SUSAN

SEBASTIAN
PO Box 280 Owings, MD 20736
(443) 486-2653
susanfsebastian@gmail.com
www.susansebastian.weebly.com

CERTIFICATION AREAS

Grades 1-6 and Middle School English Language Arts

Certification Pending (application submitted January 2015)
Obtained passing scores on all required Praxis exams

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

May 2015








December 2012










June 2008

Masters of Education Reading

Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD
GPA: 3.9

Bachelor of Science Elementary/Middle School Education

Language Arts Specialization
Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD
Overall GPA: 3.96, Summa Cum Laude Major GPA: 4.0
High School Diploma
Northern High School, Owings, MD

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Fall 2014-
Spring 2015



January 2013
June 2015

Fall 2012

Spring 2012

Reading Clinic Tutor

Frostburg State University
Frostburg, MD

Substitute Teacher all grade levels

Allegany County, MD

Teacher Intern grade five

Mount Savage Elementary Professional Development School
Allegany County, MD
Created and taught 10-day integrated science unit on plants and
plant cells
Created and distributed home newsletter
Researched and implemented new classroom management
strategies

Teacher Intern grade seven

Mount Savage Middle Professional Development School
Allegany County, MD
Created, administered, and analyzed Reading Interest Inventory
Administered several assessments, including the QRI-5
Taught integrated units on the novels Loser, Fever, 1793, and The
Breadwinner

Fall 2011

Teacher Assistant grade three

West Side Elementary Professional Development School
Allegany County, MD
Co-created and team taught an integrated module on matter
Co-created and distributed home newsletter
Co-created, administered, and analyzed diversity survey

RELATED EXPERIENCE

January 2014

August 2013
May 2015

Study Abroad Ireland

Observed and taught in Irish primary schools

Graduate Assistant for the Middle School Program

Frostburg State University
Team taught EDUC 316: Foundations of Middle Grades I
Member of the departmental Recruitment and Retention
Committee

Summers
2008-2011

Tutor ages 8-10

Private, in-home tutoring

Reading, writing, and math skills

Keyholder
JoAnn Fabrics and Crafts, LaVale, MD
Acted as Manager on Duty for closing shifts

WORK EXPERIENCE

May 2013

December 2014

HONORS AND AWARDS

2014-2015
2013

2011-2012
2009-2012

Kenney Education Scholarship Recipient

Spring Honors Convocation Elementary Education Student
of the Year
Verizon Foundation Scholarship Recipient
Deans List, Frostburg State University

AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

2014-2015
2012
2011-2012

Member Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE)

Co-founder Project Cover Up
Member Student Alumni Ambassadors

2010-2012

Member Frostburg Student Education Association

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Spring 2015
Spring 2015
Fall 2014
Spring 2014
Fall 2012

Fall 2012
Spring 2012
Fall 2011

Common Ground Annual Technology Conference

Spring Festival of Childrens Literature
AMLE National Conference (Speaker)
Frostburg State University Middle School Advisory Council
Allegany County Staff Development on Common Core and
STEM
Zaner-Bloser Handwriting Course
Allegany County Lobby Night
Project Learning Tree