Claire Brown

2977 111th Street Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 Phone: 715-429-0505 E-Mail: cmmcconnell4@gmail.com

Early Adolescent Late Adolescent School Teacher Profile

Positive: Create a positive social environment in which students feel safe optimizing academic,
emotional, and social growth. Actively involved on Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports
team.

Prepared: Implement creative lessons to engage students and maximize participation in the
classroom. Use technology and high energy activities to focus all types of learners.

Student Focused: Focus on Individual Education Plans for all students and promote a growth
mindset in the classroom for all learners, with patience for students of varying levels of ability.

Collaborative: Maintain strong interpersonal relationships and collaborate with team members to
keep each students well-being at the forefront. Communicate regularly with students, parents,
teachers and other stake holders about students progress and goals in the classroom.

Data-driven: Use analysis and data driven strategies to focus classroom instruction and promote
optimal growth. Certified under Houghton Mifflin Harcourts Leadership and Learning Center for
Common Formative Assessment Development. Developed many itemized data for assessments for
review. Implemented Data Teams to focus our collaboration meetings at the fourth grade level.

Experience
Southview Elementary, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
present

August 2013 -

Teach fourth grade in a self-contained classroom using current and viable curriculum. The 4 th grade is an
active professional learning community with a strong emphasis on reading, mathematics and
differentiating to meet individual student needs.
Write and develop daily engaging lesson plans with modifications for varying degrees of ability.
Cooperating Teacher of University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire clinical students
Engage in multiple teams including:

Tier 1 Academic Team,

PBIS Technology Chair

Girls on the Run head coach.

Initiated Data Team for the 4th grade

Utilize training in many interventions:

Fountas and Pinnell LLI Intermediate Levels

Peer Assisted Learning Strategies (PALS)

Journeys Write-In Readers

Beverly Tyner Reading Intervention

Six Minute Solutions

Nasonville Elementary, Marshfield, WI, 54449

May 2013

August 2010

Instructed sixth grade students in the academic areas of science and mathematics. Developed district
sixth grade curriculum for science and Language Arts. As part of our professional, learning communitydriven team, I was named as the Discover Educations Network Start Teacher. Additional
accomplishments:

 Actively involved in the Building Leadership Team

Contributed to the National Blue Ribbon Award for Nasonville Elementary
Coordinated and promoted the staff Healthy Lifestyles Committee.
During my time at Nasonville, I was also the After School Interventionist. In this role, I:
Created and implemented after school intervention for students

Identified students in need through various screening assessments

Collaborated with grade-level teacher to establish individualized goals for each student

Implemented research-based curriculum to advance students skills in identified area

Education
Masters of Science in Education
December 2017

January 2016 - *Anticipated Graduation

University of Wisconsin Stout, Menominee, Wisconsin

Mathematics Specialist Certificate

Bachelors of Science in Elementary/ Middle School Education

August 2004 - May 2008

Viterbo University, La Crosse, Wisconsin

Minor in History
Cumulative GPA: 3.68
Recognized on University Deans List
Whos Who Among College Students

Computer Skills
Google Technology Coach, Microsoft Word/Excel, Infinite Campus, Class DoJo