Rachel A.

Heller
1703 E. West Hwy Apt 720 Silver Spring, MD 20910 413-244-3609 Rachel_A_Heller@mcpsmd.org

PROFILE Media Assistant at Tilden Middle School. Collaborated with teachers during internship at Eastern High School.

Experience teaching phonics to first grade students. Well-developed organizational and leadership skills through working with inner city children. Trained to take care of youth with developmental disabilities.

CURRENT AND RECENT SCHOOL LIBRARY POSITIONS

Tilden Middle School, Rockville, MD Media Assistant 2/2012-present Collaborated with World Studies and French teachers to teach research, and digital literacy skills during lessons. Assists Media Specialist with lessons, help students find books, particularly the Read 180 program, check books in/out, shelve, aid in reading/assessing books for age appropriateness, weed old and duplicate books from collection. Eastern High School, District of Columbia Intern 3/2014 Created collaborative lesson and co-taught with eleventh grade United States history teacher database research, note-taking and analytical skills. Assisted Read 180 teacher with her essay lessons and worked one-on-one with a student to improve her writing skills. Coached the Mock Trial team and went to the District Court of Appeals for the competition. Beltsville Academy, Beltsville, MD Volunteer 9/2011-1/2011 Read to classes grades K-5; check out books to students; shelve books; help students find books.

EDUCATION
University of Maryland, College Park, MD 12/2014 Master of Library Science; Concentration: School Library Media Goucher College, Baltimore, MD 5/2009 B.A. Peace Studies; Minor: Education Concentration: non-profit organizations, disadvantaged youth training, human rights, and teaching elementary school children. CLASSROOM TEACHING Baltimore Lab School, Baltimore, MD Student Teacher 2/2009-5/2009 Assisted the teacher in this special education school with 3rd-grade age students as support and reading teacher for children with Attention Deficit Disorder and other learning disabilities. Fort Garrison Elementary School, Baltimore, MD Student Teacher 1/2007 Taught first grade students phonics reading and hand writing for a three-week internship. YOUTH RELATED EXPERIENCE After School Programs IACC Day Care Center, Ithaca, NY After School Assistant 12/2009-3/2010 Aided in implementing and planning education and recreational activities for elementary school children, including organizing art projects, outdoor and gym games, and helping with homework. Lemmel Middle School, Baltimore, MD

Rachel A. Heller
1703 E. West Hwy Apt 720 Silver Spring, MD 20910 413-244-3609 Rachel_A_Heller@mcpsmd.org Organizer and Mentor 2/2006-5/2008 Facilitated educational, outdoor/indoor and art projects showing inner-city students a college campus. Helped foster confidence in the students lives and open their educational horizons by working with them one-on-one in leadership activities. Volunteer 9/2005-12/2005 Taught PowerPoint skills to students as part of Goucher Colleges Community Service Agencies course. Summer Camp Employment: Time and Space Ltd, Hudson, NY Leader 7/2008-8/2008 Supervised a five-week arts program with film making, cooking and acting with kids ages 7-12. Archivist/Youth Program Assistant 1/2009 Indexed fifteen years of archives and assisted the culinary youth program with children ages 7-12. Pauls Place Outreach Center, Baltimore, MD Leader 6/2006-8/2006 and 6/2007-8/2007 Organized and participated in activities as well as acted as a stable support system to counteract their chaotic family situations (children ages 6-12).

LEADERSHIP TRAINING & ACTIVITIES

Goucher College Leadership Programs: L.E.A.D. (Leaders Encouraging Action and Development) Learned to identify the moral and ethical dimensions of leadership and civic engagement. Emerging Leaders Initiative Implemented organizational, interpersonal and leadership skills. 3/2007 4/2006

SOCIAL WORK EXPERIENCE

In-Home Care Comfort Keepers, Ithaca, NY Companion 2/2011-6/2011 Helped six elderly clients in their private homes with shopping and everyday housework. Private Home, Ithaca, NY Companion 7/2010 Spent time with 94-year-old woman while daughter was on vacation. Activities: shopping, making dinner, playing games, visiting library and Barnes & Noble. Private Home, Cooperstown, NY Homecare Aide 9/2009-12/2009 Assisted a wheelchair-bound seventh-grade boy with cerebral palsy with routine daily tasks. Making and serving dinner, toileting, assisting with computer use and homework. Springbrook, Oneonta, NY Residence Counselor 7/2009-10/2009 Supported eight teenagers with mental disabilities in a group home. Helped residents to deal with the frustrations of their disabilities. Made dinner, organized activities, assisted in toileting, and helped with homework. Womens Domestic Violence Shelters: Opportunities for Otsego, Oneonta, NY 12/2008- 1/2009 Provided support and assistance to women and children victims of domestic violence. Rathmines Womens Shelter, Dublin, Ireland 09/2008-11/2008 Worked with women and children victims of domestic violence as study abroad program.