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Education and Experience

Education and Training:

  • Valley City State University, Valley City, ND                                                 September 2011—July 2016    
Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education                                        Cumulative GPA: 3.93
           Endorsements: K-12 Reading                                                                 Major GPA: 4.0
                                    6-8 Language Arts
 
  • Northwest College, Powell, WY                                                                         September 2007—May 2011
Degree: Associate of Arts in Elementary Education                                      Cumulative GPA: 3.93

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Honors:

  • Member of Phi Theta Kappa
  • Northwest College Outstanding Student in the Education Program 2010-2011
  • Summa Cum Laude
 

Teaching Experience:

  • 6th Grade Reading/Writing/Social Studies Teacher, Lovell Middle School            August 2014--Present
  • 2nd Grade Teacher                                                                                                                             Summer 2014
    • Summer School, Westside Elementary, Powell, WY
    • Creating a safe classroom environment for at risk students
    • Planning, implementing, and evaluating standards-based learning for math, reading, and writing
    • Using data and assessment to determine the need for differentiation, then grouping students accordingly
    • Teaching intensive math and reading intervention groups
    • Planning and implementing theme-based enrichment units
  • Para-educator, Powell Middle School                                                                                        January 2014—May 2014
    • Extended Guided Reading Teacher
    • Assisting certified 6th, 7th, and 8th grade staff in various core classes
    • Offering help to any struggling students
    • Providing differentiation to specific students depending on their needs
    • Offering small group and one on one instruction during designated tutorial time
  • 7th Grade Special Education Para-educator, Powell Middle School                                       August 2011—July 2013
    • Assisting certified staff in their 7th grade classroom environments
    • Offering help to any struggling students
    • Providing differentiation to specific 7th grade SPED students depending on their needs
    • Offering small group and one on one instruction during designated tutorial time