top of page

Resumé

Education

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

  • ​Master of Arts in Education

  • Concentration in Special Education

  • 24 credits completed, expected graduation Summer 2017

May 2015 - August 15

Longwood University

Farmville, VA

  • Bachelor of Science in Liberal Studies

  • Concentration in Elementary Education

  • Graduated Summa Cum Laude 

  • Member of Phi Kappa Phi

Aug. 2009- May 2013
Teaching Experience

Classroom Teacher

  • ​Timber Lane Elementary School, 1st Grade

  • Plan and implement lesson plans

  • Differentiate lessons based on the needs of my students

  • Work with ELL students including non-English speakers

  • Collaborate with team members and other school specialists 

  • Co-taught with Special Education teacher in inclusion class​

  • Facilitated team meetings focused on unpacking and planning Language Arts and Math units

  • Mentored new teachers

Aug. 2013 - June 2018

Feb. 2018 - April 2018

After School Teacher

  • Timber Lane Elementary School, 4th Grade

  • Provided additional Math instruction for identified students

  • Planned and implemented lessons focusing on areas of need identified by county assessments

Aug. 2012 - May 2013

Student Teacher

  • Prince William County, Virginia; 1st and 5th grades

  • Planned and implemented lesson plans in all subject areas

  • Collaborated with the grade level team and support staff

Licensure

Collegiate Professional License 

PK - 6

Licensure

Collegiate Professional License 

PK - 6

Professional Memberships

National Education Association

Virginia Education Association

Fairfax Education Association

Professional Developement

I have been trained in using the Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA).  This program is used throughout Fairfax County to assess students' reading and give teachers a better idea of what areas of comprehension they need to work on.

I have taken a Professional Development course in Responsive Classroom (RC).  The course focused on the implementation of the components of RC, including the Morning Meeting, and the use of logical consequences.  

Within my region, we have started using the Lucy Calkins Reading Units of Study.  As part of the implementation, we have attended several region-wide professional development days. This work is continued in our team CLTs.

Photo credit in order from top to bottom and left to right:

https://www.theodysseyonline.com/michigan-state-university-bucket-list-spartans

https://college-graduation-announcements.signaturea.com/index.php?page=content_page&name=cr03&school_id=2834&school_name=Longwood_University&product=Class_Rings

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairfax_County_Public_Schools

https://www.pwcs.edu

http://www.doe.virginia.gov/news/logofiles/index.shtml

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Education_Association

https://twitter.com/vea4kids

https://twitter.com/fea_fairfax

http://www.pearsonassessments.com/learningassessments/products/100001222/developmental-reading-assessment-2nd-edition-plus-dra2-dra2.html

https://teach.com/what/teachers-teach/the-responsive-classroom-approach/

http://www.heinemann.com/unitsofstudy/reading/

bottom of page