Kaitlyn Gorman

Portfolio: kaitlyngorman.weebly.com
gorman.kaitlyn@gmail.com
(630) 362-7205

Current Address:
1163 Cheshire Ave.
Naperville, IL 60540

Permanent Address:
9489 Waterfall Road
Brentwood, TN 37027

CERTIFICATION
Illinois Professional Educator License in Secondary Mathematics with endorsements in Middle School and High

Expected May 2015

School Mathematics
Indiana Initial Practitioner License in Mathematics for Junior High, Middle School, and High School

Expected May 2015

EDUCATION
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

Fall 2011 May 2015

Bachelor of Science in Secondary Mathematics Education

Cumulative GPA: 3.412/4.000
Hutton Honors College Member
Nominated for the Indiana University Exemplary Teaching Conference for three different projects
Attended the National Council for Teachers in Mathematics Conference in Indianapolis, IN

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Student Teacher, Batchelor Middle School, Bloomington, IN

Spring 2015

Facilitated the learning of 7th grade math and Algebra 1 with student centered lessons and activities
Participated in team teaching methods along with the cooperating teacher on a weekly basis
Differentiated lessons for an inclusion class containing multiple students with IEPs and 504 plans
Collaborated with Math 7 teachers on weekly lesson planning and curriculum adjustments
Organized review sessions for struggling students during a school-wide intervention study hall period
Utilized standards based grading on a four level scale for quizzes and tests
Created meaningful formative and summative assessments related to the Indiana State Standards
Attended and participated in weekly department meetings as well as monthly entire faculty meetings
Created daily lessons involving a Mimio touchboard as well as lessons using iPads or whiteboards
Designed a geometry unit on scale drawings and similar figures based on the Indiana State Standards for 7 th grade
math
Created a welcoming environment conducive to student learning by utilizing partner and group work on a daily basis
Utilized Blooms Taxonomy in developing grade-level specific questioning techniques

FIELD EXPERIENCE
Brown County High School, Nashville, IN

Fall 2014

Observed and assisted a high school Algebra 2 teacher with classes consisting primarily of students of low

socioeconomic status
Created and taught lessons involving the use of iPads for graphing polynomials and exponential functions

Naperville North High School, Naperville, IL

Participated in setting up the classroom and faculty meetings for the first week of school
Observed the first few days of school including syllabi instruction and community building activities

Central Middle School, Columbus, IN

August 2014

Spring 2014

Observed and assisted two middle school teachers in Algebra 1 and Pre-Algebra classes
Coordinated and taught co-teaching style lessons with another Indiana University student

WORK RELATED EXPERIENCE

Williamson County Parks and Recreation Camp Counselor, Brentwood, TN
Coordinated activities and supervised children ages 5-13
Monitored students during off campus field trips to various sites

Indiana University Student Athlete Academic Center Tutor, Bloomington, IN

Assisted student athletes with their academic improvement in Mathematics courses

Cheekwood Summer Camp Intern, Nashville, TN

Summer 2014
Fall 2012 Spring 2013
Summer 2012

Assisted teachers with lessons and organizing materials for art projects
Oversaw the well-being of students ages 2-16

LEADERSHIP & ACTIVITIES

Alpha Sigma Alpha - Epsilon Phi Chapter Vice President of Alumnae and Heritage
Responsible for Alumnae Relations and other Executive Board responsibilities
Planned Founders Day and other events with alumnae
Founding member of the Epsilon Phi Chapter at Indiana University

Wright Quad Student Government Vice President of Public Relations, Indiana University
Advertised for events in Wright Residence Hall
Regulated social media outlets and the Student Government bulletin board

Wright Board Social Chairman, Hutton Honors Council Association, Indiana University
Coordinated social events for honors college members in the Central dorm neighborhood

INTERESTS
Volunteering
Crafting

Traveling (Singapore, Paris, London, Australia, Indonesia) Softball, basketball, and volleyball

Feb. 2013 Nov. 2013

Aug. 2011 May 2012

Aug. 2011 May 2012