BRAYDON ELLER

Braydon.eller@gus.pittstate.edu / (620) 687-5944 / 1820 S Broadway, Pittsburg, KS 66762

OBJECTIVE
To obtain a position as a physical education teacher that will use my skills and knowledge to
develop my students cognitively, socially, and physically; to instill a strive for success.

EDUCATION
Pittsburg State University - Pittsburg, KS (Expected) May 2018
Bachelor of Science in Physical Education – Minor: History
● Cumulative GPA: 3.48
● Major GPA: 3.65
● Dean’s Scholastic Honors: 3 Semesters
● All A Scholastic Honors: 1 Semester

Pittsburg High School - Pittsburg, KS 2013

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Pittsburg State University
Professional Semester – Webb City Junior High, Webb City R-7, MO Spring 2018
Cooperating Teacher: Lance Robbins
● Knowledgeable of school and district policies, curriculum, beliefs, philosophy, and personnel.
● Acquainted with classroom instructional equipment, procedures, rules, management plans and students.
● Work with individual students, small groups, and large groups on positively developing physical, social,
and cognitive skills
● Work with the Physical Education Department on creating lessons that best benefit the students’ retention
of the curriculum.
● Become fully responsible for the classroom including lesson planning, implantation and management of
the curriculum and students.
● Communicate with cooperating teacher and administrative staff to ask questions, discuss concerns, seek
clarification and reflect personally
● Create assessments to best understand student retention of material to use for reflection
● Spend time observing individuals in other classroom settings
Clinical Experience – Eugene Ware Elementary, Ft. Scott USD 234, KS Spring 2017
● Planned lessons to benefit the students’ foundational skills
● Taught lessons in skill workshops as to work on individual development
● Taught lessons in groups to focus on teamwork within physical activity

WORK EXPERIENCE
Family Resource Center
Child Care Provider September 2013 - January 2018
● Monitor a classroom from ages 6 months-5 years old.
● Interpret teacher plans available and communicate daily lessons to the class.
● Demonstrate classroom management techniques.
● Accommodate teaching style to best fit the classroom.
● Maintain a safe environment
● Administer first-aid as needed
 School Age Assistant Teacher Summers of 2015 & 2016
● Work with lead teacher on planning lessons and activities centered around weekly themes.
● Monitor a classroom with Kindergarteners (2015) and 1-2 grade students (2016).
● Entertain students in a fun and educational way.
● Provided a safe and fun environment for children to learn developmental skills.
● Administered first-aid.

CERTIFICATION
First-Aid & CPR October 2017
● Certified through the American Heart Association

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity
External Vice President of Philanthropy, Community Service,
& Social Media January 2017-December 2017
Received 2017 Officer of the Year Award
● Created 2 different philanthropic functions to raise awareness for Feeding America
● Raised $1300 and 1300lbs of food.
● Organized events with other on-campus organizations to raise awareness for other causes.
● Created opportunities to give back to the community through service.
● Recorded volunteer hours per member in the fraternity through Microsoft Excel.
● Helped instill a strive to give back, as we reached 1000 hours for the first time.
● Ran social media accounts for the fraternity on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Fraternal Educator January 2016 – December 2016
Received 2016 Service & Stewardship Award
● Created an educational program to instill the values of the fraternity into new members.
(Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Service & Stewardship, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage)
● Used different approaches to give members the best possible retention of information.
● Coordinated events and activities to foster brotherly bonds.
● Worked with other officers on giving educational seminars on skills needed after college.

GorillaThon (Formerly Children’s Miracle Network Dance Marathon) May 2017 – Present
Finance and Sponsorship Chair
● Meet and greet with businesses to obtain sponsorship or donations for the event.
● Create a Donor Drive sponsorship packet.
● Create budgets for each chairperson to use for respective positions
● Record expenses and information through the use of Microsoft Word and Excel.
● Completed the Donor Drive form with the help of Children’s Miracle Network.
● Worked with the fundraising chair on organizing events to raise funds.

Kappa Delta Pi (International Honor Society in Education) October 2017 – Present

● Attended monthly meetings that focused on professional development for future educators.
● Participated in hands-on activities centered around experiences we will come across as professionals.