Jamie Leffert

Phone: 203-521-8482
Objective
Teaching position in grades 1-6.

E-Mail: jleffert@bu.edu

Education
Boston University Boston, MA Bachelors of Science degree: Elementary Education. Massachusetts Initial Educator License: Elementary, grades 1-6: Pending Honors: Deans List Scholar (2009 and 2013) Graduated May 2013

Student Teaching
The Edward Devotion Elementary School Brookline, MA -Student teaching experience in a fifth grade classroom five days a week -Created and implemented lessons across the curriculum in alignment with state standards and Brookline Learning Expectations. -Worked extensively with Think Math, the Fountas and Pinnell Guided Reading Program, and the Responsive Classroom Model -Used the Words Their Way Spelling Inventories to inform instruction and place students in a Word Study program -Created and implemented assessments across the curriculum as a way of measuring student growth and understanding -Created and implemented a Social Studies unit on the United States Constitution -Attended faculty meetings, team meetings with the fifth grade team, and parent-teacher conferences -Kept own records of student work in order to measure growth and inform instruction -Assessed students using the QRI and GORT tests throughout the semester -Used Smart Board technology daily as a way to implement instructional technology into lessons 2013

Pre-Practicum Experience
Mason-Rice Elementary School Newton, MA
-Student Teaching experience in a fourth grade classroom once a week -Created and implemented poetry lessons focused on the use of onomatopoeia -Led small groups following whole-class instruction -Led writing conferences with students during w riters workshop for personal narratives 2012

William M. Trotter Elementary School Roxbury, MA

Fall/Spring of 2011/2012: -One-on-one tutoring program for second graders -Focused on learning and improving poetry skills and word recognition. -Used Fry list to identify sight words known and sight words and inform instruction -Worked with student to read and create poetry Fall 2012: -One-on-one tutoring program for fourth graders -Brought student through the writing process with a personal narrative piece of her choice.

2011-2012

-Taught the student about the various types of leads, the importance of zooming in, and how to show, not tell when writing a personal narrative.

Gardner Pilot Academy Allston, MA

-Teachers Aid once a week in a second grade classroom. -Helped students one-on-one and in groups following whole-class instruction

2011

Related Experience
Siblings Volunteer BU Community Service Center 2011- 2013

-Boston University program in which at-risk children in the greater Boston area are paired with BU undergraduate students that act as their mentors. Childrens Theater Volunteer BU Community Service Center 2010

-Boston University program in which students put on a play in various childrens shelters in the greater Boston area. -Undergraduate students create their own scripts, costumes, and props. Summer Camp Counselor Fairfield County Hunt Club -Camp counselor for 6 hours a day Monday-Friday, primarily with children aged 6-8. -Oversaw a group of 20 children with the help of 3 other counselors. 2012

Leadership Experience
Siblings Peer Leader BU Community Service Center -As a peer leader, I oversaw a group of BU students and their siblings -In charge of setting up meetings with peer groups in order to make sure they were seeing their sibling enough -Met regularly with the Project Managers of the program in order to help organize major events 2 2011-2013

Massachusetts Test for Educator Licensure

Communication and Literacy Skills Reading and Writing Subtests: Met the Qualifying Score General Curriculum: Math Subtest: Met the Qualifying Score General Curriculum: Multi-Subject Test: Waiting for results (test taken on May 28th, 2013) Foundations of Reading: Met the Qualifying Score

Skills and Interests

-Clarinet -Tennis -Arts (drawing, painting, photography)