Resume

OBJECTIVE
To obtain an elementary teaching position, preferably in a primary grade, which will allow me to create an inviting learning environment that inspires children to obtain their person best.

EDUCATION
Kansas State University, Manhattan KS Projected: December 2009
Bachelor of Science in Education, Elementary
Concentration Field: Special Education, to pursue toward a provisional endorsement

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Bergman Elementary, Manhattan KS January 2009-May2009
Practicum Experience, 1st Grade
• Planned a 10-day instructional social studies unit on Economics over the concepts of needs, wants, goods, services, and the importance of jobs.
• Taught three lessons from my planned instruction social studies unit, including a learning centers activity on needs and wants and a review lesson over the reasons people save money.
• Organized a text set to correspond with my instructional social studies, which included books such as “Trouble with Money” and “Community Careers.”
• Conducted a reading case study to assess an individual student’s progress in phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension.
• Constructed and taught mini reading lessons based on the five key reading components- phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension.
• Lead small group reading groups in fluency and sight word activities prepared by the classroom teacher.
• Acclimated to a diverse classroom at a Title 1 school with a Socio-Economic Profile of 42% of students on free and reduced lunch.
• Accommodated lessons for three students on Individualized Education Plans for speech.

Theodore Roosevelt Elementary, Manhattan KS September 2008-December 2008
Clinical Experience, 3rd Grade
• Collaborated with two classmates and team taught three science lessons on magnetism, polarity, and simple circuits.
• Planned and taught 3 math lessons with two classmates, that reviewed multiplication sentences and “things that come in groups.”
• Cooperated with a 3rd grade classroom teacher to determine appropriate lessons for the students.
• Accommodated lesson plans for children with Autism and behavioral/emotional disturbances.

Morris Hill Elementary, Fort Riley KS September 2007–December 2007
Early Field Experience, 5th Grade
• Organized and graded thirty students' assignments that attended a school in a military setting.
• Designed bulletin boards in place of existing ones.
• Assisted individual student's that were seeking help with assignments.

West Elementary, Wamego KS February 2008-May 2009
Extended School Day Instructor 3rd and 5th Grade
• Administered math and reading lessons to students below achievement level.
• Motivated a group of five students through math and reading lessons.
• Collaborated with third grade teachers to develop appropriate math and reading activities for small group settings.

Haas Family, Shawnee Mission KS June 2008-December 2008
Family Nanny
• Assisted a mother with necessary childcare procedures including, feeding, potty training, and sign language recognition practice.
• Stimulated a sixteen month old to use fine motor skills when playing with her learning toys.

Helpers Inc., Overland Park, KS July 2008–August 2008
Family Assistant
• Corresponded with a family in need of assistance with their child with special needs
• Scheduled time to meet with and take care of a twenty year old boy with autism

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Kappa Delta Pi February 2008-Present
• Assisted in membership council to select members for the upcoming initiation.
• Volunteered for the children's carnival, book fair, and Big Brothers/Big Sisters Events.

Council for Exception Children (CEC) February 2006-Present
• Executive Council Historian- recorded members attendance in monthly meetings
• Executive Council Membership Chair- sent meeting memos and helped plan meeting speakers.
• Planned and volunteered at local volunteer opportunities put on by the council.

ACTIVITIES
Pi Beta Phi Women's Fraternity August 2006-Present
• Recruitment Processes- organized recruitment rounds for the Fall 2008 sorority recruitment.
• Homecoming Chair- developed and put together the float for the 2008 homecoming parade.
• Panhellenic Committee Member- assisted the Chapter President in Panhellenic meetings.

Relay for Life Team Captain February 2008-April 2009
• Assembled a 15-member team to raise money for the American Cancer Society.
• Raised over $3,000 dollars for the American Cancer Society through fundraising.

Helpful Teaching Sites

Take some time to explore some of these sites they are
really great for teachers, parents, and students!

http://www.ksde.org/
This is the Kansas State Department of Education site where you can find all of the state standards for reading, writing, math, social studies, and science. This is also a helpful place to find available jobs in school districts around Kansas.

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/home.jsp
This site is a great source for a variety of print sources. It offers teacher resources, student activities, and an abundance of information about books and authors.

http://trackstar.4teachers.org
Here, teachers and students can type in specific topics and find a multitude of sites that supply information, activities, links, and other related material pertaining to the specified subject.

http://kids.discovery.com/
Kids will love this website! It has many educational games and lots of neat videos for them to enjoy. Teachers, parents, and students will have fun searching through the vast array of topics that this site covers. You can explore everything from polar bears to skunks.

Pictures of Family & Friends

My puggle (pug/beagle) puppy, Sadie!
My Mom, Brother, and I on the beach in Florida
More friends pictures...
These are my best friends from and I on a trip to Chicago over Christmas break.
These are some of my best friends and I getting ready to tailgate before a football game!
These are some of my sorority sisters and I on our Cancun vacation this spring break