Lauren E.

Langford
(256) 612-7746 Langford@uab.edu Professional Goal
Early Childhood/ Elementary Teacher (P-6)
Securing a position as a First Year Teacher, with P-6 certification expected upon graduation in December 2012.

Educational Background
University of Alabama at Birmingham
B.S., Early Childhood and Elementary Education, December 2012 Cumulative GPA: 3.71/4.0 Magna Cum Laude, Presidential Honors, Deans List University Honors Program Alpha Omicron Pi

Teaching Experience
Childrens Creative Learning Centers, Birmingham, AL
February 2012 June 2012 Served as a CCLC summer enrichment program teacher. Developed inquiry-based lessons that promoted problem-solving and student-owned learning. Provided opportunities for students to investigate, collaborate, and construct in the areas of science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. Created an inviting and engaging classroom, and designed literacy and mathematics blocks. Taught upcoming first grade students over a four-week period during the summer of 2012.

Student Teaching Experience

Vestavia Hills West, Vestavia Hills City School District August 2012 December 2012 Constructed daily lesson plans for a first grade classroom of 17 students, incorporating
The Daily 5 literacy structure and Envision Math curriculum into my own lessons and activities. Participated in the schools Bring Your Own Device program, in which students brought in their own iPad, iPod, Kindle, etc., as an extension to their learning in the classroom one day per week. Adapted instruction to meet the needs of the students, using both formal and informal assessment techniques daily to guide my instruction. Continually met with and worked alongside cooperating teacher and supervisor to receive feedback, and to make sure all requirements were being fulfilled appropriately. Attended all faculty, grade-level planning, and technology skills meetings, as well as participated in several parent-teacher conferences. Taught in whole-group, small-group, and one-on-one settings, providing daily smallgroup intervention lessons in both mathematics and reading. Performed progress monitoring using EasyCBM for both mathematics and language arts.

Lauren E. Langford
(256) 612-7746 Langford@uab.edu Practicum Experience
Deer Valley Elementary, Hoover City School District
January April 2012 Created and delivered standards-based, student-centered lesson plans in the science, social studies, and mathematics content areas. Supervised a class of 18 first grade students, providing and reflecting upon my own classroom management tactics and instructional strategies. Worked closely with the cooperating classroom teacher, incorporating the FOSS science modules and Investigations mathematics curriculum into my own lessons and activities. October November 2011 Crafted small-group and whole-group language arts lesson plans for a third grade classroom, incorporating guided reading, read-aloud, and other components of a balanced literacy program. Adapted reading lessons to meet the needs of struggling readers, performing running records, miscue analyses, and QRI inventories.

Vestavia Hills West, Vestavia Hills City School District

Professional Development
Alabama Reading Initiative 18 hours (August 2012) Positive Behavior Training 7 hours (August 2012)

Additional Experience
New Student Programs, UAB
November 2010 August 2012 Served as a New Student Orientation Leader, working closely with students and parents to ensure smooth transitioning from high school to college. Selected as Orientation Leader Coordinator, tending to the needs of the parents while serving as a leader to 12 orientation team members.

Vacation Bible School Teacher Childrens Church Leader Tutor YWCA, Birmingham, AL Volunteer UAB Child Development Center Mentor Arrington Middle School, Birmingham, AL