6726 Bison Phone 734 - 560 - 3235

Westland, MI E-mail cadean@umich.edu

48185

Courtney A. Dean

Education University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI

Bachelor of Arts in Spanish expected April 2011

University of Salamanca Salamanca, Spain

Study Abroad Program graduated August 2008

Certification Provisional Secondary Certificate expected April 2011

Spanish & Psychology

Relevant Winter 2011 Plymouth High School Plymouth, MI

Experience  Lead teacher for Spanish III classes
 Designed various types of assessments for students
 Incorporated & created a new unit on flamenco into the Spanish III curriculum
 Assisting in Accelerated Spanish II/III class
 Participated in various professional development activities such as MME training,
chaperoning dances, and have learned Zangle grading software

Fall 2010 Tappan Middle School Ann Arbor, MI

 Created & taught interactive weather lesson
 Aided in the development and creation of a sports unit into the curriculum
 Observed student learning in whole class and group interactions

2010-present Private Tutor Whitmore Lake, MI

 Worked one-on-one with middle school students to improve performance in
mathematics, reading, and writing
 Developed and taught lessons about study skills

Fall 2004 – Spring 2010 St. Valentine Parish Redford, MI

5th & 7th Faith Formation – Catechism Teacher
 Planned & executed weekly lesson plans
 Prepared students to receive appropriate sacraments
 Had students attend mass and religious functions

Professional Undergraduate World Language Teacher Ambassador, 2010-present

Memberships
K-Grams, 2006 - 2007

Interests and In my free time, I love to combine two of my passions: exercise and charity work. I
activities have participated in the March of Dimes walk, the Susan G. Koman Breast Cancer
3-Day, and the Big House, Big Heart 5k. In addition to these interests, I love to
explore and travel. This summer I will be traveling to Quito, Ecuador to help run a
volunteer tutoring program.