Zainab Rizvi

18 Wynwood Drive West Windsor, NJ 08550

609-955-2152 rizviz1@tcnj.edu
Education
The College of New Jersey, School of Education, Ewing, NJ Expected Graduation: May 2018
Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education and Women and Gender Studies
Cumulative GPA 3.78/4.0
Honors and Awards: Kappa Delta Pi Gamma Zeta Chapter, Iota Iota Iota Zeta Chapter, and Deans List

Certifications
CEAS Elementary Education
HIB Anti-Bullying Certification, Spring 2017
Passed Elementary Education Content Knowledge Praxis Exam, State of New Jersey

Teaching Experience
Student Teaching, Kindergarten, Yardville Heights Elementary School, Hamilton, NJ Fall 2017
 Align lesson plans to the Core Curriculum Content Standards and implemented the Math Expressions program
and Fundations Phonics program
 Actively participated in Back-to-School Night, parent-teacher conferences, staff meetings, classroom holiday
parties, attended professional development days that focused on SGO’s, Anti-Bullying, Health, and the new
phonics program: Fundations
 Created a Family Engagement Project that encouraged parents’ to be active participants in their child’s learning
experience
 Implemented Whole Brain instruction classroom management strategies
 Created several mini units and lessons in fire safety, pumpkin investigation, sequencing, and math story
problems
 Incorporated technology through the use of a Smart Board
Junior Field Experience, 5th grade, Edgewood Elementary School, Yardley, P Spring 2017
 Created student centered activities by using math games, math stations, science stations, 3D simulations,
technology and social media
 Align lesson plans to the Core Curriculum Content Standards as well as Everyday Math Program
 Differentiate instruction to meet various student abilities
 Established a two-week unit on landforms and incorporated labs, stations, and a unit project for the students in
which we invited the parents to come and witness
 Provided assistance to the cooperating teacher by grading exams, working with students one on one, and
helping to co-teach lessons
Practicum Experience, 3rd grade, Sharon Elementary School, Robbinsville, NJ Spring 2016
 Created student centered math and science lessons by using math stations and discrepant events
 Align lesson plans to the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards
 Differentiate instruction to meet various student abilities
 Provided assistance to the cooperating teacher by grading homework, working with students one on one and
helping to co-teach lessons
Practicum Experience, 1st grade Grant Elementary School, Trenton, NJ Fall 2015
 Created lessons with read-aloud and turn and talk
 Align lesson plans to the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards
 Differentiate instruction to meet various student abilities such as visual aids to help Spanish speaking students
 Assisted the cooperating teacher by providing one-on-one assistance with students and giving various reading
assessments

Work
Tutor at Tutor Doctor September 2016- Present
 Tutoring students from K-6 in Math, Reading, and Writing
 Assist the students in homework as well as additional practice worksheets
 Building strong skills that align with the common core and reviewing past material
Teaching Fellow at Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphia, PA June-August 2016
 Taught Literature to 7th and 8th grade inner city students
 Provided academic instruction and support by designing and executing engaging lesson plans daily that meet
the Philadelphia state standard
 Appointed as the Department Head for Literature; held daily meetings, created an agenda of topics to discuss
and verifying student data
T/A At The Harmony School, Princeton, NJ May 2015- September 2015
 Worked with ages 3-4 and developed positive relationships with the children
 Plan and implement activities to meet the physical, emotional, intellectual and social needs of the children
 Establish policies and procedures including acceptable disciplinary policies

Leadership
President of Educators for Equity, formerly known as D.R.E.A.M.S January 2017-Spring 2018
 Holding general body meetings on various issues that arise in the news and on different aspects of the education
program at TCNJ
 Contacting local organizations for donations and drives
 Overlooking 3 other positions and working closely with our club advisor
Academic/Career/Campus Features Editor for HerCampus Fall 2017-Present
 Writing and editing multiple articles monthly and making sure they meet the deadlines
Marketing and Publicity Advisor for HerCampus August 2016-May 2017
 Planning events and programs to promote Her Campus such as creating flyers to put up, working on creating a
promotional video, and selling shirts to promote and increase views for the organization
Secretary for D.R.E.A.M.S January 2016-January 2017
 Applied organization skills by scheduling tutoring at a local school, attending all meetings, sending out meeting
minutes, and keeping in touch with all participants through email
 Collaborative teamwork with the E-Board to complete tasks
Secretary for HerCampus January 2016-May 2016
 Pitched creative ideas to diversify topics being covered
 Applied organization skills by attending all meetings, sending out meeting minutes, and keeping in touch with
all participants through email

Activities/Community Service Experience

Tutoring TCNJ club D.R.E.A.M.S/E4E, Volunteered at TASK with the Muslim Students Association, Attended
Beijing +50 conference at the United Nation, Participant in Muslim Student Association

Skills
SMART Board, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, Bilingual (Urdu)