HANNAH SMITH

223 N Penstemon Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57110 · (605) 421-8433

hannah.smith353@jacks.sdstate.edu · @hansmithteach

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
JULY 2019 – DECEMBER 2019
NANNY, ELLIOTT HOUSEHOLD
 Provided daily, in-home care for 2 children (5 years and 2 years of age)
 Collaborated with parents and child’s kindergarten teacher to create educational
activities based on kindergarten standards
 Communicated feedback and concerns to parents on a daily basis

JANUARY 2018 – MAY 2018

KINDERGARTEN SPANISH TEACHER, ST THOMAS MORE CATHOLIC PARISH
 Collaborated with faculty in the SDSU Modern Language Department to create
age-appropriate Spanish lessons
 Created engaging, interactive lessons and activities for a class of 16 students
 Communicated student progress with the classroom teacher

SEPTEMBER 2017 – MAY 2019

ASSISTANT EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHER, PEACE LUTHERAN EARLY CHILDHOOD
CENTER
 Facilitated lessons and activities for classrooms ranging from 3 months to 7 years
of age
 Communicated student activities, progress, and concerns to parents on a daily
basis
 Created and taught 2 lessons regarding the human brain for a junior kindergarten
classroom in collaboration with the SDSU Honors College

EDUCATION
MAY 2021
B.A. & B.S., SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
 Early Childhood/Elementary Education (BS) & Spanish Language (BA)
 3.92 GPA w/ Honors distinction
 College of Education and Human Science Dean’s List (2016-2020 semesters)
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS + INVOLVEMENT
o SENATOR, STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION SENATE
o SIGMA DELTA PI, NATIONAL COLLEGIATE HISPANIC HONOR SOCIETY
o KAPPA DELTA PI, INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY IN EDUCATION
o HONORS PEER MENTORING COORDINATOR, FISHBACK HONORS COLLEGE

ADDITIONAL SKILLS
o EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
o Certified Microsoft Educator, Flipgrid, Google Apps (Google Classroom, Google Office),
Formative Assessment Tools (Quizzizz, Kahoot), Video Production Tools (Loom, iMovie,
Adobe Spark)