High School Development

ROBERT J. BURNS

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Career Objective:

Secondary School Teaching Position in History or Social Studies with Athletic Coaching Opportunity

Core Strengths:

• Caring and qualified Social Studies (7-12) teacher candidate with high school classroom experience and proven

capacity working with at-risk children in urban and rural settings

• Creative lesson planner with proven interactive, inquiry-based teaching/learning skills

• Track record of successful parental engagement in student development and planning exercises

• International Experience:

o Europe - Researched U.S. versus European school systems (Germany, Austria, Switzerland and

Luxembourg) May 2011

o Asia - traveled Southeast Asia and interacted in local culture (Singapore, Malaysia) June 2009

• 17 years of hockey playing/coaching experience.

o 2 years of play in Canada, 11 years of travel hockey, UofM hockey camp, 2012 summer hockey coach

Experience:

Student Teacher, Talawanda High School, Oxford, Ohio Fall Semester 2011

• Taught 10th grade American History (4 classes, 20+ students each)

• Received very positive Mentor Evaluation

• Designed daily lesson plans with flexible adaptations for varied student learning abilities

• Developed, assigned and evaluated homework/projects and created exams for each class

• Conducted Student Progress Conferences with parents to discuss educational plans designed to promote students’

educational/social development.

Employment History:

Camp Counselor, Camp Lindenmere – Henryville, Pennsylvania

Summer 2012

• Responsible for safety, supervision and activities of 12 personal bunk campers (400+ overall co-ed campers)

• Head Hockey Coach; orchestrated and supervised athletic activities for 3 sessions of 7-8 participants each

Summer Intern, Oakland County Children’s’ Village – Pontiac, Michigan

Summer 2011

• Direct involvement in organization and administration of court documents for at-risk juvenile detention children

Student Fundraiser, Miami University, Ruffalo CODY – Oxford, Ohio April-November 2010

• Ranked in highest caller group for contribution commitments solicited from priority donors

Education

Miami University – Oxford, Ohio December 2012

• Bachelor of Science - Integrated Social Studies Education

o Professional Education Courses and Requirements GPA = 3.74

• Major Concentration: Global Forces in Regional Contexts

Certifications

• Ohio 4-Year Resident Educator License (applied for - effective July 1, 2013) December 2012

• PLT: Grades 7-12 (Score 173) November 2012

• Social Studies: Content Knowledge (Score 171) January 2011

Community Involvement

• Adopt-a-School Program, Volunteer, Talawanda High School, 2009-2010

o Provided tutoring for Extra Time Extra Help (ETEH) in writing, reading, and general study skills.

• Habitat for Humanity, Volunteer, Pontiac, Michigan, Winter and Spring Break 2009

• Grace Centers of Hope, Volunteer, Pontiac, Michigan, Fall 2007

o Provided homework assistance in after school program

Affiliations

Pi Kappa Alpha (Delta Gamma) fraternity, 2009-2012

References

Furnished upon request

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