Cary Reis

520-907-3104
reis.cary@gmail.com

E L E M E N TA RY E D U C AT I O N T E A C H E R

CORE COMPETENCIES
Classroom Management

Innovative Teaching

Creative Lesson Planning

Curriculum Best Practices
Learner Assessment
Experiential Learning

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Rodel Promising Student Teacher, J. Robert Hendricks Elementary, Grade 3, Tucson, AZ, January 2016
Present

Model fluent reading in a whole group setting

Facilitate daily weekly vocabulary instruction

Facilitate daily reading instruction whole class and guided reading groups

Facilitate weekly science instruction and experiments

Facilitate weekly readings and activities in social studies

Assisted mentor teacher in maintaining classroom management

Assess student understanding both informally and formally

Participated in professional development with the 3rd grade team

Practicum, J. Robert Hendricks Elementary, Grade 3, Tucson, AZ, August 2015-December 2015

Assisted mentor teacher in maintaining classroom management

Worked in small groups during reading instruction

Facilitated vocabulary instruction

Worked one-on-one or in small group during math instruction

Practicum, Robins , Mary Louise Robins Elementary, Grade 1, Tucson, AZ, January 2015-May 2015

Assisted mentor teacher in maintaining classroom management

Worked in small groups during math and literacy instruction

Further student-engagement experience, Tucson, AZ, summers of 2012, 2013, 2014

Through Camp Invention, was a lead camp counselor for kindergarten and first graders. Led them
in daily activities and monitored them at lunch (summers of 2012 and 2013).

Camp counselor for the University of Arizonas Fusion Camp. Supervised camp groups ranging in
grade level from kindergarten to sixth grade. Assisted fellow counselors with classroom instruction
and activities (summer of 2014).

VOLUNTEER WORK
Tucson Community Food Bank, Tucson, AZ, 2009-2012
Worked in both the onsite garden and the warehouse. Was involved in the caring process of a
variety of plants, animals, and community based projects. Also helped in the organizing of food
pallets, filling meal boxes, loading meal boxes on pallets, and box assembly.

EDUCATION
High School Diploma, Tanque Verde High School, 2012
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education, expected May 2016
Cumulative GPA: 3.675

CERTIFICATIONS
Arizona Provisional Elementary Education Certification, expected May 2016

HONORS AND AWARDS

Smith Undergraduate Scholarship for Rodel Promising Student Teacher

Deans List with Distinction: Spring 2015 semester

Deans List with Distinction: Fall 2014 semester

Academic Year Highest Academic Distinction: 2014-2015 school year

Academic Year Highest Academic Distinction: 2013-2014 school year

Regents High Honors Scholarship 8 semesters