Sandra Candidate
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CERTIFIED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER (K-6)
Dedicated elementary teacher eager to resume full-time teaching career
(currently a substitute for the Sometown PSD). Offer a proven track record
of commended performance teaching grades K-6, with a passion for
education and a commitment to optimizing student and school success.
Core Competencies
Classroom Management Standardized Testing/Scoring
Creative Lesson Planning Learner Assessment
Curriculum Development Experiential Learning
Instructional Best-Practices Special Needs Students/IEPs
E xperience
SOMETOWN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT Sometown, IN
Substitute Teacher (K-12), 1/09 to Present
Elementary Teacher (K-6), 8/04 to 6/07
Student Teacher (Intern), 1/04 to 5/04
Hired as a full-time teacher following student teaching practicum, instructing
all academic subject areas to classrooms of up to 28 1st, 2nd and 4th grade
students. Left Sometown PSD (on excellent terms) at the end of the 2007
academic year to provide full-time care to cancer-stricken parent, and
enthusiastically rehired as a substitute teacher for the current spring term.
Key Contributions:
Earned high marks for the quality of classroom teaching, lesson plans
and instructional materials used in teaching diverse subjects (e.g.,
language arts, math, science, social studies and history).
Developed innovative approaches that were held as the model standard
for meeting district goals in areas including technology integration
across the curriculum, experiential learning, literacy and diversity.
Taught general education students and individuals with learning
challenges within a mainstreamed, inclusive classroom.
Consistently commended for ability to redirect students exhibiting behavior
problems by replacing disruptive, unproductive patterns with positive
behaviors. Led district-wide in-service on classroom management.
Served on school committees and taskforces focused on curriculum
development, textbook review, fundraising and anti-bullying efforts.
Quickly became a first-to-call resource in current substitute teaching role,
typically working four days per week. Personally requested by many full-
time teachers to take over their classrooms during absences.
E ducation & Credentials
INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY Marion, IN
BA in Elementary Education, 2004
Indiana Teacher Certification (Grades K-6), 2004 (renewed in 2009)