Danielle Hutchinson

309 New Road, Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852

http://dhutchinsonportfolio.weebly.com/
dhutchinson4495@gmail.com
609-915-8556

OBJECTIVE
Obtain an elementary teaching position utilizing communication and organizational strengths gained from
teaching experience.

EDUCATION
The College of New Jersey, Ewing NJ
Dual Bachelor of Arts in English and Early Childhood Education, May 2017
Cumulative GPA: 3.723/4.0, Dean’s List (6 out of 8 semesters)

CERTIFICATIONS
Completed Teacher’s College Reader’s and Writer’s Workshop Training, 2019
Completed Apple Teacher Training, October 2018
Completed Tools of the Mind Curriculum training, August 2017
Certificate of Eligibility with Advanced Standing for P-3 (CEAS)
Certificate of Eligibility with Advanced Standing for K-6 (CEAS)
Praxis Exam, Early Childhood Education, January 2016
Praxis Exam, Elementary Education: Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts, January 2016
Completed Project Learning Tree Workshop for K-8, March 2016
Completed HIB Training, February 2016

HONORS
The College of New Jersey Undergraduate Researcher Award, Recipient, received May 2017
Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, Member, inducted Spring 2017
Kappa Delta Pi International Honors Society in Education, Member, inducted Spring 2015
Teachers of Young Children Association, Member, Fall 2013
Student New Jersey Education Association, Member, Fall 2013

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
4th Grade Teacher, Piscataway Township School District, Piscataway, NJ, August 2018-Present
 Applied the Teacher’s College Reader’s and Writer’s Workshop literacy curriculum to forty-
seven 10-year old students.
 Used new technology to develop engaging Social Studies units aligned with the New Jersey Core
Curriculum Content Standards.
 Created and met Student Growth Objectives as well as a Professional Development Plan.
 Participated in the Professional Community by providing service to school and district projects.

Lead Teacher, Piscataway Township School District, Piscataway, NJ, August 2017-June 2018
 Applied the Tools of the Mind curriculum to eighteen 4-year old students.
 Adapted lessons and provided scaffolding to meet each student’s zone of proximal development.
 Aligned lessons to meet the New Jersey Preschool Teaching and Learning Standards.
 Created and met Student Growth Objectives as well as a Professional Development Plan.
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Substitute Teacher, Monroe Township School District, Monroe, NJ, January 2017-June 2017
 Taught students ranging from kindergarten to grade 12 in place of the classroom teacher.
 Conducted lessons for students following plans provided by the classroom teacher.
 Incorporated enjoyable activities into the daily routine in order to develop relationships with
students and engage them in the lesson.

Assistant Teacher, Kindercare Learning Center, South Brunswick, NJ, October 2015-June 2017
 Provided meaningful, entertaining supervision to children ranging from infancy to age 6.
 Created a welcoming, productive, community in the classroom through interaction with children.
 Collaborated with 20 coworkers to coordinate various activities for children.

STUDENT TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Senior Year Student Teaching Experience
Barclay Brook Elementary, Monroe, NJ, Fall 2016
 Provided full-time instruction to first grade inclusion class containing 18 general education
students and 4 special education students.
 Developed and administered numerous engaging, creative, and successful lessons in Language
Arts, Math, Social Studies, Science, Health, and Phonics.
 Aligned lesson plans to the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards and the Envisoins
Math Curriculum.
 Developed innovative lesson plans using the Readers’ and Writers’ workshop format.
 Applied STEM lessons on a regular basis.
 Administered the Pearson’s Words Their Way Phonics program.
 Developed an authentic writing activity to involve families in the classroom curriculum.
Junior Year Student Teaching Experience II
Hopewell Elementary School, Hopewell Boro, NJ, Spring 2016
Junior Year Student Teaching Experience I
Parkway Elementary School, Ewing, NJ, Fall 2015
Sophomore Year Student Teaching Experience II
Town Center Elementary School, West Windsor, NJ, Spring 2015
Sophomore Year Student Teaching Experience I
Cranbury Presbyterian Nursery School, Cranbury, NJ, Fall 2014

COMMUNITY SERVICE
Volunteer Sunday School Teacher, Griggstown Reformed Church, Princeton, NJ, 2009-Present
 Provided memorable instruction to six preschool students by enhancing a predesigned curriculum.
 Collaborated with 5 coworkers to plan and prepare various activities for the children and the
community.

SKILLS
 Exceptional classroom management abilities learned from training and experience.
 Basic knowledge of written and spoken Spanish.
 Trained for and has used Pearson’s Words their Way Phonics Program and has administered the
Wilson Fundations Phonics Program.
 Strong working knowledge of various computer applications, including SmartBoard technology,

For lesson examples and more information, please visit my online portfolio:
http://dhutchinsonportfolio.weebly.com/
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Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

For lesson examples and more information, please visit my online portfolio:
http://dhutchinsonportfolio.weebly.com/