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April Dressel

1713 N. Richmond St. 2 Flr.


nd
(630) 220-7041
Chicago, IL 60647
apriltheknitter@yahoo.com

Career Objective
 A teaching position in English education at the secondary
level, grades 9-12 with involvement in an extracurricular
activity and/or sport.

Teaching Certification
 Illinois Initial Secondary Certificate in English (Type 09)

Education
 Master of Education, Teaching & Learning, DePaul University
Chicago, IL.
GPA 3.9/4.0. June 2008
 Bachelor of Arts, English and East Asian Languages and Culture
(Japanese), Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. GPA 3.4/4.0.
December 2003

Experience
 Substitute for Chicago Public Schools in several Westside Schools,
grades 9-12, Chicago, IL. October 2009- Current
 English teacher at Wendell Phillips Academy High School, grades 9-10,
Chicago, IL. August 2009-October 2009
 Head Debate Coach at Wendell Phillips Academy High School, part of
the Chicago Urban Debate League, Chicago, IL. September 2009-
October 2009
 English teacher at George Henry Corliss High School, grades 9-12,
Chicago, IL. August 2008-June 2009
 five weeks teaching freshmen English Kaplan IDS curriculum
 eight weeks teaching sophomore regular and honors English
from Springboard
 eight weeks teaching freshmen Loyola IDS Biology
 six weeks teaching junior AP Language and writer’s workshop
 ten weeks teaching regular junior English
 Band Director at George Henry Corliss High School, afterschool
program, Chicago, IL. December 2008-Current
 Knitting Club at George Henry Corliss High School, founded the
afterschool program, Chicago, IL. December 2008-April 2009
 Student teaching at Nicholas Senn High School, grades 9 & 12,
Chicago, IL. March 2008-June 2008
 Ten weeks teaching freshmen regular and honors English
 Ten weeks teaching seniors English from Springboard
 Service learning project leader at Nicholas Senn High School for an
improved writing lab, Chicago, IL. May 2008
 Co-sponsor for Nicholas Senn High School’s first annual spelling bee,
Chicago, IL April-May 2008
 Lead teacher/tutor for Literacy For All at Peabody Elementary School,
grades 6-8, Chicago, IL. November 2007- March 2008
 Co-presented a lesson plan on teaching Langston Hughes poetry at the
annual NCTE conference in New York, NY. November 2007
 LINK-INitiative student worker/liaison, School of Education at DePaul
University, Chicago, IL. September 2007- June 2008
 Assisting faculty liaisons to Nicholas Senn High School, St.
Benedict High School, and Prescott Elementary School for school
improvements initiatives and program implementations
 Camp councilor at an English language camp in Poland through
Program-Bell. July 2007-August 2007
 Created activity based language learning activities
 Created, organized, and supervised extramural activities
 Internship in English, assistant editor/publisher for the scholarly journal
Victorian Studies, Bloomington, IN. May 2003-August 2003
 Internship in English, associate instructor for a Victorian Literature
class at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. January 2003- May 2003
 Nanny for several foster children ranging in every age from one to
fifteen, some with Reactive Attachment Disorder, Bloomington, IN.
February 2002- July 2002

Early Field Experience


 Noble Street Charter School - Pritzker College Prep, Chicago, IL.
September 2007 (observing)
 Northside College Preparatory High School, Chicago, IL. September
2007 (observing, grading, planning, and teaching)
 Lane Tech College Prep High School, Chicago, IL. May 2007 (observing)
 Crystal Lake Central High School, Crystal Lake, IL. February 2007-
March 2007 (observing, planning, and teaching)
 Neuqua Valley High School, Naperville, IL. February 2007- March 2007
(group work)
 Irving Park Middle School, Chicago, IL. January 2007
 Owen Valley High School, Spencer, IN. February 2001- June 2001
(observing and teaching)

Special Interests and Abilities


 Beginner knowledge of Russian, Serbo-Croatian, German, Italian, and
Japanese language
 Experience in color guard, marching band, and chorus
 Interest in creative writing, grammar, and media and film studies
 Knitting, sewing, and miscellaneous crafts

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