Cara M.

Anderson
606 E. St. Ishpeming, Michigan 49849 (906) 869-9503 cartaylo@nmu.edu Education Michigan Provisional Teaching Certificate in Secondary English and History, Anticipated May 2014 Northern Michigan University, GPA 4.0 Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theatre Arts and Literature, December 2009 Eastern Michigan University, GPA 3.9 Summa Cum Laude graduate

Qualifications Dedicated, enthusiastic, innovative and caring Able to create and implement effective lesson plans based on Common Core State Standards Excellent interpersonal and classroom management skills Professional Experience Marquette Alternative High School Marquette, Michigan Student Teaching Intern, January-May 2014 Successfully taught English and Publishing/Yearbook to students in grades 9-12 Contributed to staff meetings, attended professional development workshops, IEP meetings, and Parent-Teacher Conferences Worked with students from various backgrounds including At-Risk Youth, Special Education students, and ESL students Assisted with Photography class, including class field trips, and taught cross-curricular lessons incorporating English and Photography Worked collaboratively with principal, teachers and staff to coordinate school events on and off campus Co-wrote grants and Student-of-the-Week newspaper announcements Helped organize paperwork for the ACT and prepared students for Reading and Writing tests Participated in community service events such as Rock the Socks (collected donated socks for the homeless/needy) and the We Care event (Breast Cancer Awareness) Collected quantitative data and composed reports on student improvement and achievement Ishpeming School District Substitute Teacher, September-December 2013 Taught all subjects, grades K-12 Applied management skills to a wide variety of classroom environments Followed prepared lessons plans for multiple age groups Charter Communications Customer Service and Sales Representative, 2011-2012 Consistently met goals on monthly basis Worked independently and collaboratively to accomplish tasks Honors/Awards CPR/AED and First Aid Certified, Summer 2013 Regents Scholarship at EMU 2005-2009 Deans list at NMU 2012-14 Deans list at EMU 2005-2009 Ishpeming, Michigan

Neguanee, Michigan

Extracurricular Activities Academic Service Learning Project with Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy, 2013 Academic Service Learning Project with Horizons Alternative High School, 2013 Director and Adaptor of The Chairs, 2009 Assistant Director for Angels in America: Perestroika, 2009 Publicity for Angels in America: Millennium Approaches and Perestroika, 2009 Set Crew for Angels in America: Millennium Approaches, 2009 Costume Crew for Romeo and Juliet, 2008 Volunteer for Big Brothers, Big Sisters 2005-2007

References Dr. Kia Jane Richmond Professor and Director, English Education Northern Michigan University krichmon@nmu.edu (817) 683-4980

Ms. Cynthia DePetro Cooperating Teacher, English Language Arts Marquette Alternative High School cdepetro@mapsnet.org (906) 360-2078

Mr. Andrew Crunkleton Director and Lead Teacher Marquette Alternative High School acrunkleton@mapsnet.org (906) 869-0359