Olivia Essig Email & Phone Number

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Serving and empowering students at Franklin & Marshall College through spiritual formation, mentoring, leadership development, inductive Bible study, and fostering authentic community. Joining in InterVarsity’s vision to catalyze a movement to reach every corner of every campus for Jesus Christ.

Greencastle, Pennsylvania, United States

• I returned to Joy El to oversee the ministry’s programmed events (summer camp and nine weekend retreats). My overarching goal was to connect everything to the organization's mission. This included developing each.
• I collaborated with the food service, maintenance, advancement, administrative, and finance teams to coordinate the year-round camp operations. Our team intentionally strove to improve our programs and guest ministries.
• I was responsible for the recruitment, hiring, training, and development of 50+ college-age summer staff. This included directly supervising and equipping the summer leadership team that oversaw the three weekly.
• I communicated with campers, parents/guardians, and church groups to address concerns and resolve conflicts in a timely manner.

Northwest Indiana

• I was selected from over 48,000 applicants to serve as a member of a national corps of individuals who devote two years of teaching to an underserved public school and become leaders who evoke transformational change.
• I applied to Teach For America as a college senior. During teaching observations in a variety of public schools, I realized that my heart felt different when I walked in the door of an urban middle school. Thus, I.
• Teach For America's leadership summits, professional development opportunities, and coaching relationships have equipped me with culturally responsive pedagogy, learner variability, trauma-informed practices.
• I completed an intensive 160+ hour virtual educator training program prior to starting my full-time teaching position.

Gary, Indiana, United States

• I planed and taught rigorous, engaging lessons for Algebra I, Plane Geometry, and Precalculus. I regularly reflected and made adjustments to make a lesson clearer and more concise. In all lessons, I emphasized the.
• I collaborated daily with a paraprofessional on our students' learner variability to provide differentiation, accommodations, modified versions for 100% of assessments, and small group instruction.
• A core part of my teaching philosophy is valuing each student as a unique individual. I promoted students’ personal and social growth through weekly goal setting, college and career lessons, social-emotional learning.
• As a lifelong learner, I continuously improved teaching skills through self-reflection and implementing feedback from my manager and student survey results.
• I implemented a consistent classroom management system that incorporated restorative, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed practices.
• I continuously demonstrated flexibility and problem solving by adapting to long-term virtual learning and in-person health and safety protocols in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gary, Indiana, United States

• During the summer after my first year of teaching, I served at a five-week STEAM summer program to co-lead a group of 19 sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade campers.
• I supported experts from diverse fields who came in to facilitate hands-on educational activities including LEGO robotics, art projects, science dissection labs, golf lessons, computer programming, dance, boxing, etc.
• I chaperoned and engaged campers in experiential learning during eight field trips including the local Dunes National Park, a horse ranch, and an environmental learning center.

Seven Fields, Pennsylvania

• Due to schools shutting down in March of 2020 with the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, my student teaching placement was changed to Commonwealth Charter Academy, a virtual school.
• I collaborated with my cooperating teacher to deliver engaging online geometry lessons. She introduced me to a variety of technological resources ranging from a tool to write on my laptop screen to a dynamic geometric.
• The frequency of classes was limited in response to the pandemic, so I filled the extra time by initiating, conducting, and logging individualized tutoring sessions with students via Zoom each day.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States

• I started student teaching in person at HHS SciTech, but my commitment was unexpectedly cut short due to schools being closed at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March of 2020.
• As a student teacher, I collaborated with my cooperating teacher to implement and reflect on coherent lesson plans and assessments for honors Precalculus and Algebra II courses. I enjoyed designing creative lessons, my.
• I taught two Algebra II sections, and I differentiated instruction for one section by explaining the mathematical concepts in simpler steps.
• I established a positive classroom environment by intentionally building rapport with students. I joined in my cooperating teacher's invitation for students to come to their room during lunch, stayed after school to.

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

• Directed a team of six Bible study leaders
• Fostered unity through team dinners and game nights
• Sought for and implemented teammate feedback through collaborative decision-making and one-on-one meetings
• Facilitated a weekly leader prep meeting
• Collaborated with fellow Student Ministries Council members

Greencastle, Pennsylvania

• Same summer leadership team role from May to August of 2018 and 2019
• Planned, executed, and improved day camp program schedule over eight weeks each summer
• Coordinated buses daily transporting campers from six locations
• Utilized problem solving by addressing parents’ concerns and unforeseen issues
• Intentionally slowed down to foster relationships with campers by playing games, eating lunch at their tables, and talking to them during free time
• Developed and ran group games connected to a greater life lesson and the camp theme

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

• Reinforced Algebra I concepts to a middle school student by explaining material in a new way, which resulted in a passing Pennsylvania Keystone Exam score

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

• Explained chemistry concepts to college students by simplifying complex material

Greencastle, Pennsylvania

• Led a cabin of eight to twelve girls each week (ages ranged from elementary to middle to high school depending on the week)
• Co-led with a co-counselor during three of the weeks
• Facilitated team-building activities and discussions to foster community
• Actively participated in outdoor activities with campers

Lenhartsville, Pennsylvania

• Employed June-August of each year
• Handled reservations with payment via telephone and in person
• Managed and organized camp store
• Addressed and resolved customer concerns and complaints