Resume

Jeanne Wingrove

6215 Refton Court, Slatington, PA 18080, (610) 760-2746, jwingrove@enter.net

                  Objective: To obtain an elementary school teaching position.

                  Certification:Pennsylvania Teaching Certificate, Elementary K-6, Instructional Level I.

                  Education:
                  Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, Master's Degree in Elementary Education, GPA 4.0
                  Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA, Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology
                  School for International Training, Granada, Spain.

                  Awards: Dickinson College Dana Scholar

                  Teaching Experience:

                          CENTRAL ELEMENTARY, Allentown, PA. (March 2001- Present).
                                   Student Teacher
·                                  -Gradually took full responsibility for teaching 26 first grade students.
·                                  -Planned and taught an interdisciplinary weather unit.
·                                  -Used whole class and small group instruction when teaching reading and math.
·                                  -Implemented interactive learning centers.
·                                  -Introduced simple science experiments with student participation.
·                                  -Developed an assessment portfolio for each child.
·                                  -Provided cooperative learning experiences.
·                                  -Kept weekly, reflective journal of student observations and effective teaching practices.

                         NORTHWESTERN LEHIGH ELEMENTARY, New Tripoli, PA. (January 2001- March 2001).
                                  Student Teacher
·                                 -Gradually took full responsibility for teaching 24 fourth grade students.
·                                 -Created a detective writing project that connected the week's story with their writing.
·                                 -Role-played writing skills such as flow and sequence.
·                                 -Developed and taught a science unit, complete with lab activities and art integration.
·                                 -Created mathematical songs and activities to help students with multiplication and division.
·                                 -Encouraged active student participation during social studies.
·                                 -Developed differentiated lesson plans.
·                                 -Created cooperative learning groups across the curriculum.
·                                 -Arranged student-led classroom community building activities.
·                                 -Kept weekly, reflective journal of student observations and effective teaching practices.

                      HARRY S. TRUMAN ELEMENTARY, Allentown, PA. (May 2000- June 2000).
                                  Pre-Student Teacher
·                                -Observed and taught second and fourth grade students for six weeks.
·                                -Recorded observations pertaining to child development and effective teaching practices.
·                                -Planned and taught twenty lessons.
·                                -Experienced teaching small groups as well as whole class instruction.
·                                -Developed activities for a learning center.
·                                -Helped small groups of children with their reading and writing skills.
·                                -Created and implemented an activity in which the class made a book. The students used their
                                  writing and drawing skills,and published their work using Microsoft Word.
·                                -Planned and taught hands-on/ minds-on lessons.
·                                -Kept a reflective journal of my experiences.

                  Technology Integration:
·                 Microsoft Word for publishing.
·                 Power Point for presenting.
·                 WebQuest use for guided Internet discovery.
·                 Internet as a research tool.
·                 Cool Page web page creation.
·                 Software such as Tom Snyder's Weather CD.
·                 Inspiration concept mapping.
·                 Digital photography and movie making.
·                 Created electronic portfolio for personal professional development.

                  Professional Memberships:
                  International Reading Association
                  National Science Teachers of America
                  National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
                  National Council for the Social Studies
                  Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development