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CERTIFICATIONS
Illinois Educator License Stipulations, LBS 1
Illinois Substitute Teaching License
Michigan Teaching License:
Special Education, Learning Disabilities K-12
Teaching Endorsement, Elementary Education K-5 All Subjects Self-Contained Classroom
Teaching Endorsement, Language Arts K-8
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, Special Education-Learning Disabilities, K-12
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Post-Baccalaureate Teaching Certification Internship Program/Masters Coursework
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Masters: 24 credits toward a Masters in Special Education
Jul. 2016
Nov. 2015
May 2016
May 2016
May 2016
May 2016
May 2015
Aug.2015 - Apr.2016
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
General Education Pre-Service Teacher
Jan.2016 Apr.2016
Beulah Shoesmith Elementary School, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, IL
Grade level: 3rd General Education Classroom
Mentor Teacher: Ms. Jeannette Bernard
! Delivered quality instruction to 30 students in a general education classroom
! Facilitated small group instruction during literacy and math centers
! Managed and input student grades in a grade book and electronically on IMPACT
! Assigned daily bell work and homework assignments in three core subjects
! Generated and executed common-core aligned lesson plans in Math, Language Arts, and Social Science
! Designed a reading/writing inquiry unit plan on The Great Migration to develop 21st century skills
! Facilitated daily text talk read-alouds to introduce weekly vocabulary words
! Implemented behavior management techniques of CHAMPS, PBIS, and a student incentive program
! Attended weekly grade level team meetings to discuss student data and grade level goals
! Incorporated Flash To Pass application during math centers to foster development of math fluency
! Reported and collected daily student attendance and lunch count
! Consulted with 3rd grade team teachers to plan units, lessons, field trips, and assessments
! Participated in planning and executing after school events including Career Day, College Week, and
Curriculum Night
! Planned and attended educational field trips to the Chicago History Museum and the Shedd Aquarium
Special Education Pre-Service Teacher
Sept.2015 Dec.2015
Beulah Shoesmith Elementary School, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, IL
Grade levels: 5th-6th Special Education Classroom
Mentor Teacher: Mrs. Erika Goldsborough
! Provided quality instruction to students with emotional disturbances, mild-moderate cognitive disabilities,
and mild-moderate Learning Disabilities in a resource room and four general education classrooms
! Implemented instruction of four general education curriculums
! Calculated students minutes per week of direct special education services, paraprofessional support services,
and services in general education classrooms
! Developed and implemented schedules to service students in a resource room and general education classes
! Generated Math and Language Arts lessons for 5th/6th grade students with disabilities
! Modified lessons to meet student accommodations
! Collected and logged data on students IEP annual goals/benchmarks
! Co-taught lessons with 5th/6th grade Language Arts teachers using Engage New York Curriculum
! Administered and scored Language Arts and Mathematics REACH assessments, vocabulary/spelling tests
! Designed formative and summative assessments using game-based learning programs; Kahoot, Spelling
City, Read Theory, Flash To Pass, and Socrative
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Conducted educational assessments on a student using AIMSweb, Basic Reading Inventory, Woodcock
Johnson IV, and dynamic assessments
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
May 2015
Apr.2015
Apr.2014
Dec.May; 2011-2014
Oct. Apr.; 2015-2016
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