Laura DiTomasso

4656 Glory Maple Trace laura.ditomasso@gmail.com Cell: (678)392-0733

Powder Springs, GA 30127

Objective: To obtain a P-8 teaching position.

Education: Masters of Education: Mathematics Education (P-8)

University of Georgia, Griffin, GA
• Anticipated Graduation Date: May 2020
Successfully passed GACE Exam: Middle Grades Mathematics 013
Bachelor of Science: Early Childhood Education (P-5)
Georgia College and State University, Milledgeville, GA
• GPA 3.8
• Graduated May 2015
Successfully passed GACE Exam: EC 001 and 002
Successfully passed GACE Ethics Exam

Teaching Smyrna Elementary School Smyrna, GA

Experiences: Teacher (Grade 4) July 2018- Present
• Participated in Mathematics curriculum committee
• Participated in Social Studies curriculum committee
• Participated in ELA curriculum committee
• Lead book study on Classroom Discussions: Using Math Talk to Help Students Learn
• Implemented Lucy Calkins units of study (Reading and Writing)
• Maintained classroom management strategies to ensure quality learning experiences
• Planned and implemented integrated lessons and units
• Differentiated instruction to meet the needs of all students
• Recorded and analyzed data to inform teaching practices
• Attended professional learning experiences to enhance classroom experiences
o Leader in Me
o Conscious Classroom Management
o Restorative Practices
o The Next Step Forward In Guided Reading
o The Reading Strategies Book
o The Writing Strategies Book
o Box of Facts
• Implemented and shared grade level collaborative planning strategies

Sweetwater Elementary School Lithia Springs, GA

Teacher (Grade 4) July 2015- June 2018
• Chaired mathematics curriculum committee
• Participated in math curriculum selection committee for Douglas County
• Participated in math curriculum and assessment committee for Douglas County
• Participated in PAC for 21st Century Grant Program
• Coached 4th grade math team
• Coached grades 3-5 vocabulary bowl team
• Trained in and implemented Lucy Calkins units of study
• Trained in and implemented Eureka Math

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 • Maintained classroom management strategies to ensure quality learning experiences
• Planned and implemented integrated lessons and units
• Differentiated instruction to meet the needs of all students
• Recorded and analyzed data to inform teaching practices
• Attended professional learning experiences to enhance classroom experiences
• Implemented and shared grade level collaborative planning strategies
• Co-lead: Origami club, Community service club
• Co-chaired yearbook committee

Dames Ferry Elementary School Gray, GA

Student Teaching Internship (Grade 5) January 2015- May 2015
• Assumed all daily routines
• Adapted and maintained classroom management strategies to ensure quality learning
experiences
• Planned and implemented a ten day writing unit
• Completed four weeks of required full time teaching and voluntarily assumed
responsibility for two subjects per non-full time week
• Created a file of appropriate grade level literacy lessons and activities
• Planned and implemented a service learning project

Other Professional Elephants in the Room: Diversity and Privilege in the Classroom
Experiences: • Presented, Physical Disabilities: Accommodate to Educate

Georgia Association on Young Children 2014

• Presented, Architects of Change: Constructing the Classroom Community

Computer Skills: Instructional Technology

• SmartBoard, ActivInspire, iLearn

Microsoft Office
• Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access

Certifications: • Elementary Education (P-5)

• Middle Grades (4-8) – Mathematics
• Project Wet, Project WILD

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