Administrative Assistant School

Location:

Posted:

March 30, 2012

Londonderry, NH ***** Phone: 603-***-****

E-mail: katieplourde@gmail

Katherine Plourde

Objective To fulfill the available position

Experience 2009-2011 Niver Creek MS Thornton,CO

ESL Teacher

Instructed various levels of ELLs, from NEPs to FEPs

Worked with other ESL teachers to design common assessments across proficiency levels

Attended Reading Workshop instruction for professional development

Took 30 hours of ESL training required by district for all educators

Facilitated learning through listening, speaking, and reading activities

2008-2009 Adams 12 and Brighton School Districts

Substitute Teacher

Taught multiple grade levels and subjects

2003-2007 Brighton Heritage Academy Brighton, CO

English Language Arts Teacher

Appointed head of the English Department

Acted as mentor to two new English teachers

Increased CSAP scores by 12% in reading in 2006-2007

Facilitated parent-school communication through the publishing of a monthly school newsletter

Co-developed 7th through 12th grade curriculum in Language Arts

2001-2003 Family Center of Durango Durango, CO

Administrative Assistant

Handled office and client needs via phone, e-mail, and in person

Used Microsoft Office Suite to create brochures, schedules, and other documents

Provided care for young children while parents attended classes

Education 2004-2007 University of Colorado Boulder, CO

M.A., Instruction and Curriculum in the Content Area of Literacy (ICCA-Literacy)

2000-2003 Fort Lewis College Durango, CO

B.A., English Education

Graduated summa cum laude