Lucy Atkins

413-896-5773 lucy.atkins@maine.edu 204 Hollywood Boulevard, Whitefield, ME 04353

Certification Maine General Elementary: K-8 (020) Expected July 2016

Highly Qualified in Life Science
Education UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE Gorham, ME
Master of Science in Education, concentration in Teaching and Learning Expected
2017
GPA: 3.95
COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC Bar Harbor, ME
Bachelor of Arts in Human Ecology, focus in Natural History and Education June 2012
Senior Project: Natural History Vacation Camps for Middle School Students
GPA: 3.93
Teaching HOWARD C. REICHE COMMUNITY SCHOOL Portland, ME Spring 2016
Experience Student Teacher: Fourth and Fifth Grade
Designed and taught a month-long science unit on worm composting tied to NGSS
Used backwards planning from CCSS to design lessons and assessments across the
curriculum
Introduced problem-solving mathematics tasks with multiple entry points
Worked closely with ELL students and ELL teacher in a small math group
Implemented Envisions Math, Teachers College Writing, and book clubs using
Accountable Talk
Used JumpRope to document proficiency-based grading
Assisted with Side x Side multimedia projects integrating the arts with studies of WWII
GOVERNOR JAMES B. LONGLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Lewiston, ME Fall 2015
Student Teacher: Second Grade
Designed and taught a week-long unit on cultural diversity
Implemented My Mathematics, Teachers College Writing, and Reading Workshop
Collaborated with teacher to establish classroom norms and routines
Supported students with violent behaviors
Attended IEP meetings and participated in the RTI process
Participated in weekly grade level planning meetings
JUNIPER HILL SCHOOL FOR PLACE-BASED EDUCATION Alna, ME 2013 2015
Pre-K/Kindergarten Supporting Teacher and Nature Immersion Teacher
Supported the lead teacher in a mixed-age, nature-based early childhood class
Ran a weekly four-hour outdoor program for three- to five-year-olds
Designed seasonal units infused with literacy, the arts, and inquiry-based science
Communicated daily with parents

Teaching THE CHEWONKI FOUNDATION Wiscasset, ME Summers 2014 2016

Related Wilderness Trip Leader
Experience Planned and led two- to three-week wilderness trips for middle and high school girls
STUDENT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION Rachel Carson NWR, Wells, ME Summer 2013
Youth Conservation Crew Leader
Led a group of high school students in trail work, maintenance, and biological
projects
MORSE HILL OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTER Shutesbury, MA 2011 2013
Senior Counselor and Assistant to the Director
Taught outdoor skills, facilitated on ropes courses, and designed curriculum
Assisted with administrative tasks such as website writing and advertising
SUMMER FIELD STUDIES Bar Harbor, ME Summer 2012
Program Leader
Designed and implemented natural history programs for students ages 5-14
Mentored an assistant program leader
COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC, Bar Harbor, ME September 2008 June 2012
Writing Tutor and Teaching Assistant
Worked individually with students on all steps of the writing process
Assisted professors with introductory writing and biology courses
Recognition & Alice E. Toothaker Scholarship (2015-2016)
Awards College of the Atlantic Graduation Student Perspective Speech (2012)
College of the Atlantic Senior Project Presentation (2012)
Best Poster at Society for Human Ecology 2011 Conference: Connecting Self,
Community, and Environment: A Philosophy of Education
Presidential Scholarship (2008-2012)
Sojourner Truth Scholarship for Social Justice (2008)
Personal Herpetology (amphibians and reptiles), wilderness canoe expeditioning, winter
Interests camping, polar ecology and history

Lucy Atkins
413-896-5773 lucy.atkins@maine.edu 204 Hollywood Boulevard, Whitefield, ME 04353