Ruthann Hertel

6970 Foxflower Court, West Jordan, Utah 84081, 801-349-5516, ruthannhertel@gmail.com

http://mrshertel.weebly.com/
EDUCATION
B.S., Elementary Education
University of Utah
Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society life time member, Upsilon Upsilon Chapter.
Terrel H. Bell Teaching Incentive Loan Program recipient from the University of Utah.
Returning to the U Scholarship from the University of Utah.
CERTIFICATION
Utah Elementary Teaching License, ESL Endorsement
Passed Praxis II Elementary Content
Passed ESL English to Speakers of Other Language (ESOL)

May 2015
Salt Lake City, Utah

May 2015

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Wasatch Peak Academy, Charter School
August 2015 Present
3rd Grade Teacher
North Salt Lake, Utah
Teach 3rd grade to over 56 different students, because we level our students I taught the Honors Literacy (4th grade
curriculum) and the low math (3rd grade curriculum).
Administer both Literacy and Math SAGE testing.
Collaborated and planned several service learning projects throughout the year, including raising funds for another
3rd grade class in an underprivileged school and cleaning up Legacy Parkway.
Use of My Math and Scotts Foresman Literacy programs.
Attended the 2016 NCTM Annual Meeting & Exposition in San Francisco.
Elkrun Elementary, Granite School District
August 2014 April 2015
Student Teacher
Magna, Utah
Taught 2nd grade class of 26 ethnically diverse students, including students with English as a second language, on the
autism spectrum, and speech impediments at a Title I school in Magna.
Certified and assessed literacy in DIBELS electronic and paper pencil testing.
Trained and certified in Next Steps and Higher Steps reading program.
Daily use of Imagine It and GO! Math.
Created an action research project teaching students the importance of civic responsibility and citizenship.
Developed and implemented a classroom management plan that includes students self evaluation and goal setting.
The plan focuses on procedures and preventions, but includes a supportive discipline plan that logs behavioral
occurrences.
Successfully integrated an interactive writers notebook 3-week unit on fairytale and narrative writing. Project will
end with a published class book of fairytales.
Escalante Elementary, Salt Lake District
Spring 2014
Art Coach
Salt Lake City, Utah
Participated in the Art Works for Kids Foundation.
Collaboratively created and implemented a Parts of Speech unit taught exclusively through dance, visual arts, theater
and music with a 4th grade class.
Edison Elementary, Salt Lake District
Spring 2014
Reading Coach
Salt Lake City, Utah
Implemented the Higher Steps reading program with a 5th grade student. She improved from an end-third grade level
to early-fifth grade level in the 3 months I worked with her.
Hunter Elementary, Granite District
Spring 2014
Volunteer ESL aide
West Valley City, Utah
Volunteer ESL aide in a kindergarten classroom with over 75% ELL students. Focused on literacy skills.

Redwood Elementary, Granite District

Fall 2013
Reading Coach
West Valley City, Utah
Implemented the Next Steps reading program with a 3rd grade student. She improved from early-first grade level to
on level-third grade in the 3 months I worked with her.
YWCA, Salt Lake City
Fall 2012
Volunteer
Salt Lake City, Utah
Volunteer childcare specialist in a high risk domestic community drop in daycare facility.
Service project to raise awareness of nutrition in under privileged and infant victims of domestic violence. Collected
several hundred dollars worth of supplies and formula from local companies.