Early Childhood and Elementary Educator

Suzanne M. Motto

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OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position utilizing experience as a qualified, dynamic and creative teacher.

PERSONAL PROFILE

Self-confident, Self-starter with Bachelor Degree, Graduate Level coursework, Early Childhood

and Elementary Certification, Endorsements in Art, Language Arts and Social Studies and 8 Years

of Teaching Experience.

EDUCATION

April 2011 – June 2012 National-Louis University, Subsequent Certification: Elementary

Jan – June 2010 Harper Community College, PD Coursework:

Technology in the Elementary Classroom

Language Arts in Elementary/Middle School Classrooms

Aug – Dec 1999 Northern Illinois, Started Masters in Reading Coursework (3 SH)

Aug 1989 – Dec 1994 Loyola University Chicago (and Rome, Italy)

Bachelors Degree in Early Childhood Education

Minors in Psychology & Fine Arts

CERTIFICATIONS

July 2012 Professional Educators License: Elementary Education (K-9)

Early Childhood Education

Endorsements: Art, Language Arts & Social Studies

October 2010 Reinstated IL Teaching Certification Type 04: Early Childhood

April 1994 Illinois State Teaching Certification Type 04: Early Childhood

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

April 2015 – Present White Oak Preschool, Arlington Heights, IL

Preschool Teacher for 2, 3 and 4 year olds

August 2014 – April 2015 John F. Kennedy School, Schiller Park, IL

Para-Educator (push into K, 1, and 2 Classrooms) with

students from the SLC (Special Learning Center)

Dec 2013 – June 2014 Virginia Lake School, Palatine, IL

Thomas Jefferson School, Hoffman Estates, IL

Reading Intervention Program Assistant: one-on-one

with Kindergarten and First Grade Students

Jan 2013 – Nov 2013 Providence St. Mel School, Chicago, IL

Second Grade Teacher

Summer School Teacher: Multiage K-5

Aug 2012 – Nov 2012 Madison School, Skokie, IL

All-Day Kindergarten/Long Term Substitute

Aug 2011 – June 2012 Joseph Sears School, Kenilworth, IL

Instructional Assistant 4th, 5th, 7th

Practicum: 5th Grade

Feb 2011 – May 2011 Avoca West Elementary School, Glenview IL

Long Term Sub: Kindergarten Interdisciplinary Studies Teacher

Art, Music, Technology, Phonemic Awareness and

Intro Spanish to 3 Kindergarten Classes

Aug 1995 – Nov 1998 Isaac Fox School, Lake Zurich, IL

Kindergarten

First Grade Teacher

Substitute

Dec 1993 – June 1995 Virginia Lake School, Palatine, IL

Long Term Substitute

Full-time Kindergarten Teacher

Aug 1993 – Dec 1993 Westgate School, Arlington Heights, IL

Student Teacher – First Grade

Walt Disney Magnet School, Chicago, IL

Student Teacher – Preschool

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Feb 2006 – 2012 Redesign EXPRESS, Business Owner and Decorator

~ Managed client relations, marketing & website

~ Wrote decorating articles for a quarterly publication

~ Networked with entrepreneurs/decorating colleagues

~ Founder of “Greater Chicagoland Decorators Coalition”

ASSOCIATIONS

2012 – Present International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)

2011 – Present National Art Education Association (NAEA)

2011 – Present Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE)

2010 – Present The International Reading Association (IRA)

VOLUNTEER

Aug 2001 – June 2011 Classroom Volunteer - Pre-school through 5th grade:

Room Mom, Learning Media Center, Art Awareness, Office,

Field Trips, Spelling/Writing lessons

HONORS

Spring 1997 “Teachers Make a Difference Award” – Nomination

January 1994 Graduated Cum Laude from Loyola University Chicago

SKILLS Adept in PC/Mac Operating Systems and Microsoft Applications

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

A Day in Ms. Motto’s Classroom …

Interventions/Morning Work

• Small group: Reading or Math (depending on student need)

• Rotations: reinforce/reteach/extend previous week’s topics

Morning Meeting

Good Morning Letter/Daily Business, Calendar, Weather

Days in School (ones, tens and hundreds)

Word Study

• Whole group: CCSS Grade-level skills (letters, phonemic awareness,

spelling patterns, grammar) through Songs, SmartBoard sorts, Class generated lists

• Individual: Words Their Way/Interactive Notebook practice

Reading Workshop

Whole group: Introduction of CCSS topics using Anchor Charts and

•

explore topic using Literature and Anchor Charts

• Rotations: Daily 5 Activities, iPads/Computer (MyOn, Raz Kids,Etc),

practice of topic in Interactive Notebook

• Small Group: Leveled-Reading and introduction of the activity

Writer’s Workshop

Whole group: Introduce new Writing Style and graphic organizer and Teacher

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Demonstration of Writing

• Individual: Writing time to practice and self-directed editing

• Teacher/Student Conference time

Math Workshop

• Whole group: Review, problem solving, introduction of CCSS Math

• Small Group: Practice/follow up activities with teacher (by ability level)

• Rotations: Games, computer practice, and individual work time

Theme/Science/Social Studies

Whole group: Review/Introduce theme, topics and new information

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• Small Group: Experiments, discussions and group projects

• Individual: Interactive Notebook/Binder Activities

Class Management

Prepared learning environments to inspire children to dream, create and reach for

•

the stars.

• “Whole Brain Teaching”

• Positive Reinforcement

• Develop a Classroom Community

YEARS TEACHING

Teaching Positions

Dec-Jun 1994 Long term sub Kindergarten Approximately 6 months

1994-1995 Kindergarten

1995-1996 Kindergarten

1996-1997 First Grade

1997-1998 First Grade

Aug-Nov 1998 Substitute Teacher K-5 Approximately 4 months

Feb-May 2011 Kindergarten Long Term Sub Approximately 3 Months

Aug-Nov 2012 Kindergarten Long Term Sub Approximately 4 Months

Jan – Nov 2013 Second Grade/Summer School K-5 Approximately 11 months

Teacher’s Aid/Program Assistant/Paraprofessional

2011 – 2012 Special Ed 1-on-1 Assistant 4th, 5th and 7th Grade

Dec 2013- June 2014 Reading Intervention Program Assistant K-1

Aug 2014 – April 2015 SLC Para-professional K-2

Providence St. Mel honored 7 years of teaching in 2013 and I taught for them for 11

Months = 8 Years Teaching

BACHELORS/CERTIFICATIONS/GRAD CREDIT HOURS:

Bachelors Degree/Early Childhood Education Type 04 Certification

Master’s Level classes (16 Credit Hours) Elementary Type 03 Certification

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