Heather Svihl

340 East Evans Street San Bernardino, CA 92404 702-858-6297 hsvihl@gmail.com A dedicated, passionate, creative, and caring individual seeking a teaching position as an elementary, inclusion teacher Education Nevada State College Henderson, NV May 2012 Bachelors of Arts in Elementary Education with concentration in Special Education Clark High School Las Vegas, NV Honors Diploma, June 2008 Teacher Education Academy Teaching Experience CT Sewell Elementary School Henderson, NV January 2012-May 2012 Inclusion Resource Student Teacher /Kindergarten Student Teacher
o Attended and Participated in Grade Level Meetings o Made lesson plans and taught those lessons o Assisted with assessing students based on CCSD Report Card Assessment o Led a staff development day training, Attended Academic Committee Meeting and an Empowerment Meeting, as well as 2 staff development days o Wrote an IEP starting with testing the student with the Woodcock Johnson III Test of Achievements and ran the meeting when the parents came o Assisted with extra-curricular activity before school (Color Guard Practice) o Helped implement a new behavior plan and over see other behavior plans

Nevada State College Observation Student

Henderson, NV

August 2008-May 2012

o Completed 65+ hours in various CCSD schools o Prepared in depth and detailed lesson plans o Led whole group and small group lesson

Cunningham Elementary School Las Vegas, NV Internship Student Clark High School Las Vegas, NV Ell Mentor/Track Break Camp Team Teacher

January 2008-May 2008

o Making sure students had their lunch cards and lunch money was collected o Created and Taught lessons during a 90 minute reading block

September 2007-December 2007

o Tutored two English Language High School Freshmen o Taught multi-subject lessons to students who were on track break o Gave peers feedback on their lessons

Skills Experienced in utilizing a Smartboard, a Promethean Board, ELMO projector Experienced in utilizing Common Core Standards, Harcourt Trophies, Chester Thomas Math Basic knowledge of using Sandbox (Clark Countys Special Education Software) to write an IEP Basic knowledge of Captain Write (A new writing program in Clark County) Activities/Awards/Scholarships Future Educators Association Member(August 2004-June 2007) Future Educators Association Historian (August 2007-June 2008) Magnet Program Student Ambassador and TEACH Professionalism Award (2008) Tarkanian Teacher Education Academy at Clark High School Scholarship Winner (2008) Nevada Parent Teacher Association Scholarship Winner (2008)

References Cooperating Teacher: Inette Deliz Eby, Primary Resource Teacher CT Sewell Elementary idmedina@interact.ccsd.net School: 702-799-8940 Fax: 702-799-8965 Cellular: 702-499-6287 Cooperating Teacher: Kimberlyn Fortuno, Kindergarten Inclusion Teacher CT Sewell Elementary khfortuno@interact.ccsd.net School: 702-799-8940 Fax: 702-799-8965 Cellular:702-544-0344 School Principal: Carrie Buck, Principal CT Sewell Elementary cabuck@interact.ccsd.net School:702-799-8940 Fax: 702-799-8965 Cell: 702-592-9740 College Supervisor Lawerence Rudd, Assistant Professor Nevada State College Lawerence.Rudd@nsc.nevada.edu Phone: 702-992-2521 Fax: 702-992-2516