Amy L.

Munslow
Present Address Permanent Address
332 East Jefferson St., Apt. 4 7704 Spring Point Ct.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Rockford, MI 49341
(616)304-4670
amymun@umich.edu
EDUCATION: University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
Bachelor of Arts in Education expected April 2011
Current GPA: 3.69
University Honors 2008-present
James B. Angell Scholar 2009-present
Nominee for University of Michigan 2010
Sweetland Writing Prize

CERTIFICATION: Provisional Secondary Certificate expected April 2011

CPR and First Aid Certification April 2011

RELEVANT
EXPERIENCE: Winter 2011 Tappan Middle School Ann Arbor, Michigan
Student Teacher

 Taught four eighth-grade and one seventh-grade class

 Planned and taught a 6-week Historical Fiction unit
 Incorporated techniques from layered curriculum to develop unique
assessment
 Used technology in the form of the comic builder program Bitstrips to
enhance lessons

Fall 2010 Saline Middle School Saline, Michigan

8th Grade Pre-Student Teacher

 Planned and taught 3-day lesson about reading strategies

 Observed and took part in unique “reading and writing workshop”
curriculum
 Assessed students through a running record

Winter 2010 Canton High School Canton, Michigan

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9 Grade Pre-Student Teacher

 Developed and taught an “Introduction to Shakespeare” lesson

 Worked with students in groups and individually to assess and assist with
projects and essays
 Observed and used technology in the classroom

Winter 2010-present Ypsilanti High School Ypsilanti, Michigan

 11th Grade ACT Tutor

 Worked with minority underprivileged students through the “Letters to

Success” student-led program
 Learned strategies for building confidence in previously struggling
students

PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT AND
ACTIVITIES: Member, Assembly on Literature for Adolescents (ALAN), 2010- present

 Participated in relevant discussion about engaging students in reading

 Receive monthly updates on current happenings in adolescent literature

Event Logistics Committee Chair, Relay for Life, 2009

 Planned the food, transportation, lodging, and fundraising for a 50-

person relay team
 Coordinated logistics the day of the event over the full 24 hours

Mentor, K-Grams Pen Pal Program, 2008-2009

 Developed a mentor relationship with an elementary school student each

semester
 Participated in activities and events with my mentor students, including
the Kid’s Day carnival

News Reporter, Michigan Daily News, 2008-2009

 Wrote great variety of articles about science, technology, current news,

and life in the dormitories, including a special piece on Ralph Williams, a
retiring English professor
 Interviewed many people and worked in teams of reporters to produce
the daily newspaper at UM

Secretary, UM Oxford Multicultural Council, 2007-2008

 Planned and participated in events to enhance the representation of

cultural heritage in the Oxford Dormitory
 Took minutes during weekly meetings and e-mailed members,
coordinating at least one event for students per month