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Jennifer Knutson: Education
Jennifer Knutson: Education
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Education
BACHELOR OF ARTS | ANTICIPATED GRADUATION: MAY 2016 | LORAS COLLEGE
Major:ElementaryEducation
Endorsement:EarlyChildhoodSpecialEducation
Endorsement:InstructionalStrategyOne
OverallGPA:3.7/4.0
Teaching Experience
PEOSTAELEMENTARYSCHOOL,PEOSTA,IA
SPRING2016
Plannedandimplementeddifferentiatedinstructioninmultiplecontentareasto
addresstheneedsofvariousstudentswithinaninclusiveclassroomsettingincluding
astudentwithDownSyndromeandTransitionalKindergartenstudents
AssessedstudentsprogressthroughTeachingStrategyGold
Promotedapositiveandsafeclassroomenvironment,buildingrelationshipswith
students
Collaboratedwithschoolstafftomeetthevariousneedsofthestudents
AttendedIEPmeetings,collaboratingwithschoolstaffandparentsdiscussstudents
growthandeducationalneeds
ST.COLUMBKILLE,DUBUQUE,IA
SPRING2016
Assumedtheroleofleadteacherinkindergartenclassroom,takingoverallclassroom
responsibilities,planninglessons,implementingdifferentiatedinstruction,using
formativeandsummativeassessmenttotrackstudentslearning,andcarryingout
theclassroombehaviormanagementsystem
Builtasafe,explorativerigorous,andproductiveclassroomwhileworkingwiththe
studentsonreligion,literacy,guidedreading,math,science,andsocialstudies
Collaboratedwithfellowteachers,staffmembers,andtheprincipaloftheschool,as
wellasparticipatedinprofessionaldevelopment
ST.COLUMBKILLE,DUBUQUE,IA
2015
FALL
Observedandtaughtina1stgradeclassroomasaclinicalstudentwhile
collaboratingwithacooperatingteacher
Workedwithstudentsinafirstgradegeneraleducationclassroom,providingsmall
groupinstruction
Plannedandimplementedfourlessons:twowholegroupreading,wholegroupsocial
studies,andwholegroupreligion
Createdpositivestudent-teacherrelationships
FULTONELEMENTARYSCHOOL,DUBUQUE,IA
SPRING2015
PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE, PRESCHOOLINCULSIVECLASSROOM
Implementedanevidence-basedinterventiononturn-takingforastudent
Tutoreda2ndgradestudentinintensivereadinginstructionthroughreciprocal
teachingandvariousapplicationsontheiPad
Collecteddatawithvariouslevelsofstudentsinreadinginstruction
FULTONELEMENTARYSCHOOL,DUBUQUE,IA
TutoredstudentsinreadingandmaththroughcourseworkatLoras
DUBUQELUTHERANSCHOOL,DUBUQUE,IA
Tutoreda2ndgradestudentinresearchinganddevelopingavideooftheinformation
tobesharedwithothers
RESURRECTIONELEMENTARYSCHOOL,DUBUQUE,IA
CreatedguidedreadinglessonsbasesontheObservationSurveyreadingassessment
with1stgradestudents
Providedasmallgroupof4thgradestudentsintensivetutoringfocusedonopinion
writing
Experience
PRESCHOOL ASSISSANT | DUBUQUE COMMUNITY YMCA/YWMC | SEPTEMBER 2011PRESENT
Responsibleforopeningandclosingthepreschoolcenter
Organizedseveralactivitiesforchildrenaged3-5
Plannedandimplantedinstructionforaclassroom
Workedcollaborativelywithstaffandparentstomeettheneedsofthechildren
Awardedforfivesemesters,holdingaGPAgreaterthan3.5
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
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