Kelsey Bosch

kjbosch27@gmail.com
(815) 685-4677

311 E. Lasalle Ave. #203D

South Bend, IN 46617

CAREER OBJECTIVE
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To obtain a position teaching and collaboratively planning for a standards-based English Language Arts curriculum

in a middle school or high school setting.

EDUCATION
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Bachelor of Arts Degree (May 2013)

English Major, Secondary Education Minor (GPA 3.76/4.0), Graduated with Highest Honors

Endorsements in English Language Arts (6-12) and Social Science (6-8)

FIELD EXPERIENCE
English Teacher! Washington High School, South Bend, Ind. (August 2013 - Present)
Taught four sections of ninth grade English in an urban, Title I school.
Selected as a member of a 5-teacher team to pilot School Within a School for failing students.
Established a strong foundation in backward design, cooperative learning, collaborative planning,
Reading Apprenticeship, The 8-Step Process and standards-based instruction.
Built and implemented a school-wide initiative for literacy with focus on Reading Apprenticeship.
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Student Teacher Urbana Middle School, Urbana, Ill. (Spring 2013)

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Student Teacher Danville High School - New Tech, Danville, Ill. (Fall 2012)

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Gained experience planning and instructing in a wide variety of classroom settings with students ranging in

terms of ability level and socioeconomic status.

Edison Middle School, Champaign, Ill. (Spring 2012)

Monticello Middle School, Monticello, Ill. (Fall 2011)

EXPERIENCE RELATED TO CAREER OBJECTIVE

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Varsity Pom Coach Washington High School, South Bend, Ind. (2013-2014)
Organized rehearsals and performances for the Washington High School pom team.
English Tutor Washington High School, South Bend, Ind. (2013-Present)

Tutored struggling students as part of the Twenty-First Century Community Learners program.

Collaboratively planned and instructed bi-weekly tutoring sessions to prepare low-performing students for the

Indiana End-of-Course Assessment (ECA).

Assistant Choreographer Plainfield Central Thespian Company, Plainfield, Ill. (Spring 2009, Spring 2010)

Responsibilities included choreographing the 2009 and 2010 Spring musicals, leading after-school

rehearsals and making executive decisions for the benefit of the production.

LEADERSHIP AND HONORS

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Washington High School Teacher of the Year Nominee (2014-2015)

Washington Reads and Writes, Committee Chair (2014-Present)

Student Education Association, Executive Board Member (2012)

REFERENCES
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Jessica Schad, Language Arts Teacher, Urbana Middle School, (217) 384-3685, jschad@usd116.org

Janice Hari, Science Teacher, Urbana Middle School, (217) 384-3685, jhari@usd116.org

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Arlette Willis, Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Illinois,

(217) 333-1668, aiwillis@illinois.edu