Elementary Teacher
Resume:
Jennifer Calito, M.Ed.
Chicago, IL 60640
jvrxkl@r.postjobfree.com
Professional Profile:
Ambitious educator with a passion for finding creative teaching strategies to educate a variety of learners. Solid track record for consistently meeting and exceeding professional and personal goals.
- Holds a Masters Degree in Elementary Education and a Masters in Instructional Technology.
- Experienced in integrating technology into various classroom settings (elementary and corporate learning environments).
- Focus on collaboration with fellow educators to meet the specific needs of learners.
Career Aspirations:
My career aspirations are two-fold:
- To use my skills, knowledge, and passions for teaching to assist learners of all ages to reach their full potential by identifying their personal learning style, strengths and areas of improvement.
- Obtain a Doctorate degree in Education to gain more knowledge and experience, and utilize my aptitude to reach out to students and educators to enhance the learning experience for all learners.
Certifications:
Elementary (T03) - 7/25/2011
Technology Specialist K-4 Endorsement - Pending
Substitute Teaching - Active: 2/7/2011
Education
Doctorate of Education in Educational Leaders – Curriculum and Instruction
University of Phoenix, Current
M.Ed., Elementary Education Teaching Certification
University of Phoenix, GPA 3.98, 12/2010
M.Ed., Instructional Technology
American Intercontinental University, GPA 4.0, 8/2004
B.I.T., Information Technology
American Intercontinental University, GPA 3.90 Magna Cum Laude, 9/2003
Professional Development in Elementary Education
- Student Teaching (Intern), August 2010 to December 2010
Robert Frost Elementary School, Mt. Prospect, IL
Taught first grade class in the subjects of Language Arts, Reading, Math, Social Studies, and Science. Created lesson plans which included: interdisciplinary connections, accommodations for diverse learners, and scaffolding techniques. Focused on sound classroom management techniques, time management, and school PBIS behavioral management plan. Developed and implemented Teacher Work Sample which included building assessment plan and tracking of students’ progress throughout an integrated unit. Worked with Daily 5, Working with Words, guided reading books, Accelerated Reader, and Harcourt reading series. Exposed to Write Tools writing series. Participated in parent teacher conferences, student assessments, report cards, and PTO meetings.
Other Professional Development Experience
- Database Analyst, July 2005 to present
Charter One Bank (Citizen’s Financial Group, Inc.), IL
Project management, DB development and maintenance, technical training.
- Data Systems Technician (Internal Job Title) February 2003 to November 2004
Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, IL
Coordinator & trainer for Reference mgr application, DB programming, tech support.
- Administrative Assistant, February 2000 to November 2004
Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, IL
Administrative assistant for director of department.
- Sales Manager September 1996 to October 1999
The Children’s Place, IL
Sales ledger, payroll, schedules, visual presentation of store, training sales associates.
Volunteerism
- Youth Group Sponsor (Jr. & Sr. High), March 2008 to July 2010
New Hope Christian Fellowship, Mundelein, IL
- Primary Grade Teacher (1st-3rd grade), August 2008 to December 2009
New Hope Christian Fellowship Sunday School, Mundelein, IL
Technical Skills
- Languages: Visual Basic 6.0, VB.net, ASP.net, SQL
- Databases: Access 97/2000/XP/2003, Reference Manager 9.5/10.0
- Platforms: Mac OS, Windows 95/98/2000/ME/XP Home Edition/XP Professional, DOS, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server Developers Edition 2005, Windows Server 2000
- Applications: iWorks (Pages, Numbers, Keynote), Visual Basic 6.0, Visual Studio.net 2005, MS Project, Adobe Acrobat, Visio, PeachTree Accounting, Word 95/97/2000/XP/2003, Excel 95/97/2000/XP/2003, PowerPoint 95/97/2000/XP/2003, Outlook 97/2000/XP/2003, Sound Forge XP, VM Ware, Campus 2000
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