Rebecca N.

Martin

“I am only one, but still I am one.

I cannot do everything, but still I can do something.

I will not refuse to do the something I can do.”

- Helen Keller
 Rebecca Nicole Martin
30709 Shiawassee Rd. Apt 65 Farmington, MI 48336 • (248) 229-7397 • rebecca.martin35@gmail.com

Education June – Aug. Michigan State University Galway, Ireland

2013 & 2014 Master of the Arts: Educational Technology

Michigan State University East Lansing, MI

Aug. 2011 – Fifth Year Teacher Intern Program
May 2012 12 graduate credits

May 2011 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI

Bachelor of the Arts: Elementary Education

Certification May 2012 Michigan Elementary Provisional Certificate

K-5 All Subject Areas, 6-8 Language Arts

Teaching June 2013 – Fifth and Sixth Grade Teacher

Experience Present Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School Farmington, MI
English and Literature
 instructed through whole group, small group, and flipped-classroom teaching
 encouraged collaboration through group projects and peer editing
 demonstrated reading skills through short stories, novels, plays, and poetry
 emphasis on project based learning, including a Living Wax Museum
 maintained frequent contact with parents to discuss positive and negative occurrences through
e-mail, phone, Remind 101 texting, parent-teacher conferences, IEPs, and individual meetings

Nov. 2012 – Third Grade Teacher

June 2013 Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School Farmington, MI
Religion, Math, Reading, English, Handwriting
 implemented the Daily 5 for reading, using centers to promote grade-level skills
 identified below grade-level students and established methods to increase their success
 developed individual strategies for focal students to increase work completion, organization,
and motivation
 analyzed data and organized small groups based on needs of struggling students

Internship Aug. 2011 – Teacher Intern

May 2012 Novi Meadows Elementary School Novi, MI
Sixth Grade
 proposed and implemented an after school Creative Writing club for 40 students
 trained colleagues and students in technology, including website design, weblogs, Twitter, and
Google applications
 designed and taught units in all four subject areas, including the creation of original lessons,
formative and summative assessments
 guided students in the rehearsals and performances of short theatrical productions

Technology Experience in the classroom with: Elmo document camera, SMART board, iPads, laptops
 Google Earth, Skype, website development, Microsoft Office, PowerSchool, SchoolSpeak
 Flipped classroom through the implementation of Google Classroom for middle school
 created blog and Twitter for students to collaborate on their writing outside of school
 students presented research project with original website creation (Weebly, Prezi, Google Sites)
 Teaching Aug. 2017 - Student Council Advisor Farmington, MI
Related Present Our Lady of Sorrows
Experience  assist with bi-weekly meetings of the student council, grades 5-8
 lead the spirit committee, encouraging the inclusion of all students during pep rallies and other
school functions
 support service projects both in and out of school created by the students

Dec. 2013 – Technology Committee Chairperson Farmington, MI

June 2017 Our Lady of Sorrows
 facilitate committee meetings to narrow our focus on the needs of our school and staff
 implement programs and checkpoints to reach all staff members individually
 mediate between staff members and administrators in regards to needs and solutions
 technology trainer for entire staff on new policies, procedures, and useful tips for technology
implementation in the classrooms

May 2011 – Lead Teacher/Camp Counselor

Aug. 2012 Childtime: Beaumont Royal Oak, MI
 organized daily schedule, including all educational lessons and community involvement
 planned and carried out all field trips for 30-50 campers
 managed service projects to benefit Beaumont Hospital’s Bicycle Program for children with
special needs

Oct. 2012 MEAP Administrator Waterford, MI

 trained to be highly qualified to proctor the MEAP according to the official specifications
 administered the MEAP for the Virtual Learning Academy

Professional Jan. 2018 ALICE Training Farmington, MI

Development Mar. 2014 Visual Literacy Livonia, MI
Feb. 2014 Tech Talk Conference Farmington, MI
Mar. 2013 MACUL Conference Detroit, MI
Mar. 2012 Visual Thinking and Literacy Conference Pontiac, MI
Jan. 2012 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Novi, MI
Dec. 2011 Legal Issues Seminar Detroit, MI
Oct. 2011 Fountas and Pinnell Training Novi, MI
Mar. 2011 SMEA Professional Development Conference East Lansing, MI
Nov. 2010 Educational Technology Conference East Lansing, MI

Community Feb. 2012 Furniture Bank of Southeast Michigan Bloomfield Hills, MI

Service May 2011 Outreach to Teach – State of Michigan Battle Creek, MI
Mar. 2011 Outreach to Teach – Michigan State University Lansing, MI
Dec. 2010 East Lansing Public Library Homework Helproom East Lansing, MI

Honors and Nov. 2014 Speaker at the MSU Ed Tech Conference East Lansing, MI
Awards July 2013 Speaker at the GREAT13 Technology Conference Galway, Ireland
June 2011 Chauffeur’s License
Aug. 2010 Member of Kappa Delta Pi: International Honors Fraternity in Education
Aug. 2010 Publicity Chair for SMEA: Michigan State University chapter

Interests Reading, playing piano, scrapbooking.

 References

Pat Salzwedel Mary Hulliberger

Sixth Grade Teacher, Our Lady of Sorrows Teacher, Walled Lake Northern
Phone: (248) 476-0977 x4011 Phone: (248) 515-9626
Email: psalzwedel@olsorrows.com Email: mhulliberger@comcast.net

Kim Pierce Sue Siemiesz

Parent, Our Lady of Sorrows Facilities Coordinator, Our Lady of Sorrows
Phone: (248) 981-4115 School Phone: (248) 464-0595
Email: kimbernotes@yahoo.com Email: ssiemiesz@olsorrows.com

Leigh Graves Wolf Carla Amori

MAET Co-Director, MSU Technology Coordinator, Our Lady of Sorrows
Phone: (517) 432-7195 Phone: (248) 476-0977 x1183
Email: gravesle@msu.edu Email: camori@olsorrows.com

Recommendation letters available upon request.