Professional Objectives
- To secure a teaching position in language arts at the secondary level
- To use my expertise to assist in extracurricular activities and organized clubs
Education
York College of Pennsylvania, York, PA
Completed Secondary Education/English Certification Program - May 9, 2008
- Cumulative GPA 3.95
- Dean's List, Member of PSEA
- Financed own education via student loans and full-time employment
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg, PA
Bachelor of Arts Degree in English - December 2005
Second Degree completion in Philosophy
- Cumulative GPA 3.3
- Dean's List
- Active participant in the campus radio station and the campus newspaper
Teaching Experience
Hanover High School
Student Teacher-Twelfth Grade, Hanover, PA, January 2008 - May 2008
- Instructed general, academic, and AP level students in British Literature
- Developed lessons for all areas of the established curriculum
- Created student-centered lessons incorporating differentiated instruction
Field Experience
150 Total hours in various secondary schools: Dallastown Middle School, Hannah Penn
Middle School, West York High School, York County High School - Sept. 2006 to Dec. 2007
- Observed different teaching and learning styles in grades 7,8,9, and 12
- Provided support for Language Arts teachers grades 7,8,9, and 12
- Instructed/Tutored students one-on-one and in small groups
- Taught selected mini-lesson topics
Other Experience
Abbottstown Stamping Co., Inc.
Full-time General Laborer/Assistant Foreman - January 2006 to Present
- Inventoried products and maintained product details for warehouse
- In charge of receiving and shipping product from/to various companies
