* East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
2003-2007
Major Elementary Education
Major Psychology
* Thomas Edison State College
Trenton, NJ
2009-2010
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology(January 2010)
Working History
* ChildU English Academy
Jeju City, Korea 2011
English Teacher
• Planned and orchestrated lessons for students in various ages and stages of their English learning adventure. (4-14/Beginner-Advanced)
• Developed learning and assessment activities that were fun, educational, and practical.
• Evaluated each students learning style, and monitored individual student development adjusting activities to meet the needs of all of my students.
• Successfully established a classroom management system, utilizing positive reinforcement to promote positive behavior as a preventative measure against poor behavior.
* John Small Elementary School
Washington, NC 2006
Student Teacher
• Taught as a student teacher for an academically gifted fourth grade class, supervised by a National Board Certified teacher.
• Designed and implemented innovative lessons addressing content in an integrated manner from various subjects in the North Carolina Standard Course of Study.
• Utilized knowledge in classroom management and character development to maintain and enrich the functional classroom community which we created.
• Provided assistance in everyday classroom activities and routines.
* Dover Township Youth Services
Toms River, NJ
2004 - 2006
Summer Camp Counselor
• Implemented behavior management skills to create a safe, fun, and respectful atmosphere for everyone.
• Organized and facilitated safe daily physical activities for different designated areas, in addition to creating fun arts and crafts projects that can be used in other mediums.
• Utilized and created opportunities for character development throughout daily activities.
* Jones Family Greenville, NC
2005-2006
Nanny
• Taught new words, new numbers, new colors, the alphabet and more.
• Played with the child, in addition to developmentally appropriate play exercises, like peek-a-boo and mirror recognition.
• Worked in conjunction with the family to teach him to say Please and Thank You, before he was 18 months old!
* Citta Elementary School
Toms River, NJ
2002 - 2003
Community Action Program Volunteer
• Assisted kindergarten teacher with daily activities, such as grading papers, making copies, and filing various documents.
• Provided assistance to students who were experiencing difficulty or frustration with their work or content.
• Designed and executed lesson plans around Weekly Readers.
* Academics Plus
Greenville, NC
2007
Tutor
• Tutored group of “at risk” Kindergarteners in phonics and math.
• Lead group instruction, and provided one on one guidance
• Utilized behavior management technique to manage out of seat behavior successfully.