JAYNE E. HALVEY
[email protected]
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PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE
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 Position as a primary elementary education teacher. Willing to take on extra-curricular activities if
available.
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EDUCATION
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Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
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Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, December 2000
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Honors: Dean's List, Peer Mentor
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
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Inclusion Instructional Assistant, Madison Elementary School, Lombard, IL, January 2001 to June 2001
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Worked with Early Childhood Special Education students with handicapping conditions including physical
disabilities, visual and speech impairments, Downs Syndrome, Autism, and Cerebral Palsy.
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Adapted sensory, work time, and fine and gross motor activities to promote individual success for students
with special needs.
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Designed and taught, on a daily basis, lesson plans to small groups of first and second grade inclusion, ESL,
and bilingual students for math and reading.
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Kept data on the performance of inclusion students and provided input to teachers and team members.
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Elementary Education Student Teaching, May Whitney School, Lake Zurich, IL, Fall 2000
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Took on full responsibility for the planning and teaching of long and short-range lesson plans in all subject
areas for second grade.
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Created and implemented a thematic unit on insects, which integrated science with math, writing, reading and
technology.
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Designed teaching aids including worksheets, reading activities, and bulletin boards to enhance individual
child's understandings of lessons.
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Facilitated guided reading, writing, working with words, and self-selected reading using Four Blocks reading
instruction program.
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Evaluated student performance, giving report card grades and participating in parent conferences.
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Junior Participation, Tilton School, Rochelle, IL, Spring 2000
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Wrote and taught spelling and language arts lesson plans for first grade.
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Produced a science unit covering the lifecycle of plants, involving hands on activities.
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Administered reading tests and developed an individualized reading program for a student.
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Sophomore Observation, Elsie C. Johnson School, Hanover Park, IL, Fall 1999
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Observed lessons in all subjects within a third grade classroom and worked with small groups of special
needs and ESL students in math and reading.
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Created manipulatives for math lessons and interactive bulletin boards for a social studies unit.
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RELATED EXPERIENCE
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Head Teacher, Salvation Army Day Care, DeKalb, IL, Summer 2000
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Prepared weekly themes and daily lesson plans for a class of three and four-year-old children involving
planning for dramatic play, story time, writing, art, music, group time, math, and science.
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Planned monthly field trips, worked with parents, and created weekly newsletters for staff and parents.
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Developed classroom control, using positive reinforcement, with high expectations for students.
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Assistant Teacher, Salvation Army Day Care, DeKalb, IL, October 1998 to May 2000
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Assisted head teachers with children age six months to twelve years old.
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Program Facilitator, Girl Scouts Council of Illinois, Vernon Hills, IL, Summer 1999
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Produced lesson plans and taught girls age five to seventeen character education and crafts.
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Camp Counselor, Kelly's Camp, Lincolnshire, IL, Summer 1998
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Organized outdoor activities including crafts, music, swimming, and games for children age 4-6.
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SPECIAL COMPETENCIES
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Technology in the Classroom, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, Summer 2000
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Completed a semester long course over Windows 2000, Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel, mail merge, and
web site production.
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Outdoor Education, Lorado Taft Campus, Oregon, IL, Spring 2000
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Planned and organized outdoor elementary activities for all subjects.
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Produced an outdoor education unit with lesson plans for reading, math, and science.
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References available upon request
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