Kylie Whitfield

1218 Hampton Road, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236 | 616-901-1001 | kylie.whitfield@outlook.com

Highly Qualified Teacher

Possess Provisional Michigan Teaching Certificate: K-8
Elementary Education MTTC passed March 15, 2014
Mathematics and Language Arts MTTC subject areas passed January 1, 2014

Education
BACHELOR OF ARTS | APRIL 2014 | ALMA COLLEGE
Major: Elementary Education
Minors: Language Arts, Mathematics

Teaching Development and Experience

READING INTERVENTIONIST| CARLSON ELEMENTARYWARREN, MI | SEPT. 2014 TO JUNE
2015
Provided reading intervention and support to small groups of Kindergarten, 1 st and 4th Grade
students.
Contributed to the building MTSS team, gathering and analyzing school-wide Reading assessment
data.
Received training in and proctored assessments including WIDA Access for ELLs, M-STEP, and MIAccess.
Gained experience with Treasures, Running Records, Informal Reading Inventory, MLPP and Data
Director.
Participated in extracurricular activities including Girls on the Run, academic nights, conferences, and
family fun nights.
3RD GRADE STUDENT TEACHING | FULTON ELEMENTARYFULTON ELEMENTARY | WINTER
2014
Solo and team-teaching with collaboration on lesson planning, assessments and classroom
management.
Gained experience with DRA, Accelerated Reader, and PowerSchool.
Participated in extracurricular activities including Girls on the Run, the school carnival, and academic
nights.
2ND GRADE FIELD PLACEMENT | HILLCREST ELEMENTARYALMA, MI | WINTER 2013
Gained experience in lesson planning, unit outlines, and creating a positive classroom environment.
Taught whole group and small group lessons focused in Language Arts and Mathematics.
4TH GRADE FIELD PLACEMENT | FULTON ELEMENTARYMIDDLETON, MI | FALL 2012
Worked in small groups to help in differentiating instruction for both struggling and gifted students.
Taught whole group lessons focused in Science and Social Studies with an emphasis on inquiry based
instruction.
SCIENCE INSTRUCTOR | FOREST HILL NATURE AREAALMA, MI | SPRING 2012
Participated in training for Projects Wild, Learning Tree, Wild Aquatic and Wonders of the Wetlands.

 Designed and implemented hands-on science and nature activities related to requested curriculum
and standards.
KINDERGARTEN OBSERVATION| ITHACA ELEMENTARYITHACA, MI | WINTER 2011
Taught and assessed reading fundamentals and counting with small groups of students.
Observed Kindergarten routines, procedures and other classroom management strategies.

Skills & Awards

EDUCATION
Harlan R. McCall Memorial Scholar in Education 2014
Hillcrest Elementary Reading Buddies Volunteer 2011-2014
Distinguished Trustee Honors Scholarship, 2010-2014 All Semesters
Deans List 2010-2014, All Semesters
USBC Academic All-American 2012-2013
SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP
Alma College Senior Leadership Award 2014
Michigan Campus Compact: Heart and Soul Service Award 2014
College Positive Volunteer 2012-2014
Phi Sigma Sigma Leadership through Service Award 2013
Alma College Alternative Break Leader 2012-2013

Additional Work History

NURSERY COORDINATOR | ITHACA FIRST PRESBYTERIANITHACA, MI | SEPT. 2012-APRIL
2014
Designed developmentally appropriate activities and a safe environment for children age infant to
seven.
Coordinated communication between volunteers, the church, the nursery and the parents.
STUDENT MINISTRY COORDINATOR | ALMA COLLEGEALMA, MI | OCTOBER 2011-APRIL 2014
Worked in a team to implement worship services, design fellowship events, and plan local service
projects for college peers and local community members.
Performed clerical work and database upkeep.
CONFERENCE MANAGER | ALMA COLLEGEALMA, MI | MAY 2012-AUGUST 2013
Worked on a team of peers responsible for communicating needs and wishes of camps, conferences
and weddings with various campus offices.
Communicated schedules and building reservations with Alma College Conferences team.

References
STEPHANIE LABELLEACADEMIC COACH
Academic Coach, Carlson Elementary
Phone: | Email: Stephanie.labelle@vdps.net

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ERIKA MCCRACKEN STUDENT TEACHING PARTNER

3rd Grade Teacher, Fulton Elementary
Phone: 989-763-7916 | Email: mccrackene@fultonpirates.net
LINDA KOEBERTELEMENTARY FIELD SUPERVISOR
Professor, Alma College
Phone: 989-400-3223 | Email: koebert@alma.edu

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