Jennifer Thorpe

12-22 Rosewood Street Fair Lawn, NJ 07410

Home Phone: 201-791-2677 Cell: 201-566-4732 E-Mail: thorpej1@tcnj.edu, jthorpe0109@gmail.com
Objective
To obtain full-time employment as a teacher in grades K-12 with opportunities to use my mathematics skills

Education
The College of New Jersey (TCNJ), Ewing, NJ December 2014
Working to attain a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and Mathematics
Earned 80 credits, Cumulative GPA: 3.74/4, Deans list (5 out of 5 semesters, Fall 2011- Fall 2013)
Fair Lawn High School (FLHS), Fair Lawn, NJ June 2011
Earned 16 Advanced Placement Credits, also given credit for Child Care, where lessons were taught to children
Top ten percent of the class, GPA: 4.4098/5

Honors/Awards
National Honor Society at FLHS, Member, 2009
French Honor Society at FLHS, Secretary and Member, April 2009
TCNJ Merit Scholar, 2011
Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society at TCNJ, Member, April 2012

Certifications
NJ Substitute Teacher Certification, July 2013
Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying Certification, Spring 2014
Project Learning Tree, Spring 2014
Participated in English Language Learners, Differentiation, and Classroom Management Workshops, Spring 2014

Teaching Experience
Teachers Aide, Religious Education Program at St. Annes Church, Fair Lawn, NJ Summer 2008
Assisted in teaching a third grade class the Roman Catholic catechism, effectively stepped in as a substitute in the
teachers absence
Sophomore Teaching Practicum/Observation, Trenton, NJ Fall 2012
Observed, assisted, and taught one lesson in a second grade class in Trenton (Washington Elementary School)
Spent eight full days there and implemented a reading intervention plan for an English Language Learner
Sophomore Teaching Practicum/Observation, Ewing, NJ Spring 2013
Observed, assisted, and taught in third, fourth, and fifth grade classes in Ewing (Parkway Elementary School)
Spent ten full days there and taught a mathematics lesson and science lessons to accelerated students
Junior Advance Core Block Practicum Experience, Yardley, PA Spring 2014
Spent one and one half days per week for eight weeks and all day, every day for ten days in a fifth grade classroom
Planned and taught a multitude of lessons, including the development of a ten-day measurement unit
Teacher, Religious Education Program at The Church of St. Ann, Lawrenceville, NJ Fall 2013- Present
Taught a second grade class and helped them prepare for their sacraments of Reconciliation and First Eucharist
Work Experience
Babysitter for Local Family, Fair Lawn, NJ Summer 2011
Supervised and took care of a ten and a five year old at their house and took them for walks or to the local pool,
where I helped the five year old with her swimming skills
Counselor at Ramapo Country Day Camp, Airmont, NY Summer 2013
Responsible for supervision of daily needs and activities for fifth grade campers

Activities
Interact Club at FLHS, Volunteer: went to the Holley Center to play with children, decorated teddy bears and bought gifts
for children during Christmas
Teachers of Young Children Association (TYC) at TCNJ, Member
Student New Jersey Education Association (SNJEA) at TCNJ, Member

Skills
Technology: proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Prezi, Smart Board, Internet, E-mail
Basic understanding of French and can read basic music