Kaely R.

Jordan
10130 Wolven Ave, Rockford, MI 49341 Jordan34@msu.edu 1.616.813.8428

OBJECTIVE To obtain a position as an Elementary Education teacher in the school district of EDUCATION Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan Bachelor of Arts May 2011 Special Education Learning Disabilities Grand Rapids Community College Prerequisite course work Rockford High School High School Diploma Grand Rapids, Michigan May 2008 Rockford, Michigan May 2006

Certification: State of Michigan Elementary Education K-5 Endorsements: Special Education; Learning Disabilities K-12 Social Studies Certificate 6-8 TEACHING EXPERIENCE Internship Collins Elementary School Grand Rapids, MI: Second grade (August 2011 December 2011)  Built working relationships with staff, students and parents  Independently planned and implemented developmentally appropriate lessons in all subject areas while adapting to individual needs by individualized instruction  Taught and planned math lessons in accordance with the second grade guidelines aligned with Common Core Standards  Participated in the planning and implantation of parent-teacher conferences  Attended staff professional development meetings, grade level meetings, and IEPs  Evaluated student performance by using pre and post assessments to enable modified lessons based on student need Knapp Forest Elementary School- Grand Rapids, MI: K-3 Resource Room (January 2012 - May 2012)  Built working relationships with staff, students and parents  Instructed students individually or in small groups for math and/or literacy in a Tier 3 setting  Guided and motivated students for personal achievement towards their IEP goals  Participated in planning and implementation IEPs, parent teacher conferences and TEAM meetings  Participated in co-teaching and co-planning with general education teacher, speech teacher, and social worker  Developed an intervention program for a student using the strategy of auditory bombardment  Evaluated student performance by using norm-references, curriculum-based and informal measures  Led a focus group for the RTI program Summer School Teaching Experience Urban Immersion Summer Teaching Fellowship - Michigan State University Vetal Elementary School Detroit, MI: Second grade (Summer 2011)  Developed and implemented literacy and math lessons in an Urban Setting for 15 summer school students Field Experience Pleasant View Elementary Lansing, MI: First grade (September 2010 May 2011)  Planned, taught and reflected on four major lessons for the main subject areas  Observed classroom activities, assisted and taught small groups and individual students

Field Experience Forest View Elementary Lansing, MI: Fourth grade (February 2010 April 2010)  Observed and assisted with daily routines and classroom activities  Facilitated small reading groups to work on comprehension and fluency  Completed a semester child study and conducted lessons to improve fluency for an individual student TEACHING-RELATED EXPERIENCE Tutor Literacy and Math Skills - Grand Rapids, MI (September 2011- Present)  Worked with a fourth grade student to reach grade level in reading and math  Provided encouragement and support for homework and independent reading Volunteer Tutor Homework Help Room East Lansing Public Library, MI (September 2010- May 2011)  Assisted and motivated students to successfully finish their homework  Promoted individual reading in a small group setting Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Human Communications (COM 100) - Michigan State University (September 2010- December 2010)  Took attendance, graded homework and oral speeches for twenty undergrad students  Communicated with the graduate teaching assistants, the program coordinator and professor throughout the semester  Attended lecture and took notes Personal Aide Prince Family Okemos, MI (May 2010 December 2010)  Assisted a woman with a close head injury  Worked on occupational therapy exercises, gym workouts and swim therapy Girls Lacrosse Coach Rockford Middle School Rockford, MI (February 2008 May 2008)  Taught and coached 5th and 6th grade girls the game of Lacrosse  Planned practices and coordinated game schedules  Communicated with other coach and parents Child Care Provider  Brown Family (August 2011 Present)  Grewal Family (December 2009- Present)  Rush Family (December 2008 Present) HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS Phi Delta Kappa Perspective Educator Scholarship, May 2006 Study Abroad, Womens Study, London, England, July-August 2009 Student Michigan Education Association, Active Member, 2010-2011 Student Counsel for Exceptional Students, Member, 2010- 2011 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT  Autism Spectrum Disorder Conference, East Lansing, Michigan, April 2009  MSU Technology Conference, East Lansing, Michigan, November 2010  SMEA Leadership Conference, East Lansing, Michigan, November 2010  Professional Education Services Group (PESG) Training, Michigan PESG, March 2011  Common Core Seminar, Grand Rapids, Michigan, January 2012  CPR/First Aid Certification, American Heart Association, March 2012 TECHNOLOGY Glogster  Created a class Glog as well as individual Glogs for all students in the Reasource Room  Updated the Glogs with general information, instructional videos and student work in a professional and private manner. Computer Based Assessments  Scholastic Reading Inventory
   

 

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