Amanda Sessions

6608 S. Benecia Drive, Cottonwood Heights, Utah 84121 801-706-7479, amanda.sessions@utah.edu

EDUCATION B.S., Elementary Education May 2013 University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Utah Campus Compact AmeriCorps member Earned 3.47 cumulative GPA Received nomination to join The National Society of Leadership and Success

CERTIFICATION Utah Elementary Teaching License Graduating with ESL endorsement

May 2013

TEACHING EXPERIENCE Stansbury Elementary School, Granite School District Aug. 2012- present Student Teacher West Valley, Utah Student taught 4th grade class of ethnically and culturally diverse students at a Title I school Frequently used Gradebook, Acuity, Imagine It, and Go Math! programs and resources Trained in Next Steps and Higher Steps reading tutoring Attended Granite School Districts Acuity Assessment and Common Core Standards trainings Developed and implemented classroom procedures to encourage student participation and classroom management Successfully used SMART Board, INTERWRITE Workspace software, and Mobi Mobile Interactive Whiteboard

Escalante Elementary School, Salt Lake School District Jan. 2012- Mar. 2012 Student Teacher Salt Lake City, Utah Worked with group of peers to plan, facilitate, and teach a three month unit to integrate theatre, music, art, and drama into second grade curriculum Franklin Elementary School, Salt Lake School District Oct. 2010- April 2011 Classroom Volunteer Salt Lake City, Utah Volunteered in Behavior Control Unit for Special Education students in kindergart en through second grade Online E-Portfolio www.amandasessions.weebly.com