ELA Teacher, Watford Middle School / Grade 8 (9/2020 - 6/2021)
· Classes: Exploring Careers, English 8, and Language!
· Collaboratively developed engaging and creative English and career development curriculum, measured student growth through formative and summative assessments, served on the Literacy Committee, and passionately continued professional development through reflection and challenging myself with pedagogy texts, developed communication plans to involve parents, monitored and adapted to accommodate student IEPs and 504 plans
ELA Teacher, Bismarck High School / Grade 9 (6/2020 - 7/2020)
· Classes: English 9
· Developed standards-based curriculum, measured and reported student growth through formative and summative assessments, adapted positively to new technology and distanced learning for my online class, lead students through positive influence by organized and consistent leadership
Student Teaching (1/2020 - 5/2020)
· Wilton High School / Grades 9-12
· Classes: English 9, Contemporary Literature, Digital Media and Design, Media and Broadcasting, and Journalism
· Currently in progress, began building strong student rapport with interest survey on first day of class, nurtured positive working parent relationships by sending out self-introduction email to parents, enforced classroom management while cooperating teacher was out of the room by actively reminding off-task students of expectations and consequences
Practicum (2/2019 - 4/2019)
· West High School / Grades 10-12
· Classes: Victorian Literature, Biblical Literature, and Leadership
· Facilitated challenging self-awareness lessons regarding mapping out students’ social networks and awareness of personal leadership strengths, advocated for student success by holding private conferences regarding scholarship essays, assessed student understanding with inventive presentation assignment, motivated students with meaningful written feedback on essays
Second Practicum (9/2019 - 11/2019)
· Northwest Junior High / Grades 7-8
· Classes: English 7 and Drama
· Encouraged student growth through one-on-one conferences regarding areas of personal strength and development, facilitated large group discussions dissecting The Outsiders themes and their modern-day relevance, enforced classroom management by setting high expectations for students and drawing them into class discussions by name when off task
Iowa Youth Writing Project
Volunteer, Willowwind Elementary School / Grades 3-6 (9/2019 - 12/2019)
· Planned weekly creative writing club activities, implemented classroom management with written expectations and private behavioral discussions, encouraged creativity with inventive games and unique writing prompts
Volunteer, Four Oaks Group Home / Grades 6-9 (9/2017 - 1/2018)
· Prepared weekly creative writing lessons, demonstrated writing techniques, motivated distracted students with engaging questions
Creative Writing Teacher, FIZMAT Astana, Kazakhstan School / Grades 8-10 (6/2017 - 7/2017)
· Creative Writing Teacher for FIZMAT school, created daily, three-hour lessons, coordinated student literary magazine, advocated creativity by implementing student decision making, enforced classroom management with a quick lesson pace and strong student rapport