Devan Horn

Loudon NH | devanlhorn@gmail.com
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Passionate about teaching children to explore and construct their own ideas about the
humanities and STEM.

Education & Certification

Albright College, Education License, PK-4 (certificate pending)
Albright College, Reading PA
Bachelor in Arts in English and Early Education; Magna Cum Laude; May 2016
Deans List: Fall 2012-Spring 2013; Fall 2014- Spring 2016

Professional Experience
Reading School District, 13th and Bern Street Elementary
Reading, PA
1st Grade Student Teacher
August- October 2016
Co-taught at an inner city school with a diverse population in terms of culture and language.
Managed a class of twenty-eight students who had little to no prior experience in a school
setting.
Created a language arts unit and assessed students in areas of phonics, writing, and reading
comprehension.
Wilson School District, Spring Ridge Elementary
Wyomissing, PA
2nd Grade Student Teacher
OctoberDecember 2016
Differentiated instruction by modeling math concepts in whole group and then rotating small
groups to enrich and scaffold.
Taught multiple math units where I conducted several summative assessments to check for
understanding.
Expected students to use higher order thinking by focusing on self-assessing, inferring, and
explaining their work.

Related Experience

Senior thesis: Wicked Stepmothers: A Tale of Snow White

Analyzing the role of stepmothers across history and folklore. Examining how stereotypes of stepfamily
dynamics permeate negative typecasts that villainize stepmothers. Suggesting childrens literature can
combat the pressure placed on family systems.

Memberships: Teachers 2000, Student Pennsylvania State Education Association, Sigma Tau
Delta

Related Course Work

13th and Union Elementary Homework Tutor

Fall 2013 - Spring 2016

- Preventing students in an ESL dominated school from failing by assisting them with homework.
Organizer of Student-Parent Night
Devised an after school activity and set up a booth for elementary students to play with their
parents.
One on one tutoring to improve reading and writing skills.
Observations at a credited daycare and Willow Creek Elementary

Campus and Volunteer Activities

Sigma Tau Delta/ PSEA
Spring 2016
Organized a book drive to benefit inner-city students at 13th and Union Elementary
Alternative Spring Break
Reading, PA; Spring
2015
Aided a teacher at 13th and Union, restored a church, assisted at Goodwill and Opportunity
House.

Alternative Spring Break

Haiti; Spring
2016
Collaborated with Haiti Outreach, local residents, and fellow students to build a well and
educate the community about responsibility, health, and sanitation.