Erica Keefer

ericakeefer@gmail.com (724)622-0964 Beaver, PA 15009

Education
Geneva College, Beaver Falls, PA Aug. 2023
Bachelor of Science in Education, PK4-4th Grade/Special Education PK-12 Certifications
Minor in Reading Methods
● Awarded Hawthorne Reading Award April 2023 GPA 3.93

Education Experience
3rd Grade Teacher | Provident Charter School, Baden PA Nov. 2023-Present

● Teach grade level subjects such as Amplify Science, Eureka Math2 and social studies
● Manage cases for Special Education students, write IEPs, collect and record progress
monitoring data, and determine ESY Eligibility
● Instruct reading intervention small groups daily with Wilson Reading System while working
towards Wilson Certification

Long-Term Substitute Teacher| College Square Elementary, Beaver PA Aug. 2023-Nov. 2023

● Created and implemented daily lesson plans that were both curriculum based and self
designed
● Designed and put behavior plans in place while working closely with families to get testing for
students who struggled with attention and impulse control
● Built a positive rapport with grade level teammates and other staff members

Kindergarten Student Teacher | College Square Elementary, Beaver PA Mar. 2023-May 2023

● Designed and implemented chess lessons for kindergarten students, teaching them the six
different pieces and how they move on the chess board
● Carried out classroom curriculum, including Heggerty, Fundations, and Eureka Math 2
● Effectively applied teaching strategies for an English Language Learner with no prior English
experience

Special Education Student Teacher | Beaver Middle School, Beaver PA Jan. 2023-Mar. 2023

● Planned and implemented ELA and Math lessons for life skills student based on IEP goals
● Collaborated with the pre-algebra instructor using Schoology to co-teach math lesson using
the station teaching method
● Created differentiated virtual white board lessons to teach the Pythagorean Theorem to meet
the individual needs of learning support students

Special Education Field Experience|Riverside Elementary, Riverside PA Sept. 2022-Dec. 2023

● Designed lessons for learning support students in kindergarten, first, and second grade
including self initiated read alouds and Flat Stanley project
● Wrote a full behavior support plan for a struggling student including obtaining four different
types of data
● Built relationships with the learning support teacher, teaching assistants, and student teacher
in the classroom to perform small group instruction with the students