CERTIFICATIONS:         

• Elementary Education Teaching Certificate (ZG)

• Language Arts (BX)

• Early Childhood Endorsement (ZA)

• Educational Technology Endorsement (NP)

 

EDUCATION   

Masters in Educational Technology

Michigan State University, September 2012-Current

• Achieved 4.0 in all degree courses

• Participated in two week, face to face summer cohort under the direction of Dr. Punya Mishra

                                 

Michigan State Teacher Certification Program

Michigan State University, September 2009-May 2010

• Completed year long student teaching internship in the Okemos School District

 

Bachelors in Art, Child Development

Michigan State University, September 2005-May 2009

• Dean’s List for six semesters

• 3.59 Cumulative Grade Point Average

• Recipient of the 2009 Outstanding Senior Award from the MSU Senior Class Council

 

WORK EXPERIENCE                                                         

Clara Bolen Elementary School, Tawas City, MI  

First Grade Teacher, August 2010-Current                                        

• Guide and support children into reading fluency, comprehension, and writing for the first time

• Founded the Clara Bolen Technology Committee, providing individualized and school wide professional development

• Developed and aligned curriculum to support Common Core Standards for Literacy and Math

• Sought funding for first grade to receive Kindle Fire Tablets

                                                            

Bennett Woods Elementary School, Okemos, MI

Student Teaching Internship, August 2009-May 2010                                

• Co-planned and co-taught with collaborating teacher to develop instructional content and expectations

• Independently planned and implemented lessons in all subject areas in a developmentally appropriate way, based on Michigan Kindergarten Expectations

• Integrated multiple technologies into lessons, including Smart Board, computer programs, and multimedia

 

ACTIVITIES

Study Abroad Freshman Seminar, The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland                                   

Michigan State University, July-August 2005

• July-August 2005

• Investigated Irish literature and folklore

• Immersed in another culture

• Researched and observed conflict among different cultures

 

 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Promethean Board and Promethean Planet Training                      

• Rachel's Challenge                                                                  

• BAISD Common Core Literacy Training                                        

• Michigan Collobortative Early Childhood Conference                        

• Response to Intervention (RtI)                                                    

• Ruby Payne:  “Framework for Understanding Pover                     

• Smartboard Technology Training                                                

• Bloodborne Pathogens, CPR, and First Aid Certification