Jennifer M.

Kennedy
173 Blue Heron Drive • Secaucus, NJ 07094
Http://OnlineProfessionalPortfolio.wikispaces.com/
Cell: 201-893-5451 • JKennedy3@gmail.com

Objective To obtain a position as an English educator in a secondary school where I can utilize my
graduate training to develop differentiated instructional strategies that enhance student
learning and generate measurable results.

Education Ed. M. Rutgers Graduate School of Education, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Five-Year Certification program, English/Language Arts. GPA: 4.0, Summa Cum
Laude.
May 2011
B.A. Rutgers University, School of Arts & Sciences, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Major: English, Minor: Education. GPA: 3.5, Cum Laude.
May 2010
Secaucus High School, Secaucus, New Jersey.
Honors: NHS, ATHS, FLHS. GPA: 3.7.
June 2006
Certification Certification of Eligibility with Advance Standing
Content Area: English Education (K-12)
Praxis II: English Lang. Lit. Comp., Content Knowledge: 178

Honors Dean’s List: Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010.

Related Experience

Eighth Grade Teaching Internship (Fall 2010)

West New York Middle School, West New York, NJ.
-Created lesson plans and provided daily instruction to six forty minute Language Arts
classes.
-Ensured the continuity of learning by assuming the full responsibilities of the classes’
primary teacher.

Field Practicum (Spring 2010)

East Brunswick High School, East Brunswick, NJ.

Field Practicum (Fall 2009)

Alexander-Batcho Middle School, Manville, NJ.
-Observed and collaborated with an instructor in an Eighth Grade RTI classroom.

Professional Experience

Communications Associate, Credit Department (2008-2010)

Accredited Lock Supply Company, Secaucus, NJ
-Maintained written and verbal communication with clients, created, updated, and revised
records and files, typed documents such as correspondence and brief reports, edited
documents and corrects errors, received, sorted and distributed mail, answered telephone
calls and relayed messages to appropriate employees, handled copying, faxing and
scanning of documents for office staff.

Pharmacist Associate (2010)

Marra Drugs, Secaucus, NJ
-Assisted Pharmacists with distribution and sales of prescription medication.

Skills OnCourse, Power School, MAC, PC, OSX, Windows 7, Google Docs, Wikispaces,
Basic Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), IWorks, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Adobe
Photoshop.

References furnished upon request.