned activities for children, instructed and supervise children in social and developmental activities,
fed and changed children, and provided one-on-one attention when needed.

CampusInvolvement
BrailleBearsBlub Kutztown,PA
Member October2014May2016
Participatedinwritinglettersforpenpalsandthelocalschoolfortheblind,adaptedgameboards,and
learnedaboutvisualimpairmentsandbraille.

ResearchExperience
NationalAssociationforProfessionalDevelopmentSchools WashingtonD.C.
Presenter
March2017
PresentedDeterminingtheEffectivenessofMathSpeakwithStudentswhohaveVisualImpairmentsat
postersession.Collectedteachersreviewsabouthowstudentswhoarevisuallyimpairedareeffectedinamath
classroom.

AssociationforEducationandRehabilitationoftheBlindandVisuallyImpairedHarrisburg,PA
Presenter
April2016
PresentedGoalballatapostersession.CollectedinformationaboutGoalballandtherulesandregulations
ofthenationallyrecognizedsport.Providedinformationonhowtoplayandsetupthegameaswellas
materialsneededforit.

VolunteerExperience
Dine in the Dark
 Volunteer October 2016 and September 2017
Assisted individuals successfully complete daily tasks (eating and pouring) under blindfold.
Walk for Sight
Volunteer September 2015
Walked one and a half miles to help raise money for research for different eye conditions.