Alexandria Schmidt

Cedar Falls, IA 50613 schmidtlexi828@gmail.com  (563) 605-0448

Education
University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education, May 2024
Minor: Literacy Education

Hawkeye Community College, Waterloo,Iowa

Associates of Arts, November 2022

Certifications
 OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens
 Mandatory Child Abuse Reporter

Student Teaching
Cedar Heights Elementary, Cedar Falls, IA January - Present
Title 1 Reading, First – Third Grade
 Administered mid-year testing formats such as PAST
 Attended professional meetings with Title Reading and Classroom teachers.
 Taught small group reading interventions for 1st grade through 3rd grade.
 Planned a variety of lessons that target phonemic awareness and
comprehension.
 Assisted in a general education classroom while learning phonics skills.
 Generated writing prompts that allow students to critically think about text.

Lincoln Elementary, Waterloo, IA March - May

4th Grade

Field Experience
Waterloo District, Waterloo, IA Fall 2023
Field Experience III- Kindergarten, Kingsley Elementary
 Guided entire class in a variety of workshop groups, whole class discussions and
independent work.
 Supplemented all instruction with differentiated instruction specifically for ELL
students.

Cedar Falls District, Cedar Falls, IA Spring 2022

Field Experience ll – Fifth Grade, Cedar Heights Elementary
 Acquired and conducted curriculum-based worksheets and group activities to
engage students in lessons.
 Developed pretesting activities to anticipate students’ knowledge levels prior to
lessons.

Waterloo District, Waterloo, IA Spring 2021

Field Experience l – First Grade, Lou Henry Elementary
 Supervised during recess, putting students’ safety as the top priority.
 Assisted students navigating StoryOnline and similar online interactive reading
resources.
Related Experience Spring 2022
Cedar Falls District, Cedar Falls, IA
America Reads- Fourth Grade, Lincoln Elementary
 Developed lesson plans based on prior selected books
 Persuaded students to use critical thinking skills when reading books.
 Assisted in mainstreaming a BD student into the class and managing behavior if
unable to mainstream.

Additional Experience
Dunkin Donuts, Cedar Falls, IA June 2021- October 2023
Shift Leader
 Delegated crew members to different positions within the store to maximize
speed and efficiency of service
 Go to team member to mitigate tension between customers and Dunkin.
 Lead team for opening and closing shifts
 Balancing cash registers during and at the end of shift