G.

McRae
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Over 1000 hours of student teaching experience

Masters of Art in Teaching from American University
Masters of Art in Immunology from Duke University
Five years of laboratory research experience

EDUCATION
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, Washington, DC
Candidate for Master of Arts in Teaching, Secondary Science Education
August 2015
Lab2Class Teaching Fellow
DUKE UNIVERSITY, Durham, NC
Masters of Art: Immunology
December 2013
Deans Fellow
Chancellors Scholarship Recipient
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE COUNTY Baltimore, MD
Bachelors of Science: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
May 2010
MARC U*STAR Scholar
HHMI (Howard Hughes Medical Institute) Scholar
Meyerhoff Scholar
Presidents Award
Deans List
Phi Beta Kappa
Semester Academic Honors
Cum Laude

EXAM RESULTS
GRE General Test
October 2010
Verbal Reasoning Score: 680
Quantitative Reasoning Score: 740
Analytical Writing Score: 4.5
Praxis II Biology Content Knowledge Exam
August 2014
Score: 185
ETS Recognition of Excellence Award
Praxis II Principles of Learning and Teaching: Grade 7-12
February 2015
Score: 184
Praxis II Chemistry Content Knowledge Exam
June 2015

CERTIFICATION
Washington, DC. Secondary Education (7-12): Biology
August 2015 Washington, DC. Secondary Education (7-12): Chemistry
August 2015
Flinn Scientific High School Laboratory Safety Certification
May 2015

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
CAPITAL CITY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL Washington, DC
January May 2015
Student Teacher
Completed over 500 hours of student teaching in four 8 th grade science classes and one math
intensive
Planned and taught lessons aligned with the DCPS Middle School Science standards in
Expeditionary Learning setting
Provided differentiated support to individual students
Provided support for below level students in mathematics
Attended outside Professional Development sessions
EASTERN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Washington, DC
August December 2014
Student Teacher
Completed over 500 hours in four 12th grade Forensic Science classes
Taught several lessons aligned with the NGSS Life Science and Physical Science standards
Assisted cooperating teacher with classroom setup, grading, preparation of lesson materials,
and classroom management
Tracked student scores and progress using Blackboard software
Attended and contributed to various IEP meetings for students
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE CO Baltimore, MD
Sept
2008 May 2010
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
Planned and taught weekly lessons, assignments and quizzes for a small group of biology
students.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE IN EDUCATION

DCPS VOLUNTEER Washington, DC
May 2005 May 2014
Volunteer
Chaperoned various field trips
Tutored students in various science and math courses
Completed writing workshops for college essays with seniors
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE COUNTY Baltimore, MD
Sept 2008 May 2008
Writing Center Tutor
Individually assisted undergraduate students in organizing and editing their writing.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO Chicago, IL
August 2010 June 2011
Post-baccalaureate Research Technician
Manipulated DNA and created protein to assess binding properties of cell receptors
Published findings in scientific article
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE Baltimore, MD
May
2009 June 2010
Undergraduate Research Intern
Altered protein to explore the structural and biochemical relevance in cancer metastasis
STANFORD UNIVERSITY Palo Alto, CA
May 2009
June 2010
Undergraduate Research Intern
Altered protein to explore the structural and biochemical relevance in cancer metastasis
Presented findings and received a Presentation Award from Annual Biomedical Research
Conference for Minority Students

SKILLS AND INTERESTS

Technological Skills: Microsoft Office; Google Docs; Graphpad Prism; Promethean Board

Laboratory Skills: Animal Handling, Animal Tissue, Serum and Cell Collection, Cell Culture,
DNA Isolation, RNA Isolation, Protein Assays, HPLC, Flow Cytometry, Western Blot, Gel
Electrophoresis, ELISA
Organizations: Duke Black Graduate and Professional Student Association, Duke Bouchet
Society, Duke Women in Science and Engineering, UMBC Intramural Tennis Team, UMBC
Musical Theater Club
Interests: Running, Musical Theatre, Traveling