Lauren Hollingsworth

lhollingsworth@wvusd.org | laurenhollingsworthteachingportfolio.weebly.com

EDUCATION

Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA

• California Preliminary Multiple Subject Teaching Credential May 2018
o Recipient of Delta Kappa Gamma Outstanding Elementary Student Teacher award
• Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies December 2017
o Cum Laude
o Concentration in Intercultural Communication Studies
o Studied Abroad: Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, and Spain May 2016

TEACHING-RELATED EXPERIENCE

Teacher, Kindergarten
Quail Summit Elementary Diamond Bar, CA Fall 2018-Present
• Engage student learning by optimizing various PBIS, Thinking Map, and GLAD strategies to maintain an effective
learning environment
• Work with 65% Asian student population and incorporate meaningful learning experiences for all students
including English Learners, GATE students, and students with disabilities
• Partner with families by implementing Family Fridays to increase family participation, maintain open
communication, establish positive rapport with families and students, and collaborate clear academic expectations
• Manage Talent Show, organize Yearbook, and facilitate kindergarten orders and finances
Student Teaching Teacher, Kindergarten/1st grade
Carpinteria Family School Carpinteria, CA Spring 2018
• Entirely responsible for twenty days of a fifteen-week placement of full instruction including planning, organizing
subject matter, and assessing students
• Enhanced and supported all students in learning through differentiated instruction and led after school intervention
• Created and maintained an effective environment for learning
Pre-Professional Teacher, 3rd grade
Franklin Elementary School Santa Barbara, CA Fall 2017
• Taught students through whole group lessons, small groups, and one-on-one tutoring
• Planned lessons to meet students’ needs and aligned with Common Core State Standards
• Modeled life-long learning strategies and motivated 95% Latino student population with balanced whole group,
small group, and one-on-one differentiated instruction to support all learners
Pre-Professional Teacher, Kindergarten/1st grade
Carpinteria Family School Carpinteria, CA Fall 2016
• Assisted Cooperating Teacher in implementing lessons in Language Arts and Mathematics
• Provided support to students who were struggling in reading and mathematics
• Engaged students in the process of learning by promoting self-efficacy, confidence, and resilience

CONFERANCES ATTENDED

• Get Your Teach On Level Up Conference March 2021,

• Get Your Teach On K/1 Virtual Experience Conference May 2020
• Get Your Teach On in Los Angles Conference January 2020
• TELA Workshop - Teaching English Learners through the Fine Arts September 2019
• Daily 5 + Math Daily 3 Frameworks the 2sisters workshop November 2018