2014 Resume
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Beth Anne Harris 3237 Vicker Switch Road, Christiansburg, VA 24073 Home: (540)392-7366 [email protected] SUMMARY An aspiring, kind, and compassionate elementary school teacher dedicated to creating an atmosphere that is stimulating and encouraging to all students. Enjoys using modern technology in the classroom. Has completed early field experience, student teaching, and is filled with passion to motivate and engage learners of any age. Currently employed as a substitute teacher. Endorsement : Pre-k through sixth HIGHLIGHTS Flexible and adaptive Critical thinker Calm under pressure Team player Determined to succeed Creates formal/informal assessments Organized Incorporates technology ACCOMPLISHMENTS Personal Affiliations with following organizations: SVEA (Student Virginia Education Association), V R A (Virginia Reading Association), NRVRC (New River Valley Reading Council), VSTE (Virginia Society for Technology in Education) Deans List: Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012 EXPERIENCE Substitute Teacher , 01/2013 to Present Montgomery County Public Schools － Christiansburg, V A Experience in grade levels pre-k through fifth grade Assumed responsibility of classroom teachers, aids, and special educators Encouraged students to persevere with challenging tasks Communicated ground rules for the classroom based on respect and personal responsibility Established positive relationships with students, parents, teachers and school administrators Student Teacher (Second Grade) , 08/2012 to 12/2012 Montgomery County Public Schools － Christiansburg, V A Assumed responsibility for all aspects of the classroom for three weeks Created and implemented an engaging two week instructional unit on Life Processes based
Transcript of 2014 Resume
Beth Anne Harris3237 Vicker Switch Road, Christiansburg, VA 24073
Home: (540)[email protected]
SUMMARYAn aspiring, kind, and compassionate elementary school teacher dedicated to creating anatmosphere that is stimulating and encouraging to all students. Enjoys using modern technologyin the classroom. Has completed early field experience, student teaching, and is filled with passion to motivate and engage learners of any age. Currently employed as a substitute teacher. Endorsement : Pre-k through sixth
HIGHLIGHTSFlexible and adaptive Critical thinkerCalm under pressure Team playerDetermined to succeed Creates formal/informal assessmentsOrganized Incorporates technology
ACCOMPLISHMENTSPersonal Affiliations with following organizations: SVEA (Student Virginia Education Association), V R A (Virginia Reading Association), NRVRC(New River Valley Reading Council), VSTE (Virginia Society for Technology in Education)Deans List:Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012,Fall 2012
EXPERIENCESubstitute Teacher , 01/2013 to Present
Montgomery County Public Schools － Christiansburg, V A Experience in grade levels pre-k through fifth gradeAssumed responsibility of classroom teachers, aids, and special educatorsEncouraged students to persevere with challenging tasksCommunicated ground rules for the classroom based on respect and personal responsibilityEstablished positive relationships with students, parents, teachers and schooladministrators
Student Teacher (Second Grade) , 08/2012 to 12/2012Montgomery County Public Schools － Christiansburg, V A
Assumed responsibility for all aspects of the classroom for three weeksCreated and implemented an engaging two week instructional unit on Life Processes basedon the Backward Design approach to curriculum developmentCreated and implemented an engaging instructional unit on Seasonal ChangesPlanned and implemented math units based on Expressions math programOriginated and implemented an engaging social studies unit on ElectionsPlanned and implemented an engaging American Indians three week
unitUsed pre-assessment data for instructional planning in reading and mathematicsObserved 504 meetingsParticipated in vertical team meetingsParticipated in learning community meetings
Administered Leveled Literacy Interventions with second grade students for readingassessmentUtilized technology to engage students in core subject areas.Facilitated parent-teacher conferencesAssisted cooperating teacher with PALS testingInitiated and maintained communication with parents by making phone calls, sendingnewsletters, and writing comments in monthly calendarsManaged Daily 5 and leveled reading groupsEngaged students and managed leveled math groupsFamiliarized with classroom managementChaperoned field trips
Early Field Experience (Third Grade) , 01/2012 to 05/2012Montgomery County Public Schools － Christiansburg, V A
Administered Qualitative Reading Inventory assessment to Third grade students todetermine reading using engaging techniquesPlanned and implemented a week long instructional unit on European Explorers based onthe Backward Design approach to curriculum developmentChaperoned field tripsParticipated in parent teacher conferences, team teacher meetings, and after schooltutoring sessionsAdministered Leveled Literacy Interventions with third grade student for readingassessmentIntegrated technology into lesson plans by utilizing United Streaming video in a lesson onJacques Cartier
EDUCATIONBachelor of Science: Interdisciplinary Studies, 2012Radford University － Radford, V A, United States
Concentrations: Social Sciences, Special EducationGPA: 3.76Magna Cum Laude
