JANE SMITH 17 Allds Street Nashua, NH 03060 (603) 883-3814 jsmith@rivier.

edu Job Objective: eighth grade English teacher at Amherst Middle School Professional Highlights

Student taught for seven weeks under seventh grade cooperating teacher in English Student taught for eight weeks under eighth grade cooperating teacher in English. Tutored and taught children with learning disabilities in mainstreamed classroom and one-on-one. Developed strong classroom management skills through college methods classes, student teaching experience, and volunteer work with students in grades 7-9.

Education and Certification English Education, B.A., Rivier College, May 1999 State of New Hampshire Teaching Certification, Grades 7-12 (expected May 1999) Overall GPA: 3.4 out of 4.0 Classroom Experience Student teacher, Seventh Grade, Amherst Middle School, Amherst, NH, JanuaryFebruary, 1999

Four seventh grade English classes totaling eighty-three students. Total responsibility for all four classes for two weeks. Developed and taught a unit on the novel The Pearl by John Steinbeck. Successfully managed a classroom in which eleven out of the fourteen students were learning disabled, creating a learning environment which promoted student achievement. Attended and participated in parent conferences to discuss student progress and enlist their cooperation in assignments. Received outstanding rating from cooperating teacher.

Special Learning Opportunities

Worked closely with special education teacher to respond to needs of eleven children in class with learning disabilities. Co-developed IEP plans emphasizing concept development, language, communication, motor, and self-help skills. Worked with team of teachers to put on the schools annual speaking contest which consisted of Team Finals, Semi-Finals, and Finals, held at Souhegan High School; promoted oral expression and communication skills in students.

Pre-Practicum, Eighth Grade, Litchfield Middle School, Litchfield, NH, OctoberDecember, 1997

Observed and assisted in an English class of twenty-five students Developed a short unit on Point of View and Edgar Allan Poe's "Tell-Tale Heart." Developed essay questions, corrected papers, and developed a quiz on Point of View.

Pre-Practicum, Eleventh Grade, Bishop Guertin High School, Nashua, NH, JanuaryMarch, 1996

Observed and assisted with reading and writing. Ran a vocabulary bee to help students review words for the upcoming SAT.

Pre-Practicum, Ninth Grade, Alvirne High School, Hudson, NH, October-December, 1995

Observed and assisted twelve special education students in a Directed Studies class. Assisted a boy with multiple learning disabilities, in developing better reading and writing skills; utilized one-on-one strategies to concentrate teaching methods on student's individual needs.

Work and Volunteer Experiences with Children

Substitute teacher, Alvirne High School, senior year, college. Sunday School teacher, junior and senior year, college, grades 5 and 6. Literacy Festival group leader at Rivier College, junior and senior year, college, grades 7 and 8. AWANA leader, sophomore and junior year, college, grades 5 and 6. AWANA Olympics coach, sophomore and junior year, college, for girls grades 3-6. Reading Tutor for America Reads program, junior year, college, K-3. Reading Volunteer for ninth grade student, senior year, high school.

Computer Skills

Internet: Extensive use of the Internet, via Netscape, for college research. Worked with students to post samplings of literary work at the Webster School. Software: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Print Shop Deluxe II. Hardware: Both IBM and MacIntosh proficient.

Professional Seminars (All sponsored by the Amherst School District)

Making Prevention Work in NH Families School and Communities, October 1998. Managing Challenging Behaviors, May 1997. Transitioning Toward High School Graduation, March 1997. Children at Risk, September 1993.

Additional Employment to Help Finance College Education (solely responsible for 60% of Education Costs)

Non Foods Clerk and Cake Decorator at Shopn Save, senior year, high school through the present.

References

Jim Dale, Cooperating Teacher, Amherst Middle School, Amherst, NH, (603) 673-2155. Colleen Brent, Cooperating Teacher, Amherst Middle School, Amherst, NH (603) 6732155. Dr. Susan Doe, secondary education advisor and professor, Rivier College, (603) 8881311.

Karen Michaels 13 Bog Brook Road New Boston, NH 03070 (603) 487-7563 kmichaels98@yahoo.com Job Objective: Spanish teacher position at Pelham High School Professional Highlights

Student-taught for fourteen weeks under seventh grade cooperating teacher in Spanish I. Tutored and taught Spanish I and II students. Studied abroad in Sevilla, Spain for fifteen weeks. Studied abroad in Oaxaca, Mexico for five weeks. Translated for a mortgage company. Developed strong classroom management skills through college methods classes, student teaching experience, and volunteer work with students, grades 7-12 and adult English students.

Education and Certification

Modern Language, Spanish, B.A., Rivier College, (expected January 2003). State of New Hampshire Teaching Certification, Grades 7-12 (expected January 2003). State of Massachusetts Teaching Certification, Grades 5-12 (expected January 2003). Overall GPA: 3.4 out of 4.0

Classroom Experience

Student teacher, 7th Grade, Parker Middle School, Chelmsford, MA, September-December, 2002.

Five seventh grade Spanish I classes totaling ninety-six students. Total responsibility for all five classes for two weeks.

Pre-Practicum, Grades 9 - 11, Pelham High School, Pelham, NH, OctoberDecember 2001

Observed and assisted in Spanish I and II classes of 25-29 students. Developed and taught a lesson on Clothing Vocabulary accompanied by a kinesthetic activity using real clothing.

Pre-Practicum, Grades 10 - 11, Nashua High School, Nashua, NH, January-April, 2002

Observed and assisted in Spanish II and III classes of 24-28 students. Developed and taught lesson on Spanish culture and bullfighting using personal experience and photographs

Pre-Practicum, Grades 9 12, Nashua High School, Nashua, NH, January-April 2002

Observed and assisted in various classes with special education students. Classes ranged from Life Skills to Physical Science and Pre-Algebra. Students ranged in abilities from severely disabled to moderate learning disabilities. Utilized one-on-one strategies Developed and taught a modified lesson on Fossils accompanied by a fossil making activity in which all students could participate in some way.

Work and Volunteer Experience with Children

Volunteer homework helper and mentor, Boys and Girls Club of Nashua, senior year, college. One-on-one Spanish tutoring for a seventh and eighth grader, senior year, college.

One-on-one tutoring in all subjects for a middle school student, sophomore through senior year, college. Full time nanny for an infant, junior year, college. Various in home child care positions for children of all ages, high school and college. Assistant to teacher with children ages infant to Kindergarten, Little Sprouts Child Enrichment Centers, junior and senior year, high school. Co-Sunday School Teacher, Nursery and Kindergarten and First Grade, freshman to junior year, high school.

Computer Skills

Internet: Extensive use of the Internet via Internet Explorer for college and personal research. Used classroom software called Blackboard. Software: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Oracle database. Hardware: IBM and MAC

Professional Seminars (sponsored the Chelmsford School District)

Restraint Training from Merrimack Education Center, September, 2002.

Additional Employment to help Finance College Education

Receptionist, Communication and Marketing at CreoScitex America, Co., summers sophomore and junior year, college. Work Study in Registrars Office, Keene State College, freshman through junior year, college. Sales and Assistant Manager at Hickory Farms, seasonal, sophomore through senior year, high school, freshman year, college.

References

Elizabeth Loiselle, Cooperating Teacher, Parker Middle School, Chelmsford, MA, (978) 251-5133. Grace Marino, Cooperating Teacher, Pelham High School, Pelham, NH, (603) 635-5113. Dr. Barry Jackson, secondary education Spanish and advisor and professor, Rivier College, (603) 888-1311.