Morgan Ballard

3oo6 Dover St. Saint Joseph, MO 64506 (816) 262-2110 morganballard4@gmail.com __________________________________________________________________________________________
Objective Education Elementary School Teacher Missouri Western State University B.S. Elementary Education Emphasis Area: Mathematics Missouri State Certification 16 Pickett Elementary Grade 6 St. Joseph, MO Student Teacher Senior Experience Spring 2014 Planned, instructed, and organized lessons for two classrooms working six weeks in each. I taught all of the subjects during this time staying aligned with the Common Core State Standards, Grade Level Expectations, Show Me Standards, and the district guidelines. Coleman Elementary - Grade 4 St. Joseph, MO Jr. Experience Fall 2013 Planned, taught, and assessed thirty lessons, including a seven lesson unit over double digit multiplication using GLEs, MO Standards, and Common Core State Standards, made accommodations for students with IEPs, tutored a student over reading, and spent almost 90 hours working with 27 students. Student Tutor Missouri Western Spring 2013 Implemented a Reading RTI with a first grade student. The student progressed from a Reading Level J to Level K. Healthy Buddy Spring/Fall 2012 Worked with individual students on two different occasions, to promote a positive role model for an at-risk child. Activities & Honors Deans List Secretary IRA Healthy Buddy Program American Legion Auxiliary DAR Member Book Club Coordinator St. Joseph, MO May 2014 anticipated GPA 3.23

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