ASHLEY MATTHIAS

713 Fairview Street Blanchardville, WI 53516 608.212.2054 ashleymatthias@gmail.com ashleymatthias.weebly.com

OBJECTIVE
Teaching position that aligns with the following elements of my teaching philosophy: an environment that promotes learning, encourages participation, and presents students with the idea that learning is a life-long process. View my complete teaching philosophy, classroom management plan, WI State Standards alignments and licensure elements at http://ashleymatthias.weebly.com/

Ashleys confidence, planning and instruction grew to the level of a competent, experienced student teacher [she] put forth outstanding effort to provide our children with high quality, well developed lessons that were designed to meet the interest and age appropriate skills of preschool children.

EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI Elementary Education Major Aug. 2009 May 2012 GPA 3.95 in Elementary Education Major, 3.852 overall Earned high scores on the PPST and Praxis II exams for WI teaching licensure Created a cross-curricular winter thematic unit outlining unit objectives, lesson plans, and supporting materials for kindergarten Relevant coursework completed: Working with Families of Children with Disabilities, Guidance and Assessment, Oral language and Emergent Literacy, Introduction to Inclusion, Educational Media Technology, Mathematics for Educators, Creative Development, Methods of Cognitive Development, Elementary Music Methods, Administration, Integration Methods Attended several Smartboard training sessions as presented by Student WEA Lake Forest College Studied Economics and Marketing Lake Forest, IL Aug. 2003 May 2007

Carol Gruner
Pecatonica Elementary School 4K Cooperating Teacher

Ashley has been a great asset to the team. As the classroom is a teamtaught class and a full inclusion class, she has been planning with both the classroom and special education teachers. She brings lots of fun, handson ideas with her, and she has really organized our planning to make it more efficient.

CERTIFICATION
Application submitted to Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction for initial educator licensure for ages birth 11 Coursework completed for birth-11 licensure Professional Development Plan initiated Fall 2011 Sudden Infant Death and Shaken Baby certified

Kirah Zeilinger
Converse Elementary School Beloit School District Internship Cooperating Teacher

STUDENT TEACHING EXPERIENCE

very good at assessing student learning and adjusted to get maximum performance from the students. followed classroom procedures and did a good job managing student behavior

Glenda Treuthardt
Argyle Elementary School 3rd Grade Cooperating Teacher

Beloit School District Beloit, WI Internship Spring 2012 Gained experience co-teaching in an Early Childhood/Kindergarten classroom; lessons were planned and executed using research based co-teaching strategies Taught in a fully integrated classroom where lesson plans had to be quickly and easily adapted to meet the needs with a variety of learning styles Attended several Individualized Education Plan meetings with case managers, school administrators, classroom teachers, and various therapists Prepared and taught lessons for a daily reading intervention groups 1

ASHLEY MATTHIAS
713 Fairview Street Blanchardville, WI 53516 608.212.2054 ashleymatthias@gmail.com ashleymatthias.weebly.com
She was able to differentiate her lesson plans and her presentation of information in order to be understood by all of her students. She understood the value of one-on-one and small group instruction for certain students and used this whenever needed.

Attended a guided reading conference to help students reach their highest reading potential Used a Smartboard for various activities throughout the day including: attendance, morning routines, large group lessons, small group lessons and interactive writing activities Implemented Jolly Phonics and Handwriting Without Tears curriculums Monitored student progress with formal and informal assessments; used the gathered information to assist placing students in guided reading groups, intervention groups and as reference points for report cards and parent-teacher conferences Engaged student learning through play-based learning strategies Supervised lunch recess Pecatonica School District Blanchardville, WI Early Childhood Student Teaching Fall 2011 Created and implemented a behavior management system Prepared lesson plans for an entire unit

Sara Tortomasi
Special Education Co-Teacher Converse Elementary School School District of Beloit

PRE-STUDENT TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Argyle School District Argyle, WI Pre-student Teaching Fall 2010 Prepared and presented reading, language arts, math, and handwriting lesson plans for kindergarten and 3rd grade levels Encouraged the development of critical thinking, problem solving and performance skills through the use of cooperative learning, games, discovery, discussion, and technology Using formal and informal assessment strategies modified lesson plans to create meaningful learning for all students Implemented Handwriting Without Tears curriculum Assisted teachers with daily tasks such as grading homework, created assignments to assess student learning, and followed classroom management procedures

From day one she was willing to help with anything. She came prepared and enthusiastic about the teaching experience. Ashley is a natural teacher. She related well to the students and they relate well to her in return.

Kendra Johnson
Argyle Elementary School Kindergarten Cooperating Teacher

You are the best teacher ever! You help me a lot, and you are nice. Im glad to have you as my teacher.

WORK HISTORY
mktg Client Service Specialist Frank Liquor Co./Frank Beer Distributors Graphic Artist Mt. Horeb Cooperative Accounts Receivable Bookkeeper Madison, WI July 2008 March 2012 Middleton, WI July 2005 July 2008 Mt. Horeb, WI Aug. 2002 Aug. 2004

3rd Grade Student

Argyle Elementary School

ACTIVITIES
Active in sports participating in local leagues Active in volunteering within elementary schools Coached a select girls basketball team Created and updated webpage highlighting Barneveld Girls Basketball Team 2