Mariah McCarty

Elementary Teacher
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
Nelson Mandela

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EDUCATION AND DEGREE CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE

Loras College| Dubuque, Iowa 2014-Present Student Teacher / Fulton Elementary March – May 2018
 Adapted to various students’ needs and diligently followed their IEP
 Bachelor of Arts Elementary Education
plan while contributing to revising them
 GPA: 3.7/4.0| Dean’s List all semesters
 Initiated parent communication in the beginning, during, and at the
 Endorsements:
conclusion of my placement
o Reading
 Monitored students’ learning and performed summative and formative
o Instructional Strategist I
assessments
o Early Childhood
Student Teacher / Bellevue Marquette January – March 2018
WORLD TEACHING EXPERIENCES
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 Instructed students in a 3 grade classroom while building rapport and
creating a safe environment for all students
Blanchard, Haiti January 2017
 Crafted and implemented hands-on, engaging lesson plans that align
 Worked with individuals of all ages with a primary focus on
with the Iowa Core Curriculum
assisting children
Morton, Mississippi Spring Break 2016  Collaborated with families, teachers, and staff to achieve the best
 Observed differentiation in multiple different classroom learning experience for students
settings and reflected upon how to implement ideas into
my instruction Clinical / St. Columbkille Fall Semester 2017
Pilsen, Chicago January 2016  Actively engaged students in the classroom setting by giving one-on-
 Offered help to students in an after-school ELL program
one attention to students’ needs
and collaborated with other teachers
Nueva Capital, Honduras March 2014  Designed and delivered purposeful lessons based upon the teacher’s
 Facilitated English lessons to the school children preference
 Reflected upon strategies and interventions that enriched the
students’ learning

LEADERSHIP
Dance Marathon Outreach Director 2014-2017
 Organized mini-fundraisers at Elementary schools for the #1 school per capita Dance Marathon that raises money for
children in the Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital
Education Club Outreach Co-Director 2016
 Created a professional learning community for peers by informing them about educational events on campus
Mentor at Lincoln Elementary 2015-2017
 Developed a nurturing relationship with a struggling student by instilling social skills and motivation
Orientation Leader at Loras College 2015
 Welcomed new students to Loras while ensuring a caring environment for students and their families

EDUCATION IN ACTION
Peer Assistant Fall Semester\ Loras College 2017
 Instructed freshmen coming to college and sought out struggling students to ensure they received assistance
Hills and Dales\ Dubuque, IA 2016-2017
 Monitored 8 individuals with severe mental and physical disabilities and orchestrated activities for them
AmeriCorps Future Talk Leader\ 3 terms Dubuque, 2015-2017
 Impacted at-risk teens through supervising and working along side them throughout the summer
 Instructed a classroom environment after the work day to grant each teenager a class credit
 Cultivated an environment for the teenagers and staff that stemmed off of respect and encouragement for all