Hadassa M.

Graham
314 W. Prospect Rd. Apt. 190  Fort Collins, CO 80521
Cell: 970-433-1907  hadassag@rams.colostate.edu
E-Portfolio: http://hadassagraham.weebly.com/

Summary
Aspiring Agricultural Education Instructor that believes hands-on learning and purpose
behind lessons is crucial to student learning. Hard work and determination ensure that the
content is knowledgeable as well as thought provoking and challenging.

Education
 Colorado State University, Fort Collin, CO
o Bachelors of Science in Agricultural Education- Expected May 2019
 Certification in Teacher Development

Teaching Experience

EUDC 450 Practicum Experience- Rocky Mountain High School, Woods I (9th-12th) Fort
Collins, CO Fall 2018
 Developed teaching strategies and practices through real application in a classroom
 Learned and created affective assessments to measure student growth
 Building professional relationships with students to create a personal learning
environment
 Networked and created Personal Learning Communities with CSU Student Teacher
candidates and cooperating teachers at RMHS
 Designed lesson plans with purpose, content, and questions that will prove meaningful to
the student outside of school

Chaperone at Colorado FFA State Convention - Plateau Valley School, Plateau Valley FFA
Chapter, Pueblo, CO Summer 2018
 Ensured students went to workshops at a leadership conference
 Debriefed with students after keynote speakers and workshops to fully understand
meaning
 Facilitated a goal setting workshop with another Ag teacher for students
 Helped run various leadership contests for state-qualifying teams
EDUC 350 Practicum Experience- Preston Middle School, 7th Grade Health, Fort Collins, CO
Spring 2018
 Put theory learned from former classes into action by working with a co-operating
teacher in a middle school
 Discovered and used strategies to build relationships with students in order to personalize
learning
 Understood what IEPs/504s were and know how they work in a classroom
 Defined differentiation and its importance and use it in a planned lesson.
 Learned from and create a professional relationship with a co-operating teacher to start a
personal learning community.

Other Experience
Yard Hand/ Receiving Clerk- Builders First Source, Grand Junction, CO Summers 2015-2018
 Operated forklifts in a safe manner for various tasks
 Know different types of lumber and engineered woods for the construction industry
 Directed semi-trucks to proper unloading area
 Helped customers find the products for tasks and direct to the right department
 Take inventory and stock warehouse lumber and products
 Delivered special orders to customer locations
 Proficient software skills to enter inventory and label special orders

Peer Leader- Department of Agricultural Resource Economics, Fort Collins, CO,

September 2016- May 2017
 Knew of different clubs and campus resources for students to participate in
 Assisted students when academic advisors are busy/gone
 Put together weekly newsletter for opportunities for students in the department, college,
and university
 Represented undergraduate students and department at various college events
 Worked with department staff on various projects
 Developed a good working knowledge of Microsoft office

Professional Development Association

Colorado Vocational Ag Teachers Association

 Professional development organization focused on building community among different
teachers across the state
 Advise and collaborate with the Colorado FFA Association, a student leadership
organization that is a part of Agricultural Education, to better competitions and
leadership development events
 Encourage and support one another to continue to better education through meaningful
learning