Michigan certification for K-9 and Language Arts endorsement (in progress)
Education-Related Work Experience:
Teacher, Academy St. Benedict the African, Chicago, IL. (Sixth-Eighth grade junior high, traditional classroom, with emphasis on cooperative groups) Designed and instructed a comprehensive Language Arts program consisting of reading, writing, and grammar. AugustJune 1995-96.
Year Long Project: (A comprehensive program offered by the University of Illinois College of Education which features an intensive year long student teaching experience and standard method courses.) The following student teaching experiences occurred as part of the year long progwn:
- Student Teacher, Leal School, Urbana, IL. (Fifth grade, whole language, project oriented classroom) Assisted teacher with all responsibilities and eventually took full control of classroom. Planned and taught an integrated unit on the rain forest. January-May 1995.
- Assistant Teacher, Thomas Paine School, Urbana, IL. (Fifth grade, traditional classroom) Assisted teacher with classroom responsibilities; planned and taught an integrated unit on constellations, involving science, art, language art, and social studies content areas. Experience teaching constructivist science. October-December 1994.
- Assistant Ted, Thomas Paine School, Urbana, IL. (second grade, whole language classroom involving all centers) Assisted teacher with classroom responsibilities and instruction August4ctober1994.
Experience (Other)
Camp Counselor, Maple Grove Day Camp, Downers Grove, IL. In charge of planning all activities for 11-12 year olds including arts and crafts, drama, sports, and environmental activities. Summer 1992-1994.
Parent-lnfant/Toddler Aquatics Instructor, Downers Grove Park District, Downers Grove, IL. In charge of teaching pre-swimming skills and safety instruction designed to introduce infant/toddlers to the water. Summer 1991-1994.
Private reading tutor, Norma McFarland, ChampJugn, IL. Planned and carried out an hourly reading session once a week with a second grade child behind in reading. Feb-May, 1994.
Tutor, King School, Urbana, IL. Tutored children in a variety of subject areas in an after school tutoring program for at risk and economically disadvantaged children. Winter/Spring 1993
Tutor, Dr. Howard Elementary School Champaign, IL. Tutored children in math and reading in a third grade classroom. Winter/Spring 1992, Fall 1993.
Awards:
- Teacher Shortage Scholarship 1991
- Downers Grove Youth Township Scholarship 1991
- Illinois State Scholar 1991
- Deans List (eight semesters) 1991-1995
Activities:
- Church Council, St. Andrews Lutheran Church Champaign, IL. 1994-'95
- Volunteer, Catholic Workers Shelter, Champaign, IL 1992-1994
- Women's cross-country and track team, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 1991-1992.
Special Abilities and Interests:
- Course completed on Coaching Strategies of Cross-Country and Tracts
- Extensive experience On competitive running.
Recommendations:
Recommendations are available upon request or through the
Educational Placanent Offlce, University of Illinois, 140 Education
Building, 1310 S. Sixth St., Urbana, IL 61801. Phone
(217)333-0740. FileNumber 62372.
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