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• Elementary school teacher who excels in cultivating and

maintaining a positive, productive, and safe classroom
environment through the development of social emotional skills.
• Strong instructional leader with multidisciplinary experience Taylorsandweg
and solid foundation in best practices dedicated to creating @gmail.com
global minded, lifelong learners.

CERTIFICATION PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

STATE OF MICHIGAN
TEACHING LICENSE
Elementary Education K-5
Special Education (LD) K-12
Social Studies K-8
TESOL K-8
EDUCATION
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN
EDUCATION
Global Educators Cohort
Program
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI | May 2014
STUDY ABROAD
Addressing Apartheid’s Legacy
Cape Town and Port Elizabeth,
South Africa, Summer 2010
TESOL Internship
Leh, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Summer 2012
MASTERS OF EDUCATION IN
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION,
POLICY, AND LEADERSHIP
Projected to graduate in 2017
Concentration in Global
Studies in Education
University of Illinois Urbana-
Champaign
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5 GRADE CLASSROOM TEACHER • GRADE LEADER • MODERN
KNOWLEDGE SCHOOL
AUG. 2015 - PRESENT | JUFFAIR, KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
• Serves as grade level leader for a 7 teacher team
• A full-time teacher instructing in English Language Arts,
Math, Science and Social Studies to a classroom of 26
English language learners
• Established strong rapport with students, parents, and
critical family members both in person, and online through
various education applications
• Creates individual behavior plans and appropriate rewards
and consequences
• Incorporates social emotional learning skills into lessons
• Served on Welcome Committee to transition over 20 new
teachers from around the world to a new country, their
living arrangements, and school
• Uses technology in the classroom including Plickers, Remind,
Math Prodigy, PortaPortal, and Homeroom
• Planned and presented school-wide professional
development on “Mindset in the Classroom”
• Assistant Director for Model United Nations
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STUDENT INTERN • 2 GRADE GENERAL EDUCATION•
RANDOLPH ELEMTARY SCHOOL
DEC. 2014 - MAY 2015 | LIVONIA, MI
• Taught a group of 24 general education students, including
Tier 2 students
• Collaborated with my cooperating teacher for all core
subjects, as well as the school-wide “Leader in Me” program
• Participated in school-wide professional development and
out of school activities
• Incorporated new technology as an instructional tool to
encourage student participation and differentiate
instruction

 

PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Functional Behavior Assessment and
Behavior Intervention Plan Training
Michigan State University
Counseling and Special Education
Department
Michigan Association for
International Educators Conference
Presenter- Proactive Student
Outreach to Recruit Non-Traditional
Study Abroad Participants
MAIE, Ann Arbor, MI
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31 Annual Educational Technology
Conference
Michigan State University College of
Education
East Lansing, MI
Michigan Association for
International Educators Conference
Presenter- Studying Abroad in Non-
Traditional Locations
MAIE, Traverse City, MI
National Association for Multicultural
Education Conference
Presenter- Non-Traditional Texts to
Promote Multiculturalism in the
Classroom
NAME, Chicago, IL
Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership
Conference
Presenter- Diversity and Social
Justice in Study Abroad
East Lansing. MI
Google Classroom and One-to-One
ProgramTraining
Google, Modern Knowledge Schools
Manama, Bahrain
Meeting the Struggles of an ELA
Classroom Workshop
Smart Education
Manama, Bahrain
WORK EXPERIENCE CONTINUED
TH TH
STUDENT INTERN • 9 -12 GRADE SPECIAL EDUCATION•
CHURCHILL HIGH SCHOOL
SEPT. 2014 – DEC. 2014 | LIVONIA, MI
• Taught mathematics in a center-based program with
forty Certificate of Completion special education
students who have a variety of disabilities including
autism, traumatic brain injury, speech and language
impairment, visual impairment, other health impairment,
cognitive impairment, emotional impairment, and severe
multiple impairment
• Partnered with cooperating teacher for four hours of
math and one hour of “Life Skills: Peer Connections”
• Participated in school-wide professional development
and actively contributed in Special Education team
meetings
• Completed comprehensive assessment and evaluation of
struggling student using a battery of assessments
OTHER RELATED EXPERIENCE
PEER ADVISOR • OFFICE OF EDUCATION ABROAD AT
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
AUG. 2011 – AUG. 2014 | EAST LANSING, MI
• Advised college level students as they selected, prepared
for, and participated in academic study abroad programs
• Presented throughout Michigan about study abroad
opportunities to a variety of audiences
• Assisted in marketing, development, event coordination,
and research projects to support OEA
• Maximized efficiency in the office by facilitating
communication using new technology
• Worked as an “American Semester Program” mentor
acclimating exchange students to life at MSU by providing
assistance with academic and living services, and
planning and facilitating events
• Member of the “Diversity Abroad” team
ESL TEACHER AND CURRICULUM DESIGNER • LEH FLOOD
RELIEF TUTORING CENTER
SUMMER 2012 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR, INDIA
• Created and implemented ESL curriculum and activities
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for students Kindergarten through 8 grade
• Acted as stand-in director of the center when director was
absent