My Resume

Elizabeth Patches

206 S. Oak St.

Richland, PA 17087

(717) 866-6408 Voice/TTY

[email protected]

Objective:  To obtain a position teaching young deaf children

Education:

Master’s of Science, Expected graduation date August 2004 Major: Education of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA

Bachelor of Science, December 2002, Major: Child Development

Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C. 

Work Experience:

Camp HERO, camp for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing July 28^th-31^st 2003

• Activities that elicited language from the campers

Practicum for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing May 27^th-June 30^th 2003

• Worked one-to-one with preschool aged child, developing speech and language skills

Holden Monstorri School,  Bethesda, MD June-August 2002

• Teacher’s aide for children age 3-6 years

• Supervised in classroom and on playground

Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center, Washington, D.C., February-May 2002

• Teacher’s aide for infants to 2 years old

• Read stories and taught some basic sign language

Children Instructional Summer Program, Kendall Demonstration School for the Deaf, Washington, D.C., May-August 2001

• Camp Counselor for children age 6-7 years

• Provided activities in swimming, dance, arts, and enforced safety rules

The Learning Center for Deaf Children, Framingham, Mass, July-August 2000

• Camp Counselor/Teacher aide

• Monitored kids ages 8 to 12 years old

• Aide activities for drama and outdoor week

Volunteered in Fort Zeller Elementary School, Richland, PA, October 1996-January 1997

• Drilled and practiced letters, numbers, words, and basic math with special need students

• Taught some basic sign language

Honors and Activities:

• Teleconference:  “Meeting the Diverse Needs of Students with Cochlear Implants”

Presented by PaTTAN, Speaker: Mary Koch, November 2003

• C.H.O.P. Conference on Cochlear Implants, October 2003

• PESDHH Conference, June 2003

• Signify Club, Fall 2003

• Volunteered with Parent’s Reading Workshop in Harrisburg, PA, 2003

• Outstanding Intern Award, 2002-2003

• Gallaudet University Dean’s List, 2002

• Controlled crowds and monitored kids with parent’s supervision at Kids Fun Center during Deaf Way II, July 2002

• Supervised children of parents attending workshop Raising, Educating, and Supporting Deaf and Hard of Hearing Adopted Children, 2001

• Big and Little Bison, 1997-1998

Qualifications & Skills:

• PAE State Certification- Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing (pending certification of Master of Science)

• CED National Certification  (pending certification of Master of Science)

• Familiar with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft Publisher, Internet

• Certified in First Aid and CPR

• Fluent in English and American Sign Language

References are available upon request

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