Taylor Outen

25 Springfield Ave, Greenville, SC 29611 - 8649073970 - taylor.outen@gmail.com

Objective
My objective is to secure an upper elementary teaching position.

Education
Furman

University, Greenville, SC
Bachelor of Arts, Elementary Education
150+ hours spent in 4th and 5th grade classrooms
Currently working towards a Masters degree in education with a focus on literacy

May 2014

August 2013 - April 2014

Greenbrier Elementary, Mauldin, SC
Practicum Student

Participated in beginning-of-the-year planning and meetings

Helped set up the classroom according to district guidelines

Administered interest inventories to guide instruction

Collaborated with faculty, staff, administration and parents

Developed instructional units based on Common Core standards

Observed and designed units based on Fountas and Pinnells model of balanced literacy and guided reading

Observed, developed, and implemented classroom management strategies

Chaperoned a field trip to Barrier Island

Employment Highlights

July 2014 - Present

Fifth Grade Teacher
Boiling Springs Intermediate School

Taught all subjects

Collaborated with faculty, staff, administration and parents

Completed the Response to Intervention process with two different students

Collaborated with a team of fifth grade teachers to create lesson plans that incorporated varying instructional strategies

Junior Beta Club sponsor

Implemented a Behavior Intervention Plan

Observed varying styles and methods of Guided Reading

Implemented Guided Reading and Guided Math

Administered Developmental Reading Assessments (DRA) and used that data to form groups based on common weaknesses

Designed and implemented a behavior contract with a student for whom my class-wide management system did not work

Selected Skills and Abilities

Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Web 2.0: Prezi, blogs, iPad, Google Docs, Google Classroom
Experience with the Fountas and Pinnell model of balanced literacy and guided reading
Trained with DRA system for assessing reading levels
Experience with iPads in classrooms (Plickers, Blendspace)

Activities and Professional Memberships

Presented at SCCSS Conference in 2013

Formed a Childrens Literature Club at Furman University
Early Experience through Furman University at Greenbrier Elementary

References

Principal Tammy Greer

University Supervisor Dawn Mitchell

University Mentor Laura Vaughn