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Objective:  To secure a teaching position in the field of Special Education within a school district that provides an individualized learning experience to all children.

 

Education:          

August 2007-(expected graduation date) May 2009, College of Saint Mary, Omaha, Nebraska.

§  Bachelor of Science in Education

o    GPA 3.46 on 4.0 scale

o    Major in Elementary and Special Education

o    Middle School Endorsement in Language Arts and Special Education

 

August 2001-June 2002, College of Saint Mary, Omaha, Nebraska.

 

August 1998-May 2001, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska.

                               

Job Experience:

August 2008-December 2008, Children’s Respite Care Center, Omaha, Nebraska.

§  Paraprofessional

o    Supervised daily activities of clients with special needs, infants to age twenty-one.

 

October 2003-October 2006, Cooper Village, Omaha, Nebraska.

§  Team Leader

o    Ensured youth care workers followed all agency policies and procedures.

o    Ensured all crisis situations are handled effectively.

o    Provided leadership for youth and youth care professionals.

 

July 2002-October 2003, Cooper Village, Omaha, Nebraska.

§  Youth Care Professional

o    Planned and implemented educational programs for youth in a group setting.

o    Supervised daily living tasks of at-risk males, ages twelve – nineteen.

o    Ensured that all youth were given a stable environment to complete treatment.

 

September 2000-January 2002, Camp Fire USA, Omaha, Nebraska.

§  Childcare Provider

o    Supervised children ages four - eleven in an after school program.

o    Planned age appropriate activities.

 

Teaching/Practicum Experience:

Westbrook Elementary- (currently student teaching), Resource Room

Black Elk Elementary School- Resource Room, Practicum-forty hours

Crestview Homework Club- Ages five-thirteen, Practicum-forty hours

Liberty Elementary- Fourth Grade Classroom, Practicum-forty hours

Fontenelle Elementary- Fourth-Sixth Grade, Self-Contained Classroom, Practicum-forty hours

LIFE Program- Ninth-Twelfth Grade Language Arts, Practicum-twenty hours

SMART Program- Fifth Grade Science, First Grade Math, Practicum-forty hours

Service Learning Experiences:

Crestview Mercy Housing- Assisted in setting up a thousand book library for immigrant children in a subsidized housing development.

Crestview Mercy Housing- Assisted in planting the children’s garden for immigrant children in a subsidized housing development.

Special Olympics-Volunteer

                                   

 

References available upon request.

 

 

 

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05/11/2009

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