Mary Donovan

2609 Whitesburg Drive Huntsville, AL 35801 256-366-8472 Med146us@yahoo.com Entry level teacher with 910 hours of educational experience working with students in Huntsville that creates engaging lesson plans that foster exploration. Integrates multiple subjects during the lesson, implements positive behavioral support methods in the classroom that were gleaned from training. Experienced teaching in inclusion classroom settings as well as the resource room. B.A. Degree in Elementary Education, Minor in Special Education

Overview

Education

University of Alabama Huntsville, Huntsville AL

Graduated Magna Cum Laude

Dec. 2011

Teaching/Child Care Experience

Student Teaching Special Education Resource Room Blossomwood Elementary, Huntsville, AL Attended and participated in IEP meetings Developed interactive, hands-on lesson plans that implemented individualized education plans and centered on helping the students master their IEP goals Collaborated with teachers about individual students needs Administered achievement tests such as DIBELS, and observed ADOS and DAB-3 being administered Taught lessons to students K-5th in the resource room as well as in an inclusion setting Student Teaching Fourth Grade Blossomwood Elementary, Huntsville, AL Developed and taught lesson plans for all subjects Created a thematic unit on narrative writing that included developing my own lesson and rubric based on state standards for 4th grade writing Administered multiple assessments to gage understanding and reviewed concepts that were not well understood based on statistical data from assessments Implemented Tier 1, 2, and 3 small group reading lessons Utilized positive behavioral support methods learned from Positive Behavioral Support workshop such as equity sticks, and genuine, differentiated praise Administered DIBELS tests and became familiar with INow, Star Reading, and Star Math assessments Child Care Provider Schumacher and Houston Family, Huntsville, AL and Bethesda, MD Provided child care to students after school and full time during the summer Tutored students in their individual subjects Organized educational events for the children such as trips to the zoo, etc. Oct. 2011 Dec. 2011

Aug.2011Oct. 2011

May 2008Aug 2010

After Care Aide (School year) and Camp Instructor (Summer ) The Barnesville School , Barnesville, MD Provided child care to students ages five to twelve after school Tutored them in their individual subjects Created different educational and engaging lessons for a classroom of fifteen students Camp Counselor Urbana Riding Club, Urbana, MD Acted as lead counselor for a group of up to twenty students ages four to seven Organized activities for the students and monitored their progress

Sep. 2006Aug, 2007

June 2006Aug 2006

Additional Skills

Recipient of the Charger Challenge scholarship at UAH Have been trained in AMSTI (Alabama Math and Science Training Initiative), Lee v.s. Macon, ARI (Alabama Reading Initiative), and Positive Behavioral Support Completed over 270 hours of field experience in local schools Field Experience Placements included: West Huntsville (2nd grade), University Place (1st grade), Monrovia Elementary (3rd grade), Mill Creek Elementary (Kindergarten), and Rainbow Elementary (5th grade Science and Math) Student teaching internship completed at Blossomwood Elementary Completed 640 hours Created webpage portfolio to present my student teaching experience to a committee of my professors

Other Professional Experience

Administrative Assistant/Marketing Coordinator, State Farm Insurance, Huntsville, AL Coordinate with the agent and other team members to accomplish various tasks including organizing meetings using Oovoo, writing agendas, and taking minutes Responsible for developing customer relationships by acting as the main point of contact and directing calls to management when necessary Attend bi-weekly technology training meetings and brief the rest of the office Assure that office is neat and stocked Office Manager Fashion Avenue NYC (A Google Merchandise Store), Huntsville, AL Responsible for duties pertaining to an online retail store such as answering phone calls, returning emails/calls, answering product questions etc. Conducted interviews and hired employees to support company needs Feb. 2012 Present

Aug.2010Aug. 2011