Resume Guide For Teachers (Page 10 of 12) in pdf

Caroline Baltman

1015 Philadelphia Ave

Chambersburg, PA 17201

224-639-5330

Objective

Obtaining a teaching position that utilizes my passion for teaching chemistry to create a positive experience for the students by

implementing various teaching methods and coordinating with other teachers to work on interdisciplinary units

Certification

Pennsylvania Secondary Certification in Science, expected June 2011

High School Endorsements in Chemistry – Regular, AP and Honors classes, Biology, Earth Science and Physics

Middle school endorsement expected in Science

Education

Wilson College; Chambersburg, PA

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with Secondary Education; expected June 2011

Anticipated Graduating GPA: 3.75 / 4.0; Deans list all quarters in attendance

Teaching Experience

Student Teacher: Wells High School, Wells-Ogunquit Community School District; Grades, 11-12, Ogunquit, PA ; Spring 2011

• Facilitated learning of honors and regular chemistry for 3

and 4

year students using student-centered lessons and activities

• Established acceptable classroom behavior guide with students’ comments to minimize future class room management issues

• Discussed students’ learning improvement and behavior in class with parents during the parent-teacher conference

• Utilized many student-centered learning techniques, including demonstrations, molecular model building, and discovery labs

• Devised a demonstration to connect acid-base reactions with the concept of limiting and excess reactants, related the demonstration

to students’ daily life, and allowed students to work in cooperative learning groups to analyze examples

• Created activities that show the relationship between chemistry concepts and everyday life to engage and motive students

• Modified curriculum for a English Language Learner and various Special Education Students in the regular education classroom by

translating the concepts in student’s native language or by explaining the concepts in various simpler steps

• Assisted students with preparation for ACT and PSAE standardized testing by providing explanation for various scientific concepts

while working on practice test questions and modeling various reading strategies

• Tutored students before, during, and after school

• Attended various workshops during the 8

Annual CPS Service-Learning Conference

Field Experience

Amundsen High School, Chicago Public Schools; Junior Chemistry Classes, Grassyroads, IL; Fall 2010

• Observed regular, honors, and A.P. chemistry classes to better understand students’ needs, implemented various activities and

observed various classroom management techniques

Lane Technical Magnet School, Chicago Public Schools; Sophomore Chemistry Classes, Grassyroads, IL; Winter 2010

• Gained experience on various teaching methods by observing two teachers working with physics and chemistry classes

Williams Junior High School, Williams Unified School District; 7

Grade Self Contained Science Class, Elm Park, IL; Fall 2009

• Assisted a sixth grade class with an eco-system experiment, and demonstrated how to actively take notes and how to point out important

information in assigned reading to one special education student during an active reading assignment

Skills and Interests

• Eager to sponsor various student organizations such as South Asian clubs and cultural awareness groups

• Fluent in Urdu and Hindi

• Interested in organizing after school science sessions to provide students with additional help

• Proficient with Microsoft Words, Excel, Power Point, and Graphic Analysis and Origin programs mostly used for physics,

mathematics, and chemistry

• Interested in participating in drug abuse resistance programs and other health awareness programs

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