TEACHING PRACTICUM:

Carrollton Middle School, Carrollton, GA. Fall 2006. Internship/Student Teaching. Observed and supervised. Taught regularly for four and a half months. Attended weekly staff meetings. Proctored for ITBS. Participated in parent conferences.
Sharp Creek Elementary, Carrollton, GA. Spring 2006. Observed, participated, supervised, reflected, conducted a math case study, and taught a science unit consisting of five lesson plans in fourth grade classroom.
Ithica Elementary, Villa Rica, GA. Fall 2005. Observed, participated, supervised, and taught eight lesson plans in a second grade classroom.
H. A. Jones Elementary School, Bremen, GA. Spring 2005. Observed, participated, and taught four reading and language art lesson plans in a kindergarten classroom.
University of West Georgia Children Development Center, Carrollton, GA. Spring 2005. Observed, participated, and taught phonics and motorskill lessons in a Pre-K classroom.
Heard County Elementary School, Franklin, GA. Spring 2004. Observed and participated in a first grade classroom.

TEACHING RELATED EXPERIENCE:

MENTORING. Academic Mentor in Strozier Hall at the University of West Georgia. Carrollton, GA. 2003-Present. I mentored freshmen living in Strozier Hall and helped guide/direct them during the first year of their college career.
SUMMER CAMP COUNSELOR, Pine Mountain, GA. Callaway Gardens, 2000-Present. Supervised the six year old group which consisted of fifteen to thirty children every week. Planned and supervised a field trips and daily activities.

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES:

SPECIAL OLYMPICS. Chaperoned Special Olympians during Summer Games at Emory University. Gymnastics 2004, Aquatics 2006.
READING CLINIC. University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA. Spring 2006. Tutored two children every Monday night for two hours in reading.
READING BOWL. Carrollton High School, Carrollton, GA. Spring 2006. Kept score and monitored students, from several high schools, being quizzed on books they had previously read.

AWARDS, HONORS, AND CERTIFICATES

HOPE Scholarship

Member of SPAGE

New Academic Mentor of the Year Award

InTech Certified

Dean's List Fall 2003

Dean's List Fall 2004

Dean's List Spring 2005

Dean's List Fall 2005

Dean's List Spring 2006

Dean's List Fall 2006

Graduated with Honors

REFERENCES

References Available Upon Request

Carrollton Middle School, Carrollton, GA. Fall 2006. Internship/Student Teaching. Observed and supervised. Taught regularly for four and a half months. Attended weekly staff meetings. Proctored for ITBS. Participated in parent conferences.