SHAUNA PAUL! HS English Teacher PROFILE EDUCATION | possess a keen eye for detail and my Google Calendar is meticulously organized. When 'm not studying or working, | am ct the gym, exploring nature, or finding local hidden gems. TEACHING PHILOSOPHY | hope to instill ¢ love of reading, language, and critical thought into my students. | am @ firm believer that students need to feel competent and trusted, as well as feel like they have choices. Helping students feel secure In their ability t0 explain themselves allows them to explore new Ideas. STRENGTHS Individualization Developer Positivity Empathy Harmony ONLINE PROGRAM (May 2021 - Aug, 2022) BACHELOR OF ARTS (2016 - 2020) Dakota State University Secondary Education Certification Program Augustana University BA. in English and Journalism, Writing Emphasis Graduated cum laude with Civitas Honors PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Student Teacher (Jan. 2022 - present) Practicum Teacher (October 2021) Writing Tutor (Aug. 2019 - May 2020) Editor (Feb. 2018 - May 2020) Brookings High Schoo! | Brookings, SD © Worked with 5 classes of 12th graders in ‘an English classroom from January 7 to May 9 Mickelson Middle Schoo! | Brookings, SO © Worked with 7th graders in an ELA classroom, spending 40 hours with the class over the course of three weeks. ‘Augustana University | Sioux Falls, SD ‘© Tutored students on-on-one in person and through online applications to provide ecademic support in all kinds of writing cssignments at the Nancy Dickinson Writing Center. Augustana Mirror| Sioux Falls, SD ‘© Acted as an assistant editor, web editor, ‘and social media producer for the AU campus newspaper # Spearheaded the creation of a weekly news roundup and emailed it out to students and statf