Derek Visser

441 Sunland dr. #19 St George UT, 84790 * (435)632-5516 * dviss@msn.com Certification Dixie State University Elementary Education Certificate (completed May 2014)
Endorsement in Elementary education k-6 English as a second language (ESL) endorsement Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) trained Early Childhood endorsement

Education Dixie State University, St. George UT

Bachelors of science in Elementary Education (May 2014) Associates Degree of Science (May 2007)

Teaching Experience Student Teaching (Feb-May 2014)

4 months all day teaching practice in a 1st grade classroom of 21 students Created unit plans and daily lesson plans in all content areas Implemented classroom management skills Attended all team and faculty meetings and trainings Facilitated parent teacher conferences and other parent interactions

Student Enhanced Experience (SEE) Apprentice Program (Aug 2013-May 2014)

Full school year experience in an elementary classroom Attended all team and faculty meetings and trainings Took full control of the classroom half days for 6 months and full days for 4 months Facilitated parent teacher conferences and other parent interactions Tutored international university students in English Coordinated activities for all DSU international students Interviewed potential future tutors Worked with faculty members in the Education, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), and International student services departments to execute tutoring and other activities. Observed in a Kindergarten and 3rd grade classroom for 1 semester each Assisted the classroom teachers with various tasks Wrote and taught 4 lessons under observation of DSU professors

Students Helping English Language Learners (SHELL) tutoring program (Sept 2012- Jan 2014)

Practicum Teaching (Sept 2012- May 2013)

Teaching Related Experience Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research abstracts

Conducted action research in a 1st grade classroom Wrote an action research study and abstract Presented research at a research conference

Youth swim Team coach

5 years experience coaching and mentoring youth ages 5 -18 Conducted coaches meetings and parent meetings Lead goal setting sessions with parents and swimmers Fluent in Spanish 19 college level credits

Leadership Experience Operations Manager at Summit Athletic Club (June 2009-Jan 2014)
In charge of all hiring and training Conducted interviews and team meetings Attended training meetings and facilitated student lead Parent teacher conferences

Trained at a Leader in me and Lighthouse school Education Program Cohort President