John E. Dewey
Pittsburgh, PA 15223
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Education:
. Special Education Certification
Currently Enrolled
Waynesburg University
. Master of Arts in Secondary Education
December 2006
West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV Overall GPA: 3.3/4.0
. Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
May 2003
West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV Overall GPA: 2.9/4.0
Certifications:
. Paraprofessional Credential of Competency Certificate
. Pennsylvania: Social Studies Grades 7- 12
. West Virginia: Social Studies Grades 5- Adult
Student Teaching:
. Cheat Lake Middle School, Morgantown, WV October
-December 2006
-Experience with sixth graders
-Taught world regions and created lessons/units on Ancient Egypt,
Middle East and Canada
-Cooperating teacher: Mr. Jeff Hoffman
. Waynesburg Central High School, Waynesburg, PA August
-October 2006
-Experience with twelfth grade economics
-Prepared units and lessons on economic systems, economic theories,
supply/demand, and globalization
-Cooperating teacher: Mr. James Caruso
Job History:
. Instructional Aide for Sto-Rox School District
September 2008-Current
-Currently aide in the APEX (Alternative Placement for Educational
Excellence) program. The students I work with are at risk or need
transition into public high school
-Assisted in teaching Daily Living Skills, Study Skills, and the four
core subjects of Math, Language Arts, Science and Social Studies,
along with facilitating labs
-I was a one-on -one and instructional aide for special education
students in the classroom
. Giant Eagle: Hot Foods Clerk
December 2008-Current
-I prepare food and perform customer service duties during summer and
school breaks
. FedEx Ground Package Handler
July 2007-August 2008
-Sorted, loaded, and performed quality assurance on packages at a high
pace
. Residential Assistant for West Virginia University August
2004-December 2006
-Supervised freshmen, advised students with academic and social
problems
-Assisted in teaching the freshman introductory course University 101
-Worked as night staff/security, main desk secretary duties
. Classroom Aide for Moon Area School District
October 2003- June 2004
- Assisted teachers in the special education department
-Worked with autism, ADHD, and life skill students at the elementary,
middle, and high school levels
. Office Assistant for WVU Political Science Department
Fall 2001-Sprng 2003
-Secretarial duties, answering phone, heavy lifting, sorting mail,
filing, and Xeroxing
Language Skills:
. Fluent in Spanish