Catherine J.

Drury
80 Kevin Drive, Flanders, NJ 07836
drury.catherine4@gmail.com
https://drurycatherine4.weebly.com
973-945-8673
Objective
Seeking a teaching position in elementary education using a student-centered approach where the students feel engaged to achieve
academically.
Education
The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ
Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education with a dual major in Psychology, August 2018
Cumulative GPA: 3.35/4.00; Dean’s List 3 out of 5 semesters,
County College of Morris, Randolph, NJ
Associate Degree in Science in Early Childhood Education, August 2015
Cumulative GPA: 3.42/4.00; Dean’s List 3 out of 4 semesters
Captain for County College of Morris softball team, 2014 and 2015
Captain for Mount Olive High School softball team, 2012 and 2013
Certification
CEAS, Early Childhood Education, State of New Jersey, August 2018
Completed Early Childhood Education Knowledge Praxis Exam, November 2017
Professional Development: Project Learning Tree K-8 Environmental Education Workshop, October 2017
Anti-Bullying: H.I.B Certification, September 2017
Substitute NJDOE Certification, Randolph School District, NJ, December 2015
Anti-Bullying: Recognition & Response from Safe Schools Training, December 2015
Student Teaching Experience
Student Teacher, First Grade Classroom, Northvail Elementary School, Parsippany-Troy Hills District, NJ, March- May 2018
 Designed and taught lessons based on the Science Fusion, GoMath, Phonics, Reading/Writing Pearson curriculum and social
studies
 Differentiated for students who have IEP’s in the inclusion class by highlighting important information on tests and by giving
them objects to hold if necessary for the students to understand
 Assessed a first grader’s reading level by completing a FMP test
 Integrated family involvement by having star students of the week, where their parents come in and tell the class about their
child
 Planned and taught engaging science lessons for Plants and Animals
Global Student Teacher, Third Grade Classroom, Udine International School, Udine, Italy, January- March 2018
 Designed and taught lessons based on the Singapore Maths curriculum and the UK standards for Language Arts, Science, and
Social Studies
 Integrated and differentiated for a student in the English based lessons when that student only spoke Korean
 Assessed second graders’ reading levels using Raz-Kids and Running Records
 Conducted diversity lessons where the third graders wrote pen pal letters to Bear Tavern Elementary School’s Second Grade
class
 Corresponded with families of students to involve them in the classroom
 Completed a Safety School course for Italy’s school systems
Pre-Student Teaching Semester, Second Grade Classroom, Bear Tavern Elementary School, Hopewell Valley Regional School
District, NJ, Fall 2017
 Designed and taught lesson plans based on the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standard for Reading and Writing
 Implemented and taught lesson plans according to the Next Generation Standards for Science
 Planned and taught mathematics lessons using the “GoMath” Curriculum
 Collaborated in the creation of an engaging two-week science unit on States of Matter during full time teaching from
November 27-December 8
 Corresponded with the families of students to have them involved throughout the unit
 Integrated children’s literature into all lessons
 Completed an Anti-bullying workshop; designed and taught an anti-bullying lesson to the students
Practicum Teacher, Preschool Classroom, East Amwell Elementary School, East Amwell, NJ, Fall 2016
 Observed a “Tools of the Mind” Curriculum
 Designed and implemented a non-fiction read aloud lesson about magnets while students learned about making predictions
 Planned and taught a seasonal lesson with pumpkins while students learned about sinking and floating and how it relates to
density
 Prepared a math lesson about what the numbers stood for and how to count to those numbers
Practicum Teacher, 3 year-old Classroom, Cranbury Presbyterian Nursery School, Cranbury, NJ, Spring 2016
 Created and taught a finger play lesson
 Prepared and taught a read aloud co-teacher lesson
 Designed and taught a science lesson for 3 year-olds on “Rainbows”
Practicum Teacher, Co-Teacher Second Grade Classroom, Stonybrook Elementary School, Hopewell Valley Regional School
District, NJ, Fall 2015
 Created and taught a read aloud lesson plan and accompanying assessment
 Tested at-risk students and became more familiar with the stages and processes of reading and writing development, effective
instructional strategies and approaches to reading and writing assessments
Teaching Experience
Substitute Teacher/ Teacher Assistant, Randolph Elementary Schools, Randolph, NJ, December 2015- Present
 “Applied Behavior Analysis” paraprofessional for 2nd-4th grade students with autism for a week
 Paraprofessional for a first grade classroom with two students who needed to be told to stay focus, a 2nd grader with
behavioral challenges, 5th grader with psychological challenges, and 3rd grader with an IEP
 Substitute teacher for Kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, 5th grade mathematics, and 1st and 2nd grade art
Teacher, Busy Bee Academy Daycare, Fairfield, NJ, Summer 2015
 Completed 300 hours as the main teacher in the Pre-K classroom
 Created lesson plans and developed learning activities for the 3, 4, and 5-year-old students
 Taught Pre-Kindergarten students their sight words, how to add small numbers together while encouraging them to think
creatively, and learn the skills they will need for Kindergarten
Related Work Experience
Senior Counselor, Camp Discovery, Randolph Township Schools, NJ, Summer 2016-2018
 Senior counselor for 5th grade-8th grade campers, and for Kindergarden-1st grade campers
 Supervised students in their groups and encouraged them to work collaboratively during the stations
 Encouraged students to be respectful and taught appealing, age appropriate crafts
Pitching Coach, Precision Pitching Academy, Wharton, NJ, March 2018-Now
 Teaching 8-year-olds to 16 -year-olds how to pitch a softball.
 Showed players strategies to improve a specific part of their pitching
Main Teacher/Teaching Assistant, Busy Bee Academy Daycare, Fairfield, NJ, October 2014-August 2015
 Cared for and encouraged the development of infants, toddlers, and Pre-K students, which consisted of 3, 4 and 5 year olds.
 Created activity calendars and taught the activities every weekday; for example, carnival week
Paraprofessional, Extended School Year Program, Mount Olive BOE, Flanders, NJ, Summer 2013-2014
 Assisted students with disabilities in Preschool
 Supported a student who had a 504 plan to participate in class activities
Softball Coach, North Jersey Avalanche Organization, Denville, NJ, Summer 2014 and 2018
 Coached a club softball team of girls 14 and under and a team of girls 12 and under
 Taught softball players how to contact college coaches and what to write to them
 Educated softball players how to throw different pitches underhand
 Trained players in how to throw a softball efficiently to the different bases
Skills
In-classroom equipment
 Smartboard
 Google calendar classroom
 Adept in technological resources for early childhood and elementary classrooms