Teaching Experience
Long-Term Substitute – Preschool Classroom
Sharon Elementary School, Sharon, VT | October 2015 – December 2015
- Lead classroom teacher with a classroom of ten preschoolers
- Completed the fall TS Gold assessments
- Conducted fall parent/teacher conferences
- Created and maintained a daily blog with updates on classroom activities
Assistant Teacher – Primary Classroom (mixed ages 3-6yrs old)
The Montessori School, Hanover, NH | August 2014 – June 2015
- Presented individual and small group lessons daily
- Assisted with classroom management and individual student management
- Helped prepare the materials and environment daily
- Attended staff meetings and parent/teacher conferences
Teacher Intern – Kindergarten Classroom
White River School, Hartford School District | January 2014 – June 2014
- Taught in a self-contained, full-day kindergarten class
- Designed UbD lessons
- Designed a UbD kindergarten unit on neighborhoods
- Taught a portion of each day
- Taught two solo days and two solo weeks
- Attended all staff meetings, parent conferences, EST meetings, IEP meetings, etc.
Teacher Intern – Fifth Grade Classroom
Dothan Brook School, Hartford School District | August 2013 – December 2013
- Taught in a departmentalized 5th grade classroom
- Designed and taught science and ELA UbD lessons
- Taught parts of each day, two solo days, and one full solo week
- Attended all staff meetings, parent conference, IEP meetings, etc
Substitute Teacher
Dothan Brook School, Hartford School District | October 2012 – June 2013
- Classroom substitute teacher for grades K-5
- Non-classroom substitute teacher for "specials," including P.E., library, and art
- Aide for individual students requiring extra assistance throughout the day
Daycare Provider
In-home daycare | September 2007 – April 2008
- Owned and operated a VT state registered in-home childcare center
- Cared for six children total, two infants and four toddlers
- Created a warm, loving, educational environment for the children in my care
Relevant Education
Upper Valley Teachers InstituteAugust 2013 - June 2014
Full-time student
- Competency-based teacher training program
- Weekly seminars covering academic theory, learner development, and best practices
- Two full-time classroom placements: 5th grade in the fall, kindergarten in the spring
- Completed the New Hampshire IHE Teacher Common Assessment of Performance (TCAP) pilot program
Syracuse University - SI Newhouse School of Public Communications
August 1995 - May 1999
Earned a BS in Public Relations
