CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL|GRAND RAPIDS, MI TEACHER ASSISTING; KINDERGARTEN Led small groups daily for students at varying reading

g levels.

SEPTEMBER 2012 DECEMBER 2013

Developed and implemented reading, writing, and language arts based stations that can be differentiated for each student. Led the morning routine, including: morning meeting, calendar, daily letter, and weekly sight words. Developed lesson plans for language arts, math, and science. Tested students on letter recognition, and reading ability. BEACON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL|HARPER WOODS, MI VOLUENTEER TEACHER ASSISTING Worked individually with students struggling with reading, writing, and math. Led the morning routine, including: morning meeting, calendar, daily letter, and weekly sight words. Co-taught language arts and math lessons. Led several language arts lessons. SEPTEMBER 2009 MAY 2010

Volunteer Experience
GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY|ALLENDALE MI STUDENT SHOWCASE Presented and taught an inquiry-based mathematics lesson I developed to faculty, staff, and prospective teachers. ALPINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL|WALKER, MI VOLUENTEER READING TUTOR Helped 1st grade students who were classified as reading below grade level with individualized reading lessons to benefit their unique reading abilities, and speech impairment. KENOWA HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL|WALKER, MI SCIENCE OLYMPIAD COACH Prepared and instructed 7th and 8th grade students for various Science Olympiad events. GRAND VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL|GRANDVILLE, MI SCIENCE OLYMPIAD VOLUENTEER Leader for the 3rd grade event, Password, engaging students in friendly competition in science knowledge. MARCH 2011 OCTOBER 2011 MARCH 2012 JANUARY 2012 APRIL 2012 APRIL 2013