Amanda Rego

amandarego96@gmail.com

Objective
Passionate educator with four years experience who strives to implement high quality instruction for all learners and use
technology to enhance 21st century life skills to become lifelong learners.

Education
New Jersey City University: Jersey City, NJ Anticipated Graduation: May 2023
§ Masters in Educational Technology with a concentration in School Library Media Specialist
The College of New Jersey: Ewing, NJ May 2018
§ Early Childhood Education and Psychology
§ GPA: 3.622/ 4.0

Certifications
CEAS- Early Childhood Education, State of New Jersey May 2018
Praxis Exam, Early Childhood Education- 186/ 200 May 2017
Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying Certification- The College of New Jersey January 2017
Substitute Teaching Certificate
Linden, NJ Board of Education February 2017
Monroe Township Board of Education February 2018

Teaching Experience
1st Grade Teacher September 2018- Present
Deerfield School 9, Linden, NJ
§ General Education Classroom 15 current students, but have had classes up to 22 students
§ Have worked with ESL students, some who have started with no English
§ Teach Journey’s (2017) reading curriculum, Heggerty Phonics program, GoMath!- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
math curriculum, myWorld Interactive Social Studies lessons, and Foss Science lessons
§ Differentiate lessons for various student needs, such as struggling readers, active students, and English- Language
learners
§ Utilized technology for all virtual instruction, but also pre-pandemic teaching, when appropriate
o Familiar with the apps Edmentum, SeeSaw, Epic Books, Prodigy Math, FlipGrid, Kahoot, Vooks
§ Participate in Intervention and Referral Services meetings for students who I believe need extra support
§ Have open and active communication with Parents and Guardians through email and on Class Dojo

Professional Development 2021-2022 School Year

Linden Public Schools, Science Department
§ Taught three, six-hour, professional development sessions to first- year first grade teachers, and new to first grade
teachers on our Foss Science Curriculum
§ Hands on professional development, where teachers would use the kits that the students will be using throughout the
school year

Senior Student Teaching Experience Fall 2017

Oak Tree Elementary School, Monroe Township, NJ
§ Weekly 5 day field experience in a 2nd Grade General Education Classroom with 22 students
§ Taught Reader’s and Writer’s Workshop lessons, enVision Math 2.0 lessons, along with science/ STEM, social
studies, and health lessons
§ Utilized various classroom management skills- gaining student attention, allowing for brain breaks when necessary,
ensuring all students were focused
§ Differentiated lesson plans based on the various needs of students within the classroom, such as struggling readers
§ Incorporated technology into lessons when appropriate, such as use of a document camera, showing videos, and
having students use Chromebooks
§ Actively participated in Back to School Night, and Response to Intervention meetings
§ For Parent- Teacher Conferences, actively talked with parents about their child’s behavior and progress with certain
subjects, especially writing

Other Professional Experience

Camp Counselor: Featherbed Lane Day Camp- Clark, NJ Summers 2013- 2019
§ Manage a group of 30 girls, ages 4-8
§ Create games to play throughout the day, along with crafts for campers to make
§ Get campers changed and ready for swim lessons, twice a day
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§ Bring them to and from daily activities, such as sports, and art

Mad Science of New Jersey- Ewing, NJ April 2016- May 2018

§ After school program at various schools in the New Jersey/ Pennsylvania area
§ Groups of 8- 20 students, ranging in ages from Kindergarten- 5th grade
§ Fun, and enthusiastic teacher, implementing different science lessons once a week on varying topics, such as kitchen
chemistry, weather, science of toys, and simple machines

Honors and Leadership

Governor Teacher of the Year 2020-2021
§ The program highlights educational innovation, student achievement, the rewards of teaching, and important
services outside the classroom environment that lead to student success

SEL Committee 2021- 2022 School Year

§ Planned and created social- emotional lessons for the first- grade team to conduct once a month on our SEL day

Black History Month Committee 2021-2022 School Year

§ Helped plan school- wide events to celebrate and honor Black men and women throughout history and today

Women’s History Month Committee 2021- 2022 School Year

§ Helped plan school- wide events to celebrate and honor women in history and current women role- models
§ Helped plan a breakfast, where Women Leaders from Linden were invited and listened to student presentations

NJ Positive Behavior Support in Schools- Linden Public Schools 2020-Present

§ Multi- tiered system of support for behavior, and social emotional wellness that promotes equity for all students

School Climate Committee- Linden Public Schools 2019-Present

§ Goal is to create a positive school climate for students, faculty, staff, and parents
§ We meet multiple times per school year to come up with plans to improve certain areas of school to ensure a
positive climate.

Vanguard Committee- Linden Public Schools 2020- Present

§ Become familiar with and certified in certain apps/ websites to help and teach other teachers in my building how to
properly utilize and use them within their classrooms

Kappa Delta Pi Honors Society Fall 2017

§ International Honors Society, recognizing any Education major who has achieved a GPA of a 3.5, and who are
dedicated to teaching

Order of Omega Honor Society Spring 2017

§ National Leadership Honor Society, recognizing Juniors and Seniors who have shown high achievements in
scholarship, leadership, and involvement within their Fraternities and Sororities

Skills/ Professional Development

§ The Role of the School Climate Committee- 3 Hours, New Jersey State BAR Foundation March 2022
§ Creating an Effective Tier 2 System- 6 Hours, Positive Behavior Support in Schools, Rutgers December 2019
§ Literacy Fellowship- 10 Hours, Linden Public Schools January 2019
o Collaborated with other supervisors, coaches, and educators about forming better reading groups and
teaching better reading strategies to students. Met with the Reading Coach every few weeks to discuss
progress and create better groupings of the students within my class
o Was observed by fellow educators to see strengths and weaknesses in teaching reading, especially during
centers and guided reading
§ Apple Teacher Certification October 2018
§ Professional Development for Google Classroom- 10 hours, Monroe Township School District Fall 2017
§ Educated in Project Learning Tree curriculum and instruction- The College of New Jersey April 2017
§ Professional Development at Hopewell Elementary School March 2017
o Participated in various workshops, including co- teaching, growth mindset, and teaching
through inquiry
§ Completed Strengths Quest Program Spring 2015
o Strength include: Developer, Restorative, Strategic, and Responsible