Marleigha Marcia Lossin

435 N. Yale Ave. Villa Park, IL 60181| (630) 606-5217 | marleighalossin@gmail.com

Objective
To be able to work in an area where each student has his or her own unique story and diversities; and to push these
students to grow as individuals into a community through multicultural teaching.

Education
BACHELOR OF ARTS | AUG 2007 – MAY 2011 | MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
· Major: Elementary Education
· Minor: TESOL, History
· Specialization: Urban Education

FULL YEAR TEACHER CERTIFICATION PROGRAM | SEPT 2011 – APR 2012 | MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
· 15 Master level Teaching and Curriculum credits

Experience
MADISON ELEMENTARY 
DIFFERENTIATION SPECIALIST JULY 2019 – PRESENT
· Teach Mathematics to high achieving students in third, fourth, & fifth grade
· Teach Reading enrichment to high achieving students in third, fourth, & fifth grade
· Challenge students to use a growth mindset
· Push students learning beyond grade level standards
· Engage students in complex novels to expand their thinking
FLAGSTONE ELEMENTARY 
SIXTH GRADE TEACHER JULY 2015 – JUNE2019
· Teach Language Arts and Social Studies
· Engage students in learning about issues in the world and what it means to be an activist
· Give an understanding of the world through learning about other countries’ governments and economies along
with how citizens influence those countries
· Educate students on history of the world through historical fiction book clubs
· Inspire students to be entrepreneurs and create their own business along with how to budget to make it
successful

KENTON ELEMENTARY
95 percent of students are ESL | 90 percent of students are on free or reduced lunch | 10 percent are refugee students

SECOND GRADE TEACHER  JULY 2014 – MAY 2015

· Created multiple levels of success criterion for students to use as a tool to reach proficiency
· Engaged students in self-assessing and creating goals for themselves
· Involved with the equity committee
· Led professional developments on how to build equity within the classroom
· Created and coached an after school running program for 3-5th graders
· Active participant in Community of Practice (PLCs)
THIRD GRADE TEACHER SEPT 2013 – MAY 2014
· Contributed to lesson studies with third grade instructor team
· Collaborated with colleagues to create standard based lessons
· Facilitated professional development on de-escalating major behavioral issues with students
· Attended multiple professional development courses and presentations on classroom management, character
education and equity
· Participated on the PBiS committee
· Created a character education curriculum

FOURTH GRADE TEACHER JULY 2012 – SEPT 2013

· Taught a refugee cluster class with four students just beginning to learn English
· Incorporated many different types of structures to help students understand lessons, from sentence structures to
picture supports
· Instructed English development classes for students who were beginners in English language
· Produced and implemented classroom management tools emphasizing good behavior
· Participated on the PBiS committee

Additional Teaching and Leadership Experience

CAMP INVENTION JUNE 2016 – JUNE 2018
· Directed and organized two summer programs of camp at Flagstone Elementary
· Inspired students to explore their ideas and to create new inventions
· Taught two summer programs
TRACK FEB 2016 – MAY 2019
· Organized the HEX program at Flagstone Elementary
· Coached 25 exemplary 6th graders to compete in a district track meet
· Allowed students to explore different types of track events
GIRLS ON THE RUN AUG 2015 – MAY 2018
· Coached six seasons of Girls on the Run
· Coordinated four seasons of Girls on the Run
· Taught girls to build self-esteem and how to enjoy running
· Girls ran a 5K in Denver at the end of each 10-week season
RUNNING CLUB APR 2014 – MAY 2015
· Started a running team at a title 1 school
· Organized donations throughout the year and hosted a fundraiser to purchase shoes and clothes for participating
students
· Taught students to build self-esteem and how to enjoy running
· 34 students joined the team and ran a 5K in Denver at the end of each 10-week season

CROSS CULTURAL TEACHING IN SOUTH AFRICA | SILVERLEA PRIMARY JULY 2011 – AUG 2011
· Studied how the education system works in South Africa while taking masters courses
· Taught various lessons to a diverse group of second grade students
· Taught more authentic lessons after being immersed in the culture by living with local family

Professional Development
· Gifted and Talented Workshops
· Gifted and Talented Conference
· Teaching Math with ELLs in Mind · Constructing Meaning (ELA)
· Equity in Learning · Equity Conferences
· Kathy Richards · Lucy Calkins
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