SarahKunz

5472WAutumnCreekDriveRivertonUT|(801)928-4663|Sarahsuebearah@gmail.com

Objective
Iamamotivatedandambitiousindividualeagertolearnandgrowwithinthe
educationfield.Iwouldlovetolandajobbeingabletoworkinaclassroomasa
teachersassistant.Ihaveparticularinterestinspecialeducationclassroomsor
dealingwithbehaviors.Ienjoyworkinginliteratureandhelpingkidswithwriting
skillsandencouragingthegrowthoftheirimaginationandcreativewritingsand
artwork.Iwouldlovetoexpandmyknowledgeandfindanoutletformypassion
inworkingwithchildreninaneducationalposition.

Education
HERRIMAN HIGH SCHOOL | JANUARY 2016 |
Obtainedhighschooldiploma
Beganrelatedconcurrentcourseworkforeducationfield
ASSOSIATES OF EDUCATION | IN PROGRESS. | SALT LAKE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE
Major:Education
Minor:N/A
Relatedcoursework:Introtospecialed.,Humandevelopment,introtoeducation,

Skills & Abilities

MANAGEMENT
InregardstoclassroommanagementandregulationsIhaveastrictphilosophyof
empathyandpatience,youmustvieweachstudentasanindividualandwhileyou
areofanauthoritativepositiontreatthemasanequal.Seektounderstandthe
whyofthesituationtothebestofyourability.Youalsomusthaveaverysimple
andunderstoodsetofguidelinesthatpertaintotheentireclassroomwhilestill
utilizingindividualmanagementplansandbehaviorsystems.
LESSON PLANNING
Themostcrucialpartoflessonplanning,particularlyintheregardstospecial
educationclassroomsitisessentialtogaugethelessonplanstobeadaptableto
eachvaryingstudentsneedsandlearningpreferences.Lessonplansshouldbe
builttoallowstudentstoexpresstheircreativity,noridgedexpectations.This
followsinsuitwithmathematicsandscienceaswellmanydifferentmethodsshall
betaughtwithdifferentcorrespondingactivitiesorhomeworksheets.
COMMUNICATION
Communicationamongstcolleaguesandstudentsisquiteliterallythekeyto
success.Everyonesinputisvaluableandessentialtobuildingastrongand

concreteformofunderstandingandnetworking.Thisgoesalongwithstudentsjust
asmuchascolleagues,youoftenlearnmorefromchildrenastheirresponsesare
uncensoredandunfetteredallowinggenuinefeedback.AlongwiththisIstrongly
believeafirmunderstandingofcommunicationandsocialskillsmustbe
establishedandcontinuetogrowwithinthenurturingclassroomenvironment.
LEADERSHIP
Ihavehadseveralopportunitiestobeinapositionofleadershipwhilsthelpingin
theclassroomIhavedonemanyactivitieswithpeersinmyeducationclasses
whereIwasappointedtobetheleader.Animportantaspectofaleaderistonot
beadictatormerelyaguider,helpandbewillingtomakefirmdecisions.Beinga
leadermeansbeingcharismaticallowingpeopletotrustyouwithanempathetic
earbutaconfidentandfirmopinionandstanding.Youmustbeaffableandvoidof
prejudices.

Experience
SILVER CREST ELEMENTARY | | SEPTEMBER-NOVEMBER
HereatsilvercrestIworkedasaninterninbothafirstgradeand6 thgrade
classroom.Withinthefirstgradeclassroommyprimarydutiesinvolvedassisting
studentswhostruggledinwritingandmathematicsskillsandconsultingwith
childrenwhentheyappearedupsetorconflictpresenteditselfbetweenstudents.
Inthe6thgradeclassroomIworkedmoreonamateriallevelhelpingfilegradeand
giveinputonthestudentswork.Ispentasignificantamountoftimereviewing
historyandsciencewiththestudentsandpreparingthemfortheirquizzes
INTERN/ VOLUNTEER | KAURI SUE HAMILTON | NOVEMBER-CURRENT

KauriSueHamiltonisaschoolforstudentswithseverespecialneeds.Inmy
positionIserveasanaideintheclassroomassistinginalldailyclassroom
functions,suchas,lessonplanningbehaviorconsultingfeedingsandphysical
involvementwithinactivitiessuchasgymorswimming.KauriSuehasbeena
fantasticsettingformyrudimentaryteachingskillstogrow.Ihavebeenableto
learnanddeveloprelationshipswiththestudentswithmutualunderstandingwith
nonverbalques.

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