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EDUCATION

 High School Diploma, Kingsland High School……………………………..………….May 2019

o GPA of 3.97, A and AA honor roll, multiple dual credit courses completed through
Riverland Community College, participated in many extracurriculars
 Bachelors in Elem. Ed., Winona State University..……………………….Expected May 2022
o Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021 dean’s list, provisional honors (summa cum laude)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 Fall Student Teaching (6 Weeks)…………………….…………August 2021 to October 2021

o Student taught in Kindergarten with Laura Jacobs at Gibbs Elem. in Rochester for 6 weeks. Met
with parents at Step into Learning/Meet the teacher, observed beginning of year assessments,
planned lessons, co-taught, taught large group and small group lessons, walked student to and from
specials, led morning meetings, supervised students during playtime both inside and outside, led
crafts, walked students out of building at dismissal. Also attended professional development session
through the district on differentiated instruction and another PD session on literacy
partnership/curriculum.
 Spring Student Teaching (10 Weeks) …………………………..January 2022 to March 2022
o Student taught in a fourth-grade classroom with Heather Strand at Spring Grove Public Schools.
Developed lesson plans from curriculum and “from scratch”, taught full time for 5 weeks. Led
morning meetings and implemented gratitude and affirmation time, created and ran small group
math rotations, started daily journaling prompts for students, helped CT deal with behavioral issues,
led conferences with parents, and took students on outings to places in the community.

CLINICAL EXPERIENCES

 Bubbleology, Byron Elementary……………………………………………………October 2020

 Worked with classmates to co-teach 5 science lessons on bubbles to students via google meets.
 Kid-Watching, Kingsland Elementary..…….………………………..………….November 2020
 Observed social and developmental aspects of one first grade student in relation to a child
development and theories class and wrote a paper.

 Math Methods, Elton Hills Elementary, Rochester.………………October/November 2020

 Observed and taught math lesson for 4th graders (multiple digit multiplication) and 5th graders
(division) with Traci Lippincott for 3 weeks. Created lesson plans, utilized online tools
(whiteboards, chats, etc.) and conducted over google meets.
 InSciEd Out, Mayo Clinic………………………………………….November/December 2020
  Professional Development for 1 week, observed Zebrafish growth and development, learned
material that we would have taught. Help re-write/re-vamp lessons in week 2.
 Title 1 Observation, St. Charles Elementary..……………………………………….March 2021
 Observed reading intervention with Gretchen Hoffman. Observed different types of assessment and
Orton-Gillingham Approach with students in grades 1, 2, 3, & 5.
 4th Grade Language Arts Observation, Neveln Elementary, Austin.………….March 2021
 Observed a 4th Grade Language Arts class via Google Meets.

RELATED EXPERIENCE

 Babysitting/Nannying…………………………………………………………………..2013 – 2019
o Babysat and nannied throughout high school. Cared for children from many different families
with ages ranging from infants to middle school aged. Cared for children, cooked, cleaned, did
errands, and occasionally babysat overnight.
 Daycare Assistant, Bright Beginnings Childcare, Wykoff, MN…..………………2019 – 2020
o Assisted/volunteered at an in-home daycare, mostly worked with infants and toddlers.
Supervised/cared for/entertained children, cooked, and assisted the owner with errands.
Occasionally worked alone/substituted.
 AmeriCorps Member…...……………………………………………….June 2021 - August 2021
o Worked at Tiger Time (childcare program) in Stewartville this past summer as an AmeriCorps
member. Worked in a first-grade room. Supervised children indoors and outdoors, led
activities, crafts, and games.
 Cook/Waitress/Dishwasher, The Gateway, Wykoff, MN……………….........2016 – Present
o Began as dishwasher, then waitress and cook at small café.

VOLUNTEER/LEADERSHIP ROLES

 Student Council
o Participated for several years. Elected as Treasurer senior year. Duties included paying bills,
depositing money, maintaining a budget, and giving budget reports
 National Honor Society
o Participated for two years, served as Vice President senior year, helped plan events and volunteered
for clothing drives.
 FFA
o Participated for multiple years, served as Treasurer and Secretary. Helped plan chapter events, put
on community service events, handled money, and kept notes.
 Key Club
o Took many volunteer opportunities such as working at blood drives, ditch clean up, making tie
blankets, rang bells for salvation army, and many others.