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Christina DiMarco

"Ideal teachers are those who use themselves as bridges over which they invite their students to cross, then having facilitated their crossing, joyfully collapse, encouraging them to create bridges of their own."

Nikos Kazantzakis

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Christina DiMarco

410 Maddock Road, Springfield, PA 19064

610-***-****

abqmdo@r.postjobfree.com

Education

West Chester University, West Chester, Pa

Graduated: May 2012

B.S. in Elementary Education (K-6) Minor in Web-Technology and ApplicationCumulative GPA: 3.58, Magna Cum Laude

Kennett Experience

August 2011-May 2012Accepted into the modified professional development school program and spent additional hours in the fieldConducted a semester long case study and analyzed data to determine how my teaching impacted student learningAssisted Reading Promise Night and established a genre room with popular titles for children K-2 and 3-5

Related Experience

YMCA Childcare Teacher, West Chester, PA

May 2012-PresentDelivered personal and individualized attention to students in the preschool and kindergarten classroomsCommunicated with parents and guardians at arrival and dismissal

YMCA Camp Counselor, West Chester, PA

June 2011Teamed with other counselors to plan cooperative, engaging activities based on Howard Gardner s theoryProvided campers with team building activities to reinforce social skills and the YMCA s core values of responsibility, respect, caring and honesty

YMCA School Age Child Care (SACC) Counselor, West Chester, PA

February 2011-2012Supervised the before and after school program at local elementary schoolsAssisted children in homework completion and regulated free time activities

Professional Development

Responsive Classroom I, Wilmington, DE

June 2012

Learned to build a classroom environment and use a positive approach to disciplineCollected strategies for morning meeting, rule creation, interactive modeling, logical consequences and positive teacher language

National Student Teacher & Supervision Conference (NSTSC), Slippery Rock, PA

April 2012Presented My iPad2 and Me: A Journey Through a Student Teaching Semester, highlighting the pros and cons of implementing the iPad in the classroomEntered into the NSTSC teacher candidate poster session with iTeach, Using the iPad in the Classroom, and suggested specific apps for different subject areas

CertificationsSmartBoard, Child abuse prevention, First Aid, CPR

Other Experience

Volunteer Coach- Springfield High School Varsity Volleyball Team

Fall 2008-2010Mentored leadership and team building skills

Volunteer Babysitter to Under-Privileged Family

Summer 2007- 2009Served as an unpaid nanny and established a daily routine in the child s life

Athletics

West Chester University Women s Volleyball Club President

Fall 2011-Spring 2012Scheduled and managed the structure of the volleyball season from September-MayGenerated sponsors through a collaborative effort from the executive boardDesigned West Chester University Women s Volleyball Club website

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