EDUCATION

April 2010 Elementary Education BS, Brigham Young University-Idaho | 2.9 GPA
• Idaho State Literacy Certificate
• Praxis PLT

June 2006 High School Diploma, Century High School | 3.7 GPA

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

August 2012-present 3rd grade teacher, Hawthorne Elementary, Idaho Falls School District 91
• ELA curriculum adoption committee member
• iPod technology grant recipient
• Afterschool reading program instructor.
• Piloted and implemented Lucy Calkins Units of Study program
• Schoolwide after school music program director
• ELL program director
January-April 2010
5th grade student teacher/substitute, Caldwell Elementary, Caldwell School District
• Created/implemented an integrated geology unit
• Adapted instruction for a classroom population of predominantly ESL students.
September-December 2009 1st grade student teacher, Ucon Elementary, Bonneville School District 93
• Created/implemented cross-curricular unit entitled “Family and Friends”
2009-2010
Substitute teacher/volunteer, Marsh Valley School District 21
• Substitute teacher at the elementary and secondary level
• Elementary classroom and PE volunteer

GENERAL SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

• Bilingual; Spanish as a second language
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe Photoshop
• Began playing the piano at the age of 8; continue to play for work and church functions
• Receptionist and reservation specialist at Antler Inn in Jackson, WY from May-September 2007
• Child care aide at Play Zone Day Care in Inkom, ID from April-September 2008
• Customer service/sales representative at JCPenney in Pocatello, ID from 2009-2010
• Served a volunteer mission for 18 months in Phoenix, AZ from 2010-2012
• Summer Camp youth counselor at Especially for Youth in Provo, UT in July 2014