Rachel Blevins

rachel.blevins@lamar.k12.ga.us
706-741-8954
134 Hill Crest Dr, Thomaston, GA 30286

Objective
Gain teaching certification in the state of Georgia to continue to teach middle grades students in
various content areas and develop myself as a professional in education.

Education
Georgia College and State University
 Online MAT Middle Grades Education program, focus in Math and Science
 Graduation date: Dec 2023
University of Florida, graduation date: May 2022
 Online
 Bachelor’s Degree in Education Sciences (specialization in Disabilities in Society)
 Graduation date: May 2022
 3.78 GPA (before graduation)
Georgia College and State University, 2013
 Milledgeville, GA
 Middle Grades Education program
 86 credits earned here

Experience
7th Grade English Language Arts Teacher
 Lamar County Middle School in Barnesville, GA
 Developing engaging lessons, taught bell to bell, about a variety of works of literature
with Georgia Standards of Excellence for 7th grade students
Student teaching (GCSU Middle Grades Education program), 2016-2017
 I worked 3 full days through the school week at local middle and elementary schools
teaching alongside mentor teachers in social sciences and literature/lang. arts.
 Formed and wrote lesson plans to implement in the classroom, learned classroom
management skills, learned about new classroom technology, learned best practices from
long-time educators in the field
Attractions Cast Member, Disney College Program, Spring 2015
 Operated two attractions in Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World.
 Safely loaded, dispatched, and unloaded ride vehicles in the most popular vacation spot
in the world, evacuated rides safely when necessary and took proper protocols into
account when doing so, use problem solving skills when assisting guests into the queue
or handling issues with fast passes

Involvement
 Communities in Schools of Milledgeville, GA
o Tutored students after school as part of Alpha Omicron Pi
 Animal Rescue Foundation of Milledgeville, GA
 o Volunteered with Alpha Omicron Pi to assist in caretaking of dogs and cats who
were waiting for adoption
 Boys and Girls Club of Milledgeville, GA
o Helped students complete any homework assigned at school, lead them in game
time, assured that each student made it home safely with their guardians

References

Lara Greer
706-975-6960
High School Educator- English Literature
Flint River Academy
Woodbury, Georgia

Dr. Carla Schmidt, PHD, BCBA-D

352-273-4262
Clinical Assistant Professor at School of Special Education, School Psychology, and Early
Childhood Studies
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Dr. Shelly Voelker, Ed.D.

352-273-7534
Professor at School of Special Education, School Psychology, and Early Childhood Studies
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL