School Teacher

Diane Lewis

Teacher at Hebrew Academy of Cleveland

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Experience

Teacher at Hebrew Academy of Cleveland

January 2006 - Present (8 years 3 months)

I have been teaching second grade girls at the Hebrew Academy for the last five years. As part of my duties,

I teach the students language arts and math. In addition to my teaching responsibilities, I initiated a recycling

program with one of the parents at school. It has been highly successful. Each classroom has a recycling box

located in the room. I also began student council with the sixth grade girls, which was new to the school.

The students raised money through a variety of ways: Chinese auctions, a canteen where candy, popcorn and

fruit drinks were sold, and raffle tickets. A portion of the money was used to buy indoor recess games and

other needed items for the school. The remainder of the money was used to leave a legacy from the out-going

sixth grade class.

Teacher at The Lillian and Betty Ratner School

January 2001 - January 2006 (5 years 1 month)

I was in a multi-age first and second grade classroom. Many of our children came from our preschool and

kindergarten, which were Montessori. The day school was Montessori influenced but the teachers were not

Montessori trained. The curriculum was integrated into our classroom. In addition to my regular classroom

duties, I started cooking classes after school. I also worked on changing our lunchroom menu so that the food

was more nutritious.

Teacher at Mandel Jewish Community Center

January 1997 - January 2001 (4 years 1 month)

I worked at the Jewish Community Center for four years. During my first year, I taught in a two-year-old

classroom. It was very challenging. Two year old children are on the threshold of independency from their

mothers. They are beginning to explore their surroundings and learning to take changes. Unfortunately, the

children at this age have not learned to play cooperatively and it made for interesting days. The curriculum

was very low-key and extremely hands on, due to the age of the children in the class. Goals for children at

this age must be realistic. Successes come slowly. In our classroom we worked at having the children feel

good about separating from their parents and spending several hours away from their safe home environment.

My next three years were spent in a classroom where the children were four and five years old. The focus of

the classroom was twofold: first to provide the four year old children with additional readiness skills and

second, to prepare the five year old children with the appropriate skills for kindergarten. The room was

divided into centers. Each center concentrated on specific skills. Working with four and five year olds was a

very rewarding experience. It was exciting to watch the children grow and learn new skills.

Teacher/Counselor at Hawken School

1988 - 1998 (10 years)

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Camp counselor for ten years; each camp session was six weeks long. Primary duties included teaching

drama, storytelling and games to youngest girl groups in camp. In the afternoons I taught cooking to the

older girls.

Teacher Pre-Kindergarten Class at Child Towne

1996 - 1997 (1 year)

Owner/Operator at Denning Bakery

January 1994 - January 1996 (2 years 1 month)

Bakery was in my home in Shaker Heights. Filled orders, baked and delivered finished bakery products,

generally consisting of desserts, cheesecakes, chocolate cakes, pies, and cookies to restaurants, bookstores

and coffee houses.

Education

John Carroll University

Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching

Notre Dame College

Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching

Webster University

B.A, Liberal Arts; Teaching

Webster University

M.A.T. Master of Arts, Teaching; Social Science and Learning Potential

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Diane Lewis

Teacher at Hebrew Academy of Cleveland

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