Mary E Nemec

7745 Jewett Holmwood Road, Orchard Park, NY 14127 / (716) 534-3970 / neme8395@fredonia.edu
CERTIFICATIONS:
Initial Certification in Early Childhood Education (Birth-2nd grade)
Initial Certification in Childhood Education (1st-6th grade)

EDUCATION:
State University of New York at Fredonia, B.S.Ed., May 2020
● Early Childhood and Childhood Education major, English Concentration
● GPA: 3.96

Buffalo State College, M.S.Ed., currently attending

● Special Education: Childhood Program
● GPA: 4.0
AWARDS:
Summa Cum Laude, Dean's List Colonel C. Ross Wilson & Phyllis Wilson Scholarship
Kappa Delta Pi: Education Honor Society Helen Johnson Legacy Scholarship
William A. Harder Memorial Scholarship Steering Committee Student Representative

FULL TIME TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

2nd Grade Remote Teacher, Orchard Park Central School District, Aug 2020.-June 2021
● Built meaningful relationships with each student to create a strong classroom community
● Worked with district coaches weekly to continuously grow as an educator
● Cooperatively worked with co-workers, families, and district leaders to navigate remote teaching during a
pandemic
● Grew a deeper understanding and appreciation of the workshop model and how to incorporate it across all
subjects
● Regularly attended professional development for reading, writing, and math

2nd Grade Summer School Teacher, Orchard Park Central School District, July 2021-Aug 2021
● I will be teaching incoming 2nd graders struggling in math and reading.

STUDENT TEACHING/EARLY FIELD EXPERIENCE:

Kindergarten Student Teacher, Charlotte Ave Elementary, Hamburg, NY Mar.-May 2020
● Helped to develop and implement Guided Reading and Daily Five groups
● Communicated with students and families through Bloomz and Zoom during the COVID-19 pandemic
● Created hands-on STEAM activities for students during distance learning

2nd Grade Student Teacher, Charlotte Ave Elementary, Hamburg, NY Jan.-Mar. 2020
●Assisted in implementing students’ Behavioral Intervention Plan
●Created a unit on “Fighting for a Cause” where we explored many influential people in history
●Assessed students’ individual learning using informal and formal assessments

3rd Grade Student Teacher, Boston Valley Elementary, Hamburg, NY Sept.-Dec. 2019
●Began teaching on the students’ first day of school
●Attended Open House, Parent Teacher Conferences, SST and CSE meetings
●Prepared and taught differentiated lessons for math, social studies, literacy, and science

6th Grade/Resource Room Field Placement, Forestville Elementary, Forestville, NY, Fall 2018
●Designed lessons for a group of 6th graders who needed extra math intervention

3rd Grade Field Placement, Dunkirk School #5, NY, Fall 2017
●Tutored an ESL student in reading and writing, focusing on fluency and comprehension

Infant Room Field Placement, Campus & Community Children’s Center, Fredonia, NY, Spring 2017
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●Created sensory boards for infants to help with their developing sensory skills

Kindergarten Field Placement, Dunkirk School #4, Dunkirk, NY, Fall 2016
●Created individualized lessons for students struggling with math and rhyming

OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCES:

Teacher Substitute, Hamburg Central School District, Frontier Central School District, May 2019-present
Teacher Assistant Substitute, Orchard Park Central School District, Dec. 2018-present
Nanny, Pericak and Conti Families, Orchard Park, NY, June 2015-present
●Provided emergent reading support, developed behavioral management plans, created caring environment
Fredonia University Police, Fredonia, NY, August 2017-May 2019
●Assisted in filing confidential reports, sending out accident reports, and maintaining organization

CAMPUS INVOLVEMENT:
Secretary, Council for Exceptional Children Teacher Education Club
Vice President, Club Field Hockey Autism Awareness Club

VOLUNTEER/COMMUNITY SERVICE:
Dunkirk Swim Program, Students with Autism and families, Dunkirk, NY, 2018-2019
Kids Morning Out, Teacher (ages 4-8) St. John’s Church, Orchard Park, NY, 2012-present
Vacation Bible School, Group Leader, St. John’s Church, Orchard Park, NY, 2010-present
Tween Time, Teacher (ages 9-12), St. John’s Church, Orchard Park, NY, 2012-2016