Clyde, Michigan 48049

cfarrugia@phasd.us

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
CMU Student Teaching Experience, Mount Pleasant, MI, 2013
~Mount Pleasant High School – Resource Room, 16 weeks
• Taught Science, English, Life Skills, Social Studies, and Study Skills
• Developed ITIP lesson plans for each subject
• Created lessons geared towards Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences
• Incorporated Bloom’s Taxonomy into all lessons
• Used Cooperative Learning activities between general and special education students
• Developed Rubrics to evaluate class work
• Developed and demonstrated effective classroom management strategies
• Created a safe classroom environment conducive to learning
• Participated in IEPs and led an IEP meeting

CMU Student Teaching Experience, Port Huron, MI, 2014
~Indian Woods Elementary School – Kindergarten, 12 weeks
• Taught Math, Social Studies, Science, Language Arts and Writing
• Implemented the Write Well Writing Curriculum
• Lead students to develop their own rubric to self-evaluate class work
• Developed and demonstrated effective classroom management strategies
• Created a safe classroom environment conductive to learning
• Formed strong relationships with students and parents
• Participated in Student Support Team meetings
• Effectively communicated with parents on a weekly basis
• Participated in March is Reading Month committee

RELATED EXPERIENCE
Baan Bang Tao, Phuket, Thailand, Guest ESL teacher 2015-Present
• Certified with a Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)
• Internationally recognized program above set standards, minimum 10 hours teaching practice

Port Huron High School, Special Education Co-teacher 2014-2015
• Taught five classes of 10th and 11th grade American Literature to students with differing ability levels in an inclusive setting
• Developed IEP’s and implemented individual accommodations
• Managed a case load of students with special needs in gaining accessibility to appropriate learning material
• Member of Class of 2016 Committee
• Overseer of Key Club, a student led community service organization

PCMI Services, Port Huron, MI 48060, 2014

Port Huron Area School District, K-12

Substitute Teacher for the Port Huron Area School District, grades K-12

CMU Mid-Tier Experience – Study Abroad in Oaxaca, Mexico, 2012
~La Salle Elementary School
• Developed lesson plans in collaboration with host teacher
• Evaluated repeatedly by advisors
• Participated in school-wide events, such as staff volleyball game
• Gave presentation of USA and Michigan to whole school
• Learned about Oaxacan culture and history
• Participated in Conversation Hour with Oaxacan college students
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
~Learn Today, Teach Tomorrow Conference

April 2012, Central Michigan University
~CPR/FA Certified
~Autism Spectrum Disorder Informational PSD

Port Huron Area School District, Presented by Jaime Kinney
~Great Explorations in Math and Science (GEMS) Workshops
Attended multiple seminars to develop engaging deliveries of math and science curriculum
~Super Saturday
Taught weekly classes of elementary aged students using GEMS curriculum
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Special Education (Cognitive Impairment)
Central Michigan University, May 2014
Certification: Elementary Education (ZG)

Cognitive Impairment (SA)

Elementary Reading K-6 (BT)
Associate Degree of Fine Arts, Cum Laude
St. Clair County Community College, May 2010