Employment Objectives

 

To acquire a secondary English teaching position for a public school district.

 

Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education, Writing/Literature
Suny Potsdam, Potsdam NY, 1999

Experience
    Edwards-Knox Central School. Student Teacher.  Grades Eleven and Twelve, Mrs. Patricia Young, sponsor teacher.  November, 1999 to present.

    Brushton-Moira Central School.  Student Teacher.  Grade Nine, Mrs. Gayla LePage, sponsor teacher.  September, 1999 to October, 1999.

Created and implemented group activities for a learnered centered classroom.  Acted as facilitator and evaluator within the classroom.  Creating in-class projects employing state of the art technology including internet research.  Created and hosted activities geared towards building community involvement in the school and classroom.  An example would be the  Greek Festival , held in conjunction with our reading of Homer's Odyssey.  Created listening and writing activities modeled after the New York State regents exam.   Constructed lesson plans and group assignments which required students to think critically about assigned readings and created  rubrics to assess the degree of mastery obtained by the students.  Implemented lessons that were constructed to maximize each student's chances of meeting the goals of the ELA standards.  Offered both challenges and support in a manner that ensured each students academic growth.  Employed self evaluation techniques during the teaching process to improve both on a personal level and professionally.

          Tutored an at-risk ninth grade English student.  Focused on her need to improve study and time management skills.

Edwards-Knox central School.  Fall, 1998.

            Observed an experienced teacher in an eighth grade classroom.

* Excellent organizational skills
* Creative and flexible
* Exhibits professionalism
* Maintains classroom control
* Demonstrates compassion for students and excitement towards teaching

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