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Ankeny, Iowa, United States

• Create and carry out daily lessons aligned with the Iowa Core Standards, differentiating lessons to cater to student needs. • Assess 25 students three times a year through the FASTBridge (literacy and mathematics) state-mandated benchmark systems.• Synergize with kindergarten team twice a week during PLC meetings, during which assessments are made, data is looked at, and intervention and enrichment strategies are determined.• Set up, head, and reflect on parent-teacher conferences twice a year.• Plan for, and carry-out lessons using the CKLA and Illustrative Math curriculum. Previous curriculum used: UFLI, EDM Mathematics, and Lucy Calkins. • Have been a member of our school’s PBIS committee, Social committee, and Lighthouse committee (which focuses on Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits).

Ankeny, Iowa

• Create and carry out daily lessons aligned with the Iowa Core Standards, differentiating lessons to cater to student needs.• Assess 26 students three times a year through the FASTBridge (literacy and mathematics) state-mandated benchmark systems, as well as formally assessing reading levels on the Fountas and Pinnel leveled reading system.• Synergize with 2nd-grade team twice a week during PLC meetings, during which assessments are made, data is looked at, and intervention and enrichment strategies are determined.• Set up, head, and reflect on parent-teacher conferences twice a year.• Team-taught over the course of 8 weeks with the school’s instructional coach, co-creating and co-teaching a word work routine, consisting of a weekly sight word routine, and daily phonics work.• Plan for, and carry-out Lucy Calkin’s Reading, Phonics, and Writing lessons daily.• Collaborate, question, and reflect with my mentor-teacher.• Have been an active member of our school’s PBIS committee, Social committee, and Lighthouse committee (which focuses on Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits).

Ankeny, Iowa

• Was 1 of 24 teachers across the United States, acting as Scholastic Reading Club's eyes and ears in the classroom for the term of one year. • Collaborated continuously with Scholastic Reading Club to ensure students are being provided with reading materials to best support their interests, and academic needs.• Provided ongoing feedback on promotional deals, product marketing, product pricing, and rewards programs. • Met face-to-face with the board in a weekend of panel discussions at the Scholastic Headquarters in New York City.• Promoted Scholastic Reading Club in the classroom, and throughout the school community, through product distribution, and social media efforts.

Ankeny, Iowa

•Co-teach weekly lessons in the Call To Faith series, along with supplemental materials, to children in grade 2•Work in-part with the church to educate and prepare the children for First Communion •Provide support to the religious education directors and Father in the act of hosting workshops/events put on by the church

Des Moines, Iowa Area

• Work in part with United Way to provide children from low income communities in the Des Moines area with the proper literacy materials to ensure educational success• Implement daily literacy lessons and activities for an upwards of 50 children, ranging from grades K-8, utilizing reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills• Use the Basic Reading Inventory Assessment (BRI) to assess the reading levels of all 60 children in the Riverview Community Day Camp, as well as monitor and maintain these reading levels over the course of the summer months• Oversea and assist in various activities carried out by the Riverview Day Camp• Aid in planning, and facilitate weekly educational field trips in the Des Moines area

Greater Chicago Area

• Versed in and implemented into the co-teaching model, collaborating on a dailybasis with the first grade team, as well as school reading specialists.• Take part in school-wide PLC meetings, providing data when needed to ensure effective enrichment and remediation across the grade level.• Provide daily one-on-one reading and writing instruction, daily guided reading and writing instruction in a small group setting, and whole group instruction to 29 students on grade-level ISL, NGSS, and Common Core-aligned curriculum. • Create and execute lesson plans daily, differentiating and accommodating where needed, to ensure all preferred learning-styles are being catered to.

Greater Chicago Area

• Serve patrons in a cordial and efficient manner, while adhering to state laws• Work in collaboration with management in training new employees• Provide assistance to management in the act of hosting events booked through the restaurant• Promote a safe environment through the execution of proper safety and sanitation procedures

Greater Chicago Area

• Observed in a dual-language 50/50 classroom, aiding in daily instruction• Provided one-on-one reading instruction on a weekly basis, as well as guided reading instruction in a small group setting• Learned ways in which to teach from a multicultural perspective• Became familiar with how to differentiate instruction to promote success among English Language Learners

Rockford, Illinois Area

• Observed diverse characteristics of 9 and 10-year-old children in the school’s accelerated-learning program and supply assistance to these students on a daily basis for one month• Aided the teaching professional in carrying out daily lesson plans• Learned ways in which to implement enrichment activities into daily curriculum, in order to challenge the advanced learner• Provided ample whole-group instruction to the students in Language Arts

Bachelor'S Of Science In Elementary Education (K-9), Elementary Education And Teaching

Activities and Societies: Kappa Delta Pi International Education Honors Society, Deans List Recipient (Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring.

Bachelor'S Of Arts In English, Concentration In Creative And Non-Fiction Writing

Activities and Societies: Alpha Delta Pi, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Dance Marathon Additional degrees: Academic Minor in Women.