Courtney Scheideler

23 Gordon St. Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660 201-807-0697551-265-5722 cscheideler45@gmail.com courtneyrscheideler.weebly.com

ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM TEACHER

Personable, enthusiastic educator with a passionate commitment to teach students to think critically and develop a passion for
learning student development. Interdisciplinary thinking and training, critical analysis skills, dependability and strong work ethic.

Certified in K-6, CPR, Nonviolent Crisis Intervention

Areas of Strength:
Technology Integration
Instructional Differentiation

Guided Reading
Literature Circles

Classroom Management
Cooperative and Interactive Learning

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant/Aide: Hawes Elementary School, Ridgewood, NJ (Grades K-1)
(January 2014 Present)
Assisted with development of new program
Modify and managed behavior plans
Collect data to help modify instruction
Collaborate with Child Study Team members, mainstream teachers and teaching assistants
Instructed 25 second graders worked one on one with a fourth grader for writing instruction.
Lead morning instruction warm up.
Prepared whole group read alouds based on the reading topic. (Ex. fairy tales, nonfiction, fiction, etc.)
Ran guided reading groups.
Created cross curricular instruction.
Fourth Grade Student Teacher: Willow Creek Elementary School, Fleetwood, PA (Grades 2 & 4)
(October December 2011)
Instructed 23 fourth-grade students in Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies.
Formulated integrated lessons to encourage individual, small group and whole class instruction using creative visual aids,
Power Points, manipulatives, and question and answer.
Implemented classroom management strategies which emphasized positive behavior, and recording assignments.
Attended and participated in grade level team, faculty, and PTA meetings, parent teacher conferences and became familiar
with school policies and procedures.
Student Teacher and Observations: 13th & Union Elementary School, Reading, PA
Student Teaching
(September October 2011)
24 second-grade students in Science, Social Studies, and Math
Designed lessons to enhance math, social studies, and science skills through creative visual aids, question and answer,
manipulatives, and hands on activities.
Implemented classroom management strategies using Gold and Pink slips which emphasized positive behavior.
Attended grade level team and faculty meetings, back to school night and became familiar with school policies and
procedures.
Third Grade Early Field Experience
(January 2010)
Volunteered for extra help in all subject areas.
Interacted with the lowest reading group consisting of six students using story predictions, games, group reading,
questioning, and created vocabulary foldables resulting in engaged students.
Taught Science lesson on water vapor, Math lesson on multiplication, and Smart Board lesson about telling time
Observed students take the DIBELS fluency test
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION
Albright College Reading, PA
Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education and Criminology, May, 2011
Elementary Education Teaching Certificate
December, 2011
Graduate Level Courses: Early Intervention & Transition, Emotional & Social Disabilities, Mental Retardation/Mental Disabilities
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Word, Excel, Publisher, Power Point, Elmo, Smart Board, Promethean Board, Window Media Player
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Assistant Store Manager: Dress Barn, Paramus, NJ
Volunteer Fire Fighter: Ridgefield Park Fire Department, Ridgefield Park, NJ

Spring 2008 - Present

Summer 2006 - Present