Sunny Mcmurry Email & Phone Number

Mahomet, Il, Us

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

• Coordinate early field and student teaching placements for Early Childhood, Elementary and Middle Grade Education candidates in the Professional Education program• Train and supervise clinical supervisors across the state in evaluation and mentoring through team meetings and one-on-one support• Coordinate and conduct orientation meetings for all candidates, including cover letter/ resume workshops, placement orientations and job prep sessions• Collaborate with university faculty and staff to create meaningful classroom experiences for graduate and undergraduate pre-service teachers• Present during Admitted Student Day regarding candidate field experiences• Partner with The Career Center to provide opportunities for candidates to find jobs through the Educators’ Job Fair• Partner with cooperating personnel, district administration, academic advisers, faculty and staff to support candidates who have demonstrated concerning behaviors• Conduct training and orientations for candidates and clinical supervisors in best practices• Assist in coordinating Teach Abroad opportunities in Italy and France through international travel, partnership meetings and trip supervision

• Coached candidates toward implementation of successful and effective teaching strategies • Led weekly CI 406/ CI 432 seminars focused on edTPA completion, teaching strategies and Danielson training for students• Conducted observations and evaluations based on Danielson Framework• Implemented remediation plans and supports as needed• Communicated with building principals and cooperating teachers• Completed online TeachScape training

• Teach multiple literacy and general method courses for undergraduate and graduate level pre-service teaching candidates• Consistently rated highly by students on ICES evaluations

*Supported undergradute elementary and early childhood education students in their student teaching and observation placements*Supervised lesson planning and implementation*Communicated with University personnel regarding student-teaching progress*Provided honest feedback

*Classroom teacher of three grade levels wthin two buildings*First, Second and Fifth Grade teaching experience*Piloted Lucy Calkins Units of Study for Grades 3-5 Writing Workshop*Math Pilot Teacher, 2002-2003 school year, 2003-2004 school year*Literacy Open House coordinator

*Carrie Busey Elementary School*Second grade job-share position- focus of instruction: reading, writing, spelling, word study*Member of Read-In Day committee*Facilitator of Lucy Calkins discussion group*Summer social studies curriculum writer

Certificate Of Advanced Study, Educational Organization And Leadership

Type 75 Administrative Certification, July 2007

Master Of Education, Curriculum And Instruction

Focus area: Language and Literacy with Reading endorsement, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL

Bachelor Of Science, Elementary Education

Middel school endorsement and Type 03 teaching certification, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL