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com OBJECTIVE Junior high or high school History teaching and/or Geography teaching and/or Dance/Drill Coaching position EDUCATION M.Ed., Masters in Education May 2013 Salt Lake City, Utah

Juliana P. Allen

University of Utah
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3.9 GPA, courses included multicultural education, inclusion, assessment and urban education Participated in a Family School Partnership project which resulted in the parents of Glendale Middle School becoming better informed regarding available supports for their students in their future high school education Graduate work included a paper on the effects of high-stakes testing on critical thinking skills in the classroom

B.A., History with a minor in Geography

University of Utah
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3.8 GPA, graduated Cum Laude, senior thesis focused on female athletes in the ancient Olympics

May 2011 Salt Lake City, Utah

CERTIFICATION

Secondary teaching license for state of Utah Level I (expires 06/30/2016) ESL Endorsement for state of Utah History Endorsement for state of Utah Geography Endorsement for state of Utah
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Davis School District

May 2013 May 2013 May 2013 May 2013

Passed four Praxis II tests: World and U.S. History Content Knowledge, Geography, ESL, PLT Grades 7-12 August 2013 Present

Substitute Teacher
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Substituted an average of 3-5 days a week with durations ranging from 1-5 days Substitute responsibilities included behavioral management of classes ranging from 25 40 students, teaching of content from multiple areas including science, math, geography, English etc. and aiding students in their comprehension and completion of assignments and assessments. Substituted social studies positions which included lessons regarding the content of the main body U.S. Constitution and its amendments, the geography of the United States including the location of the states and its capitals, cultural aspects of France, the geography of South America with emphasis on specific landmarks. January 2013 March 2013

Granite Park Junior High School, Granite School District

Student Teacher
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Student taught 8th grade U.S. History and 9th grade Geography to classes of 35 40 ethnically diverse students, including refugees from Burma, Somalia, Nepal etc. Planned and taught a 3-week unit on the U.S. Constitution, which included an activity where the students were separated into the branches of government and were responsible for creating and passing a bill into law Taught a lesson on the Declaration of Independence whose assessment required students to write their own personal declaration Prepared a 4-week geography unit on Europe which integrated a tic-tac-toe menu board which included assessment for all types of learners Collaborated with other teachers to support and integrate cross-curricular content including but not limited to: ensuring that the social studies department employed the same vocabulary and techniques when assigning essays, sharing in-classroom techniques in regard to specific students and differentiation methods Researched student motivation related to regular reading homework in relation to an action research project September 1996 Present West Valley City, Utah

Dance Biz -

Student and Choreographer

17 years of experience studying ballet, tap, jazz, character, lyrical, modern and hip-hop Choreographed routines for advanced dance teams over the past 5 years

Cyprus High School -

Drill Team Member and Officer

May 2001 May 2003

Performed military, dance, novelty, prop and kick-line routines at several competitions including region and state 2003 State Drill Down Champion (4A)