Rachel Kennedy

kennedyjr4@frontiernet.net
Ideal teachers are
those who use
themselves as
bridges over which
they invite their
students to cross,
then having
facilitated their
crossing, joyfully
collapse,
encouraging them to
create bridges of
their own."
-- Nikos Kazantzakis

Objective
To use my knowledge and skills to enhance the learning
community and engage
students through differentiated lessons in a elementary
classroom or as a reading
specialist.

Education, Honors, and Certifications

M.S. Literacy Education K-12
University of New England, graduated Spring 2012
GPA 4.0
Courses include: Teacher as Leader, Differentiation Theory &
Strategies, Motivational Theory and Classroom Management,
Supporting Literacy Development for All Learners, Literacy
Assessments as Teaching Tools, Study Skills and Content Literacy
Instruction for All, Connecting Reading With Writing for Success,
Meeting Student Literacy Challenges, Portfolio, Action Research
Project.
Bachelor of Science Elementary Education
Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA 1998
Graduated Cum Laude GPA 3.27

"Treat

people as if
they were what they
ought to be and you
help them become
what they are
capable of
becoming."
Goethe

"Optimism is the
faith that leads to
achievement,
nothing can be done
without hope and
confidence."
-- Helen Keller

Professionsl Certifications and Continuing Education

NYS Childhood Education (1-6). 2014
NYS Early Childhood Education (Birth-2), 2015
Aspergers, ADHD & Anxiety training, 2012
ODD Children and Adolescents, 2016

Employment
Renaissance Academy Charter School of the Arts
Greece, NY (8/14current)
Kindergarten Teacher
Helped create systems and procedures for start-up
Created curriculum for each content area
Created and implemented thematic units
Team liaison between kindergarten and leadership
team
Hosted student teacher from Drexel University
Mentored coworker
PBIS committee member

Gateway Nursery School Fairport, NY (8/11-5/14)

Preschool Teacher-4yr. olds

Implemented weekly lesson plans

Differentiated lessons according to student needs
Created activities to enrich current curriculum
Engaged in meaningful circle activities, songs, and
movement
Daily parent communication

Stay-at-home Mom (6/04-8/11)

"Good teaching is
more a giving of
right questions than
a giving of right
answers."

Poquoson Elementary School Poquoson, VA (8/03-6/04)

Elementary Teacher 3rd grade

--Josef Albers

"Education is not the

filling of a pail but
the lighting of a fire."
--William Butler
Yeats

A teacher affects
eternity; he can
never tell where his
influence stops.
~Henry Brooks
Adams

Raised two beautiful daughters

Organized weekly lessons and field trips.

Worked collaboratively with teachers and principal to

create new curriculum.
Problem solved with colleagues, administration, and
parents to implement strategies to increase state test
skills.
Member of technology Team
Planned curriculum map with multi-grade level team to
increase content exposure.

Charter School of Science & Technology Rochester, NY

(8/00-6/03)
Elementary Teacher 3rd grade (2000/2001) and 4th (2002)
Lead Teacher (Jan. 2002-June 2003)

Taught inclusion classes in 2001 and 2002

Supervised teacher interns form Geneseo State University
As Lead Teacher, managed a house team of 3-5 teachers.
Communicated school notices, served as liaison between
team and administration, served as a mentor and planned
and organized meetings and topics.
Member of behavioral Support Team and Leadership Team.
Chosen for State test grading.

Richmond County Elementary School Warsaw, VA

(8/99-6/00)
General Education, 2nd grade Team Teacher
Collaborated with co-teacher to develop lessons in
accordance with Standards of Learning.
Planned lesson to meet varying levels of ability and
motivate students to learn.
Worked collaboratively with grade level teachers,
counselors, and parents.
Taught homogeneous reading group using a
combination of phonetics and whole language.

Hobbies

Reading
Baking
Playing with my kids
Gardening
Hiking

References Available Upon Request

Please feel free to check out my online
portfolio at http://rachelkennedy.weebly.com/