MELISSA ANDERSON

7680 Donna (734) 552-3757

Westland, Michigan, 48185 andersonmel1024@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE
Seeking a secondary English teaching position in a challenging, diverse, and engaging learning environment
where my education, passion, and skills will be an asset to a school community.

EDUCATION
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY APRIL 2014
East Lansing, Michigan
College of Education, Secondary Teaching Certification
GPA: 4.0/4.0

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY MAY 2013

East Lansing, Michigan

Bachelor of Arts, Honors College
Major: English
Minor: History
GPA: 3.75/4.0

CERTIFICATION

BA English Certification License Number PV00000000849717 Expires 06/30/2020

CC History Certification License Number PV00000000849717 Expires 06/30/2020

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

WOODHAVEN-BROWNSTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT AUGUST 2016- PRESENT

Woodhaven High School, Woodhaven, Michigan
Developed and implemented units for 12th grade college prep English courses.
Created and implemented curriculum for a Young Adult Literature course, focused on student
centered literature circles.
Established classroom norms and responsibilities within my classroom.
Maintained sole responsibility of instructing, grading, and managing a full teacher schedule.
Engaged students in real world discussions related to the literature in an urban and at risk setting in order
to increase student performance.
Participated in teacher related duties such as attending staff meetings, professional learning communities,
parent teacher conferences, and maintained parent and student communications.
Analyzed student assessment data in order to track student growth throughout the course of the year.
Increased student engagement by creating multiple activities and differentiated lesson plans.
Implemented technology as an instructional tool by using YouTube clips, music, PowerPoint, Prezi,
Remind101, and Poll Everywhere to assist in classroom discussions and student engagement in multiple
varieties and lessons.
 DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS NOVEMBER 2014-JULY 2016
Renaissance High School, Detroit, Michigan
Developed and implemented units for 10th grade and 12th grade college prep English courses.
Created and implemented curriculum for an Advanced Writing and Literature course, focused on
persuasive writing, high-level literature and SAT test prep.
Rated Highly Effective overall in the PD360 format from Edivate, which focuses on Pedagogical
Knowledge, Student Growth, Classroom Management, Relevant Special Training, and
Accomplishments and contributions to the school by the Detroit Public School System.
Established classroom norms and responsibilities within my classroom.
Maintained sole responsibility of instructing, grading, and managing a full teacher schedule.
Engaged students in real world discussions related to the literature in an urban and at risk setting in order
to increase student performance.
Created units on texts such as Macbeth, Lord of the Flies, Night, Julius Caesar, and A Raisin in the Sun, along
with excerpts from the transcendentalists and modern texts such as The Lovely Bones, The Hunger Games,
and The Fault in Our Stars, as well as informational texts.
Created and implemented literature circles that were centered around young adult literature.
Participated in teacher related duties such as attending staff meetings, parent teacher conferences, and
maintained parent and student communications.
Worked collaboratively in professional development sessions including sessions regarding differentiation,
Common Core implementation, the Marzano philosophy, Microsoft Office 360, and Google classroom.
Collaborated with others in the department and school to improve and design new curriculum and
assessments to better align with the Common Core State Standards.
Effectively implemented the Common Core State Standards by using technology in the classroom
including Google Drive and Forms, Microsoft OneDrive, Powerpoint, Prezi, YouTube clips, Weebly,
Turnitin.com, and Remind101.
Increased student engagement by creating multiple activities and differentiated lesson plans.
Contributed to school wide testing of the ACT, NWEA, MME, and MSTEP, as well as our district wide
testing process.
Contributed to the sophomore class of 2018 as a class sponsor organizing Parent Meetings and fundraisers.

SUBSTITUTE TEACHING EXPERIENCE

PLYMOUTH-CANTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS OCTOBER 2014-NOVEMBER

2014
Canton, Michigan
Implemented units and lesson plans for 6-12th grade students in all subject areas.

CLINTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS SEPTEMBER 2014-OCTOBER

2014
Clinton, Michigan
Developed and implemented units for 11th grade college prep and regular level English classes
and AP Literature classes.
Maintained sole responsibility of instructing, grading, and managing full teacher schedule.

SOUTHGATE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT APRIL 2014 JUNE

2014
Southgate, Michigan
Implemented lesson plans and taught students in grades 4 through 12 in all subject areas.
INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE

WALLED LAKE WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL AUGUST 2013 APRIL

2014
Walled Lake, Michigan
Student Teacher for 11th grade English, 10th grade Honors English, and IB English 12
Developed, implemented, and analyzed units for both a regular level and Honors level English class
throughout two semesters.
Participated closely with an International Baccalaureate English 12 class helping develop and implement
units throughout the year.
Created units on texts such as Frankenstein, Lord of the Flies, To Kill a Mockingbird, Death of a Salesman, The
Crucible, transcendentalists, and Edgar Allan Poe.
Maintained sole responsibility of instructing, grading, and managing full teacher schedule.
Completed teacher-related duties such as staff meetings, professional development, and parent teacher
conferences.
Participated in a Professional Learning Community to develop English curriculum and assessments based
on the Common Core Curriculum Standards.
Maintained an active role in the schools community by being involved in extra-curricular activities such as
Positive Peer Influence, the Prom Fashion Show, and chaperoning field trips such as the Math Science
Olympiad.
Employed various teaching methods to engage diverse learning capabilities.