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April Fellman, 907-***-****), ************@*******.***

PO Box 770 Delta Junction, AK 99737

Professional Profile

Eager to instill my love of learning in our future generations:

1. Will hold a Bachelor’s in Elementary Education, May 2013

2. Professional teaching certificate May 2013

3. Experienced in use of the classroom technology

4. Dedicated to creating life-long learners

Education, Honors, and Certifications

BA Elementary Education

University of Alaska Fairbanks. 2013

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Member

Dean’s List 2009-2013 (4.0 gpa, 156 credits)

Associate in the Arts

Edison College, Fort Myers, Fl. 2007

Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Member

Graduated with high honors, Dean’s List (4.0 gpa)

2012- Passed middle school Praxis exams in: Middle School Content Knowledge, Middle School

Language Arts, Middle School Science, Middle School Social Studies, Middle School Math

2011- Scored in top 15% of the nation in Praxis II Elementary School Content Knowledge with a score of

190

Key Qualifications

Certified in Elementary (K-8) Education with qualifications to teach middle school content knowledge

in: math, language arts, science, and social studies

Pending completion of a year-long elementary internship including taking over all classroom teacher

responsibilities in February/March 2013 (Delta Elementary School)- graduation May 12, 2013

Incorporation of interdisciplinary lesson planning with a focus on differentiated instruction using

various teaching strategies

Implementation of technology in the classroom using Smart Board applications

Focused on creating socially responsible learners using community connections in the classroom

Experience in multi-grade classrooms- substituted in K-12 grade classrooms for the 2011-2012

school year (Delta Greely School District)

Computer Skills

1. Software (IBM and MAC environments): Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel,

Microsoft Access, Inuit

2. Working knowledge of the Internet

3. Website creation/management

4. Experienced in online conferencing/Distance education

5. System installations and debugging; terminal/printer operations

Employment

1. Student Teacher, August 2012 to present (May) 2013

Delta Elementary School, Delta Junction, Alaska

(Full time student teaching portfolio, year-long intern portfolio, student work sample analysis, and

literacy development profile samples available upon request.)

2. Substitute Teacher, K thru High School, August 2012-present

Delta/Greely School District, Delta Junction, Alaska

(Responsibilities: assume all duties of the regular classroom teacher promptly and in

accordance with school rules. This may include bus, lunchroom, playground, hall duty

or other duties assigned by the school principal. Maintain normal classroom routines and

discipline procedures. Follow the instructions left by the teacher Work one on one with

students struggling with material. Working in small groups with special education

students.)

3. Special Education/Autism Aide, March 2012-May 2012

Delta Greely School District/Delta Elementary School

(One on one instruction with intensive needs Autistic student. Responsible for math, reading and writing

instruction. Experienced in implementing Handwriting without Tears and Ed Mark instruction. Monitored

student safety. Aided student with physical therapy exercises.)

4. School/classroom volunteer, August 2011-May 2012

Delta Elementary School, Kindergarten. Delta Junction, Alaska

5. Journalist/office assistant, January-October 2009

Delta Wind, Delta Junction, Alaska

(experience in all aspects of office management, customer service, accounts payable/receivable, website

management, reporting/journalism)

6. Teller, September 2008-January 2009

Wells Fargo, Delta Junction, Alaska (experience in customer service, balancing transactions,

Hogan (in house computer operation))

References:

Milt Hooton (mentor teacher) Delta Elementary School, 907-***-****

Stefanie Lehner (Kindergarten teacher) Delta Elementary School, 406-***-****

Phyllis Turnquist, University of Alaska education program advisor 907-***-****

Letters of Recommendation upon request

Philosophy of Education

I believe that learning takes place best when students are engaged and in order to engage

a diverse group of students several learning styles must take place not only each day but in each

lesson. Children need to be provided with the opportunity to learn from their own curiosities

through hands on exploration and experimentation which provides them with critical thinking

skills and engages them in the content. Children should be provided opportunities to learn from

their peers through cooperative learning groups. To aid visual learners there needs to be

opportunities in the classroom to actually see what is being taught and not just leave the learning

to a text book. Lecturing does have its place in the classroom but should not be the sole way to

teach. Kids should be able to learn by reading about the subject, talking about the subject,

forming their own questions and discovering their own answers through hands on explorations

and children should be able to have the chance to be able to learn from their peers. Solitary

learning should take place as well but by allowing the children to learn from each other provides

both auditory and verbal learners a chance to reinforce their knowledge.

It is my belief that academics are only a part of what school has to offer. Children must be

provided a chance to learn compassion for their peers. I am a firm believer in creating a

classroom community where all of the children are not only accepted but valued. This

encourages the children to take risks and risks allow the children to broaden their understanding

and truly digest the information taught in school. By teaching children to be compassionate there

is less conflict in the classroom which leaves more time to be focused on learning. One way to

encourage this is to promote group learning and taking children out of their comfort zone by

continually changing the group dynamics so everyone finds value in working with all of their

peers, not just former friends.

I am an advocate for interdisciplinary learning in the classroom. By compartmentalizing

subjects our kids lose touch with how learning is interconnected which makes many things all

the more difficult to understand. Subjects should not have rigid boundaries and be broken apart

to be taught separately. Various skills should be integrated in one lesson because real world

scenarios are never clear cut and separated. Math can easily integrate writing, art, and science.

Science journals can integrate art and writing into the science curriculum. Children can

continually develop various skills throughout the entire school day when their classroom fosters

interdisciplinary learning. In my classroom children will get the ‘whole’ picture because they

will be taught that everything is connected.

Most importantly I believe that there is no reason why learning can’t be fun. Kids will

want to learn if it is presented in a way that sparks their interest. Sure, there will be days when

they must take tests and learn math skills that they may not be enthused about, but if kids

generally love learning they will cope better during periods of less enjoyable learning like during

state testing. When kids have fun while learning they want to come to school and this gives them

the best chance to excel in life.

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